Opporsition leader among injured in latest Venezuelan protests

Violent clashes have once again erupted on the streets of Caracas during anti-government protests. One person is thought to have died and as many as 250 others injured . Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles was among those tear-gassed by soldiers who were trying to control the protest that blocked a highway. His bodyguards helped him […]

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A-list pop stars join Ariana Grande’s Manchester benefit concert

Ariana Grande left Manchester quickly after the deadly bombing that followed her concert there a week ago, and now she’s returning in similar haste for a show this Sunday to benefit victims and their families. The “One Love Manchester” show will feature Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Niall Horan and Pharrell Williams in

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Beirut’s only public beach is about to be taken over by an exclusive private resort

For all its charm, Beirut can be a difficult place to live. The roads are often clogged with traffic, the sidewalks are narrow and it seems as though there’s a construction site on every corner. Most cities have outdoor places where residents can escape the noise and the chaos. But in Beirut, they’re in short

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Police nab East Jerusalem teens with bag of firebomb ingredients

Gasoline, bottles, funnel, cloth found in backpack of Jabel Mukaber residents who said they planned to attack cops By Judah Ari Gross Firebomb ingredients discovered in a backpack owned by two East Jerusalem teenagers who were arrested in the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood of the capital in May 2017. (Israel Police) Prosecutors were set to file

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Middle East

Israeli plane diverts to Slovakia over oxygen problem

IsraAir passengers describe fear and confusion as masks came down with no explanations from crew; company insists landing was not an emergency By Times of Israel staff Illustrative photo of an Israir plane on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, August 3, 2013 (Moshe Shai/Flash90) A chartered Israir flight from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was

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Two proposals to clean up our oceans of garbage: Will either work?

By now, most everyone knows this dirty truth about our oceans: Tons and tons of plastic waste in the form of bottles, bags, fishing nets, Styrofoam, and a myriad other containers are routinely discarded into the sea. Marine scientists estimate that over 5 trillion pieces of plastic currently litter the oceans. So is there any

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The World We Share

Manuel Noriega, Panamanian military dictator, dies at 83

Manuel Noriega, the Panamanian military dictator who often played opposing sides of Cold War-era political battles, until he was ousted by his on-again, off-again sponsors and toppled in a U.S. invasion, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 83. Noriega operated as a spy for the CIA, laundered money for Colombian drug traffickers

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U.S. Cities Demand Trump Impeachment Investigation

Several cities from across the U.S. have joined a growing movement of local governments calling on Congress to investigate impeaching President Donald Trump. Last Thursday Brookline, Massachusetts, became the latest in a list of nearly a dozen American cities demanding the country’s top lawmakers examine whether the president is breaking government rules barring public officials

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The little-known American war photographer who was celebrated in Europe

Stanley Greene was a war photographer, but his photographs were like poetry. He died this month, at the age of 68, after being treated for cancer. Greene, who was one of the few African-Americans photojournalists who worked internationally covering conflicts in Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Serbia, often stayed longer, and got closer, than any

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Donald Trump marks first Memorial Day as president with ceremony at Arlington

President Trump marked his first Memorial Day as commander-in-chief Monday, placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and later laying flowers at the grave of the son of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly. Mr. Trump paid tribute to America’s fallen service members as “angels sent to us

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USA

An 8-foot Great White jumped into a boat, and an elderly Australian fisherman didn’t even blink

Let’s all take a moment to appreciate 73-year-old Australian fisherman Terry Selwood’s reaction to a Great White shark hopping into his boat and staring him down for the perfection it is: “Well I’ll be buggered, there’s a shark in my boat.” Selwood’s experience was unlike any we’ve seen in recent memory, and to tell you

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