White House Excludes Gay First Spouse In Photo Caption

Updated | The White House Facebook page failed to acknowledge First Gentleman of Luxembourg Gauthier Destenay, married to Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, in a post featuring the spouses of world leaders attending this week’s G7 summit in Sicily. The photo caption included the names of every other spouse, all of them wives, beginning with: “First […]

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International, USA

British police crack ‘large part’ of network behind Manchester attack

Britain has arrested a “large part” of the network behind Manchester’s suicide bomb attack, police said Friday, while the government came under fire for cutting police budgets as election campaigning resumed. The arrests of two more men on Saturday, aged 20 and 22, bring to 11 the number of suspects currently held in detention on

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International

Jared Kushner under fire over reported talks with Russian ambassador

President Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is under fire for a series of new allegations involving his past interactions with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Sergei Kislyak. Mr. Kushner spoke with Moscow’s envoy last year about creating a covert channel that would let Mr. Trump’s transition team communicate privately with the Kremlin

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International, USA

The complete timeline of awkward moments from Trump’s two days in Israel

From the moment Air Force One touched down on the runway at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, as well as their hosts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, provided Israelis with seemingly endless opportunities for giggles, laughs and snark. For most leaders, and in most countries, red

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Middle East, USA

Pence tells Naval Academy graduates they have a friend in Trump

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Vowing that the Trump administration would “rebuild the military,” Vice President Mike Pence told the Naval Academy’s graduating class on Friday that they should be confident their commander-in-chief would have their support as they begin a career of service. “President Donald Trump is the best friend the armed forces of the United

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USA

Jewish schools, Hillels should teach self- defense

By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — Almost every day, we hear and read news about verbal and even physical attacks of Jewish students on college campuses. In many instances, it makes their lives on campuses very difficult and even dangerous. Some Jewish leaders and organizations have reacted in the following ways: appealing to authorities; appealing

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Arkady Mamaysky, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA