Trump administration seeking criminal history of Haitians

MIAMI — Haitian President Jovenel Moise will personally ask President Donald Trump not to end a humanitarian program that has protected tens of thousands of Haitians from deportation. “He hopes that it will be prolonged,” Wilson Laleau, Haiti’s former finance minister and Moise’s chief of staff, told The Miami Herald Tuesday. “He will officially ask […]

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International, USA

Spirit flight cancellations lead to chaos at Fort Lauderdale’s airport

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Flight cancellations by Spirit Airlines led to chaos among irate passengers Monday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Video posted to social media showed upset passengers confronting airline employees as Broward Sheriff’s deputies were on hand attempting to keep order in the terminal after at least nine flights were canceled. Miramar-based

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Travel and Food

Germany produced 85% of its electricity demand from renewable energy

Congrats Germany! Credit: Pixabay. For the most part of April 30, about 85% of Germany’s consumed electricity came from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric. According to a spokesman from the Agora Energiewende Initiative, a fortunate mix of sunny weather and strong winds in the south and north of the country, respectively,

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International, The World We Share

The Egyptian ruler Trump calls ‘fantastic’ is now strengthening his power over the courts

On the eve of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Egypt last month, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi quietly ratified reforms giving him new powers to make top judicial appointments — a move that judges and rights groups say threatens the remaining independence of the courts. The amendments to the judicial authorities law allow the president

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Middle East

In jab at Turkey, Rivlin says Jerusalem has Jewish majority since Ottoman rule

Responding to Erdogan comments on ‘Judaization’ of Israel’s capital, president says Israel will continue to ensure freedom of religion for all faiths By Marissa Newman and Raphael Ahren Reuven Rivlin at the Western Wall after winning the presidency, June 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday rebuked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Middle East

Judge vacates Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction

RIVER FALLS, Mass. — A judge Tuesday vacated Aaron Hernandez’s conviction for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd because the former New England Patriots star from died while his appeal was pending. It is unclear if the decision will have implications for the pending civil lawsuit against Hernandez’s estate filed by Lloyd’s mother. Her lawyer

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Comey Fired Timeline: Everything You Need to Know

FBI Director James Comey has been fired and like nearly everything in U.S. politics in recent years, it might be because of Hillary Clinton’s emails. Authorities told the Washington Post and ProPublica that Comey misspoke last week when he told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Human Abedin, Clinton’s right-hand woman, regularly forwarded “hundreds and thousands”

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Trump fires FBI Director James Comey

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James B. Comey, who has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans since the presidential election. “The president has accepted the recommendation of the attorney general and the deputy attorney general regarding the dismissal of the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” press secretary Sean Spicer

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