Trump’s talk on NAFTA matters to Latin America beyond Mexico

CAJAMARCA, Colombia — Anything that President Donald Trump says about NAFTA draws extra scrutiny in Latin America, whose countries account for half of the United States’ free trade agreements. So when Trump threatened to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada, it wasn’t only those countries that worried. “We’re watching what

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International, USA

Israeli Arabs view country more positively than Jews, survey finds

While 66% of Arabs see the overall situation as good, just 43.9% of the Jewish population agreed, according to new IDI study ahead of Israel’s 69th Independence Day By Stuart Winer Illustrative photo of an Israeli crowd. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90) More among Israel’s Arab community than its Jewish population are satisfied with life in Israel and

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Middle East

Waters: I failed to persuade Radiohead to cancel Israel show

Former Pink Floyd star and leading anti-Israel activist Roger Waters admitted that his push to get Radiohead to cancel an upcoming concert in Israel had failed. His comments came this past Wednesday at an hourlong discussion hosted by The New York Times newspaper and attended by a representative of the Washington Free Beacon website. The

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Gorka Abandons Role as Trump Advisor After Media Spotlights Neo-Nazi Ties, Fake PhD

Controversial White House adviser Sebastian Gorka is stepping down from his role in the Trump administration to take an unspecified position in “the war of ideas,” said TheHill.com on Sunday. The announcement comes after Gorka’s Ph.D. was revealed to be fraudulently awarded and his connections to a Hungarian neo-Nazi group were exposed the Jewish Daily

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International, USA

Disney Wonder Becomes First Passenger Vessel To Transit New Panama Canal Locks

PANAMA CITY, April 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Disney Wonder transited the Panama Canal as the first passenger vessel to go through the canal’s new set of locks, marking a milestone for the cruise industry. The Disney Cruise Line 2,713-passenger ship was transformed in late 2016, expanding the length of the Disney Wonder to

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International, San Diego County, Travel and Food

The Buckraking of Ex-Presidents

It was all planned so carefully. Barack Obama’s reemergence on the public stage had been long anticipated, so cable news and the Twittersphere all listened in when he took the stage at the University of Chicago in April to promote political and civic engagement with young people. Chatting amiably with a multi-hued group of accomplished

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USA

US should sincerely address root cause of Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

The USS Michigan nuclear-powered submarine arrives at port of Busan, South Korea, April 25, 2017.[Photo/Xinhua] The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea test fired what was reportedly a medium range ballistic missile on Saturday. The missile exploded soon after take-off; whether by design or not, the country’s second failed missile launch in as many weeks. The

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