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“The notion of demographics as destiny is overblown,” said Republican pollster and media strategist Wes Anderson. “Just like (Bush aide Karl) Rove was wrong with… Read More ›
“The notion of demographics as destiny is overblown,” said Republican pollster and media strategist Wes Anderson. “Just like (Bush aide Karl) Rove was wrong with… Read More ›
Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Many Grieving people took part in beachside memorials and religious services across Asia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of… Read More ›
Helsinki – Police in Sweden say a mosque has been set ablaze by a suspected arsonist, injuring 5. Another mosque in the same town was… Read More ›
Tehran – On Friday Iran said it is going to expand what it calls “smart filtering” of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content… Read More ›
New York – Though trading was light with many traders still out for the Christmas holiday, U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with major indexes hitting… Read More ›
Moscow – Following U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this month, the world’s two largest credit and debit card companies, Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc, said on… Read More ›
A brazen scheme in which guns — even an AK-47 rifle — were taken onto passenger jets for years in carry-on luggage was described by… Read More ›
Sydney – Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Minister, said on Tuesday security officials had intercepted a heightened level of “terrorist chatter” in the aftermath of the… Read More ›
Washington – The FBI has warned local authorities of a threat that Islamic State militants would blow up the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge spanning the… Read More ›
Brooklyn, NY – With his wife by his side, Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the place where two New York City police officers were shot… Read More ›
New York – Bank Leumi will pay $130 million and has fired two senior employees to settle an investigation into a scheme to help U.S.… Read More ›
Havana -In the clearest sign yet that the communist government has no intention of extraditing America’s most-wanted woman despite the warming of bilateral ties, Cuba said… Read More ›
Paris – A bullet fired from an air gun crashed through a window of a Paris synagogue’s office. French police reportedly are searching for two… Read More ›
Rockland County, NY -18 year old Florend Gjevukaj of Yonkers, the third suspect sought by police in connection with an early morning Black Friday assault… Read More ›
Havana – Cuba says it’s open to every one of U.S. President Barack Obama’s moves to improve relations between the two countries and strengthen private… Read More ›
The United States and Cuba appear to be opening a new — and warmer — chapter in their relationship with the negotiated release of American… Read More ›
Lahore – In a clear response to this week’s massacre of more than 130 children at a school, Pakistan executed two prominent militants on Friday,… Read More ›
Tehran, Iran – A senior Iranian official touted the good relations between the Islamic Republic’s Jewish community and the government this week. Iranian parliament vice-speaker… Read More ›
Moscow – President Vladimir voiced confidence that the plummeting ruble will soon recover and vowed Thursday to fix Russia’s economic woes within two years by… Read More ›
Washington – With record lows given a strengthening U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is edging closer to raising interest rates. But it will be “patient”… Read More ›