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Woman pleads guilty to hitting immigrant with beer mug

Woman pleads guilty to hitting immigrant with beer mug

A Somali immigrant speaking Swahili while visiting a Minnesota Applebee’s last year was left stunned and bleeding when another female customer hit her with a… Read More ›

American father and son sentenced to 10 years in Iranian prison

American father and son sentenced to 10 years in Iranian prison

  Iranian-Americans Baquer Namazi and his son Siamak have been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $4.8 million, according to Iran’s official news… Read More ›

US Marines seek presence in Norway amid Russian tensions

US Marines seek presence in Norway amid Russian tensions

  Washington – Norway may soon host a rotational force of US Marines — a move that could send a chill down Russian President Vladimir… Read More ›

Obama to Trump: ‘Stop whining’ about elections being rigged

Obama to Trump: ‘Stop whining’ about elections being rigged

US president slams GOP nominee for unprecedented ‘flattery’ of Russian president; says Mosul battle will be ‘difficult’   WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Barack Obama… Read More ›

‘Pussy grabs back’: US women rally against Trump

‘Pussy grabs back’: US women rally against Trump

Crowds of women gathered in Chicago and Philly for a protest against GOP nominee amid sexual assault allegations   CHICAGO, United States — Crowds of… Read More ›

Analysis: Will things turn ugly if Donald Trump loses?

Analysis: Will things turn ugly if Donald Trump loses?

By promoting false notion of rigged elections, GOP nominee stoking fears that he’s giving supporters free rein for a post-vote backlash   Washington, United States… Read More ›

Israeli raid victims fear Turkish court to halt case

Israeli raid victims fear Turkish court to halt case

Activists who were present on the Mavi Marmara flotilla in 2010, express their concern that a Turkish court will dismiss their claims against Israel’ use… Read More ›

Boy named Daud swallows Star of David, saved by doctors

Boy named Daud swallows Star of David, saved by doctors

Six-year-old Daud from Rahat in southern Israel was playing with a small piece of jewelry in his home, and accidentally swallowed it; he was taken… Read More ›

EU concerned about ISIS fighters flowing into Europe

EU concerned about ISIS fighters flowing into Europe

Iraqi troops keep encroaching on ISIS, but the European Union is concerned with the possibility of more ISIS fighters infiltrating the continent and bringing about… Read More ›

Europeans ignoring antisemitism at their peril, says EU human rights commissioner

Europeans ignoring antisemitism at their peril, says EU human rights commissioner

“The hate that begins with Jews never ends with Jews.”   The Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights Nils Muižnieks delivered an urgent call… Read More ›

Analysis: Iraqi city’s reconquest fraught with danger for Sunnis

Analysis: Iraqi city’s reconquest fraught with danger for Sunnis

“The recapture of Mosul will herald another beginning, not an end to radicalism, extremism and violent sectarianism.”   It is tempting to cheer the Iraqi army… Read More ›

Analysis: Unprepared but able to improvise

Analysis: Unprepared but able to improvise

The IDF managed to destroy 31 tunnels – not because they followed a pre-arranged, trained doctrine – but because they improvised.   The three Bs… Read More ›

Arab bloc foils Israeli attempt to delay UNESCO motion on Jerusalem

Arab bloc foils Israeli attempt to delay UNESCO motion on Jerusalem

Only six nations, including the United States, voted to oppose the resolution.   UNESCO’s executive board is expected on Tuesday to ratify last week’s resolution… Read More ›

Mosul is more than a potentially climactic military battle

Mosul is more than a potentially climactic military battle

Battle for Islamic State’s largest foothold in Iraq tests Obama administration’s strategy of relying on local forces   WASHINGTON (AP) — More is riding on… Read More ›

‘Don’t share or tell anyone I did this’: Politico reporter criticized for email to Clinton campaign chair

‘Don’t share or tell anyone I did this’: Politico reporter criticized for email to Clinton campaign chair

  Glenn Thrush, a top Politico reporter, found himself in hot water for an email he sent in 2015 to Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John… Read More ›

Billy Bush leaves NBC ‘Today’ show after role in lewd 2005 Trump tape

Billy Bush leaves NBC ‘Today’ show after role in lewd 2005 Trump tape

  LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (Reuters) – US television host Billy Bush is leaving the “Today” show, NBC said in a note to employees on… Read More ›

Donald Trump is calling for ethics reform to ‘drain the swamp in Washington D.C.’

Donald Trump is calling for ethics reform to ‘drain the swamp in Washington D.C.’

  Donald Trump ratcheted up his claims Monday that the so-called “rigged” political system in politics could cost him the presidential election and announced plans… Read More ›

London – Boris Johnson’s Pro-EU Column Is Published For First Time

London – Boris Johnson’s Pro-EU Column Is Published For First Time

  London – In the crucial days before Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson embraced Britain’s “leave campaign,” he wrote a newspaper column explaining why Britain should… Read More ›

Washington – Pence Says GOP To ‘Absolutely’ Accept Outcome

Washington – Pence Says GOP To ‘Absolutely’ Accept Outcome

  Washington – GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says he and Donald Trump “will absolutely accept the results of the election” and “the will… Read More ›

Albany, NY – Fees Meant To Update 911 System Get Diverted To Other Uses

Albany, NY – Fees Meant To Update 911 System Get Diverted To Other Uses

  Albany, NY – New York trails other states in modernizing its 911 systems to handle greater cellphone use, in part because lawmakers routinely divert… Read More ›