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Jenna Bush Hager shares emotional update on Barbara Bush: 'She's a fighter'
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Jenna Bush Hager said her grandmother, former first lady Barbara Bush, is in "great spirits" and resting comfortably with family members. "She's a fighter. She's an enforcer," the TODAY anchor...
Canada's Liberal party considers decriminalization of all illicit drugs
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The Guardian: The push towards decriminalization comes as the opioid crisis continues to claim thousands of lives on both sides of the 49th parallel With months left before Canada becomes...
Archaeologists find silver treasure on German Baltic island
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Archaeologists find silver treasure on German Baltic island KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, Associated Press•April 16, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of 1,000-year-old silver coins, rings, pearls...
How a Remote Iranian Port Could Heighten China-India Tensions
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A remote Iranian port could be the next trigger for geopolitical tensions between rivals China and India. India has pledged more than $500 million to develop the strategically located port of...
Russia Accuses Britain Of Committing Fake Chemical Attack In Syria
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https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Russia-Syria-chemical-attack-fabrication-by-12831158.php MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday accused Britain of staging a fake...
Trump Proposes Rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership
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President Trump, in a sharp reversal, told a gathering of farm state lawmakers and governors on Thursday morning that he was directing his advisers to look into rejoining the multicountry trade...
China’s trillion-dollar plan to dominate global trade
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China has embarked on the most ambitious infrastructure project in modern world history. It’s called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and it spans three continents and covers almost 60...
Sick Lie: Palestinians Depict Holocaust Victims’ Photo as ‘Arabs Killed By Jews’
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Sick Lie: Palestinians Depict Holocaust Victims’ Photo as ‘Arabs Killed By Jews’ By: United with Israel Staff, with files from Palestinian Media Watch , United With Israel, April 11 2018...
China’s largest movie studio is vast, and so is its audience. But filmmakers have to toe the party line
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The cameras were rolling, a smoke machine on high. A man in a Qing Dynasty robe struck powerful poses. Stunt doubles in puffy jackets threw slow-motion punches. Off set, rotund actors practiced...
Israeli authorities block airport ads urging women to refuse to give up seats
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Israel’s airports authority has refused to display adverts informing female passengers that it is illegal for airline staff to ask them to move seats at the behest of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men....
UK: Funding Textbooks That Teach Children to Blow Themselves Up
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UK: Funding Textbooks That Teach Children to Blow Themselves Up by Douglas Murray , Gatestone Institute, April 4, 2018 In 2016, a study carried out by the Organisation for...
Saudi prince says Israel has 'right' to its land
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The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a "right" to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom's position published Monday. Saudi Arabia and Israel still have no...
An open letter to Canada's UN ambassador: why are we supporting Hamas terrorists?
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An open letter to Canada's UN ambassador: why are we supporting Hamas terrorists? The 'new' Palestinian school curriculum is even more radical than the previous iteration, saturated with...
'It's been mad': Dordogne town's unexpected Brexit boom
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Property is being snapped up in Eymet, the most English corner of the French region, as Britons make move before it’s too late At the beginning of every year, Terrie Simpson and her fellow...
China's Energy Weapon Comes in One Color: Green
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The phrase "energy weapon" tends to conjure up grainy images of Americans sporting bad hair and disco fashions waiting in line for gasoline. Might the 21st-century version involve solar panels...
For Gibraltar the EU was an escape hatch. No longer
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In the streets of Gibraltar, 30 years ago last Tuesday, soldiers of the SAS regiment shot dead three members of the IRA. Early reports explained the killings by the presence of a car bomb that...
US Senator Schumer: Palestinian government ‘aids terrorism every day’
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US Senator Schumer: Palestinian government ‘aids terrorism every day’ Sen. Charles Schumer. (AP/Alex Brandon) “The Taylor Force Act will force the world to confront the dark truth that...
Punished for Not Chanting "Death to America, Israel, Britain"
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Punished for Not Chanting "Death to America, Israel, Britain" by Majid Rafizadeh, Gatestone Institute, March 3, 2018 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, proclaims "Death to America" on...
Abbas’ Fatah Party Gives Apartment to Family of Terrorist Who Murdered Rabbi
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Abbas’ Fatah Party Gives Apartment to Family of Terrorist Who Murdered Rabbi Palestinian poster lauding terrorist Ahmad Nassar Jarrar. (Social media) By United With Israel staff....
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