If you watch Channel Two’s Arad Nir or Channel Ten’s Gil Tamari, or listened to Kol Yisrrael’s Matan Gutman, or any of the anchormen and anchor-women on Israel TV or Israel Radio, you will discover they not only despise Donald Trump but they think Trump is either mentally ill or anti-Semitic, or both. They were sure that Trump could never win.
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Read St. Charles doctor’s letter to patients
Editor’s note: This is the letter Rany Jazayerli posted for his patients at his offices in St. Charles, Sycamore and Oak Park. It was written before a federal judge put a hold on President Donald Trump’s initial executive order banning immigrants from seven mainly Muslim countries.
Video Referee For FA Cup 2017/18
A video replay was used for the first time at the Club World Cup – but despite the help of a pitch-side booth, they still got the decision wrong. FA chief executive Martin Glenn said: ‘I would expect to see video assistant replays from the third round of the FA Cup in the coming season.
Sessions Saw No Red Flags During Michael Flynn’s Own Scandal
Sen. Claire McCaskill called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign for failing to disclose during his Senate confirmation hearing that as a senator he met twice with the Russian ambassador in 2016. U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrives to attend a speech by President Donald Trump at a joint session of Congress in Washington , February 28. But his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort , has reportedly been investigated for contact with Russian Federation, along with other top Trump associates, and top Trump adviser Michael Flynn already had to resign his position as national security advisor for holding conversations with Kislyak between the election and inauguration.
Trump tweets in Sessions’ defence, says he is honest man
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[Herald Interview] – Public diplomacy essential for stronger Korea-US ties
Over the course of US presidential campaign, Donald Trump spared no criticism against the country’s free trade pact with South Korea. Calling it a “disaster” and a “job killer,” the populist politician threatened to pull out of the treaty once he took office.
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 5 Mar 2017
Donald Trump has been urged to provide evidence to support his sensational claim that Barack Obama ordered his phones to be tapped during the election campaign. Republican senator Ben Sasse said the US President’s allegations were “serious” and he should explain the alleged wire-tapping and how he came to know about it.
Mexico prepares to absorb a wave of deportees in the Trump era – Sat, 04 Mar 2017 PST
The deportees stepped off their flight from El Paso looking bewildered – 135 men who had left families and jobs behind after being swept up in the Trump administration’s mounting effort to send millions of undocumented immigrants back to their economically fraught homeland. As they filed into Mexico City International Airport last week, government employees handed them free ham-and-cheese sandwiches, Mexican ID cards and information directing them to social services in the capital.
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A spokesman for Barack Obama rejects claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the then-president had wiretapped Trump in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, saying it was “simply false.” , moved, by David Shepardson, 917 words) WASHINGTON – The White House budget director confirms that the Trump administration will propose “fairly dramatic reductions” in the U.S. foreign aid budget later this month.
Maria Celis, Partner, Neville Peterson LLP to Speak at The Knowledge…
Maria Celis, Partner, Neville Peterson LLP to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Trade Policy Under Trump Administration: Is It Time to Revisit NAFTA? Live Webcast. New York, NY, March 04, 2017 — — The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Maria Celis, Partner, Neville Peterson LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Trade Policy Under Trump Administration: Is It Time to Revisit NAFTA? Live Webcast.”
Mexican sewage spill flares US noses and tempers
For more than two weeks, a stench of feces, ammonium and laundry detergent wafted through the air in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. Residents who contacted government offices got no answers.
Mexican sewage spill flares US noses and tempers
Coronado and Imperial Beach waters remain closed to swimmers and surfers Wednesday after more than 140 million gallons of… . A sign warns of sewage contaminated ocean waters on a beach in front of the iconic Hotel del Coronado on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Coronado, Calif.
Russia says US infighting on Sessions hampers mending ties
As the drama over Attorney General Jeff Sessions plays out in Washington, the Kremlin is watching with a mixture of frustration and regret how the uproar is blocking progress on pressing issues on the U.S.-Russian agenda. Despite the dashed hopes for a quick thaw, however, Moscow is voicing its readiness to wait as long as it takes.
Russian FM calls Sessions uproar a replay of McCarthyism
Matryoshkas, traditional Russian wooden dolls, including a doll of U.S. President Donald Trump, top, are displayed for sale in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Trump has repeatedly said that he aims to improve relations with Russia, but Moscow appears frustrated by the lack of visible progress as well as by support from Trump Administration officials for continuing sanctions imposed on Russia for its interference in Ukraine.
Trump Signals Support For NATO, Huge Defense Spending Increase
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America First’ will be good for Americans
Today, threats seemingly abound, from China’s rise to Russia’s return; from the growing number of bumptious regional powers, such as Iran and North Korea; and from a range of insurgent and terrorist networks. How will the Pole Star of Donald Trump’s foreign policy, “America First,” fare? Will such a policy court disaster as did its isolationist predecessor 80 years ago in the run-up to World War II? Consider first military intervention.
Indonesians shocked by Trump, but still admire US values
In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, Rudy Madanir, an English teacher, poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Indonesians are by turns shocked and bemused by Donald Trump’s volatile presidency, but many in the world’s most populous Muslim nation say his personality and actions _ including his controversial travel ban _ haven’t changed their positive view of the United States.
Sessions Had 2 Conversations With Russian Ambassador During 2016 Campaign, DOJ Says
In light of the claims, several congressional Republicans called on Mr Sessions to remove himself from investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the USA presidential election. “I thought those guys [the Ku Klux Klan] were OK until I learned they smoked pot”, he said.
Calls grow for Sessions to withdraw from Russia probe
A growing number of Republicans joined Democratic leaders Thursday in calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step aside from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election. Top Democrats demanded that Sessions go further and resign as the nation’s top law enforcement officer after the revelation that he had twice talked with Moscow’s U.S. envoy during the campaign.
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today, March 2. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had two conversations with the ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential campaign. The revelation fuels calls for him to recuse himself from an investigation into Russian interference in the election.
Trump trying to find his footing on vexing foreign problems
Despite his promises of a no-holds-barred administration, President Donald Trump is tiptoeing around U.S. military engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, and dialing back the threats of abandoning allies. It seems Trump is opting for an increasingly risk-averse approach to the world.
Trump trying to find his footing on vexing foreign problems
Seven Baltimore police officers who worked together on a firearms crime task force have been charged with stealing money, property and narcotics from people over two years. Seven Baltimore police officers who worked together on a firearms crime task force have been charged with stealing money, property and narcotics from people over two years.
The Latest: Malaysia deports N.Korean detained in Kim murder
Earlier Thursday, Malaysian authorities said they… . North Korean Ri Jong Chol, center, is escorted by police as he prepares to get into a car at Sepang district police station in Sepang, Malaysia Friday, March 3, 2017.
The Latest: Malaysia says no evidence against N. Korean man
Malaysia is scrapping visa-free entry for North Koreans traveling into the countr… . Media film and photograph a North Korean diplomatic vehicle leaving the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, March 2, 2017.
Today in History: March 1
Photographers close in on some souvenirs of a busy day in Congress, spread out at police headquarters on a flag of Puerto Rico, on March 1, 1954. It was a time of routine business, transacted peacefully, in the House chamber when cries of ‘Free Puerto Rico’ broke the calm, this flag was waved from the spectators gallery and pistol volleys felled five Congressmen.
The Latest: China rejects Trump claim it took US jobs away
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Temporary Turkish base established inside Syria’s al-Bab following capture
Nusret Gokce otherwise known as Salt Bae says he will open up steakhouses in London and New York’in the next few months Turkey-backed Syrian rebels opened fire Sunday on Syrian army forces and allies advancing toward opposition-held positions as the opposing factions waged parallel campaigns against the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, in the country’s north. IS terrorists then reportedly withdrew to Tadif, south of al-Bab, and promptly left the town to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad without a fight.
Trump declares US ‘ready to lead’ even as he warns of engagements’ costs
President Donald Trump said in his first address to Congress that the US was “once again ready to lead” internationally amid concerns that his ‘America First’ policy and moves to curtail the State Department budget will do the opposite. “Our allies will find that America is once again ready to lead,” Trump said in an address that was largely dominated by domestic concerns.
Here are all 53 standing ovation lines from Trump’s speech to Congress
“Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path toward civil rights and the work that still remains.” “Recent threats targeting Jewish community centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week’s shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.”
Diplomats told Ottawa trade deal was dead, ministers insisted otherwise: docs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland take part in a meeting at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. In the days following Donald Trump’s surprise victory, Canadian diplomats in Washington repeatedly warned Ottawa that the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead ??? even as federal ministers insisted it might survive.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA – In the days following Donald Trump’s surprise victory, Canadian diplomats in Washington repeatedly warned Ottawa that the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead – even as federal ministers insisted it might survive.
The stars are only present in darkness
“A democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities … is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” These were the last chilling words of Nelson Mandela’s three-hour speech before hundreds at his criminal trial proceeding in the Pretoria Supreme Court of South Africa on April 20, 1964.
President Donald Trump denounces anti-Semitism in newly forceful…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned recent threats against Jewish community centers in the U.S. as “painful reminders” of lingering prejudice and evil, his first full-throated comments on the rise of anti-Semitic venom after pressure for him to speak out forcefully. With his somewhat delayed denunciation, Trump sought to reset his relationship with American Jews, which has been strained by a recent White House statement on the Holocaust, comments by some of his supporters and his own fractious exchange with a reporter for an Orthodox Jewish publication.
No evidence of Russian contract, but calls grow for special prosecutor
Rep. Devin Nunes , California Republican and chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Monday that he has not seen a scrap of evidence that Trump campaign officials had any contact with Russian officials, but his assurances failed to silence the growing drumbeat of calls for a special prosecutor. Rep. Darrell E. Issa of California, a former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, became the most prominent Republican to join Democrats in demanding the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the former Cold War foe’s meddling in the presidential election and an alleged Trump campaign connection to Russian intelligence agents.
Trump seeks ‘historic’ defence build-up, IS offensive
President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a “historic” increase in military spending of more than 9%, a huge rise even as the United States has wound down major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and remains the world’s strongest military power. Also Monday, a Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat Islamic State was delivered to the White House and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis briefed senior administration officials.
With Trump at helm, US takes seat at UN rights council
The US claimed its seat Monday on the Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald Trump, whose election has provoked deep concern over the body’s future. Over its 11-year history, the council has come in for criticism, including allegations that it has, at times, been co-opted by rights abusers who push resolutions attacking their geopolitical rivals, with genuine rights issues marginalised.
Detained Philippine senator asks court to nullify arrest
In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, Philippine Sen. Leila de Lima shows documents on her petition to dismiss charges filed against her during a news conference at the Philippine Senate in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Her petition filed Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 says Judge Juanita Guerrero has no jurisdiction over the case.
1967, a metaphor for military slaughter
THE international human rights outfit, Amnesty International, AI, has engaged the Nigerian military authorities in a war of wits, accusations and counter-accusations since our armed forces embraced a full-scale campaign to overcome the Boko Haram Islamist threat in Northern Nigeria. The first sign of tension emerged shortly after former President Goodluck Jonathan, in January 2014, signed the bill outlawing homosexuality in Nigeria.
Illegally obtained passports cause spike in immigration violations at Miami airport
When Everlid FernA ndez GonzA lez landed at Miami International Airport June 14 on a flight from Lima, Peru, the passport control officer who received her became suspicious because her travel papers showed discrepancies. Her Chilean passport bore her name, but another document featured a different name.
Trump blames Democrats for pushing ‘fake’ Russia news…
After a day of discussions on Sunday talk shows about upcoming Congressional investigations into contacts between the members of the Trump White House and Russian intelligence agents, the President took to Twitter to call any talk of Russia “FAKE NEWS.” Friday night Rep. Darrell Issa stunned HBO host Bill Maher by saying that it was likely a special prosecutor would need to investigate the Russian connection to the Trump White House.
J Street Attacks Trump and David Friedman As Largest-Even Conference Kicks Off
Over a thousand supporters of J Street gathered on Saturday night in Washington, D.C. for the left-wing Jewish group’s annual conference. On the opening night of a three-day event that J Street’s leaders say will be its largest gathering ever, with more than 3,500 expected participants, it was clear that 2017 is going to be a turning point for this organization.