Fireworks explode during the annual Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, Feb. 4, 2017. The town also hosted the World Snowshoe Championship where an Indian participant was recently arrested on abuse charges.
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No Holds Barred: Cory Booker condemned David Friedman while giving Iran a pass
There is a growing evolution in Cory’s position on Israel which is becoming more aligned with the left wing of the Democratic party. The hearing for American ambassador-designate to Israel David Friedman at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week was intense.
NYC Women’s March sets more than 400G protesters upon Trump Tower
The streets of President Trump’s hometown were steeped in protesters Saturday – the masses set on showing the nation’s new commander-in-chief they won’t be silent. More than 400,000 people marched through Midtown to stand in solidarity for women’s rights and to let Trump know they want a greater voice for women in political life.
Chuck Schumer tears into John Kerry over Israel speech that ’emboldened extremists on both sides’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s admonishment of Israeli settlements on Wednesday did not sit well with a key member of his own party: incoming Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer. The Obama administration’s decision to harangue Israel for allegedly complicating the Middle East peace process angered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the 70-minute speech also irked the powerful senator from New York.
The Latest: Dems offer mixed reactions to Israel speech
A senior leader … . Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about Israeli-Palestinian policy, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at the State Department in Washington.