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2 Mar. 2018
The Latest: Geneva airport reopens after 2nd weather closure
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on frigid weather in Europe (all times local):12:20 p.m.Authorities at Geneva’s airport say it has reopened after a mid-morning shutdown that was the second closure in as many days due to snowy and icy conditions
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7 Oct. 2019
‘The Trick Is Not To Expect It But To Delight In It When It Comes’ – Did Charles Dickens Say This Quote About Happiness?
‘It doesn’t even sound like him’
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1 Mar. 2018
A police official in Afghanistan says a large explosion has occurred in eastern Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A police official in Afghanistan says a large explosion has occurred in eastern Kabul.
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2 Mar. 2018
Azerbaijan: 25 die in morning fire at drug rehab center
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Authorities in Azerbaijan say at least 25 people have been killed in a fire at a residential drug treatment center in the country’s capital.Police and prosecutors said in a joint statement that the fire broke out at 6 a.m
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2 May. 2017
Will the Second Civil War Turn Violent?
In a recent column, I made the case that Americans are fighting the Second Civil War. The deep chasm that has opened up between the left — not liberals, the left — and the rest of the country is so wide and so unbridgeable that there is no other way to describe what is happening.
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10 Jun. 2024
Palestinian 'Civilians': Complicit in Hamas Crimes
If groups do not want their civilians killed during hostage rescue operations, they should not start unprovoked wars, then complain when they are hit back. They also should not take hostages, then hide them among the civilian population. It is not
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8 Oct. 2019
Conservative Leader Calls Trudeau A ‘Fraud’ And ‘Phony’ In Election Debate
‘He’s very good at pretending things;’
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4 Jun. 2024
McLaughlin Poll: Foreign National Security Threats Americans Care About Most
The latest national poll has crucial lessons for those running for President and a compelling reason for our citizens to know America’s history. The polling data reveals that most of us now view China as the nation considered the biggest national
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1 Mar. 2018
Large explosion in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 6
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A large explosion in the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person, a young girl, and wounded six people, an Afghan official said.Mohammad Alim Asim, chief of the Kabul ambulance se
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28 Feb. 2017
A Nation of Immigrants — Only If They Assimilate
I am writing this column in Japan, a country whose crime rate is the lowest among countries with large populations. I asked my Japanese translator, a middle-aged woman, what she thought. “Why is there is so little crime in Japan?” I asked. Without taking a moment to reflect, she responded, “Because we don’t allow immigration...
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10 Jun. 2024
Talisman of Great Expurgation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas has been so degraded that it won’t be able to repeat the October massacre against Israel. Maybe. The Biden plan is part of a pattern of the US behaving as a terzo incomodo [third wheel] in vaudeville, a
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2 Mar. 2018
Indonesia considers house arrest for ailing radical cleric
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian government is considering house arrest or other forms of clemency for the ailing radical cleric who was the ideological leader of the Bali bombers and is now in prison for helping to fund a jihadist training cam
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