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28 Mar. 2017

According to The New York Times, 10 moderates, 15 conservatives, and eight other Republicans would have voted against the Republican repeal and replace Obamacare bill. So, then, 15 or so conservatives made it impossible to pass the bill favored by nearly every other Republican and by President Donald Trump. If that is the case, what

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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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7 Feb. 2017

Audi: The Car for the Unhappy Woman

In the Audi Super Bowl ad, a male voice in grave tones says: “What do I tell my daughter? “Do I tell that her grandpa is worth more than her grandma? “That her dad is worth more than her mom? “Do I tell her that despite her education, her drive, her skills, her intelligence, she

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18 Jun. 2024

The Russians Are Coming

The Russians are coming. Again. In a dramatic reminder that the Russians are seeking to intimidate the White House and launch a second chapter of the Cold War, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, along with an accompanying flotilla of warships,

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24 Jan. 2017

America’s Second Civil War

It is time for our society to acknowledge a sad truth: America is currently fighting its second Civil War. In fact, with the obvious and enormous exception of attitudes toward slavery, Americans are more divided morally, ideologically and politically today than they were during the Civil War. For that reason, just as the Great War

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10 Oct. 2019

Security At NBA Game Confiscated Pro-Hong Kong Signs. Fans Are Pushing Back

‘We were told if we do another sign we will be removed’

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2 Mar. 2018

Two arrested in Japanese fast-train bid-rigging case

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Kajima Corp official and a former executive of Taisei Corp were arrested on Friday as part of an investigation into the suspected rigging of bids for a Japanese high-speed rail project, prosecutors said. Prosecutors are in

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2 Mar. 2018

Egypt arrests mother cited in BBC report; lawyer disappears

CAIRO (AP) — A mother who in a BBC report that angered Egyptian authorities accused the police of torturing her daughter and being behind her disappearance has been arrested.Also, a human rights lawyer who reported the woman’s arrest has gone mi

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7 Oct. 2019

A US Diplomat’s Wife Appears To Have Fled England After Killing A Kid In A Crash

‘Nobody can be above the law’

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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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2 Mar. 2018

Indian fugitive in Hong Kong court under heavy security

HONG KONG (AP) — An Indian man sought in his home country for a long list of alleged offenses including terrorism appeared in a Hong Kong court Friday on robbery charges.Ramanjit Singh was taken to court under heavy security after he was arreste

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6 Jun. 2024

Bringing Iran 'To Its Senses'

As Imperial Japan pursued a strategy of aggression and murderous destruction in China, the United States in 1940 sought to confront Tokyo with a strategy of economic restrictions, trading embargoes, and the threat of frozen financial assets. President

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