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Trump fires back at Obama, boasts he’s got ‘magic wand’ on economy
President Trump escalated the political battle with his predecessor Monday, boasting that he’s got a “magic wand” for the economy after Barack Obama tried to…
Google case set to examine if EU data rules extend globally
LONDON (AP) — Google is going to Europe’s top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend “right to be forgotten”…
Lawyer: Hunger-striking Ukraine filmmaker’s health in danger
MOSCOW (AP) — An imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker’s health has suffered irreversible damage after 120 days of hunger strike, his lawyer said Monday.Oleg Sentsov, an opponent…
The Latest: Greek officials: Migrant camp a health hazard
GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on Europe’s migrant crisis (all times local):5:20 p.m.Greek regional authorities are threatening to shut a migrant camp on the Aegean…
European countries warn against demolishing West Bank hamlet
JERUSALEM (AP) — Major European countries have issued a rare joint statement warning Israel against its planned demolition of a Bedouin encampment in the West…
Serbian president’s praise of Milosevic triggers outrage
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian president’s praise of Slobodan Milosevic as a “great” leader triggered outrage on Monday in neighboring states where his nationalist…
Schumer: Will Be ‘Very Hard Task’ to Turn Senate Blue
Sunday on New York AM 970 radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) discussed the 2018 midterm elections and said it would be a…
Fmr Ted Cruz Comms Director Rick Tyler: ‘Possible’ Cruz Loses Senate Seat
During Sunday’s “Kasie DC” on MSNBC, Rick Tyler, network analyst and spokesman for Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) 2016 presidential campaign said it is “possible” Cruz…
Sweden Election: Populists Win Biggest Ever Vote Share, Ruling Leftists Have Worst Result in 100 Years
The populist Sweden Democrats have secured their biggest ever share of the public vote in Sweden, while the ruling Social Democrats put in their worst performance…
Report: Trump Expected to Declassify DOJ and FBI Documents This Week
President Trump will reportedly declassify documents that are expected to reveal how the government justified its investigation into his campaign.
Bob Woodward Snaps Back: John Kelly and Jim Mattis ‘Not Telling the Truth’
Author Bob Woodward disputed denials from White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly and Defense Secretary Gen. Jim Mattis about his book’s reporting surrounding…
Broadway Star Carole Cook Jokes About Trump Assassination: ‘Where’s John Wilkes Booth When you Need Him?’
Asked on Sunday evening for her thoughts on Frozen the Broadway Musical actor Timothy Hughes snatching a pro-Trump flag from an audience member last week,…
Jim Carrey to Democrats: ‘Say Yes to Socialism,’ ‘Stop Apologizing’
Friday on the HBO weekly airing of “Real Time,” Bill Maher and actor Jim Carrey addressed Republicans “running” with the term “socialism” when it comes…
Miss America Winner: ‘Happy’ I Didn’t Have to Don Swimsuit to Win
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she’s glad she didn’t…
Nolte — Watch: David Hogg Asks Canadians to Interfere in U.S. Elections
Anti-gun activist David Hogg made a fool of himself last week as he urged Canadians to donate to American political campaigns, which is against the…
Missouri College Volleyball Team Ditches Nike Jerseys over Kaepernick Ad
The College of the Ozarks announced earlier this week week, that they had decided to “choose country over company,” and do away with all athletic uniforms…
Anonymous Argued For Stupid, Has-Been Policies In The New York Times Op-Ed
All of Washington is abuzz after The New York Times released an anonymous op-ed by a “senior” official in the Trump administration. Aside from seeking…
Republicans see glimmer of hope in raucous, crowded, nasty New Hampshire House race
New Hampshire’s First District: It’s one of the most crowded and closely watched races of the year, and one of 2018’s few opportunities for Republicans…
UN teams to assess migrant treatment in Austria, Italy
GENEVA (AP) — The new U.N. human rights chief has announced plans to send teams to Italy and Austria to examine migrants’ treatment, drawing a…
Thai police shut down journalists’ panel about Rohingya
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have shut down a forum organized by foreign journalists to discuss whether senior military officers in Myanmar should face…
Who wrote the op-ed? Will the government shut down? Denials pile up in Washington
They’re in denial. Lots of them. About lots of things.
Syrian forces pound rebel-held areas in country’s northwest
BEIRUT (AP) — A war monitor and rescue workers are reporting government bombardment of rebel-held areas in Syria’s northwest.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Germany: 4 works kept by collector’s sister were looted art
BERLIN (AP) — German officials say they have identified four artworks that were kept by the sister of the late collector Cornelius Gurlitt as looted…
The Latest: More Taliban attacks reported on Afghan forces
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on violence in Afghanistan (all times local):5:00 p.m.Zahir Wahdat, provincial governor of Sari Pul province says that the Taliban…
Petanque players in Paris praised for stopping knife attack
PARIS (AP) — Petanque players in Paris who helped in the apprehension of a knife-wielding man have been lauded Monday for their bravery as French…
Children rights charity wins $1 million humanitarian prize
MILAN (AP) — An international children rights charity based in Switzerland has been awarded the 2018 Balzan Prize for humanitarian achievement.The Balzan Foundation announced Monday…
Macedonia launches campaigning on name change referendum
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Campaigning officially began in Macedonia on Monday for a Sept. 30 referendum on changing the country’s name, a move which would…
I’m A New Yorker. Here’s How I Teach My Son About 9/11
It happens every year around this time. I emerge from the subway, leave a play, or walk out into my backyard, and there it is…
Kavanaugh Doesn’t Think Birth Control Is Abortion. In Fact, He Thinks Government Has An Interest In Providing It
Following a week of theater billed as confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, desperate Democrats turned to the media for help peddling yet another unwarranted attack…
Senators Demanding Pro-Gay Statements From Kavanaugh Refuse To Take Yes For An Answer
I watched nearly all of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Right away, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley stated clearly that…
Go Deep! A Simple Plan To Rescue Major League Baseball
Were he alive today, G.K. Chesterton would be writing about baseball. I don’t mean he’d become a sports columnist, though he might have much indeed…
The Intellectual Dark Web Is Just Another Conservative Ghetto
As people in the West dwell on their first-world problems, Christians in the Muslim World and various totalitarian nations continue to suffer severe persecution, an…
Why Serena Williams Would Probably Have Lost The U.S. Open Even If She Didn’t Lose Her Temper
At the women’s final of the U.S. Open on Saturday, Naomi Osaka ended up becoming a bit of an afterthought—just not for the reasons everyone…
Report: Germany mulls future military options on Syria
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says Germany is talking with allies about the situation in Syria but isn’t confirming a report that Berlin…
Revisiting ‘Game of Thrones’: ‘Winter Is Coming’ And ‘The Kingsroad’
Spoilers. I never got into “Game of Thrones” when it first came to HBO in 2011, or read any of the books. However, not long…
Through Open Repentance, Catholic Women Are Leading The Changes Their Leaders Won’t
Many Catholics will not miss the sad and appropriate fact that during the month of September, we remember the seven sorrows of Mary, Jesus’ mother….
Serena Williams’s Coach Was Caught Cheating. Now She’s Crying Sexism
Serena Williams’s coach was cheating. They got caught. Now she’s crying sexism. A Rundown Of What Happened At the U.S. Open final on Saturday, Serena…
How The Left’s Attachment To Abortion Reflects Its Inner Marxism
The American left’s panic over the Supreme Court possibly overturning Roe v. Wade goes beyond the stated fear of government controlling sexuality. Abortion’s prominence in the…
Reading The Great Books Well Should Transcend Moralism
If it is true, as that eminent sonneteer Philip Sidney once averred, that the purpose of literature is to “delight and instruct,” then Karen Swallow…
No, HuffPo: Dead Children Like Jamel Myles Are Not Gay Martyrs
A strange and desperately tragic Huffington Post headline caught many eyes last month: “Denver Nine-Year-Old Dies By Suicide After Reported Bullying For Being Gay.” The…
Osaka charms Japan with her manners _ and broken Japanese
TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s halting Japanese, her manners — she bowed and apologized after beating Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final — and…
Authorities: Flights halted at major airport in Lyon, France, after car drives onto runway; suspect detained
PARIS (AP) — Authorities: Flights halted at major airport in Lyon, France, after car drives onto runway; suspect detained.
Gunmen storm Libya’s national oil company headquarters
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s U.N.-backed government says gunmen have stormed the headquarters of the country’s national oil company in the capital Tripoli and taken…
India faces protests over rising fuel prices
NEW DELHI (AP) — Roads were empty, businesses were closed and schools shut down Monday in parts of India, as opposition politicians looking toward elections…
Man charged with murdering 5 in Australian home
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A 24-year-old man has appeared in an Australian court charged with the stabbing murders of three young girls, their mother and…
In Congo, a new and less isolating Ebola treatment center
BENI, Congo (AP) — Two times a day, Kasereka Mulanda comes to a new kind of Ebola treatment center to visit his wife, easing the…
Iran detains artists over Shakespeare performance
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have detained two artists over a theatre production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Cultural official Shahram Karami told the…
Yemeni detainees in UAE-run prison start hunger strike
CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Yemeni detainees, including some tortured at the hands of Emirati forces, have started a hunger strike to protest their continued…
Sri Lanka works to clean oil slicks near capital
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has deployed hundreds of coast guard and navy personnel to clean oil slicks on a coastal stretch near…
S. Korea’s Moon asks Indonesia’s help for inter-Korea peace
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has asked his Indonesian counterpart to support efforts to achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.Indonesia…