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North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean on Friday, U.S. and South Korean militaries said, its longest-ever such flight and a clear message of
(VIDEOS AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Shas Chairman Interior Minister Aryeh Deri inaugurated a first response/CPR closet in Uman together with the participation of United Hatzalah CEO Moshe Teitelbaum and
President Donald Trump is calling on ESPN to apologize days after one of the sports network’s anchors called him a “white supremacist” and “bigot.” ESPN said Thursday it had accepted
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The Trump administration declared its firm support Thursday for a bill that would suspend U.S. financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it ends what critics have described as a
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A longtime adviser to President Donald Trump says he will appear before the House intelligence committee on Sept. 26. The adviser is Roger Stone, a Republican strategist who has known
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The president got what you might call a grassroots display of support at the White House, welcoming an 11-year-old Virginia boy who offered to help cut
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