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Pope Francis and Bolivia's President Evo Morales pray upon arrival to El Alto International airport in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. The pouch Francis is wearing around his neck was given to him by Morales. It's woven of alpaca with indigenous trimmings and traditionally used by people in the Andes to hold coca leaves, which they chew to ward off the ill effects of extreme altitude. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Bush-Era Economists Emerge As Front-Runners For Fed Vice Chair Position

It seems President Donald Trump is confused about what « draining the swamp » really means .

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After selecting Fed governor Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as Fed Chair when her term expires in February, the Trump White House has now moved on to interviewing a series of candidates for the Vice Chair position.  As the Wall Street Journal notes this morning, two of the more likely candidates for that role are a pair of economists who

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Israeli Lawmaker Calls Palestinians Insects & Dogs To Their Face

Member of the Israeli Knesset Oren Hazan boarded a bus with families visiting Palestinian prisoners — most of whom are held without trial or charge in Israeli prisons. He was caught on camera verbally attacking the mother of a Palestinian detainee.

Ali Abunimah
Par Ali Abunimah

The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned an incident where an Israeli lawmaker boarded a bus carrying family members of Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip and proceeded to insult them. “The ICRC deplores this incident and reminds the [Israeli] authorities of their responsibility to ensure that family visits take place

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Papa John’s CEO Resigns after Claiming NFL Protests Hurt Pizza Sales

Papa John’s is the official pizza of the NFL. But it seems that some NFL players, in kneeling to protest law enforcement’s racially targeted brutality, were not doing their part to boost pizza sales for the company. Such was the position taken by Papa John’s founder and soon-to-be-former CEO.

Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Par Thandisizwe Chimurenga
The Real Reason Why the NFL Banned National Anthem Protests

JEFFERSONTOWN, KENTUCKY -- John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John’s Pizza, will be stepping down from that position once the New Year arrives. Numerous media reports say the move is in relation to Schnatter’s comments earlier this fall regarding NFL players protesting of the national anthem. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin

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Minnesota To Sue FCC As Outrage Against Net Neutrality Repeal Soars

« Net neutrality is essential for consumers and an informed electorate, » Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson wrote in an email. « This isn’t just a consumer protection issue—it’s a democracy protection issue too. »

Jake Johnson
Par Jake Johnson
f Global Call to FCC to Preserve Net Neutrality

Joining the large coalition of states and advocacy groups preparing to take legal action against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its newly passed net neutrality repeal plan, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson announced in an email to supporters on Tuesday that she will take part in a multistate suit against the

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US Slashes United Nations’ Budget By $285 Million Following Jerusalem Rebuke

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley gave a telling speech at the United Nations warning nations who voted against the United States on Jerusalem that they would have their funding cut. The international community called this blackmail.

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UN Security Council

The United States announced a $285 million cut in the United Nations' "bloated" budget for next year, negotiated by UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. A statement by the United States Mission to the United Nations reads: Today, the United Nations agreed on a budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. ‎Among a host of other successes, the United States

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Amnesty Urges Israel To End Lethal Violence Against Palestinian Protesters

Amnesty described Israeli forces’ use of live ammunition against protesters as “particularly alarming”, citing the killing on 15 December of Ibrahim Abu Thurraya, who it says was “shot in the head” by an Israeli soldier from 15 metres away as he sat “with a group of young pr

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Par Middle East Monitor

Amnesty International has urged Israeli authorities to end the use of “excessive force” against protesters in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), accusing Israeli forces of “arbitrary” and “abusive” violence against unarmed civilians. In a statement released yesterday, the international human rights group drew attention to Palestinian

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