Human rights ‘briefly came up’ during Trump-Duterte meeting

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Human rights was discussed “briefly” during President Trump’s first one-on-one meeting with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Monday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines, according to the White House. “Human rights briefly came up in the context of the Philippines’ fight against illegal drugs,” said White […]

Bannon appeals to Jews to join war on GOP establishment

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President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist on Sunday called on American Jews to join his war on the Republican establishment. Steve Bannon appealed to the Zionist Organization of America to “work as partners” in his crusade against GOP leaders he blames for blocking Trump’s agenda. Bannon delivered the fiery address […]

Liz Smith, syndicated gossip columnist, dies at 94

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Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, died Sunday at the age of 94. Joni Evans, Smith’s literary agent, told The Associated Press she died of […]

Hundreds in Hollywood march against sexual harassment

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Armed with signs, catchy phrases and a motivation to take #MeToo beyond the internet and into real life, a few hundred women, men and children gathered Sunday among the sex shops and tourist traps of Hollywood Boulevard to protest sexual harassment. The Take Back the Workplace March and the #MeToo […]

Spanish PM urges Catalans to defeat separatists at polls

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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged voters in Catalonia on Sunday to defeat the separatists who led the region’s recent drive for independence when they go to the polls in an early election next month. Rajoy, who used previously untapped constitutional authority to call the Dec. 21 regional election, told […]