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Biden won’t return U.S. Embassy to Tel Aviv, but can he undo other Trump moves in Mideast conflict? Jerusalem Controversy

Biden won’t return U.S. Embassy to Tel Aviv, but can he undo other Trump moves in Mideast conflict?

If he wins the presidential election, Joe Biden will find a Middle East quite different from the one at the end of the Obama administration.Nuclear threats may once again be on the horizon in Iran. Militant groups are on the ascendance in Lebanon and Yemen. And Israelis and Palestinians stand…
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September 1, 2020
The Haunting of Joe Kennedy III Barack Obama

The Haunting of Joe Kennedy III

Much of the public discussion about Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts has focused on an unusual question: Why is four-term Congressman Joe Kennedy III attempting to unseat Senator Ed Markey, a local fixture whose uniformly liberal views offer almost no contrast with his own?This is a line of inquiry…
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September 1, 2020
The Bush Rehabilitation Trap Michelle Obama

The Bush Rehabilitation Trap

Viewers who tuned in to the Democratic National Convention a few weeks ago could have been forgiven for assuming that the spectacle they saw unfolding on their screens wasn’t so much the coronation of their own party’s nominee but rather a homecoming bash for Republicans. Democrats sure rolled out the…
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September 1, 2020
Defying China’s wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech NATO

Defying China’s wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic’s Senate addressed Taiwan’s legislature on Tuesday, offering a strong rebuke of authoritarian politics and Beijing’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy. Milos Vystrcil concluded a speech that underscored shared democratic values by proclaiming in Mandarin that “I am…
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September 1, 2020
Why Pia Baroncini Digs Into the ‘Rags to Riches’ Stories of Top Influencers on ‘Everything is the Best’ Twinfluencer

Why Pia Baroncini Digs Into the ‘Rags to Riches’ Stories of Top Influencers on ‘Everything is the Best’

(Photo Credit: Hanna Hillier) Have you ever felt jealous of someone’s life on social media? From designer outfits and A-List parties to candid laughs and yacht excursions, is the happy world of Instagram all its cut out to be? On her podcast “Everything is the Best,” host Pia Baroncini, asks…
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September 1, 2020