Month: November 2018

Heavy rush at Sabarimala, hartal in Kerala against preventive detention

Pamba/Sannidhanam(Ker) : Thousands of pilgrims offered prayers at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala early Saturday, the first day of Malayalam month of ‘Vrischikom,’ even as a 12-hour hartal against the preventive detention of a Hindu Aikya Vedi leader began. Pilgrims, including children, queued up in large numbers since the […]

Pelosi claims she has votes, but race for speaker goes on

WASHINGTON — Democrats won the majority. Now they just need a speaker of the House. The standoff over Nancy Pelosi’s bid to regain the gavel intensified Friday as Democrats left Washington for the Thanksgiving holiday, an unsettling finish to an otherwise triumphant week that saw them welcome a […]

Trump: EPA’s acting chief will be named to post permanently

WASHINGTON  — Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his scandal-plagued predecessor resigned earlier this year, has gotten President Donald Trump’s nod for the permanent job. Wheeler’s promotion from acting to permanent EPA chief would keep him as a […]

‘The Führer’s child’: How Hitler came to embrace a girl with Jewish roots

The little girl was portrayed as Adolf Hitler’s favorite. They shared the same birthday, April 20. She called him Uncle Hitler and was known as “the Führer’s child.” At a time when the Nazi leader was being presented to the world as a kindly figure, his personal photographer […]

Photo of Hitler embracing child of Jewish grandmother sold

WASHINGTON  — A photograph showing Adolf Hitler embracing a young girl who had a Jewish grandmother has sold at auction for more than $11,000. The Washington Post reports the black-and-white image taken by Heinrich Hoffmann and inscribed by Hitler in dark blue ink shows him smiling as he embraces […]

Political ‘veteran’ at age 36 eyed for Trump chief of staff

WASHINGTON — Nick Ayers could almost be confused for a college fraternity brother as he flashes a broad grin in a selfie taken with Mike Pence just moments after the Indiana governor was named Donald Trump’s running mate. In fact, the baby-faced campaign strategist in the white undershirt had a […]

The Latest: Republican Love takes lead in tight House race

SALT LAKE CITY — The Latest on a tight race for a U.S. House seat in Utah (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love has taken the lead over her Democratic challenger in a race so tight it’s within the recount threshold. Results released Friday […]

French drivers to block roads to protest rising fuel taxes

PARIS — Drivers in France are planning to block roads across the country to protest rising fuel taxes, in a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron. Protesters pledge to target tollbooths, roundabouts and the bypass that rings Paris on Saturday. The government is preparing to send police […]

Vapers may influence smokers to quit lighting up, study says

Could vapers be a good influence on smokers? New research suggests that’s so: Cigarette smokers who spent more time with people who used electronic cigarettes were more likely to try quitting smoking. The study included more than 13,000 smokers in England. Of those, nearly 26 percent said they […]

Trump to visit California fire scene as death toll rises

PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump heads to Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, as confusion continued over how many people remain unaccounted for. Authorities confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they […]

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