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"They will make great citizens over time"...Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina regarding Afghans... The US Immigration and Naturalization Service deciding to suspend all asylum decisions... US President Donald Trump with a message aimed at Honduras where voters select a new president... leaked news is that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike...kill two crew members who survived... President Trump on social media this afternoon saying... An oil tanker heading towards southern Russia in the Black Sea exploded... Three Israel soliders detained for questioning...deaths of two Palestinian terror suspects... A recall of 6,000 European Airbus A320 airliners......

The Court of Appeal ordered former President Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison on Monday. Sarkozy returning home to his previous house arrest status awaiting appeal of his latest corruption conviction... On Tuesday French President Emmanuel Macron receiving Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas... A somber ceremony on Thursday commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bataclan terrorist attacks... 130 people killed in the various terrorist attacks in Paris... In Paris this afternoon a seventh anniversary commemoration of the Yellow Vests protests...

Newsdump Alert: Afghanistan-Pakistan Peace Talks Break Down Conflict Follows Pakistan Leader's White House Visit, Trump Demand For Use Of Bagram Air Base... Back in September Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his country's priority clear when meeting military leadership... "He was the founder of this important internet platform for Conservatives, and was a true patriot"... But for starters I'll go back to the music I heard in my background the guys in the dorm were into this group... "And so I put the blame on both Republicans and Democrats for basically, Caitlin. Just can't say it on CNN. But it's...

Both UPS and Fed Ex grounding all of their MD-11F cargo planes... France urging its citizens to get out of the African nation of Mali... US District Judge Karin Immergut ruling that President Trump unlawfully ordered the National Guard into Portland... US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson with a temporary stay of a lower court order requiring funding for the "SNAP"... President Trump putting out word of an investigation into meat packers...Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky noting... At least one person hurt in a Ukrainian drone attack... Russian attacks in Ukraine late tonight... The remains of another Israeli hostage...

Where there’s a will, there’s… The Ray: Quantico and Looking vet Russell Tovey has been tapped to play gay superhero The Ray in The CW’s four-part Arrow-verse crossover, TVLine has learned. What’s more, Tovey will also voice the role of The Ray in CW Seed’s forthcoming animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray. The official character description for The Ray is as follows: Raymond “Ray” Terrill was a reporter who discovered a group of government scientists working on a secret project to turn light into a weapon of mass destruction. But before he could report on his findings, the project head...

As Donald Trump and the First Lady get ready to visit Saudi Arabia, where the president is expected to announce an arms deal valued at $100 million or more, the nation has planned “male only” entertainment that Melania will not be allowed to attend — including a Toby Keith concert.Toby Keith, who played during the celebration prior to Trump’s inauguration in DC, will be performing in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The concert will be free and open to the public — as long as you have a penis. No women will be allowed to attend the event. Popular Saudi...

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Watching the Dave Matthews Band moments before they take the stage is like watching a football team bursting out of the locker room before a big game. They slap hands. Bump fists. Jump up and down, exclaiming "Feel the love, feel the love!" The energy in the air is electric. And when they walk out on stage, the energy explodes into thousands of shining faces. People dance in the aisles. Others sing every word to every song. A few share funny cigarettes. For more than three hours, the jubilant atmosphere creates a sense of community...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Charlie Crist chose trust and loyalty Friday over Washington experience or potential political gain in choosing former chief of staff George LeMieux to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. State Rep. Jennifer Carroll, who was considered for the position, said Crist told her he is choosing LeMieux. LeMieux is Crist's closest political adviser and the governor's pick shows he wants someone who thinks like him to hold the Senate seat Crist hopes to win in the November 2010 election. As LeMieux said after interviewing for the position: "I'm a Charlie Crist Republican."

LONDON (Reuters) - A former goat herder and male stripper has sold twice as many records as Madonna in recent weeks to become the first Arab to top the British pop singles chart since records began 44 years ago. "Mashallah (Thank God) - it's beyond dreams. To know that I'm the first Arab to do that, it's a very proud moment," Chico told Reuters in an interview. His debut single, "It's Chico Time", is enjoying its second week in the top spot. Born in Wales of Moroccan parentage, 34-year-old Chico came to prominence on prime-time British television talent show, "X-Factor",...