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Ryder Cup: Bethpage Black comes close to boiling over as frustrated American fans crank up the heckling of Team Europe

Ryder Cup: Bethpage Black comes close to boiling over as frustrated American fans crank up the heckling of Team Europe

Farmingdale, New York  —  The fans that line the holes at Bethpage Black have a reputation in the golf world – they’re loud, boisterous, occasionally rude and oftentimes vulgar. For most of Friday and Saturday, they were subdued. Team Europe sprinted out of the gates and racked up a shocking lead, quieting the American fans who were convinced that Ryder …

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Trump never forgot Portland’s 2020 protests. Now he says the military can use ‘full force’ in an American city. – Politico

Trump never forgot Portland’s 2020 protests. Now he says the military can use ‘full force’ in an American city.  Politico Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland and authorises ‘full force’  BBC LIVE: Gov. Kotek, Mayor Wilson, other local leaders address deployment of troops in Portland  KPTV As Trump announces he’ll deploy troops to Portland, leaders tell residents not to ‘take the bait’  KGW …

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U.S. revokes visa for president of Colombia after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump

U.S. revokes visa for president of Colombia after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump

Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country, after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders. The department said on social media Friday that Petro “stood on a NYC …

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John Leguizamo Exposes Great American Tragedy in ‘The Other Americans’

John Leguizamo Exposes Great American Tragedy in ‘The Other Americans’

There is a very personal tragedy at the heart of John Leguizamo’s play, The Other Americans, which this underpowered production attempts to connect to the bigger themes of how racism and a feverish pursuit of the American Dream jointly capsize a family. As well as writing the play (Public Theater, to Oct. 26), Leguizamo also plays its 59-year-old patriarch, Nelson …

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Assata Shakur, a fugitive American activist, dies in Cuba : NPR

Assata Shakur, a fugitive American activist, dies in Cuba : NPR

Joanne Chesimard, who used the name Assata Shakur and was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, leaves Middlesex County courthouse, in New Brunswick, N.J., April 25, 1977. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where …

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Family of D.C. plane crash victim sues FAA, Army, American Airlines

Family of D.C. plane crash victim sues FAA, Army, American Airlines

The family of one of the 67 people killed earlier this year when an American Airlines plane and a United States Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the government and the airlines involved in the crash. It accuses them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than 30 documented near misses in …

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Trump administration wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM

Trump administration wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM

The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere. In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump administration is asking for as …

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Colorectal Cancer Symptoms: What the American Cancer Society says about screening, early symptoms and preventive measures |

Colorectal Cancer Symptoms: What the American Cancer Society says about screening, early symptoms and preventive measures |

Image credits: Getty Images One of the most common forms of cancer diagnosed in the United States, colorectal cancer is estimated to be diagnosed in 154,270 people, with 52,900 expected to die due to it, according to the National Cancer Institute. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, over a quarter of Americans are not up to date on …

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