Author: Mohamed Said Ouafi
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U.S. Defense Secretary:American commitment to Israel
U.S. Defense Secretary:American commitment to Israel TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday declared an “enduring and ironclad” American commitment to Israel, reinforcing support at a tense time in Israeli politics and amid questions about the Biden administration’s efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with Israel’s archenemy, Iran. Austin’s first talks…
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Iran: Natanz atomic site blackout is ‘nuclear terrorism’
Iran: Natanz atomic site blackout is ‘nuclear terrorism’ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic…
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Iran has begun tests on its newest nuclear centrifuge
Iran has begun tests on its newest nuclear centrifuge TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Saturday it has begun mechanical tests on its newest advanced nuclear centrifuge, even as the five world powers that remain in a foundering 2015 nuclear deal with Iran attempt to bring the U.S. back into the agreement. Iran’s IR-9 centrifuge,…
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Anti-Defamation League: Fox should fire Carlson
Anti-Defamation League: Fox should fire Carlson AP- The Anti-Defamation League has called for Fox News to fire prime-time opinion host Tucker Carlson because he defended a white-supremacist theory that says whites are being “replaced” by people of color. In a letter to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott on Friday, the head of the ADL, Jonathan…
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Hotel beds in Texas and Arizona for migrant families
Hotel beds in Texas and Arizona for migrant families Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said Friday, another step in the Biden administration’s rush to set up temporary space for them. U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was told…
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Covid-19: Quebec imposes earlier curfew for Montreal
Covid-19: Quebec imposes earlier curfew for Montreal MONTREAL —- The Quebec government is imposing an earlier curfew for Montreal and the suburb of Laval as it tightens COVID-19 restrictions for the second time in three days because of a third surge of coronavirus infections fueled by more contagious virus variants. Premier Francois Legault announced that…
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Dolly Parton’s uncle and musical mentor dies at 85
Dolly Parton’s uncle and musical mentor dies at 85 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died. He was 85. Parton’s publicist confirmed his death on Wednesday, and Parton wrote a lengthy…
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Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie
Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie AP- Two best friends with Down syndrome who caused a sensation four years ago when they created their own gory zombie movie are back, this time in a documentary championed by a Hollywood luminary. “Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie,” released Tuesday on Apple TV, follows Sam…
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Sony’s new films will stream domestically on Netflix
Sony’s new films will stream domestically on Netflix NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix further beefed up its film catalog on Thursday in a multi-year deal that will make it the new streaming home to Sony Pictures’ top releases in the U.S. Beginning next year, Sony’s new films will exclusively stream domestically on Netflix after their…
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India confirms its commitment to the Paris Climate Accord
India confirms its commitment to the Paris Climate Accord in its meeting with John Kerry NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi told U.S. climate envoy John Kerry that India was committed to meeting its climate change pledges, and Kerry said the U.S. would support those goals with affordable access to green technologies and…