China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries around the world, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. read more
Viral alligator video draws visitors to Silver Springs, raises wildlife concerns OCALA, Fla. read more
Victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blasted Todd Blanche after meeting with the acting attorney general at the Department of Justice, a sit-down Sen. Thom Tillis urged Blanche to have as he seeks Senate confirmation as the permanent U.S. attorney general.
Those victims called Blanche condescending and evasive, saying he seemed motivated to talk to them face-to-face Thursday afternoon solely to get his nomination by President Donald Trump advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General," Annie Farmer, one of those victims, said in a statement Thursday night.
Palestinian prisoners could be held in jails surrounded by crocodile-filled moats, under proposals put forward by the Israeli government.
Idit Silman, Israel's environmental protection minister, has reclassified the Nile crocodile as a "tended wild animal", paving the way for their use at detention centres.
The reclassification of the reptile followed longstanding protests from both human and animal rights groups. read more
Donald Trump made his case for appointing his former personal attorney as attorney general. read more
"In a statement, Talarico spokesperson JT Ennis said the campaign "has no control over contributions to any super PAC," noting that federal law bars political campaigns from coordinating with outside entities.
"The only way to get Big Money out of our politics is to reject politicians like Ken Paxton who want corporations and billionaires to decide our elections, not Texans," Ennis said.
"While Ken Paxton works to enrich himself and his donors, James will remain the only candidate in this race fighting to ban super PACs, ban corporate PACs, ban congressional stock trading, and tax billionaires so we can fix this broken, corrupt political system."
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