Tag: John
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John Prescott, pugnacious deputy U.K. prime minister to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family said on Thursday. Prescott, who served under Blair from 1997 to 2007, was known as a plain-speaking politician who bridged the divide between the traditional left-wing and…
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John Legend steps into the campaign for critical Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — Singer John Legend made a homecoming trip to Pennsylvania on Sunday, campaigning alongside Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in a late-stage campaign push. He joins a growing list of celebrities, including Beyoncé, Usher and Lizzo, who have hit the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats in the closing days of…
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13 former Trump administration officials sign open letter backing up John Kelly’s criticism of Trump
Thirteen former Trump White House officials signed an open letter backing up former Trump chief of staff John Kelly, who told the New York Times that Trump fits the definition of a fascist. “We applaud General Kelly for highlighting in stark details the danger of a second Trump term. Like General Kelly, we did not…
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John Kelly says Donald Trump meets the definition of a ‘fascist’
John Kelly, who served as White House chief of staff during the Trump administration, said in a series of recent interviews that the former president meets the definition of a fascist. The remark, published Tuesday, was made during one of Kelly’s interviews with The New York Times. Audio of his comments was made available online.…
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Barack Obama contrasts John McCain with Trump at Arizona rally
TUCSON, Ariz. — Former President Barack Obama on Friday contrasted former President Donald Trump’s character to that of the late Sen. John McCain during a packed rally at the University of Arizona. Obama, who faced off against McCain in his successful bid for the White House in 2008, offered only kind words for his onetime…
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After Karen Read’s mistrial in the killing of John O’Keefe, his family is still fighting for justice
A relative of the Boston police officer who died after Karen Read allegedly ran him down in her SUV said her family fully supports retrying Read after her widely publicized murder trial ended with a hung jury earlier this year. Beth, who is in John O’Keefe’s extended family and asked to be identified by only…
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Physics Nobel Prize won by John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton for artificial intelligence research
An American professor at Princeton University and a British-Canadian professor at the University of Toronto won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research that “formed the building blocks” of a key part of artificial intelligence. John J. Hopfield, 91, was awarded the honor alongside Geoffrey E. Hinton, 76, who left his job at…
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John Amos, veteran actor of ‘Roots’ and ‘Good Times’ fame, dies at 84
Actor John Amos, whose long career included a wide range of iconic roles in works such as “Roots,” “Good Times” and “The West Wing,” died last month, his family said Tuesday. He was 84 when he passed away from natural causes in Los Angeles on Aug. 21. The actor’s agent, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news…
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John Carter called Katelyn Markham the love of his life. Then, he was charged with her murder.
John Carter seemed desperate to find his missing fiancée. On the night of Aug. 14, 2011 — less than 24 hours after Katelyn Markham had last been seen in the Cincinnati suburb where she lived — Carter dialed 911 and reported her missing. In the months and years that followed, he repeatedly provided information to…
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Biden admin offers $20 million reward for info on Iranian charged with plot to kill ex-Trump official John Bolton
The Biden administration is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information on a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who is charged with plotting to kill Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton. U.S. authorities say Shahram Poursafi allegedly worked to arrange a murder-for-hire scheme targeting Bolton between 2021 and…