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Eighty artists, intellectuals and activists in Argentina signed a letter Monday denouncing President Mauricio Macri's policy in the dispute with the U.K. over the Malvinas Islands... More
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U.S. Republican mega-donor and hard-line Zionist Sheldon Adelson will be contributing $45 million to help Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump get elected in November. ... More
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