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Jim Fowler, former host of ‘Wild Kingdom,’ has died
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NORWALK, Conn. — Jim Fowler, a naturalist who rose to fame on the long-running television program “Wild Kingdom” and who famously bantered with Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show,” has died. He was 89. Fowler died peacefully Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, surrounded…
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Jim Fowler, former host of ‘Wild Kingdom,’ has died
NORWALK, Conn. — Jim Fowler, a naturalist who rose to fame on the long-running television program “Wild Kingdom” and who famously bantered with Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show,” has died. He was 89. Fowler died peacefully Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, surrounded by family, said Jennifer Whitney, a spokeswoman for Mutual of…
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Farrakhan refers to ‘Satanic Jews’ in Chicago church speech
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Farrakhan refers to ‘Satanic Jews’ in Chicago church speech
CHICAGO — Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan referenced “Satanic Jews” in a speech denying allegations of anti-Semitism, misogyny and homophobia after Facebook banned him from the social media platform. During the speech Thursday at a Roman Catholic church on Chicago’s South Side, Farrakhan asserted people shouldn’t be angry with him if “I stand…
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US seizes North Korean cargo ship hours after missile launch
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US seizes North Korean cargo ship hours after missile launch
WASHINGTON — The U.S. said Thursday it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that was used to violate international sanctions, a first-of-its kind enforcement action that comes tense moment in relations between the two countries. The “Wise Honest,” North Korea’s second largest cargo ship, was detained during an April 2018 stop in Indonesia and…
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Air Force veteran sues VA hospital over Bible display
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CONCORD, N.H. — A Bible on display at a memorial at New Hampshire’s veterans hospital should be removed because it is a violation of the First Amendment, a U.S. Air Force veteran said in a federal lawsuit Tuesday. The Bible was carried by a prisoner…
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Air Force veteran sues VA hospital over Bible display
CONCORD, N.H. — A Bible on display at a memorial at New Hampshire’s veterans hospital should be removed because it is a violation of the First Amendment, a U.S. Air Force veteran said in a federal lawsuit Tuesday. The Bible was carried by a prisoner of war in World War II and became part of…
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North Korea tests new missile — and Trump’s resolve
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North Korea tests new missile — and Trump’s resolve
TOKYO — North Korea appears to have tested a new short-range missile — and President Donald Trump’s resolve to keep it from doing more of the same in the future. The test early Saturday was quickly played down by Trump and his top advisers, who noted it was not the kind of long-range missile leader…