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Warren gets Pinocchios for whoppers on auto lending

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren scored a spot on the annual "Pinocchio" list published by the Washington Post for telling one of the biggest tall tales of the year. The Pinocchio roster also features Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State John Kerry, a Boston resident, and U.

Israel

Kerry’s ‘one state’ comments cause consternation in Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry set off an uproar in Israel on Sunday after warning that the country, through its continued West Bank occupation, will become a "binational state." Kerry's words describe a scenario that would mark a failure of U.S.

Syria

Iran to take a seat among world powers for Syria talks

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran takes part in international talks on Syria for the first time this week, giving it a voice in the effort to find a resolution to the more than 4-year-old civil war that has so far defied even the slightest progress toward peace. A crucial backer of Syrian

Israel

Kerry, Netanyahu call for end to incitement amid violence

BERLIN (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Thursday for an immediate end to incitement blamed for a recent deadly wave of Palestinian attacks against Israelis. Meeting in Berlin as Kerry waded into the volatile mix of spiraling tensions in a bid

Israel

Kerry: Foreign presence not needed at Jerusalem holy site

MADRID (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that a proposed international presence at the Jerusalem holy site at the center of escalating Israeli, Palestinian tension and violence is not needed. Instead, he said what is needed is clarity over pledges by Israel to maintain the status

terrorism

Europe, US split over form of Syria talks

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nine nations or five? In speeches at this year's U.N. gathering of world leaders, major powers are increasing calls for multilateral negotiations to end the war in Syria. But Europe and the United States are split on who should be at the table. The

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Ninety Cuban protesters arrested as Kerry visit looms

Less than a week before Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Havana, tensions grew in Cuba's capital as 90 activists protesting the country's recently renewed ties with America were arrested Sunday, according to YahooNews and the AFP. The majority of the protesters,

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Obama + Kerry = Neville Chamberlain

In September 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain traveled to Munich to meet with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. There, Chamberlain and other European nations signed the Munich Pact, forcing Czechoslovakia, which was not invited to the talks, to cede the Sudetenland to Germany. The Munich Pact was Britain's