New Islamic State efforts to sow terror are pushing the continent’s counterterrorism authorities to their limits, forcing citizens and their leaders to resign themselves to a new era in which attacks may no longer be the exception.
E.U. leaders say they have bolstered border controls, but even as security officials say they’re foiling big plots, questions are raised about what signs were missed before the attack on Berlin’s Christmas market, the slaughter-by-truck in France and dozens of other incidents.
The detente reflects the unifying power of Donald Trump’s victory and the influence of key members of his team. But some Trump aides are taking a split approach to building relationships on the Hill, which could exacerbate tensions in the party.
In a statement that seems to further align the president-elect with the Russian leader, Donald Trump tweeted that he agreed with the assessment that Democrats have not shown “dignity” after losing.
Ask people about the best thing they’ve ever given to someone else, and their memory search stretches beyond the cheery rituals of Christmas. Ask about the gift that meant the most to both the recipient and the giver, and people talk about the most unexpected of moments, gifts that were neither neatly wrapped nor intricately planned.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said immediately after Friday’s vote that the United States, which abstained on the issue, colluded with the United Nations. Some Israeli leaders expressed hope that President-elect Donald Trump would end what they call U.S. support for “Palestinian intransigence.”
The “Warm Arctic, Cold Continents” theory posits that cold air masses get swapped with warm air masses because of changes in large-scale atmospheric patterns.
At least one dancer voiced concern on social media, and a former member of the troupe said she supported a boycott, tweeting that they should “take a knee.”
Experts say alcohol ads and social media postings represent a profound cultural shift: Women in America are drinking far more, and far more frequently, than their mothers or grandmothers did.
The Morrises share a room in Fort Belvoir. (Bonnie Jo Mount/Post)
Through wars abroad and civil rights battles at home, through the assassination of a president and the rise of rock-and-roll — retired Army Col. George Morris, 94, and his wife, Eloise, 91, shared a bed. So now, as he lies in a hospital bed unable to say or do much, she lies beside him.
An employee at the Louisiana store said she noticed a women in the bathroom who was bleeding heavily. The baby girl is in stable condition.
“It hinges on the resurrection of Jesus,” Andrew Stanley, whose church in suburban Atlanta attracts 36,000 attendees, said in a sermon.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins in Chicago. (AP)
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