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... Judy Woodruff: In the day's other news, the government of Turkey says President Trump has agreed to stop arming Kurdish fighters in Syria. The foreign minister says Mr. Trump made the pledge in a phone call to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Later, the White House informed Erdogan of ...
... actually the first president to receive a turkey from the National Turkey Federation seventy years ago. So, who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Lincoln, it appears, was the first on record, but it was a Christmas turkey that his son had taken a liking to. President John ...
... Thanksgiving dishes. Despite vociferous ad campaigns, few associate Welch’s grape juice or Diamond walnuts with Thanksgiving today. But those early 20th-century ads for turkey clearly resonated: Today, nearly 88 percent of U.S. households have turkey on Thanksgiving, and approximately 20 percent of the turkeys consumed in any ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wielded his pardon power Tuesday to spare a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster, joking that he would also let last year's turkey pardons stand despite his penchant for overturning Obama-era orders. In a brief and humorous White House ceremony, Trump extended the ...
... that some groups may be provoked by LGBTI events and take action against participants because of "certain social sensitivities." Although homosexuality isn't banned in Turkey and numerous LGBTI associations are legally registered with the state, rights activists say LGBTI individuals face discrimination and stigma. Two Ankara-based LGBTI associations ...
ISTANBUL — The U.S. said Sunday it was suspending non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities in Turkey following the arrest of a consulate employee, prompting Turkey to halt visa services in the U.S. The U.S. Embassy in the capital of Ankara tweeted a statement from the ...
... but the author has in the past written about the mass killing of Armenians in Turkey in 1915. The killings are a sensitive subject in Turkey, which rejects the widespread view that they constituted genocide. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a statement "it would be terrible if Turkey ...
... New Sultan: Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey." He joins me now from Washington. So, in this one year period, what's happened to Turkey? SONER CAGAPTAY, WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: Turkey has actually not become more democratic unfortunately, although the coup was presented. It has become ...
ISTANBUL — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday acknowledged severe strains in U.S.-Turkey relations, although he said he is hopeful of mending ties with the NATO ally and partner in the anti-Islamic State coalition. He also said he hoped that the U.S. and Turkey ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Turkey on Friday rejected a key demand by several Arab states involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara has no plans to shut down its military base in the small Gulf country. The demand that Turkey pull out its forces was one of a ...
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