Rio Ribaya

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  Russia poses greatest threat to US national security, joint chiefs nominee tells Senate

  Rio Ribaya | Sat 11 Jul 2015 14:48 BST

  Russia is the greatest threat to the national security in the United States, a presidential nominee to a key position in U.S. Department of Defense said.

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  Donald Trump overtakes Jeb Bush to lead a Republican national poll for the 1st time

  Rio Ribaya | Sat 11 Jul 2015 14:15 BST

  For the first time since announcing his White House bid, real-estate mogul Donald Trump has finally overtaken former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in a national poll in what seems to be a statistical vindication for his anti-Mexican remarks.

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  Citing decreasing resources, US Army plans to lay off 60,000 soldiers, civilian workers

  Rio Ribaya | Fri 10 Jul 2015 11:15 BST

  Almost 60,000 soldiers and civilian personnel in the U.S. Army are expected to lose their jobs in the next two years as the Obama administration contemplates the next move it should take against militants from the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq.

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  Two-thirds of Republicans oppose gay marriage ruling by Supreme Court—poll

  Rio Ribaya | Fri 10 Jul 2015 10:47 BST

  Less than two-thirds of the Republican Party actually thinks that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made a wrong decision in allowing gay marriage in all 50 American states last week, an online poll revealed.

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  Donald Trump leads Republican race in North Carolina, 4 points ahead of Jeb Bush

  Rio Ribaya | Fri 10 Jul 2015 9:58 BST

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump has been the "top choice" for the Republican nomination in North Carolina, the latest survey from a left-leaning polling body revealed on Wednesday.

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  South Carolina senator uses flag debate to denounce 'abomination' of gay marriage

  Rio Ribaya | Fri 10 Jul 2015 8:06 BST

  It took more than a week before South Carolina Senator Lee Bright could express his disappointment with Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for finally allowing same-sex marriage in all 50 American states.

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  'Commitment to God first': Pastor wants Christian flag to fly above American flag

  Rio Ribaya | Thu 9 Jul 2015 9:44 BST

  A pastor in North Carolina has begun a campaign that urges church believers to fly the Christian flag above the American flag in a bid to revive the traditional Christian values in the United States.

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  Muslims offer help to Christians as they raise funds to rebuild burnt US churches

  Rio Ribaya | Thu 9 Jul 2015 8:29 BST

  A group made up of different Muslim organizations has lit up a spark of hope for Christian communities, who were affected by the recent spate of fires that razed predominantly African-American churches across United States.

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  South Sudanese model Nykhor Paul hits racism of 'white people in fashion world'

  Rio Ribaya | Wed 8 Jul 2015 10:11 BST

  A South Sudanese model has been drawing more attention not just because of her good looks, but also voicing out important issues like racism in the fashion industry.

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  Despite huge lead in polls, Hillary Clinton sees threat from Dem rival Bernie Sanders

  Rio Ribaya | Wed 8 Jul 2015 9:21 BST

  The camp of Hillary Clinton is not going easy on her campaign strategy even though she is leading other Democrat presidential hopefuls by more than 40 points in a recent CNN national polls released on July 1, her top aides revealed on Monday.

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  Jeb Bush now has clear lead in Republican presidential derby, 2 national polls show

  Rio Ribaya | Tue 7 Jul 2015 18:18 BST

  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has made a leap in his campaign run for the White House, leading the list of Republican presidential contenders in at least two national polls released on Monday.

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  Hillary Clinton accuses China of 'hacking into everything that doesn't move in US'

  Rio Ribaya | Tue 7 Jul 2015 8:22 BST

  Former U.S. State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton has accused China of stealing commercial secrets and government information, adding that the economic giant is "trying to hack into everything that doesn't move in America."

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  Donald Trump gets rare praise from rival who 'salutes' him on his Mexican remarks

  Rio Ribaya | Tue 7 Jul 2015 8:14 BST

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump has earned the respect of one of the Republican presidential nominees he is running against despite the financial setbacks he continues to deal with following the comments he earlier made against Mexicans.

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  Pope Francis brings message of hope as he lands in Ecuador to start Latin America trip

  Rio Ribaya | Mon 6 Jul 2015 12:17 BST

  Pope Francis has begun his week-long visit in three countries in South America on Sunday afternoon, arriving in Ecuador where he was greeted by a youth orchestra and a long line of Catholic crowd from the airport to Quinto.

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  J&J hit for featuring gays in its ad on changing face of modern US families

  Rio Ribaya | Sat 27 Jun 2015 5:36 BST

  A group that advocates morality and conservatism in the American mainstream media warned Johnson & Johnson (J&J) would regret the new marketing campaign it recently launched for its pain-killer medicine, Tylenol.