Eben Blake

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Eben Blake is an intern covering general affairs at IBTimes in New York City. He is currently pursuing a degree in English and History at Brown University and previously worked at The Brown Daily Herald as the Arts and Culture Editor.

Germany To Inaugurate First Holocaust Professorship At Goethe University

"Seventy years after the end of the Holocaust, this is a long overdue step."

Obama Administration In 'Final Stages' Of Drafting Plan To Close Guantanamo Bay Prison

“This is a goal that the entire national security team is working together to fulfill,” President Obama's counterterrorism adviser said.

Nigerian President Says United States Weapons Ban Helps ISIS Affiliate Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari criticized the U.S. law forbidding the provision of weapons to the Nigerian army because of past human rights violations.

Climate Change In France: Energy Law Reducing Carbon Emissions And Nuclear Dependency To Be Approved By French Parliament

“It’s the most advanced law of its kind among industrial countries.”

French President François Hollande Says Global Climate Deal 'Must Be Found'

Reaching a worthwhile deal would require "forsaking the use of 80 percent of the fossil-based energy resources to which we still have easy access."

Citibank Credit Cards: Bank To Pay $700M In Consumer Relief For Illegal Practices

"We continue to uncover illegal credit card add-on practices that are costing unknowing consumers millions of dollars," a federal consumer watchdog said.

France Foreign Minister To Visit Iran 'Next Week,' Talks With Iranian President Rouhani Expected

"I find it completely normal that after this historic deal was signed, France and Iran should restart normal relations," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

A&P, Pathmark Bankruptcy: Chapter 11 Filed By Supermarket Chain

The parent company says it is in talks with Acme Markets Inc. to acquire its assets.

South Carolina Confederate Controversy: Monuments Will Not Be Removed, House Speaker Says

"The South Carolina House of Representatives will not engage in or debates the specifics of public monuments, memorials, state buildings, road names or any other historical markers."

Chattanooga Shooter Used Assault Weapon, AK-47 Style Gun, With 30 Round Magazine

"He had a big, huge, high-powered rifle," said Gina Mule of Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez. "There had to be 20 to 30 shots."

Chattanooga Shooting: Donald Trump Blasts Military Gun-Free Zones, Says Soldiers Should Have Been Armed

"They were sitting there and they were just targets for this madman," the GOP presidential candidate said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Under Kim Jong Un, Propaganda Builds Around North Korean Local Elections

"I don't understand why [the authorities] need to blast so much propaganda when all are required to vote yes," a source said.

Israeli Special Forces Assassinated Syrian Military Official, According To Snowden NSA Leak

The NSA likely acquired the information about the assassination through surveillance of Israeli communication signals.

Immigration Reform 2015: Undocumented Immigrants Should Be Deported Quickly, Claims New Senate Bill

"It is simply irresponsible to release known criminals into the public because their court hearings take years to process."

Senator Tom Cotton Says Iran Deal Supporters Put 'Political Fate In The Hands Of the Ayatollah' [AUDIO]

"If Iran gets a nuclear weapon in a year, or five years, or 10 years, the American people will want to know who supported the deal that gave them that nuclear weapon...and they will hold that person accountable."

President Barack Obama To Commute Dozens Of Sentences Of Nonviolent Drug Offenders Despite History Of Granting Few Pardons

"The president believes strongly that the ability to petition for clemency is a critical component of our criminal justice system."

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Election 2016: Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Endorsed By American Federation Of Teachers

"In vision, in experience and in leadership, Hillary Clinton is the champion working families need in the White House," AFT President Randi Weingarten said.

Suicide Bombing In Chad: Boko Haram Suspected, At Least 17 People Killed

Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility for the attack Saturday, but a police source says there is "no doubt" it was carried out by the militant group.

Police Arrest Armed Man Barricaded In Dallas Omni Hotel

The man was taken into custody and a mental evaluation was ordered.

Watch Live: Donald Trump Speaks At FreedomFest In Las Vegas Live Stream

Donald Trump also described Hillary Clinton as "the worst secretary of state in the history" of the United States.

Panda Mei Xiang Pregnant? National Zoo's Bear Could Be Expecting But It's 'Too Early To Tell'

If giant panda Mei Xiang is pregnant, it would her third cub.

Most Girls In Juvenile Detention Have Been Physically Or Sexually Abused, Report Finds

"It's victim-blaming of the worst kind," said Lindsey Rosenthaal, one of the authors of the study.

Putin Aide Presses Russians To Quit Facebook Amid Battle Over Ukrainian Slur

Facebook banned several prominent Russian journalists and bloggers for using a slur for Ukrainians, leading many to delete their accounts.

Vladimir Putin Is Trying To Increase Russian Influence In The Arctic Circle

Russia Doubling Military Troops on Novaya Zemlya In Arctic by 2020

Encompassing two Russian nuclear test sites used during the Cold War, Novaya Zemlya is one of the northeasternmost points in all of Europe.

Undocumented Immigrants Worry About Safety, Deportation After San Francisco Shooting

"We have lived here for years and yet we are considered violent and are treated like the worst in society."

Cristina Kirchner Scandal: Jewish Argentinians Troubled By President's Anti-Semitic Comparison

"I said, you have to read 'The Merchant of Venice' to understand the vulture funds," Kirchner tweeted.

Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Quotes Sophocles: What Do Ancient Greek Playwrights And Philosophers Say About Debt?

“Sophocles taught us that the greatest of all human laws is justice … and I think that is something we have to remember,” Tsipras told the European Parliament.