Relationship rebuild trust

On Monday, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton gave a full-throated defense of Israel and continuing cooperation between the U.S. and its longtime Middle Eastern ally before an audience at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C. AIPAC is the largest pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States. The event was attended by many U.S. lawmakers. Below is the full text of Clinton's remarks, as provided by the Clinton campaign. "Thank you so much. It is wonderful to be here and see so many friends. I've spoken at a lot of AIPAC conferences in the past, but this has to be one of the biggest yet. And there are so many young people here – thousands of college students from hundreds of campuses across the country. I think we should all give them a hand for being here and beginning their commitment to this important cause! You will keep the U.S.-Israel relationship going strong. As a Senator from New York and Secretary of State, I've had the privilege of working … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton slams Donald Trump at AIPAC: “We need steady hands” in the White House

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 9 Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 9 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com The woman set to become Finland's next prime minister will break the mold not just for becoming the country's third female in the top role, but also the world's youngest leader. Finland's ruling Social Democratic Party council voted 32-29 late Sunday to name 34-year-old Sanna Marin over rival Antti Lindtman to take over the government's top post from incumbent Antti Rinne, who quit last week. Marin, who currently serves as the country's transport and communications minister, will be sworn in this week. UK BREXIT ENVOY IN DC QUITS, SLAMS GOVERNMENT FOR ‘HALF TRUTHS’ DAYS BEFORE ELECTION A lawmaker since 2015, the 34-year-old will head a center-left coalition of five parties.  All of her four coalition partners are led by women — four of whom are in their 30s. Talking to reporters on Sunday, the … [Read more...] about Finland’s Sanna Marin, 34, to become world’s youngest prime minister

ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Spotswood College principal Nicola Ngarewa talks about the first year of their student-centred curriculum. Hacked and held for ransom, facing up to a serious health scare and losing a senior staff leader to another school are testing situations in their own right. But try dealing with all three during the most transformative year in the history of New Plymouth's Spotswood College.  This year the decile 5 high school of nearly 800 students left behind the traditional, subject-driven timetable and launched into the education model known as DisruptED, which aims to give students the ability to take charge of their education and prepare them for the future of work. The curriculum shake-up was initially met with some trepidation from students and the school community but it was hardly a bolt out of the blue. Spotswood College's board of trustees had turned its mind to the need to do things differently and the shift to the new learning … [Read more...] about Spotswood College: A school’s year of challenges and change