The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made. -Groucho Marx By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — On Sundays when I was a kid, local TV stations would show old black and white comedies like the Abbott & Costello, the Little Rascals and of course: […]
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastDon’t feel bad about pouring yourself that extra cup of joe tomorrow morning—it could actually be good for you. A study out Tuesday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who drank a cup of coffee a day were 12 percent less likely to die from cancer, stroke and diabetes as well
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Science, Medicine, & EducationI was an angry teenager — angry at home; angry at school; angry with theocracy; angry about injustice; angry about hypocrisy. I was especially angry with anyone I thought was trying to mold me into a model of their choosing, and there were many people hell-bent on doing exactly that. When living in a conservative
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsFirst son Donald Trump Jr. retained an attorney on Monday as fallout continued from his admission that he met with a Russian lawyer last summer who promised to dig up dirt on his father’s then-rival Hillary Clinton. Trump Jr. is being represented by Alan Futerfas, according to Reuters. Futerfas, based in New York City, is
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USAAs Democrats gear up for the 2018 election, they confront big challenges: Polls in the last election showed a general electorate that deeply distrusted the party’s leaders, while new surveys show the Democratic base has lost faith in government — and now many swing voters believe Democrats aim to help the wealthy. At the same
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Damon Runyon, best known for his short stories filled with shady characters, had a distinctive ear for language, particularly street slang. Guys and Dolls is all about his New York, not the touristy postcard parts like Times Square and Central Park, but midtown in the 1930s. It’s a seedier
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — When Israel’s Labor Party announced that its members would vote this month to elect a leader of the party, some ten people indicated that they’d stand against the incumbent Isaac Herzog. Hostile cynics commented that this might have been the total party membership. In fact, there’re more than fifty thousand
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Middle EastJustice Ministry committee wraps up year-long evaluation on punishing the clients of prostitutes, to present findings to Ayelet Shaked next week; other lawmakers not waiting By Marissa Newman Justice Ministry Director-General Emi Palmorl (2R) addresses a Knesset committee on July 10, 2017. (courtesy) Female lawmakers on Monday announced they would present legislation punishing the clients
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Middle EastTEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Labor Party on Monday elected political newcomer Avi Gabbay as its leader in hopes the former telecommunications executive will help unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gabbay won 52 percent of the vote in a runoff election against Amir Peretz, a Labor Party veteran and a former party chairman, who received
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Middle EastSEATTLE — The Seattle City Council unanimously approved an income tax on wealthy residents Monday, a move widely expected to draw a quick legal challenge as neither Washington state nor any of its cities collects an income tax. The measure applies a 2.25 percent tax on total income above $250,000 for individuals and above $500,000
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USAAssailant shot dead as he tried to stab soldiers after vehicular attack near Tekoa settlement, outside Bethlehem By Judah Ari Gross The scene of an apparent car-ramming attack on a highway in the central West Bank on July 10, 2017 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90) A soldier was moderately wounded in a suspected car ramming attack outside the
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Middle EastWASHINGTON — The White House on Monday flatly denied that any Trump campaign officials colluded with the Russian government to influence the election, while referring most questions about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Kremlin-backed lawyer to outside attorneys. Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders instead pointed to what she said was a
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International, USAThe United States of America were much less divided just two years ago, when the majority of citizens largely agreed on some fundamental beliefs across party lines: of those, that higher education leads to a better nation. But in 2017, where it seems even nonpartisan issues and institutions have become boxed into sets of beliefs
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