By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The 2017 San Diego International Fringe Festival has completed its fifth year. Ours isn’t the largest or most famous, but ours is the only bi-national fringe with venues in Tijuana participating. With 500 shows to choose from, no one can see everything. But I can give a few […]
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIsrael’s envoy Danny Danon and capital’s Mayor Nir Barkat lead diplomats on visit to archaeological site believed to be home of biblical king By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, center, gestures as Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon, second right, looks on during a visit by UN ambassadors from nine
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International, Middle EastThe tragic story of a 10-month old British baby who is on life support in a London hospital has focused a spotlight on an often-fatal rare genetic disease called mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome. The case even caught the attention of President Trump on Monday, who tweeted that “if we can help” the boy, Charlie Gard,
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday touted the “great jobs numbers” since he took office — numbers that his own administration’s official statistics show aren’t all that great. Trump said in a tweet that “at some point the Fake News will be forced to discuss our great jobs numbers, strong economy” and other successes
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USANorth Korea on Monday celebrated the anniversary of its strategic force in charge of missile development, saying that its missiles can hit any target in a speedy and accurate manner. But this year, Pyongyang refrained from delivering a bellicose message against the United States as it is apparently gauging Seoul and Washington’s new North Korea
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International, USAThree car bombs exploded in Damascus on Sunday, state media reported, and 20 were killed in one of the blasts, authorities said, the biggest such attack in the Syrian capital since a series of suicide attacks in March. One of the suicide bombers blew himself up in Tahrir square in central Damascus after being encircled
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Middle EastBEDFORD, Ohio — The Republicans’ signature health care bill was in peril in Congress and President Donald Trump was busy warring against media foes on Twitter. Vice President Mike Pence, wearing a brown suit and his usual earnest expression, was far from the fray last week, here at a warehouse outside Cleveland amid metal rods
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USAMIAMI — Florida’s updated “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law is unconstitutional, a Miami judge ruled on Monday. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that lawmakers overstepped their authority in creating the law this year that forces prosecutors to disprove a defendant’s self-defense claim at a pre-trial hearing. The judge ruled that under Florida’s constitution, that
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Coimmittee (AJC) denounced the United Church of Christ (UCC) for adopting a resolution that criticizes Israel but ignores Palestinian leadership responsibility for the human rights of Palestinian children. The resolution, “A Call for the United Church of Christ to Advocate for the Rights of Children Living Under
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Middle East, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski found herself in the middle of a media controversy last week, as President Trump attacked her and her co-host (and fiancé) Joe Scarborough in a Twitter storm that has brought much criticism of Trump for his insulting and misogynistic words. What Jewish-related controversy has
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireHolocaust memorial vandalized, anti-Jewish flyers placed on cars in Lakewood, as incidents seen tied to recent arrest of Jewish couples; authorities offer reward, call vandalism ‘sickening’ By Times of Israel staff An anti-Semitic banner draped over a Holocaust memorial in Lakewood, New Jersey, July 2, 2017. Courtesy ADL) A Holocaust memorial outside a synagogue in
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USACairo (dpa) – Four Arab countries have agreed to give Qatar 48 more hours, in a deadline extension proposed by Kuwait, for the Gulf emirate to comply with a list of demands, local media reported early Monday. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt agreed to extend the deadline after Kuwait’s government
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Middle EastThe Supreme Court has ruled that making a woman immerse under supervision is an invasion of privacy, so why must they fill out ‘permission slips’ to dip? By Yaakov Schwartz Lea was standing in only a towel when the ritual bath attendant barred the 32-year-old’s way, saying she must fill out a waiver before entering
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastIn the months since he has taken office, President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has taken a beating. RELATED: Alec Baldwin reveals when he may call it quits as President Donald Trump on “SNLâ€� Trump’s star in Hollywood is covered with resistance stickers h/t @latimes instagram pic.twitter.com/oLRi1oy1Kw — Saba Hamedy (@saba_h)