A new ad put out by America’s biggest gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, has been compared to an extremist recruitment video by terrorism experts. “They use their media to assassinate real news. They use their schools to teach children that their president is another Hitler,” says a new NRA recruitment video published in early […]
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USAFast Girl: a Life Spent Running From Madness by Suzy Favor Hamilton; HarperCollins (c) 2015. By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — This book was recommended to me with the assurance that the story it contained was interesting and even enlightening. I’m not quite sure about that. I don’t happen to find copious detail about the
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VideosIn honor of what would have been Princess Diana’s 56th birthday, her two sons Prince William and Prince Harry have announced that they will lead a special, private ceremony to rededicate her grave. “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will attend a private service to rededicate the grave of Diana, Princess of
WASHINGTON — Sanctuary cities would have a tougher time protecting undocumented immigrants. Immigrants who try to re-enter the country illegally would find stiffer punishment. That’s the sort of get-tough-on-immigration policies President Donald Trump has eagerly sought, and Thursday, the House went along, largely on party-line votes. It approved two measures to implement his plan; the
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International, USAAttack apparently related to ransomware affecting computers worldwide; officials say no damage done as attempt dealt with ‘immediately’ By Shoshanna Solomon A monitor making sure vital signs of the patient are in check during open heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon , September 12, 2011. (Illustrative photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90) Several Israeli hospitals were
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPresident Donald Trump Thursday tweeted harsh insults at a cable host he no longer likes, attacking her personal appearance by claiming she had cosmetic surgery. If that’s not cyberbullying it at least seems like it, which is odd, since first lady Melania Trump has made anti-cyberbullying her principal cause in the White House. The president
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USAPHILADELPHIA — Seth Williams resigned as Philadelphia’s district attorney and was led out of court in handcuffs Thursday after abruptly ending his trial on federal bribery charges with a guilty plea. Williams, who saw embarrassing details about his messy personal life and financial struggles dragged out into open court during the nearly two-week trial, pleaded
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USAPresident Trump has nominated Indiana’s health commissioner, Dr. Jerome Adams, to be the next surgeon general, the White House announced Thursday. If confirmed, Adams would replace Dr. Vivek Murthy, who was ousted by the Trump administration in April. Adams was appointed to his current post in Indiana by Vice President Mike Pence when he was
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SAN DIEGO — Melanie Rubin, our license plate maven, found this combination of the lucky 18 (for Chai , life ) and a driver’s initials.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireVisiting reporters covering Tel Aviv’s annual Cyber Week say they were asked to strip, and their equipment broken by guards By Tamar Pileggi Turkish journalist Seyma Eraz meets with Communications Minister Ayoub Kara at his office in the Knesset, in Jerusalem on June 27, 2017. (Communications ministry) Israeli officials apologized to a trio of Turkish
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Middle EastDavid Horowitz According to a recent study conducted by the “Brand Israel Group,” support for Israel among Jewish college students has dropped 27% in the last 6 years. This mirrors a smaller but still significant drop in support among Americans generally, from 76% to 62%. According to Fern Oppenheim, the founder of the Brand Israel
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USASecretary of State Rex Tillerson lit into top Trump administration staffers during a meeting in White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus’ office last Friday. Tillerson—widely known for his sober, unflappable demeanor—was riled by what he saw as White House meddling in staffing the State Department. The department is still missing more than a hundred
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International, USAPanel shaves 16 months off 27-month sentence, decides probe into divulging of secret info in memoir not relevant; unclear if prosecution will appeal By Times of Israel staff Former prime minister Ehud Olmert is seen departing Maasiyahu Prison in Ramle on July 11, 2016, for his first leave from prison since he began his 19-month
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