Donald H. Harrison

Mexico’s Goverment Replied To Donald Trump’s ‘Most Violent Country’ Tweet

President Donald Trump claimed on his Twitter account that Mexico is the second deadliest country in the world, but Mexico’s government clapped back to his statement. “Mexico was just ranked the second deadliest country in the world, after only Syria,” Trump wrote. “Drug trade is largely the cause. We will BUILD THE WALL!” Hours after […]

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International, USA

Why Canada is ‘better’ than the US – and why it isn’t

The Maple Leaf or the Stars and Stripes? Whoever lives in or visits North America may perceive many similarities between the US and Canada. However, data shows that on healthcare and crime, the Canadians have a distinct edge over their neighbours. Ottawa (dpa) – Fewer weapons. Fewer murders. Far more comprehensive health care coverage. The

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International, USA

Turkey jails more journalists than any other nation. Those in detention are all terrorists, Erdogan says.

Ten months in prison have provided Ahmet Altan with plenty of time to pore over the evidence meant to link him and his brother Mehmet to a plot aiming to overthrow the Turkish government. His work as a journalist aside, he eventually concluded, the state’s proof rested on a single assertion. “We are said to

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International, Middle East

Researchers say we have three years to act on climate change before it’s too late

If we want a smooth transition into a sustainable future, we need to act fast. A comment article in the journal Nature says we have to act fast if we hope for a painless transition to a low-carbon society. Pexel If you want to lose 10 pounds by a certain date there are, broadly speaking,

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The World We Share

When men and women prayed together at the Western Wall

A brief history of Jewish worship at Judaism’s holiest place of prayer, where, until it came under Israeli jurisdiction, a mixing of genders was the norm By Amanda Borschel-Dan From the mid-1800s, photographs of Jews praying together at the Western Wall became common on the walls of houses across the Western world. Today, a rich

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

US congressmen lament divisive Western Wall prayer plaza decision

Democrats Jerrold Nadler and Ted Deutch say they have been swamped with complaints from American Jews By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York. (Courtesy) Two Jewish American congressman said they are being flooded with complaints about an Israeli government decision to back out of an agreement over a new

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Dissident officer steals helicopter, fires shots and throws grenades on Venezuelan government buildings

CARACAS, Venezuela—An officer with the nation’s leading law enforcement agency hijacked a helicopter Tuesday afternoon and hurled grenades as it flew over Venezuela’s presidential palace, Foreign Ministry and the Supreme Court building in an episode that President Nicolas Maduro described as a “terrorist attack.” The chopper pilot was identified as Oscar Perez, an official with

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International

Trump accepts Macron’s invitation to Bastille Day parade in Paris

Paris (dpa) – US President Donald Trump will attend the Bastille Day parade in Paris on July 14 alongside his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. The Elysee Palace and the White House on Wednesday both confirmed that Trump had accepted the French president’s invitation. The two leaders, who both took office this year, have until now

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International, USA

Ultra-Orthodox threaten to bolt goverment if conversion bill endangered

Head of United Torah Judaism faction sneers that Reform Jews ‘wouldn’t get 1,000 votes in an Israeli election’ By Sue Surkes Health Minister Yaakov Litzman attends a conference in Jerusalem, February 16, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Health Minister Yaakov Litzman on Wednesday threatened to take his party out of the governing coalition if a bill cementing

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

President Trump singles out Irish journalist to comment on her ‘nice smile’

An exchange in the Oval Office on Tuesday played out like a boardroom elimination on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” as President Donald Trump dropped everything to comment on an Irish reporter’s “nice smile.” RTE Washington correspondent Caitriona Perry was singled out while she and several members of the press visited the White House to cover Trump’s

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International, USA

Cubs visit with Donald Trump at White House: ‘This is a great team’

WASHINGTON — Just more than five months after a robust East Room celebration with President Barack Obama, several Cubs players, coaches and executives held a more modest celebration in the West Wing with President Donald Trump Wednesday. “This is a great team,” Trump told reporters of the 2016 World Series champions as he chatted with

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Army nabs would-be stabber at Bethlehem checkpoint

Border Police arrest 36-year-old woman with knife, cops say she confessed to planning to carry out attack in Jerusalem By Times of Israel staff Illustrative image of Palestinians crossing the Bethlehem checkpoint, on June 23, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90) A Palestinian woman was detained Wednesday while trying to cross a West Bank checkpoint with a knife,

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Middle East

Thomas Homan calls for Kate’s Law, immigration crackdown on sanctuary cities

The head of the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement teared up at a White House press briefing Wednesday describing how he found a dead five-year-old boy in the back of a tractor trailer smuggling illegal immigrants – one of the often overlooked victims of lax immigration laws, he said. The little boy who died of

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International, USA