One by one, as members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team are publicly identified, security analysts say their emails, online data and past law firm communications could become targets for the types of cyberintrusions the team must investigate – a fear that could explain why officials have been reluctant to release their names. After an […]
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“You are never too old for a good story.” By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–The storyteller’s art is alive and well in the deep South, made all the more charming by its musical drawl and colorful colloquialisms. Big Fish is a magical, musical odyssey through a world of giants, witches, mermaids and werewolves. This is
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Rarely have I seen a house so packed on a Monday night as I did at the Lyceum Theatre on June 19, 2017. But Hershey Felder is a name that gets butts in the seats. This was Hershey Felder & Friends: “The Stories of Sholem Aleichem and more” one
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastCHICAGO (Press Release)–AJC is appalled that several Jewish participants in a gay pride parade in Chicago were told to leave the event because their flags had the Jewish Star of David. “In the heart of our city one of the most blatant incidents of anti-Semitism took place today at the Dyke March,” said AJC Chicago
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USAEditor’s Note: Rabbi Marmur wrote the following column just before the Israeli government decided to freeze implementation of egalitarian worship at the Western Wall. By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — I’m a member of the organization of Reform rabbis in Israel, and, together with my wife I belong to two Reform congregations in Jerusalem. I’m,
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastCongress is considering bipartisan legislation that would prohibit airlines from removing passengers from planes involuntarily once they have boarded. The efforts in both the House and Senate to bolster travelers’ rights come after a jarring incident on a United Airlines plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in April. “We’d like the airlines to understand what
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Travel and FoodLondon (dpa) – About 4,000 people from some 650 flats were evacuated overnight in north London to allow for urgent fire safety work to be done on the buildings, a local council said Saturday. The four high-rises that were evacuated are located in the borough of Camden’s Chalcots Estate, where inspectors determined the exterior cladding
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InternationalIt’s been a little over six years since Glen Campbell and his family shared the heartbreaking news that the legendary singer-songwriter had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Since then, Glen’s decline has been slow and steady, and in a recent interview with “Access Hollywood,” wife Kim shared a devastating update. “He’s in the late stages
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & EducationThe U.S.-led coalition’s strikes against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in two Syrian provinces killed 472 civilians in the last month, according to a monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a U.K.-based monitoring group that has an extensive network of contacts on the ground in Syria, said the toll was more than
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International, Middle East, USAWhile Queen Elizabeth II was traveling to Westminster this week for the State Opening of Parliament, someone happened to notice that she wasn’t wearing a seat belt as she rode by in her car, and they called the police over it. “999 call received reporting that the Queen isn’t wearing a seatbelt,” the West Yorkshire
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InternationalBeijing (dpa) – More than 120 people were missing Saturday after a landside triggered by heavy rain in south-western China buried dozens of homes, state media cited rescue authorities as saying. A search for survivors with more than 1,000 workers was underway in Xinmo village after approximately 62 homes there were buried by masses of
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Travel and FoodBernie Sanders’ wife, Jane Sanders, has reportedly hired lawyers following a federal investigation into her time as president of the now-defunct Burlington College in Vermont. She is accused of fraudulently obtaining a $10 million bank loan that was purportedly used to buy 33 acres of land for the school. But, the full story is a
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USARiyadh (dpa) – Saudi security forces late Friday said they had foiled a “imminent terrorist plot” targeting the Grand Mosque that houses Islam’s holiest site in the city of Mecca. The attack against the Grand Mosque was being planned by three terrorist groups: two based in Mecca and a third in the nearby city of
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Middle EastPresident Donald Trump appeared to confirm Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election while suggesting the Obama administration knew of Russian interference long before voters took to the polls. Other than calling the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s ties to certain members of his campaign a “total scam” and a “witch hunt,”
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