SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Donald Trump named a business advisory team earlier this month, there were no Silicon Valley names on it. Elon Musk to the rescue? Ahead of Wednesday’s big meeting with tech leaders, Trump’s team has named a couple of Bay Area CEOs to the incoming president’s business advisory team. Musk is […]
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USAThe controversy over FBI Director James Comey’s announcement of a new review into Hillary Clinton’s private email server just 11 days before the recent presidential election moved into federal court Tuesday with a hearing focused on the search warrant that gave FBI agents access to Clinton emails found on the computer of Anthony Weiner, the
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USALAS VEGAS (Press Release) — The Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action) has commended Israel and Nevada for signing a major Memorandum of Understanding, which will deepen cooperation between the two states in the area of water technology. The Israeli-American Coalition for Action worked intensively to encourage and support policymakers in Nevada and Israel
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Middle East, USAPresident-elect Donald Trump has chosen his secretary of the interior, Politico reported exclusively Tuesday, and it’s not Kanye West. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., was reportedly offered the job this week, though as of Tuesday afternoon Trump’s transition team had not put out a statement confirming his nomination. Zinke’s office would not comment on the news
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USACanadian actor Alan Thicke, best known for his role as the father Jason Seaver in the 1980s sitcom “Growing Pains,” died of a heart attack Tuesday. Thicke was 69 and suffered a cardiac arrest while playing hockey with his 19-year-old son Carter. A songwriter and producer in addition to being an actor and presenter, Thicke
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastIn 1915, the Aaronsohn siblings founded an espionage group in their village of Zichron Yaakov to help the Brits defeat the Turks. Outside of Israel, why was their tale whitewashed from history? By JP O’ Malley On December 11, 1917, the British imperial governor, General Sir Edmund Allenby, entered Jerusalem, placing the city under military
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle EastA Star Trek-inspired medical device gives us a glimpse of medicine’s future Paramount Television He’s dead, Jim! In so many ways, the gadgets seen in Star Trek remind us that the show is science fiction—a fantasy world inspired by the one we live in. And at times, the show can act as a glimpse into
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & BroadcastMitt Romney says the feeling is mutual after outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said he lost all respect for the former Massachusetts governor following his unsuccessful bid to be Donald Trump’s secretary of state. “Mitt Romney is somebody I had respect for,” Mr. Reid told The Huffington Post on Tuesday, shortly before Mr. Trump’s
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USAArabs have “wronged Islam and distorted the image of Muslims,” Saudi Prince Khaled Al-Faisal warned in a speech this week. The prince said Muslims should “not allow colonialism to return, or for divisions to prevail.” The prince’s remarks were brief and did not reference any recent events in the Arab world. It’s unclear what he
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Middle EastThe Eiffel Tower closed for a second day on Wednesday due to a strike over salaries and working conditions, in the latest blow to the French capital’s battered tourist industry. The monument’s management apologised to visitors stranded at the gates of the tower, lamenting an ill-timed blow to the city’s image. The strike comes as
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International, Travel and FoodPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, today met with members of the Azerbaijan Jewish community. (Tuesday, 13 December 2016), at the Or Avner Chabad Day School in Baku.They first met with pupils and sat with them for an open chat. Sara Netanyahu asked about their homes, Jewish customs at home and the study
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International, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned anti-Semitic lyrics in a newly released song by popular rapper Lupe Fiasco. In the song, “N.E.R.D.,” Fiasco rhymes about, “Artists getting robbed for their publishing by dirty Jewish execs who think that it’s alms from the covenant.” In response to a tweet from DJ
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAA woman referred to by fans as the “Saudi Rosa Parks” has been arrested for her refusal to wear a hijab or abaya in public. Saudi police arrested Monday a woman who fits the description of Malak al-Shehri, a social media star who posted pictures of herself in Riyadh wearing a black jacket and a
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that he will support confirmation of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, as Republican support for the pick solidified despite concerns about his close business ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Rex Tillerson’s decades of experience have been widely recognized for forward-looking strategic planning, managing international
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