Ousmane Sow, a luminary figure of African contemporary art, died early Thursday morning in Dakar. He was 81. “He takes with him the dreams and the plans that his body, too tired, did not wish to follow,” Sow’s family told Agence France-Presse. Born in the Senegalese capital of Dakar in 1935, Sow was one of […]
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorialsA teenager from Washington state has become the seventh “faithless elector” to attempt to prevent Donald Trump from becoming the President of the United States. Levi Guerra, 19, from Vancouver will join the ranks of the so-called “Hamilton electors.” Guerra is one of the 12 electors in Washington state who have been mandated to vote
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USATo its credit, France is one of the first countries in Europe to ban economic boycotts of Israel. To its shame, France is the first European country to implement a 2015 European Union decision to label Israeli products from Judea and Samaria—the West Bank—and the Golan Heights. Who, besides France’s Jewish community—already diminished by the
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International, Middle EastIncoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants the U.S. government to exert closer scrutiny of China’s Dalian Wanda Group, an entertainment conglomerate with ties to the Communist government in Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Wanda Group has been on a buying binge in the past few years, snapping up American and European
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Spider-Man is Jewish At the risk of boring devotees of the flagship character and corporate mascot of Marvel comic books and of the hugely successful Spider-Man movie franchise, those who know the origin story much better than I do, the Spider-Man narrative begins with Peter Parker who becomes
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcasthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sachs
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Travel and FoodItaly’s Emma Morano, thought to be the world’s oldest person and the last to be born in the 19th century, celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday. Friends, neighbours and her doctor gathered in her small apartment on the shores of Lake Maggiore, to mark the latest milestone, presenting her with a large birthday cake Ms
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationAmerican tennis ace Serena Williams has written an open letter addressing the barriers that still hold female athletes back. Urging young women to pursue their dreams and overcome sexism, Williams says girls must reject the notion that their gender is somehow a flaw. “To all incredible women who strive for excellence,” the sporting icon’s letter
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Sports & Competitions, USAYesterday was a day of loss for the cast and crew of CBS drama “Hawaii Five-O.” Keo Woolford, who played Detective James Chang on the series, passed away at the age of 49. Woolford died on Monday afternoon at Pali Momi Medical Center in Oahu, Hawaii, three days after suffering from a severe stroke, People
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIf you compare Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career to Donald Trump’s, you will realize that they have gone in the opposite directions. While Trump moved from hosting a reality TV series to becoming the President of the United States of America, 68-year-old Schwarzenegger went from becoming the Governor of California to becoming the host of “Celebrity Apprentice.”
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAKeith Papini, the husband of California woman Sherri Papini, 34, who went on a jog and mysteriously disappeared a little over three weeks ago, is speaking out for the first time since the mother of two was found bound beaten on the side of the road around 4:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving day. On Tuesday, Keith
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Muslims to help protect Jerusalem and support the Palestinian cause. The 62-year-old leader took a tough stance against Israel at a time when Turkey is looking to improve ties between the two nations, ending nearly six years of hostilities. “It is the common duty of all Muslims to embrace
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Middle EastU.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Steven Mnuchin as his Treasury secretary as soon as Wednesday, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The 53-year-old Mnuchin, who was born to a Jewish family, has no government experience but served as the national finance chairman for Trump”s campaign. He began his career at Goldman
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USAThe annual meeting between the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Vatican ended Wednesday. This year’s meeting was focused on efforts to achieve peace in light of the rising amount of violence committed in the name of religion. The statement of the ‘Joint Commission of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s Delegation for Relations with the
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