Sikh community leaders are urging that hate crime charges be filed against two men who were arrested on suspicion of severely beating a Sikh man in Richmond, Calif., last month and cutting off some of his hair. Maan Singh Khalsa, 41, was attacked in what Sikh leaders say was a hate-motivated assaulted directed at Khalsa’s […]
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USAA spate of violent attacks in the disputed region of Kashmir between Pakistanis and Indians saw the two nuclear-armed nations potentially inch closer to war amid growing tensions over terrorism threats. Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said New Delhi would retaliate any attack on its territory as he visited Saturday the Indian-Pakistani border. “We never
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence returned to Charlotte on Monday for his campaign’s first rally since the disclosure of a video showing Donald Trump speaking about women in vulgar sexual terms � and threw his support fully behind the presidential nominee. “It’s been an interesting few days,” said Pence, who was
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USAFrench President François Hollande may cancel his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Paris next week after the Kremlin blocked a UN Security Council bid to end to the bombing of Aleppo, the French government said Monday. Putin is due to visit the French capital on October 19 to inaugurate a new Orthodox church
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International, Middle EastThe latest round of WikiLeaks documents released by founder Julian Assange shows members of Hillary Clinton’s team touting ABC News’ “perfect” use of its talking points. “This Week” moderator George Stephanopoulos was criticized in April 2015 for not disclosing ties to The Clinton Foundation before a contentious interview with “Clinton Cash” author Peter Schweizer. Mr.
WASHINGTON — Republicans faced a deepening split in their ranks Monday as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan declared he would no longer defend Donald Trump and instead focus the last four weeks of the presidential campaign on preserving the GOP’s majority in Congress. He urged fellow lawmakers to do whatever is necessary to win Nov.
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USACount 14-year NBA veteran and Miami Heat captain Udonis Haslem among the growing list of athletes who don’t appreciate Donald Trump referring to a taped 2005 conversation in which he bragged in lewd terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women as “locker room talk.” “Don’t throw us in there — we
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Sports & Competitions, USABy Morton A. Klein NEW YORK — Wikileaks recently exposed an email written by former White House official Stuart Eisenstadt that discussed the Obama administration’s deteriorating relationship with Israel and warned that: “There is a distinct possibility that the Administration may seek a new UN Security Council Resolution embodying the two-state, with [pre-] 1967 lines
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Middle East, USABy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts — In April of 2012, the California Association of Scholars, a division of the National Association of Scholars, prepared a report for the University of California Regents entitled, “A Crisis of Competence: The Corrupting Effect of Political Activism in the University of California.” In that report, the association
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, Califoria –With the Judgment pending (perceived as a moral threshold by most Jews, a time for cleansing souls), Yom Kippur is really one of the rare times of the year when our spiritual community actual ponders evil straight on. Most of the year, we’re thinking about good works. We’re just
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Jewish ReligionBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — It is all about the frontal cortex versus the limbic system—the front part of the brain in a constant struggle with the back part of the brain—whether being able to wait or demanding instant gratification. There are these two little selves in our brains, one saying, “I
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “It’s not the roar that makes the lion, it’s the pride.” Singer-songwriter Ben Scheuer has a one-man musical autobiography now playing at the Old Globe. Through story and song, Ben takes us on a deeply personal musical journey chronicling his life. His first ballad is a charming tale
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Mark D. Zimmerman NEW YORK — A committee of the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization chooses the list of names that will be given to hurricanes and cyclones around the world. One name that was selected by this group turned out to be controversial, and eventually was removed from the list. What was that name?
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday, Oct. 10, strongly condemned a rash of virulent anti-Semitic attacks levied against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman following an announcement that his office would open an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation. Since the September 14 announcement, Attorney General Schneiderman has been subjected to online
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