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Polish parliament rejects proposal for near-total ban on abortion

Polish lawmakers have withdrawn draft legislation that would have introduced a near-total ban on abortion. 352 members of the parliament rejected the proposed legislation, which would further restrict Poland’s already tight legislation on the termination of pregnancy. 58 lawmakers backed the proposed law. The about-turn in the vote marks the first major domestic setback for […]

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International

The Latest Swing State Polls

The Trump train isn’t off the tracks — but it’s wobbling. Republican nominee Donald Trump has ceded ground to his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, in both state and national polls ahead of Sunday’s second presidential debate. This might be because of a strong first debate performance from Clinton, who convincingly won the event in the

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USA

Donald Trump’s Tax Records

It wasn’t just 1995. Five years of tax information from the 1970s that Donald Trump provided to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety show mismanagement and losses that could have pushed him into personal bankruptcy—but for the largesse of his Dad. The recent report in The New York Times that a loss

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USA

Who gets credit for Pence’s debate performance? Trump does, says Trump

HENDERSON, Nev. — Donald Trump on Wednesday took credit for the widely praised debate performance of his running mate, Mike Pence, during the vice presidential debate, saying that it demonstrated his leadership skills. “Mike Pence did an incredible and I’m getting a lot of credit because that’s really my first so-called choice, that was my

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USA

The US sharply criticizes Israel for new West Bank settlements

Washington (dpa) – The United States on Wednesday sharply criticized the Israeli government’s approval of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The move further reduces the chances for a two-state solution, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in statement. “This settlement’s location deep in the West Bank, far closer to Jordan than Israel,

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USA

Deborah Lipstadt’s libel suit by Holocaust denier dramatized in ‘Denial’ with Rachel Weisz

“History has had its day in court and scored a crushing victory.” – The London Times, April 14, 2000 If there is anything Dr. Deborah Lipstadt affirms after being sued for libel by a Holocaust denier, it is that there is a vast difference between truth and opinion. The professor of modern Jewish history and

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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Huma Abedin Email Attacked Jewish Group

Huma Abedin, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s closest aide, urged former President Bill Clinton in 2009 to reject a speaking invitation before the American Israel Public Affairs Council (AIPAC), asking his assistant in an email, do “u really want to consider sending him into that crowd?” Abedin’s comment about “that crowd” has sparked anger and consternation

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USA

‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ heckler derails former president’s Ohio speech for Hillary

Former president Bill Clinton’s past came back to haunt him in Ohio on Wednesday when a female heckler appeared at one of his events. Mr. Clinton was trying to trying to support his wife’s presidential campaign with a speech on the economy while in Canton when a woman began chanting, “Bill Clinton is a rapist.”

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USA

Kaine wows crowd at Sheet Metal Workers hall in South Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine told supporters gathered at a South Philadelphia union hall Wednesday night that his and Hillary Clinton’s campaign is one of underdogs and encouraged everyone to vote for their ticket in November. He called the race “close” and said that anything can happen in 34 days. “Hillary Clinton

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USA

Mall of America takes bold stand by closing on Thanksgiving this year

MINNEAPOLIS — Bucking the trend in recent years of Black Friday shopping encroaching into Thanksgiving, the nation’s biggest mall has decided not to open on the holiday this year. The Mall of America notified its employees and tenants Wednesday morning that it will close the mall — including Nickelodeon Universe and even its movie theaters

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USA

VP debate creates a rising new star — perhaps for 2020

ARLINGTON, Va. — Jess Wetterau, a registered Republican, was leaning to Hillary Clinton. Then she watched Mike Pence in Tuesday’s vice presidential debate. “I’m really impressed by Pence,” said the 24-year-old finance analyst from Arlington. She’s not going to vote for Donald Trump. But as many others did Tuesday, Wetterau found that Pence instantly became

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USA

Keeping Arab – Israeli tensions in perspective

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It isn’t easy summarizing the relationships between Jews and Arabs in Israel, or extending that to Israeli Jews and Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza. Animosity is more apparent than accommodation in most summaries of Israeli and Palestinian history. Yet accommodation has been more apparent than bloodshed. There has been

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