Donald H. Harrison

From Trump to Trudeau — Rosh Hashanah greetings roll in

New year’s greetings poured in from around the world Sunday as Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah — the beginning of the year 5777. President Barack Obama reflected on the “great privilege” of working with the Jewish community in his final Rosh Hashanah message as president. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, also delivered Rosh Hashanah […]

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International, Jewish Religion

Biologist Wins Nobel Prize For Work On Cellular Recycling Process

On Monday, it was announced that Tokyo-based cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has received the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or science for his research on the cellular “recycling” process known as autophagy. Ohsumi’s discoveries, made over the course of decades of research, are paving the way for new approaches to treating diseases, from cancer to

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

The faith that makes Pence so popular on the right makes him a zealot to the left

YORK, Pa. — A lot of conservatives have had trouble enthusiastically embracing Donald Trump. Then came Mike Pence. “I love Pence,” said Bill Lytle, a contractor from York who supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s unsuccessful presidential bid. “He’s helped me as a conservative Republican see there’s balance on the ticket.” When Pence squares off against

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USA

Biden calls Trump ‘dangerously uninformed’ at Orlando rally

ORLANDO, Fla. — Vice President Joe Biden ripped into Donald Trump at a Hillary Clinton campaign event Monday in Orlando, calling the Republican nominee “dangerously uninformed.” “Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a major presidential candidate who has been less informed,” Biden said to a crowd of 400

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USA

Senator to push bill to let Wells Fargo customers sue over unauthorized accounts

WASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Monday he plans to push legislation that would allow Wells Fargo & Co. customers to sue the bank over unauthorized accounts opened by employees trying to meet aggressive sales quotas. The escalating scandal also drew the attention of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who in a speech criticized

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USA

Supreme Court set to decide cases on insider trading, death penalty and aid to church schools

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court begins hearing cases this week, but none of them looks to be a high-profile legal dispute that will split the eight justices. Here are a few notable legal questions due to be decided in the new term: Insider trading: Is it a crime for people to buy stock based on

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USA

Pennsylvania was once merely important in presidential elections. Now, it’s Hillary Clinton’s firewall

PHILADELPHIA — The lights cut out suddenly in the bare-bones storefront in northeast Philadelphia that houses Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign office. But it was prime calling time, so volunteers who spend hours each night contacting voters worked by the light of their cellphones, pleading for support in the dark. The power failure last week, which

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USA

Women threaten Iran chess contest boycott over need to cover up

Some of the world’s top female chess players may boycott the 2017 Women’s World Championships, to be held in Iran, after being told they would need to cover their heads during the tournament. The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has now come under criticism for agreeing to Iran’s strict clothing requirements for women. US Women’s Champion

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

Court rules states have to accept Syrian refugees

States that refuse to help resettle Syrian refugees are guilty of illegal discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, delivering a judicial rebuke to GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, who as Indiana’s governor had tried to halt Syrian resettlement. Judge Richard Posner, writing for the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for

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Middle East, USA