GENEVA, Switzerland (Press Release) – A plane chartered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), touched down at Sana’a international airport on Monday, carrying vital medical aid for thousands of people. The cargo of 130,000 vials of insulin will be used to improve the quality of life for people suffering from diabetes. “People […]
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InternationalAs my traveling companion and I trudged up a hill on a sweltering summer’s day, we passed the kibbutz swimming pool, a dusty industrial zone, and a cowshed. We then walked past an abandoned social hall with weeds growing out of its cracks until we finally entered a modest stucco concert venue. Inside, a man
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsArian Foster knows all-too-well that racial profiling and police misconduct toward African-Americans are real problems. He’s experienced them. Foster, the Dolphins running back, was barely a teenager when California cops pulled over his dad driving north on Interstate 5 between San Diego and California. “They told us to get out of the car, all of
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Sports & Competitions, USAThe national identity crisis exposed by France’s burkini controversy is threatening to set the tone for the country’s presidential campaign as rival candidates scramble to position themselves on the hot-button issue. Along with the sluggish economy, the relationship between France’s Muslims and non-Muslims has been a recurring theme as presidential hopefuls kick off campaigning for
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re taught to honor principles, and there is merit to that principle. But they are also the traps in which disappear decency and good sense. Those who think and express themselves in absolutes and reject dispute from those who doubt the value of the principles being promoted risk a lonesome life
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastThis new interactive art installation designed specifically for pooches has hounds howling with excitement. The London, England exhibit features a whole host of pawesome creations – like an open car window simulator that blows air into dog’s faces; a play ball pit made to look like a giant dog food bowl; a magic water bowl
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International, The World We ShareTEHRAN, Iran — A member of Iran’s nuclear negotiation team was accused of espionage activities and arrested, the country’s judiciary confirmed Sunday. A spokesman for Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi, said at a news conference that a suspect had been released on parole but was still under investigation. “He is still in limbo and may
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International, USADonald Trump’s campaign manager said Sunday that the Republican presidential nominee is not backing off his tough stance on illegal immigration but is re-examining the need for a new deportation force. “He’s going to build the wall, no amnesty, no citizenship, no more sanctuary cities,” Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said on “Fox News Sunday.”
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International, USASan Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name
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Eulogy by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal Delivered July 22, 2016 at San Diego, CA SAN DIEGO — The fact that all mortals eventually die has always served as a lesson to the living. We cannot long evade the consciousness of our own mortality, and fail to draw therefrom some fundamental lessons on how to live
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Bertrand Court by Michelle Brafman, © 2016 Prospect Park Books;; ISBN 978193-8849800; 255 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Bertrand Court might be found in any suburban city of the United States; its characters are as familiar as your next door neighbors. Through Brafman’s fictional work, however, you may gain keener insight into your
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrisonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Bloom
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Travel and FoodThe Ninth President Shimon Peres hosted the professional football player Eran Zahavi on Sunday, 28.8, at the Peres Center for Peace, on his first visit back to Israel since joining the Gwangju RP China football team. The ceremony was attended by Ninth President Shimon Peres, Eran Zahavi, and the Chinese Ambassador to Israel Zhan Yongxin.
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsIn a grand ceremony that will attract huge crowds to St Peter’s Square, the nun known as the “Angel of the Poor” is set to be canonized by the pontiff who once said he dreamt of “a poor church, for the church.” Vatican City (dpa) – Mother Teresa of Calcutta, one of the most iconic
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