By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO –The media has been covering the presidential election nonstop. At least the Olympics have been a good distraction! As the Olympics come to a close, we’ll be back to seeing more of the election year soap opera. But, what about real information? We’ve heard very little about the candidates’ tax […]
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Sheryl Rowling, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) —On August 10, armed soldiers raided a multi-day youth event and arrested and detained 60 men, women and children. The event was organized by the Yemeni Baha’i community and sponsored by the Nida Foundation for Human Development, and was held at the Jud Organization building in Sana’a. It featured a nonreligious,
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InternationalAfter trying to lick up the last bit of yogurt from a plastic cup, a squirrel got its head stuck and needed some emergency assistance in Connecticut. A group of chuckling emergency medical service paramedics accepted the task of freeing the rodent from its confines using a blanket. The squirrel, blinded by the yogurt cup
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The World We ShareThese days, Donald Trump may be willing to accept support from anywhere he can get it when it comes to big names in politics. However, the Republican presidential candidate might want to make sure his supporters don’t slip up and make avoidable mistakes when they hit the campaign trail on his behalf. Take, for example,
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USAThe South Korean government has confirmed reports of one of the most high profile defections from the authoritarian regime of neighbouring North Korea, Seoul-based news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday. Tae Yong-ho, a minister at North Korea’s embassy in London was initially reported to have defected to a “third country” by South Korean press on
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InternationalRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump pounced Tuesday on Obamacare’s latest setback, saying Aetna’s decision to withdraw from nearly a dozen states is a sign that the law is “imploding” and should be repealed. The Hartford, Connecticut-based insurer said will remain in just four states next year, making it the most recent insurer to beat a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2017 – Stating “we can’t let this continue,” Donald Trump outlined his Immigration policy yesterday in Ohio. But there is little new about the Trump immigration proposal. As the candidate noted, he is calling for a strategy similar to the one the U.S. instituted during the Cold War, which included an ideological
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USAPresidential campaigns have more to do with stories than they do with arguments. Ronald Reagan’s story was about how morning would soon brighten a land darkened by the dour Jimmy Carter years; Bill Clinton’s was about the boy from Hope, Arkansas, who remained true to his humble roots, or at least pretended to. These stories
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USAIn a Huffington Post blog published Tuesday, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore states that he knows “for a fact” that Republican nominee Donald Trump never truly wanted to be president, but actually just wanted to negotiate a better deal from NBC for The Apprentice, his reality competition show. And, in turn, is sabotaging his own
A fast moving wildfire in southern California has forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 people just east of Los Angeles. Around 700 firefighters are struggling to contain the so called Bluecut blaze in San Bernardino County which has already engulfed 15,000 acres. Fueled by fierce winds and high temperatures the fire broke out on
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USATaylor Swift is donating $1 million to help the people affected by the Louisiana floods, a natural disaster that has killed at least 11 people and affected thousands of others. The massive flooding has caused widespread destruction in Louisiana — the state where the 26-year-old singer kicked off her “1989 World Tour” last year. “We
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) – Seacrest Foundation and the Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities will host the 39th Annual Gala on Saturday, February 25th at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla with Cindy & Larry Bloch serving as Gala Chairs. The annual gala raises funds to benefit the Seacrest Village charitable care program: the
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San Diego CalendarBy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — The Bible warned the soldiers about a captive woman. I think a lot about a distressed woman in the Bible who has no name, no known community, and not much hope. She is described in the Book of Deuteronomy as “a captive lady,”—she is a prisoner of war. Her
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Jewish ReligionPresident Reuven Rivlin this morning (Wednesday) addressed a welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport for 233 new Olim (immigrants to Israel) from North America, who made Aliyah on a special flight organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh. The President also presented the organization’s 50,000th Olah, Rebecca Glanzer, 22, from Brooklyn, with her Israeli ID card. The welcoming
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Middle East, USA