Tokyo (dpa) – Akihito became the 125th Emperor in January 1989 after the death of his father emperor Hirohito, in whose name Japan had fought World War II. Akihito was born on December 23, 1933, the eldest son and the fifth child of Hirohito and empress Nagako. At the age of 18, Akihito became crown […]
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InternationalDETROIT — Calling Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton a candidate from the past who will merely continue the policies that have destroyed cities like Detroit, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a business crowd in Detroit that he is the best agent for change in America. “The city of Detroit is where our story begins.
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USAPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making Russia the destination for his first trip abroad since last month’s failed coup by Turkey’s military. Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will focus their talks on the Syria conflict, trade, energy and the resumption of Russian charter flights to Turkey. “This will be a historic visit, a new
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International, Middle EastDALLAS — The father of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Muslim student dubbed “Clock Boy” after photos of his arrest at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, went viral, filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the Irving Independent School District, the city of Irving and Mohamed’s former principal of violating his son’s civil rights. The Hutchison &
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Middle East, USAOK, this could be getting serious. It was one thing when Donald Trump insulted women, alienated blacks, demeaned Hispanics and upset much of the U.S. population that wasn’t white, male and over 45. A lot of Republicans could apparently live with that. But now he may be endangering something no self-serving GOP candidate can tolerate:
Attempting to keep alive the Democratic National Committee email controversy and turn it into a political advantage for his campaign, congressional candidate Tim Canova said Monday he’s filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission. Canova said U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., improperly used national party resources to undermine his campaign while she was
RIO DE JANEIRO — Their athleticism may look smooth on the floor exercise, uneven bars and balance beam and achieved with the greatest ease on the vault. But gymnast Aly Raisman talked about the hours of hard work in the gym to get that magical payoff, the heavy lifting rarely seen by the public. On
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International, Sports & CompetitionsSome campaign theme songs By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Now that the conventions are over, both presidential candidates have released the anthems for their campaigns. I’ll Fix America by Donald Trump (Melody: God Bless America) “While there’s Muslim terror from abroad and near. Elect me president, you won’t have to fear. I’ll defend our
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAFor first time, Israeli university offers degree in winemaking (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Hebrew University of Jerusalem plans to introduce a degree in winemaking in the coming academic year. The program, recently accredited by the Israel Council for Higher Education, will offer viticulture, enology and winery-oriented business management studies. The course will be
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Middle EastBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The Summer Olympic Games have begun in Brazil, which is the site of the oldest synagogue in the western hemisphere, founded in Recife, Brazil in 1636. The synagogue, Kahal Tzur Yisrael (Sinagoga Zur Israel in Portuguese), was founded by Spanish and Portuguese Jews who came to Brazil
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International, Mark D. Zimmerman, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & SatireRio de Janeiro (dpa) – Anna van der Breggen delivered the Netherlands its first gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Sunday in a nail-biting finish to the women’s cycling road race, which saw her team-mate Annemiek van Vleuten injured in a nasty fall. Van Vleuten had been in the lead when she fell while
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International, Sports & CompetitionsIt was a sunny day in Central Park in New York, when a ferocious dog attacked a girl. A man rescued her from the dog, using a pen as a weapon, killing the dog in the process. Meanwhile, a photojournalist who passed by took pictures of what happened, then approached the man and thanked him
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International, USARIO DE JANEIRO — Michael Phelps added a 19th gold medal to his ever-growing record haul Sunday night. Phelps surged ahead in the second leg of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay to give the U.S. team a lead it held for good. It was Phelps’ first race of these Rio 2016 Olympics, and the 31-year-old looked
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International, Sports & Competitions, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Politics isn’t everything. There’s also sport. Anyone who’s visited Rome’s Coliseum, or the remains of Greek amphitheaters around the Mediterranean, knows that it’s capacity to divert has been with us for a long time. We’ve moved beyond the blood sport of the gladiators. Boxing is losing its popularity. Dog fighting
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