Donald H. Harrison

London attack: Russell Square suspect is a Norwegian of Somali origin

A 19-year-old Norwegian man of Somali ancestry remains in police custody in London on suspicion of murdering an American woman in her 60s after a deadly assault in Russell Square last night. The Metropolitan Police’s Assistant Commissioner told reporters that a police investigation had made significant progress, and its focus was narrowing. Mark Rowley said […]

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International

Clint Eastwood defends Donald Trump’s racism and anti-PC stance

Clint Eastwood, a respected elder statesman in Hollywood, has a reputation for being a man of few words, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have things to say. After all, this is the same guy who addressed an empty chair in place of Barack Obama at the 2012 Republican National Convention, and once threatened to

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Comic-Con: Yes, wild and crazy, but educational too

  By Marsha Sutton Originally published in the Del Mar Times SAN DIEGO — Behind the craziness of Comic-Con is a hidden world of education panels that offers tips and insights into trends in teaching tools, strategies for improved classroom learning, and support for victims of bullying. The panel titled “Capturing the Imagination of Middle-Grade Readers”

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Parents of AMIA bombing victims become plaintiffs in case against former Argentine President Kirchner

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC) — The fathers of two victims of the 1994 AMIA center bombing were admitted Tuesday by a judge as plaintiffs in the case against former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner that could reopen the investigation of the late prosecutor Alberto Nisman into a cover-up of Iran’s role in the 1994 bombing.

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International, Jewish History

Israel’s right, left tussle over control of textbooks, media

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Israel may be one of the noisiest of democracies. There’s a large variety of views expressed in families of many different origins, media providing different views of news and commentary in both traditional and Internet varieties, as well as politicians, Knesset Members, government personnel, and other activists who span a wide

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Middle East Roundup: August 4, 2016

Humanitarian aid official indicted for giving charity funds to Hamas (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A serious security affair was exposed on Thursday after the Israeli courts lifted a gag order: Mohammed Halabi, the head of the international aid organization World Vision, has been indicted on suspicion of transferring humanitarian funds to the terrorist organization Hamas.

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Middle East

I-8 Jewish Travel: Keeping Jacumba’s hopes alive

-68th in a Series– Exit 73, Jacumba Hot Springs, California By Donald H. Harrison JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, California — At one point, Henry LaZare owned practically the entire town of Jacumba, including its water company and the storied Jacumba Hotel, where legend has it that such Hollywood stars as Clark Gable and Marlene Dietrich liked

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Trump blasts ‘incompetent’ Obama following Iran ransom report

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration over a report in the Wall Street Journal which said it secretly funneled $400 million in cash to the Iranians in January, around the time four American prisoners were released from Tehran. Trump called the incident a “scandal”, and pointed out that negotiations opened

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International, Middle East, USA