President Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio Friday, sparing the controversial former Arizona sheriff a spell in jail. The move has drawn an outcry from civil rights groups, given that Arpaio’s conviction was for defying a court order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected immigrants. But others, including the president, have praised Arpaio’s stance on law enforcement […]
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USAU.S. President Donald Trump on Friday granted a pardon to controversial former Arizona lawman and political ally Joe Arpaio less than a month after he was convicted of criminal contempt in a case involving racial profiling. “Throughout his time as sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime
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USAThis past week, the net of a fish farm in Washington state was damaged, releasing thousands of Atlantic salmon into Pacific waters. Of course, Atlantic salmon don’t belong there and can have disastrous consequences on the already-struggling Pacific salmon. The oceans are being overfished and one solution to reliably bring fish to the grocery stores
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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share, USAIn his new book, Bruce Henderson talks about the German-speaking Jewish soldiers who escaped WWII Europe, only to go back in uniform to collect intelligence By Rich Tenorio Guy Stern’s on-the-job training began 10 minutes after he landed at Omaha Beach — one of the Allied entry points into Normandy in 1944. Three days earlier,
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International, Jewish History, USAA Catholic school in California is bracing itself in the face of major backlash after it removed some “alienating” religious statues. The head of the San Domenico School indicated that parents of prospective students expressed concern about several statues when they toured the campus. Therefore, a large number of the school’s religious statues were recently
CHARROUX, France — In this picturesque village in Central France I was able to attend a literary festival held in French and English. The three-day event was crowded with interesting talks, some in French but most in English, given by a wide range of writers. I wasn’t able to attend all of them, or even
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-VansonSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Darren Schwartz has been appointed Chief Program Officer of The Jewish Federation of San Diego County. He will provide leadership for the Community Partnerships staff and work with Caryn Viterbi, Vice-Chair for Community Partnerships to further Federation’s strategy to create a vibrant, caring, connected and enduring Jewish community with our
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San Diego CountyMonths of competition, involving 500 players from across the city, culminate in a final, fateful throw By David Horovitz In the end, it all came down to one throw of the dice. If Itzik Yakobovitch, he of the snazzy white hat and the implausibly youthful dance moves, could manage double 2, 3, 4, 5 or
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Middle EastNow this is interesting – a real “things that make you go hmmm” moment. Turns out House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the same woman who rode the back of the Charlottesville bus to deem dozens of Capitol Hill statues as offensive and President Donald Trump, as racist, has a dad who – get this –
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USAA new film chronicling Irish anti-Semitism stars one WWII hero, essayist Hubert Butler, who was ostracized for speaking against the Catholic church By Robert Philpot LONDON — On July 9, 1943, newly-elected member of the Irish parliament Oliver Flanagan rose to make his maiden speech. “There is one thing that Germany did and that was
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International, Jewish HistoryWASHINGTON — The Defense Department will let California National Guard members keep more than $190 million in disputed enlistment bonuses and other payments — far more than previously acknowledged — after the military spent six years trying to recover the money from veterans who had served at the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
For a related story see: https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2017/07/22/united-way-removes-barriers-so-kids-can-read/ SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2017) – “Happy. Excited. And confident!” are the words eight-year-old Zohal Najemeddine used to describe how she felt coming to United Way of San Diego County’s “Readers in the Heights” Literacy Summer Camp over the past month.Along with 276 other students, Najemeddine benefited from the camp
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationPresident Trump signed an executive order imposing new financial sanctions on the “dictatorship” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the White House said Friday. The new action prohibits dealings in new debt issued by the Venezuelan government and its state oil company. The sanctions also prohibit dealings in certain bonds owned by the Venezuelan public sector
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International, USAIn a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actor Scott Baio makes it clear that he couldn’t care less if he ever acts again — and it has something to do with his politics. “I don’t give a shit if I ever work again,” he said. “My country comes first. I guess I’m just an
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