International

2020 Trump Re-Election Effort Funneling Funds To President’s Properties

With his presidency still in its infancy, President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election efforts have raised tens of millions of dollars and directed funds to his companies, running up a $500,000 tab to Trump-owned hotels, golf clubs and restaurants. Unlike his predecessors, Trump has not ceased fundraising since the election, more than doubling the amount raised

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USA

Russia, China ‘Tail’ U.S. Warship Going to North Korea

China and Russia have sent reconnaissance vessels to follow the U.S. aircraft carrier deployed to the Korean Peninsula, as fears of a military confrontation between Washington and Pyongyang rise. The navies of both Beijing and Moscow want to gather intelligence on the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group—a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier—that has been rerouted to the

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In impoverished Haiti, a Jewish prof advocates for a hand up, not a handout

Steven Werlin charts his 20 years on the ground in the poorest country in the Americas in new book ‘To Fool the Rain’ By Cathryn J. Prince In Haiti, where poverty is a pre-existing condition, helping someone become self sufficient makes a bigger impact than another box of toiletries or some second-hand clothes. “That Haiti

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International

These Syrians were finally being evacuated to safety. That’s when the bomb went off

ALEPPO, Syria — She had already lost her eldest son, Jamal, a Syrian soldier killed in action three years ago. He was 25. Her family endured two years of shortages of food, water, medicine and other essentials — along with frequent shelling — in her hometown of Fuah, which has been the target of a

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Middle East

Trump Reverses Currency Manipulation Charges Against China

U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday apparently reversed his position on China as a currency manipulator, tweeting he wouldn’t use the term as long as Beijing helps rein in North Korea. The comment came just hours after Pyongyang’s failed missile test and barely more than a week after Trump met face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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TURKEY – Erdogan hails ‘historic’ referendum victory, opposition cries foul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in Sunday’s constitutional referendum granting him sweeping powers. But the opposition has challenged the razor thin poll victory. “Today, Turkey has taken a historic decision,” Erdogan told reporters at his official Istanbul residence, the Huber Palace. “With the people, we have realised the most important reform in our

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Middle East

Trump administration warns North Korea over nuclear program

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s senior security adviser on Sunday warned North Korea to end its nuclear testing or face U.S. reprisals, and he called that country’s leader a global threat. National security adviser H.R. McMaster said Trump “will take action” if North Korea continues to threaten the U.S. McMaster was asked on ABC’s Sunday

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A Cleveland man is on the run after killing an old man on Facebook Live — here’s what we know

Police are on the hunt after a Cleveland man allegedly shot and killed another man and broadcast it on Facebook Live. According to several sources, police are looking for a man identified as Steve Stephens, who shot and killed an elderly man on Facebook Live. There are unconfirmed reports that he may have killed up

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USA

San Diego’s unofficial canine ambassador recovering

By Donald H. Harrison Photos courtesy of Karen Beth Pearlman   SAN DIEGO – One might describe Chloe, an 8-year-old cocker spaniel, as San Diego County’s unofficial canine ambassador. For years, her owner, Karen Beth Pearlman, has been posting Facebook photographs of Chloe visiting various San Diego County venues, from the beach, to the valleys,

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share, USA

25,000 Jews celebrate Passover in the Patriarchs’ city

Over 25,000 Jews visited the Patriarchs’ city of Hevron over Pesach (Passover). The visitors toured various historical sites in the city, enjoyed the “Lagaat Banetzach” (literally, “to touch eternity”) exhibit, and were even able to visit rarely-open sites, such as the grave of the first Biblica Judge, Otniel ben Knaz and the ancient “Kasbah” neighborhood.

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Rabbi in six-month coma following attack in Ukraine dies in Israel

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Rabbi Mendel Deitsch, who was in a coma after being severely beaten in the central train station of the Ukrainian city of Zhitomir in October, has died, aged 64, a Jewish organization said Sunday. Deitsch’s condition deteriorated in the weeks leading up to his death on Saturday, the Chabad movement said.

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US vice president arrives in Seoul after N Korean missile failure

Washington/Seoul (dpa) – US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for the start of a four-nation Asia-Pacific tour, seeking to reassure allies in the face of a belligerent North Korea that launched a failed missile hours earlier. The vice president’s plane touched down at Osan Air Base shortly after Pyongyang attempted

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