By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — The other day in my car, I came to an intersection at the same moment another driver appeared opposite. Our eyes met—he was a black man, a little younger than me, and he looked deeply into me. Two strangers transecting in an America where, it seems, we suddenly […]
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USA(Image via Twitter) Following a dinner with president-elect Donald Trump and Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus in New York City Tuesday night, Mitt Romney told reporters that he thinks “America’s best days are ahead of us.” Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, is rumored to be at the top
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USASomalia’s presidential election will not be held on Wednesday as earlier schedule, official announced. The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) Chairman, Mr Omar Mohamed Abdulle, said in Mogadishu that the date was too close and impractical. He indicated that electoral colleges in various regions were still engaged in the voting for MPs, whose quorum
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InternationalThere were nearly 900 reports of hate incidents in the 10 days after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and schools across the country reported an uptick in violence, derogatory comments and verbal harassment, according to a new study from the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Montgomery, Alabama-based organization, known for tracking hate incidents and groups
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USAProvisional results suggest Jovenel Moise has won the presidential election in Haiti. The political novice has won a majority in the first round, avoiding a second round runoff, according to the country’s election council. BREAKING: Presidential election results in Haiti indicate Jovenel Moise won with 55 percent of votes.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 29,
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InternationalJOHANNESBURG — Jacob Zuma has survived a bid to topple him as South African president, the governing African National Congress party announced Tuesday. ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe said the party’s national executive committee held a no-holds-barred debate on calls for Zuma to stand down. But in a combative three-day meeting, the party leadership did not
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InternationalThe two men were dragged from the building blindfolded, their heads bowed, and covered in dust. A few neighborhoods away, the battle for Mosul was raging. But their fight was over. The captured fighters belong to the Islamic State. They swept into the city two years ago in a blitzkrieg that shocked the world. Now
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Middle EastTom Price, the Georgia congressman tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to become the most powerful person in health policy. Price has made his name in Washington for his strong opposition to the Affordable Care Act – and implementing whatever congressional
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAFormer U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who brokered peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David, has called on Barack Obama to recognize the State of Palestine (as the United Nations refers to the non-member observer state) before he leaves office in January. Of the U.N.’s 193 members, 136—more than 70 percent—recognize the State of Palestine
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Middle East, USAIt would be hard to name a work of popular art more emblematic of the Obama years than “Hamilton.” Long before it became an unstoppable Broadway sensation, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony- and Grammy-winning musical made its first appearance in the public and political eye at a White House celebration of the spoken word in 2009. The
Former secretary of labor Elaine L. Chao has been chosen to head up the Department of Transportation by President-elect Donald Trump, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Chao, 63, is definitely a part of the so-called “Republican establishment.” She served in the administrations of both President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush. She’s also
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USADonald Trump’s pick for secretary of state is shaping up to be a critical and defining moment for the president-elect. Unlike his picks to lead the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Justice, for which Trump nominated Tom Price and Jeff Sessions, respectively, his choice for secretary of state is not
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said there must be “consequences” for burning the American flag, suggesting jail time or the loss of citizenship as possibilities. “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” Mr. Trump tweeted Tuesday.
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USAMelania Trump’s lawyer, Charles J. Harder, is threatening a lawsuit over a YouTube video that suggests that Barron, the Trumps’ 10-year-old son, has autism. In a letter obtained by TMZ, Harder confirms that Barron is not autistic and portrays Rosie O-Donnell as a key perpetrator of the false claim. RELATED: Rosie O’Donnell clarifies her stance