Arnold Palmer, 87, whose looks, charisma and personality helped bring the game of golf out from the private country clubs to the masses, died Sunday after being ill for several months, the U.S. Golf Association and Golf Digest reported. Palmer was called “The King” not just because he excelled at golf but because he blended […]
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Sports & Competitions, USAIn the wake of the civil war currently destroying Syria, thousands of refugees have fled their homes to seek safety in Europe. That’s why billionaire philanthropist George Soros is contributing $500 million to organizations offering relief for migrants and refugees. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> “Governments must play the leading role in addressing this crisis by creating
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Middle East, USAJacques Chirac remains in a Paris hospital one week after being admitted for a lung infection, with the charismatic former president’s declining health continuing to dominate the front pages in France. On September 18, the 83-year-old Chirac was rushed to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in the French capital, sparking widespread rumours and fevered speculation. Former government
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — To hear it from Israeli media, the annual Fall Fest at the UN General Assembly was one long and repetitious condemnation of Israel. However, the image is largely the creation of Israeli media. No surprise. We are the Chosen People, and it’s easy to think of ourselves at the center
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International, Middle East, USABy Jerry Klinger “Grandpa, who was the first Jewish governor in America?” “Well, Chandler, the answer it’s not that simple. The first Catholic Governor in America is not identified with a nationality or ethnicity – just American. The first Protestant Governor in America is not identified with a nationality or ethnicity – just American. Jews…
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USATerry Jones, the 74-year-old star of the English comedy troupe Monty Python, has been diagnosed with a severe form of dementia. The diagnosis was made public as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Wednesday that Jones was set to receive its Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television. “Terry has
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastJonathan Pollard, the American Jew who spent three decades behind bars for spying on the US for Israel, said it would “take a miracle” for him to be able to live in the Jewish state. Talking to reporter Amir Bar Shalom of Israel’s Channel 1 television on the street in New York in an impromptu
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Middle East, USAWhat critics and fans are calling Leonard Cohen‘s darkest song yet has turned out to be a bright spot in a Montreal cantor’s career. “You Want It Darker” — the first track released this week from the 82-year-old Cohen’s new album of the same name — features the voice of Cantor Gideon Zelermyer of Congregation
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International, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsPresident Obama emailed Hillary Clinton using a pseudonym while she served as his secretary of state, according to FBI documents released Friday. The president’s previously unreported use of a pen name is referenced in notes from federal investigators’ April 5, 2016 interview with Huma Abedin, one of Mrs. Clinton’s closest aides, contained within 189 pages
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USAWashington (dpa) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump threatened Saturday to bring Gennifer Flowers, who once had an affair with former president Bill Clinton, to a debate with Hillary Clinton. Trump made the threat after fellow businessman Mark Cuban, a vocal Trump opponent and Clinton supporter, said he would be in the front row for
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USALegend has it that Henry Adams, the grandson and great-grandson of Presidents John and John Quincy Adams, was walking out of church one Sunday morning when his minister asked him if he had read Charles Darwin’s On the Origins of Species. “Yes Father,” he answered, “cover to cover.” “Did it affect your faith in the
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USABURLINGTON, Skagit County — Five people were shot — four fatally — Friday night in the Cascade Mall in Burlington, and officers fanned out searching for the shooter, according to the Washington State Patrol. The four dead are all female, State Patrol Sgt. Mark Francis said. One man in critical condition was flown to Harborview
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USAIt is the latest attraction on Washington’s National Mall, known as “America’s Front Yard”. And with racial tensions high in the United States, the new National Museum of African American History and Culture opens on Saturday, at a critical time. The trials and tribulations of the African American experience are told as well as the
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USALOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers rolled out the blue carpet for Vin Scully, literally. They rolled out the dignitaries too, and the videos, and even a symphony orchestra. At its heart, however, the Vin Scully tribute Friday was the world’s biggest thank-you card, come to life. The greatest broadcaster in baseball history came to say
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