CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, September 21, 2016 – On September 20, 1881, one day after President James A. Garfield finally succumbed to a gunshot wound, Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States. Today’s trivia entry is a tribute to this little known president who still claims title as having […]
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USAWASHINGTON — As the first debate of the presidential campaign approaches, voters are in an increasingly frustrated and unhappy mood, driven to their choices more often by dislike of the opposing candidate than admiration for their own, new polling data find. Nearly 6 in 10 voters described themselves as frustrated by this year’s campaign, according
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USAWashington (dpa) – Former president George HW Bush will reportedly not vote for the presidential candidate of his Republican Party, according to reports from those who have spoken with the centre-right party’s senior statesman. Word of Bush’s decision first came after a member of another prominent political clan, the Kennedys, met with the senior Bush.
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USAYoav Elitzur resides in Ofrah, the first Jewish community in the Binyamin area of Judea and Samaria in the modern age (founded in 1975). He has produced a short video, in Hebrew, in which he explains succinctly how the myth of, “privately-owned Arab lands in Judea and Samaria,” came to be. His explanation, if disseminated
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Middle EastPresident Reuven Rivlin this morning (Tuesday) met in his office with Lana Carrer, daughter of the Lucas Carrer, who served as Mayor of the Greek island of Zakynthos during the Nazi occupation of the island. Mayor Carrer, together with the local bishop, were responsible for saving the nearly 300 Jews who lived on the island
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International, Middle EastUK Prime Minister Theresa May met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In what was their first meeting, they discussed rebuilding the relationship between the two countries in the wake of last year’s nuclear deal. According to Iran’s Tasnim news site, May
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InternationalAlmost half of Australians would support a proposal to ban Muslim immigration down under, according to new polling. The leader of the right-wing populist One Nation leader Pauline Hanson put forward the policy in a speech last week in which she warned of Australia becoming “swamped” with Muslims. And more Australians back that proposal than
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InternationalCOLUMBUS, Ohio — What do voters hear when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, in interview after interview, praises his running mate Donald Trump’s “broad shoulders”? What do they hear when Trump repeatedly criticizes Hillary Clinton for not looking presidential — “and you need a presidential look”? Or when he time and again calls into question her
NEW YORK — “I get really nervous when I’m reading about refugees. The stories are usually on page 32 and they all remind me of the past,” said Manfred Lindenbaum, 84. “Whenever I hear news reports of people crossing the border, the horror of it all, what followed afterwards, comes right back.” Lindenbaum was just
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International, USAPope Francis and leaders of other world religions have said “ No to War” and vowed to oppose terrorism in God’s name. The declaration came at the end of a three-day meeting held in Assisi, the home of St Francis, the patron Saint of peace and defender of the poor. Pope and world religious leaders
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InternationalWashington (dpa) – The suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend was charged in US federal court Tuesday on four counts including the use of weapons of mass destruction. Ahmad Rahami, 28, a naturalized US citizen from Afghanistan, is alleged to be behind the bombings, which injured
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International, USACHARLOTTE, N.C.—Police fired tear gas late Tuesday at several hundred people protesting an officer-involved fatal shooting in the University City area earlier in the day. Several dozen police officers in riot gear faced off with the shouting protesters on Old Concord Road at Bonnie Lane. A CMPD helicopter was circling very low over the crowd
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USARespectAbility, a non-partisan Jewish advocacy group for people with disabilities, sent questionnaires to candidates about issues affecting the disabled community. Here are the answers provided by Hillary Clinton. QUESTION 1: Do you have a clear and transparent process for making decisions on disability issues? For example, how do you know/learn about disability issues and make decisions
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin TEL-AVIV–At last, after the long and cramped flights, and the heady anticipation, my older daughter Sari and I arrived in Tel Aviv this past Monday afternoon. Within hours, I was enfolding my twin granddaughters in my arms for the very first time. Tears filled my eyes and tickled my throat, like
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