Gay couples in Mexico already get married when they wish, thanks to the blessing of the highest court in the land. But big demonstrations across the country in recent days show that, politically at least, the issue of same-sex marriage is far from settled. Thousands of people marched throughout the country this past Saturday to […]
At a campaign rally in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was still refusing to let go of Hillary Clinton’s email scandal with which to attack his Democratic rival. With technical experts who set up her private server refusing testify before a congressional committee, Trump is claiming its a travesty of justice: “This is a
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USAAt every celebration of an accomplishment in my life, my father — my biggest champion — would praise my intelligence, hard work and drive, then inevitably add: “If only you had been born a boy.” Once, I pointed out the obvious: That would have been a step down. I’m more capable than men. I’ve given
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USA“Snowden,” Oliver Stone’s biopic about the world’s most famous National Security Agency whistleblower, certainly deals with an urgent and important issue: state surveillance, and how far is too far for the government to go. Edward Snowden’s personal story — a hero to some, turncoat to others — is as compelling as they come, too. It’s
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAEllen Degeneres had a very special co-host for her Tuesday show: first lady Michelle Obama. While sitting down with Ellen to discuss her last days in the White House, Mrs. Obama, 52, shared some insight into her family’s time at the White House and how her daughters, Malia and Sasha, are getting the most out
If Donald Trump is elected president, will he and his family permanently sever all connections to the Trump Organization, a sprawling business empire that has spread a secretive financial web across the world? Or will Trump instead choose to be the most conflicted president in American history, one whose business interests will constantly jeopardize the
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International, USAOfek-11 surveillance satellite successfully launched into space (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel on Tuesday successfully launched the Ofek-11 surveillance satellite into space, mere weeks after the Amos-6 satellite, carrying state of the art communications technology, was destroyed in a static test malfunction, just two days before it was scheduled to be launched into orbit. While
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Middle EastBy Ken Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The senior pastor of an East County megachurch wrote an endorsement of Donald Trump that has been viewed megatimes. Even in Spanish. Charismanews.com says the 1,500-word essay by Jim Garlow of Skyline Church has nearly 1.12 million shares in just over a month — the
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Ken Stone, USAArab MK Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) has some harsh words to say about former President Shimon Peres, currently in the hospital in serious condition after suffering a stroke. “Is this Peres’ final journey? We can’t know, the man has seven [sic] lives. Peres was one of the pillars of the Zionist project – expansionist
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Middle EastIsrael’s former president Shimon Peres was transferred to intensive care Wednesday morning in critical but stable condition after suffering a major stroke on Tuesday. Israel’s preeminent elder statesman, 93, was being transferred to Sheba Medical Center’s neurosurgery department’s ICU after his condition had stabilized, Sheba chief Prof. Yitzhak Kreiss told a press conference. Peres’s personal
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — So now the Palestinians are saying that the concept of any historical connection between the Jews and Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount in particular, is pure myth, and they are trying to get UNESCO to adopt a resolution to that effect. I wonder what would happen if they
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle EastThe son of Shimon Peres confirmed Tuesday night that his father was in grave condition after suffering a stroke, asked for prayers on his behalf, and said the coming few hours would be critical. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Peres’s office said he was in serious but stable condition. The head of Sheba
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Middle EastHours before he suffered a massive stroke Tuesday evening, former president Shimon Peres posted a video on social media urging Israelis to purchase more Israeli-made products. “What is a ‘blue-and-white’ product?” wrote Peres in a caption accompanying a clip published on his Facebook page. “For me, it’s Israeli salad, our wonderful fruits, our excellent industry
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Middle EastSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six years after a similar initiative was rejected, a clear majority of California voters supports a measure on the November ballot that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in their state, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. Proposition 64, which would legalize personal use, is backed by 58
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