The last tiger in the war-torn Gaza Strip is settling in well to his new home in South Africa after being evacuated, a charity official involved in his rescue told Newsweek. Laziz, an eight-year-old male Bengal tiger, was removed from the Khan Younis zoo in the southern Gaza Strip, which has been dubbed the worst […]
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International, The World We ShareIf you’re going to celebrate anything while in Bogota, I think the only place to do it right is a restaurant called Andres Carne de Res. The legendary restaurant has been around since 1982, in an area called Chia, about 45 minutes outside of town. While on assignment at a gastronomy conference, I opted for
Rome (dpa) – Victims of the massive earthquake in central Italy were given state funerals on Saturday, a day of national mourning during which officials said the provisional death toll from the tragedy had increased to 290. The magnitude-6 quake struck a rugged mountain area between the regions of Umbria, Lazio and Marche early Wednesday,
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InternationalThroughout its 100-year history, US National Parks have served as a model for other countries trying to set up their own networks of protected spaces. Now China is quietly planning its own national parks system. And, like Costa Rica and India before them, the Chinese are looking toward America. “They’ve visited several locations in the
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International, The World We Share, USATORONTO – His Majesty King Harald V of Norway was sitting at the back of his sailboat, munching on a green apple, reflecting upon the day of sailing that had just been. A day that was not “good,” according to the king. It was not good because the king, a sailor since age two, a
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu averted a brewing coalition crisis Friday morning, settling a government dispute over infrastructure work by Israel”s train system on Shabbat. The haredi parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, had issued an ultimatum Thursday evening, demanding the Prime Minister restrict work by the state-owned rail company during the Jewish holy day. Giving
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastNearly hundred years ago, women won the right to vote in the United States on Aug. 26, 1920. The anniversary is now known as National Women’s Equality Day. To celebrate, 13 quotes from inspiring females have been shared below: 1.“We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons … but few have the courage to raise
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USAActress, comedian, and reality TV star Roseanne Barr blasted Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton this week, warning that a Clinton victory would “be the absolute death of Israel”. Barr, best known for her eponymously named sit-com Roseanne which ran from 1988 to 1997, was raised in a Jewish family in Salt Lake City Utah. A
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, August 26, 2016 – With the hacking of his organization’s activities, George Soros has made the news again, this time proving that greed and power can bring about a dangerous outcome. Years of documents have come to surface, shining light on the usually hidden arena where Soros lives. While his organization “Open Society Foundations,”
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International, USATRENTON, N.J. — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has hired Bill Stepien, a former close adviser to Gov. Chris Christie who was cut off from his inner circle in the wake of the George Washington Bridge scandal, according to reports. Christie cut ties with Stepien on the morning of Jan. 9, 2014, after The Record revealed
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USAWASHINGTON, August 25, 2016 – Three sentences in rape and sexual assault cases have drawn intense scrutiny and criticism in the last six months. They have been condemned as evidence that the criminal justice system devalues women and sexual assault and that the system is broken. They are, in fact, evidence that the system is
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USAThe U.N. Security Council has asked its member countries to review a draft version of a press statement condemning North Korea’s latest missile provocation, diplomatic sources said Friday. The UNSC held an emergency behind-closed-doors meeting on Wednesday (local time) at the request of South Korea, the United States and Japan to discuss counteractions against the
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InternationalBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Often, when I am booked for lectures or radio and television interviews, I am provided questions in advance to help me prepare. Some of the questions are provocative, the kind that make me stop and think. So much so, I am sharing a few here with my replies.
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Natasha Josefowitz, USAThe White House said Friday that President Obama’s top advisers conducted an “even-handed” transition meeting with representatives of presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, even though Mr. Obama is rooting for Mrs. Clinton. “The president and his team are determined to being even-handed in planning for a presidential transition,” said White House press secretary
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