International

Mitch Margo, who rode ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ to the top of the charts, dies at 70

LOS ANGELES — Mitch Margo was just 14 when he and some Brooklyn pals recorded “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” a doo-wop version of a Zulu folk song that had been recorded dozens of times over the decades. But for the New York boy group, the song proved to be a powerful elixir as it climbed […]

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

With Flynn plea, Mueller getting closer to Trump and Kushner

WASHINGTON — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s guilty plea Friday signals that he already has provided federal prosecutors with incriminating information about President Donald Trump or senior members of his inner circle, marking an explosive turn in the investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 campaign collaborated in Russia’s election meddling, legal experts said. The former national

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International, USA

Jared Kushner Can’t Pass His Security Clearance Probe

Jared Kushner is a security risk embedded in the West Wing since he still hasn’t passed a comprehensive background investigation required of anyone seeking a permanent security clearance—and no one will question the president’s decision to put his son-in-law in a crucial government role, experts and officials told Newsweek. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser has

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USA

As Culture Ministry tsks at nudity, Jerusalem’s Dance Week takes off

By Jessica Steinberg Machol Shalem, a Jerusalem dance center and host of the ongoing Jerusalem International Dance Week, will allow performances with nudity, but will make sure those troupes don’t receive any public funds. That was what the umbrella dance organization told the Ministry of Culture and Sport and the Jerusalem municipality, after the two

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jordanian King: Moving embassy to J’lem would threaten peace

Jordan”s King Abdullah warned on Wednesday against moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, asserting that doing so at this stage “would have implications on the Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim scene, and would threaten the two-state solution.” According to The Jordan Times, Abdullah, speaking on Wednesday during a meeting in Washington with US lawmakers including House

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Middle East, USA

Lebanese actor indicted over ‘collaboration’ with Israel

Lebanon’s chief military prosecutor on Wednesday indicted Lebanese actor and writer Ziad Itani on charges of collaborating with Israel and possessing drugs, reports The Associated Press. Itani was arrested last week and accused of collaborating with an Israeli female spy to collect information about Lebanese politicians and journalists. Itani allegedly collaborated with a Mossad agent

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Middle East

PA: We’ll demand equal rights throughout ‘Palestine’

The Palestinian Authority”s (PA) permanent representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, on Wednesday gave a speech before the UN General Assembly on the occasion of the “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People”, marked by the UN each year on November 29, the day on which the UN in 1947 approved the Partition Plan

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International, Middle East

Jerusalem Hanukkah event to feature Santa Claus and Mohammed?

Parents and residents are fuming after a Jerusalem community center announced that their annual Hanukka party will include a celebration for Mohammed and Santa Claus. Jerusalem’s French Hill community center traditionally holds a Hanukkah party for the community. However, residents were shocked to discover that this years party will include a celebration of Mohammed’s birthday

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Matt Lauer speaks out for the first time since he was fired from NBC

Janelle Monae Performs On NBC’s “Today” Disgraced “TODAY” co-anchor Matt Lauer has finally spoken out after being fired from NBC on Nov. 29. On Wednesday morning, NBC News chairman Andrew Lack sent an email to staffers saying Lauer had been fired following a complaint of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” Watch the video Lack

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USA