WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics Committee formally launched an investigation into Sen. Al Franken on Thursday, hours after another woman said the Minnesota senator groped her. As allegations mounted against Franken, several fellow Democratic members of Congress said Thursday that he should resign. Rep. Joe Crowley of New York, the chairman of the House Democratic […]
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USAFORT WORTH, Texas — An Arlington, Texas, woman has shared a series of private messages — some with sexual overtones — she exchanged with U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, a week after he apologized for texting a nude photo of himself to another woman. The messages, which were obtained by the Star-Telegram on Wednesday, included a
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USAjim nabors usmc silent night On Nov. 30, we lost Jim Nabors, an icon of the screen who played Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show.” For many, Nabors was a major part of growing up, and seeing him alongside Andy, Barney and Opie gave us plenty of smiles. And while he was a fantastic
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA© Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Australian, New Zealand and Canadian films take a while to migrate to the US. This can be agonizing, even more than waiting for next seasons Downton Abbey. Season closers leave hooked viewers on the edge of their compassion and anticipation. We’ve binged on A Place to Call Home, set in
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International, Oliver Pollak, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — The following is an attempt to present just a few of the many reasons that contribute to a decline in numbers of the US Jewish population. Is being Jewish a religion or ethnicity? For many this is a confusing question, but it shouldn’t be. Jewish people are an
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Arkady Mamaysky, International, Jewish Religion, USABy Colleen O’Connor Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — I have never met the woman. Never met her parent or her grandparents, her friends or enemies. Don’t live in the District. But, seriously, give the woman, Sara Jacobs, a fighting chance. A recent article in the San Diego Union-Tribune contains the opening salvo in
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San Diego County, USAFormer “Suits” actress Meghan Markle will get baptized before she walks down the aisle to marry Prince Harry, CNN reported on Tuesday. The day before, the couple announced their engagement for their May 2018 wedding. Rumors swirled about Markle being Jewish, but the American actress went to Catholic school as a child. She is not,
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InternationalThe White House pushed back on claims Wednesday that President Donald Trump is days away from announcing the relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and an official statement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel”s capital. Earlier on Wednesday, Israel”s Channel 2 reported that senior officials in Jerusalem said that the Israeli
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Middle East, USAMonths after a deadly shooting incident adjacent to Israel”s embassy in Jordan, Israel is preparing to replace its ambassador to the Hashemite kingdom in a bid to placate its eastern neighbor and restore full diplomatic relations. An Israeli diplomat said Wednesday that Israel was looking to replace Einat Schlein, the Jewish state”s ambassador to Jordan,
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Middle EastControversy over Roger Waters’ support for an anti-Israel movement has led to German television executives pulling the plug on plans to televise the former Pink Floyd frontman’s rock concerts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As of now, five TV and radio stations in the country have opted out of airing Mr. Waters concerts next summer,
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsIsraeli officials expect President Donald Trump to announce plans to relocate the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in the coming days, and to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. According to a report by Channel 2, senior Israeli officials have claimed that the Israeli government expects an
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Middle East, USATen Democratic senators, among them four Jews, on Wednesday wrote Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu urging him not to demolish Palestinian Arab villages despite the fact that they are illegal and built without authorization. “We have long championed a two-state solution as a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said the letter, initiated by Senators Dianne
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Middle East, USAFormer Israeli Ambassador to the US and current Kulanu MK Michael Oren made a rare public jab at a senior Obama administration official on Wednesday, accusing former Secretary of State and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry of harboring an “obsessive” anti-Israel bias and antipathy towards the country”s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyhau. In an
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Middle East, USAStatistics Canada’s release Tuesday of police-reported hate crimes for 2016 shows a 3% jump from 2015 due to increased targeting of specific groups, including the Jewish community. The Jewish community was the most targeted group in 2016, accounting for 16% of all hate crimes across Canada. The report reveals that 221 police-reported hate crimes –
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