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Gord Downie, singer for Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip, dies at 53

Gord Downie, the singer for the Tragically Hip and one of Canada’s most beloved rock musicians, died Tuesday night, according to an official statement from the band. He was 53. Downie had been previously diagnosed with glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer. The disease was discovered after a 2015 seizure. The band, one of the most […]

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials

Overcoming opposition, Israel elected to UN space committee

By TOI staff Overcoming opposition from Palestinian diplomats and several Arab states, an Israeli representative was elected by the UN General Assembly Tuesday to sit on the international body’s “Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space” (COPUOS). Keren Shahar, the Director of the Treaties Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will serve as

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International, Middle East

Israeli drone strike said to have killed Palestinian IS fighter in Sinai

By TOI staff A Palestinian militant linked to the Islamic State jihadist group in the Sinai Peninsula has reportedly been killed by an Israeli drone in retaliation for rocket fire launched from the Egyptian territory into Israel. Gaza native Zaher Abu Sitta was killed by the drone strike earlier this week, according to the Amaq

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Middle East

Anti-Balfour Declaration posters banned from London underground

By Stuart Winer The London underground has banned a Palestinian poster campaign marking 100 years since the signing of the 1917 Balfour Deceleration in which the British government declared its support for establishing a Jewish state. Transport for London (TfL) said the banners, to be displayed at main underground stations and on buses ahead of

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International, Middle East

Israel, anti-Semitism central to NJ gubernatorial race

Candidates for lieutenant governor pledge allegiance in debate to Jewish community, Israel Issues important to the Jewish community took center stage at the Oct. 16 debate between candidates for lieutenant governor Republican Carlos Rendo and Democrat Sheila Oliver. Robert Wiener Few took notice when Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver (D-Dist. 34) was one of three NJ lawmakers

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Middle East, USA

Thousands sign petition against Islamic Center in London Jewish neighborhood

More than 4,200 people have signed an online petition protesting against plans to turn the Golders Green Hippodrome into a mosque. The petitioners – who are asked to say whether they either live, work or study in the area but are not asked to provide proof – claim the new Islamic religious centre will cause

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