Ukrainian Police have arrested an anti-Semitic gang responsible for a long string of attacks against Jewish worshippers at the grave of Rabbi Nachman in Uman. Thousands of Breslov hasidim and others visit Uman for the High Holidays every year. The gang, which called themselves ‘Torpedo’, had been receiving instruction from a manager in Russia, who […]
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Force versus appeasement? It’s not an easy choice. We’re hearing Trump supporters blaming previous Presidents for giving in to North Korea, and Iran, and letting those countries develop what they wanted without using an overwhelming military advantage to end their dangerous aspirations. For Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack
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International, USAThe Trump administration has turned down a request from Puerto Rico that food stamps be made available for use in fast food restaurants and in other places that serve prepared hot meals, amd power cuts and food shortages on the island. Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria several weeks ago, leaving many of its
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USAJewish groups responded to the mass shooting in Las Vegas by condemning the violence and calling for gun control legislation. At least 59 people are dead and more than 500 wounded in the attack at a country music festival outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Strip late Sunday night. It is the
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USAMIAMI — The United States has given Cuba seven days to evacuate 15 members of its embassy in Washington, a State Department official told reporters on Tuesday. Also, a 22nd American diplomatic employee has been confirmed as suffering in a mysterious sonic attack in Havana. The U.S. has been unable to determine who or what
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International, USABarred from traveling through Kuwait over his Israeli citizenship, Arab Israeli Facebook star Nuseir Yassin on Sunday blasted the country for boycotting the Jewish state in a video viewed over 400,000 times. Yassin was scheduled to fly from New York to India via Kuwait. When he arrived at the JFK airport he was told that
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsWASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress showed no interest Tuesday in pursuing gun control legislation, leaving Democrats to urge President Donald Trump to intervene in the aftermath of the shooting in Las Vegas. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said only Trump could change the stalemate in Congress, which has been unable to approve
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USAScreenshot – Jason Aldean Rare Country has just learned that Jason Aldean is canceling upcoming dates on his “They Don’t Know Tour” in the wake of the shocking events that took place during Jason’s Oct. 1 show in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. In a press release, Jason explained his difficult decision:
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sandra Rivera was down to her last cans of tuna and corned beef, her final precious bottle of water, when a man knocked at the door of her aunt’s house in Rincon, Puerto Rico. “A guy came, Harry, and said, ‘Sandra, (your daughter) Rebecca has arranged for you to get on
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The World We Share, USASpain’s King Felipe has accused Catalan leaders of shattering democratic principles and causing division. In a rare national address, the Spanish monarch condemned the organisers of Sunday’s independence referendum. “We have all been witness to the events that have happened in Catalonia, with the Catalan Government’s final goal of illegally proclaiming the independence of Catalonia[…]They
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InternationalTaylor Winston was among the thousands of concert-goers in Las Vegas who ran from the bullets on Sunday night at the worst mass shooting in modern United States history. But 29-year-old’s story is a little different, as he rushed to help those injured by the gunfire. When the shooting ceased, Winston stole a truck, loaded
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USAWASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday passed a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, a top priority of the anti-abortion movement, but the measure is widely expected to die in the Senate. What Republicans call the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would prohibit anyone from performing an abortion if the fetus is
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USASydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50 degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia meets its Paris global warming targets, a new study warned Wednesday. Other areas across the country should also prepare for extreme heat, said the research led by the Australian National University (ANU) and supported by the Centre of
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International, The World We ShareBy Ron Liebowitz WALTHAM, Massachusetts — I am delighted to share the news that Brandeis professors Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall today (Tuesday, Oct. 3) were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering work on circadian rhythms. The Nobel Committee recognized Michael, the Peter Gruber Professor of Neuroscience, and
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