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Young immigrant recruits in the U.S. military worry they could be deported

WASHINGTON — Some young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children and enlisted in the military are worried they’ll be deported, after indications from the Trump administration that they could be left without legal protection to stay in the country they signed up to fight for. With the Pentagon imposing more stringent […]

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First bicycle tax in nation leaves bike-crazy Oregon riders deflated

In Oregon, a state known for its avid bicycling culture, the state legislature’s approval of the first bike tax in the nation has fallen flat with riders. Democratic Gov. Kate Brown is expected to sign the sweeping $5.3 billion transportation package, which includes a $15 excise tax on the sale of bicycles costing more than

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Travel and Food, USA

Rare, historic garments preserved by Levi Strauss & Co.

Editor’s Note:  Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way.  This article is the fourth in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN FRANCISCO – In the

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More than 70 years after his plane went down in Germany, a WWII pilot has been found in a remarkable way

An Air Force vet who completed numerous combat missions during WWII, and whose plane went down in Germany in April 1945, has finally been found after all of these years. RELATED: Fifty years after his plane was shot down, a missing Marine has been given a hero’s burial Watch the video First Lt. William Gray’s

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The colonies in trouble: Colonial Williamsburg in decline

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2017 – Colonial Williamsburg, the world’s largest living history museum, with costumed interpreters re-enacting l8th-century American life amid more than 600 restored or reconstructed original buildings, is now in serious financial trouble. The city served as Virginia’s capital from 1699, when nearby Jamestown burned to the ground, until 1780. It fell into

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Chelsea Clinton Defends Her Mother Against Fox News Host’s Comments

Former President Bill Cinton’s daughter Chelsea Clinton took to Twitter on Saturday to give a stern reply to Fox News host Lisa Marie Boothe, a day after Boothe commented former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would “sell” her daughter to become president. Boothe was discussing Hillary’s campaign manager Robby Mook and his comments on Donald

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Oscar-winner Martin Landau, who starred in ‘Ed Wood,’ ‘North By Northwest’ and ‘Entourage,’ dies at 89

LOS ANGELES — Martin Landau, Oscar-winning actor for “Ed Wood,” has died at 89. He died Saturday at UCLA Medical Center where he experienced “unexpected complications” during a short hospitalization, his publicist confirmed. “We are overcome with sadness to report the death of iconic actor Martin Landau,” a statement said. The Oscar-winning veteran appeared in

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Pope advisors attack Trump’s aide Steve Bannon and US religious right

Rome (dpa) – Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon and Christian extremists that have sided with the US president have a dangerously “fundamentalist” world view, according to two confidantes of Pope Francis. In a Sunday comment on Italian daily La Repubblica, church historian Alberto Melloni said the papal aides have laid bare “an unprecedented conflict”

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