By Rabbi David Kornberg SAN DIEGO — Early on Shabbat morning, our Carmel Valley community was rocked with a tragedy of unprecedented scope. A 15 year old student at Torrey Pines High School called police officers to himself in the early hours of the morning. When they arrived he drew an airsoft gun and aimed […]
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San Diego County, USAWASHINGTON — The White House said Sunday it’s now up to the Senate to address any problems with the health care bill passed by the House last week. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said on “Fox News Sunday that he is “excited where we’re at” on health care, adding that by pushing
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy David Anderson, J.D. NEW YORK — For his inaugural trip abroad our President has picked an unpredictable but thematically consistent itinerary. He’ll be stopping at the Vatican, presumably without the whole kerfuffle of a state visit in Italy, then on to Israel and Saudi Arabia. The commonality is that they are three of the very
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International, Middle East, USASebastian Gorka, the White House special adviser on counter-terrorism, fielded questions on accusations that he endorsed and participated in far-right anti-Semitic organizations in Hungary at the annual Jerusalem Post diplomatic conference Sunday, “I have spent my life fighting against totalitarian ideologies,” Gorka said in response to the idea that he might have supported fascist groups.
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International, USAFormer NBA rebounding machine and notorious tough guy Dennis Rodman is backing his dude Kim Jong-un and claims the dictator “jokes,” loves the “Rocky” theme song and is “just like anybody else.” RELATED: Donald Trump just got a glowing endorsement from one of Kim Jong Un’s biggest supporters Watch the video In an exceedingly bizarre
President Trump displayed severe signs of a balanced approach to Israel and Palestine on Wednesday. After hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February, this week he met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House. In a photo op brimming with good cheer, Trump gushed optimism about the prospects for peace: it’s “not as
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Middle East, USAAlthough near constant rain poured on the Louisville, Kentucky, area over the past few days, leaving some doubt as to the condition of the racetrack at Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon for the 2017 Kentucky Derby, the sundresses, fancy hats and the seersucker suits were out in force. Watch ‘Always Dreaming’ win the 143rd running of
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Sports & Competitions, USAFour major television networks – ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN – have come under fire from the Trump camp for “censorship” after refusing to air a political ad over its reference to “fake news.” Jamestown Associates, which produced the 30-second spot touting President Trump’s record during his first 100 days in office, said Friday that
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIn letter, 52 Congress members lament State Department’s policy of leaving out the country name when US citizens are born in Israel’s capital By Times of Israel staff An illustrative photo of the US consulate in Jerusalem. (CC BY-SA, Magister/Wikimedia) Dozens of US lawmakers wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week
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Middle East, USARussia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed two of its nuclear-capable bombers, flanked by two multi-role fighter jets, brushed near Alaskan airspace earlier this week. The ministry confirmed the deployment on Facebook on Friday, posting video of the flight that took place on Wednesday. The flight led to a U.S. intercept of the aircraft—something the Russian
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International, USAEvery graduation ceremony has — for lack of better words — a certain degree of pomp and circumstance. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is no different. Each year, a group of international students volunteer to carry the flags of their countries in an Olympic Games-style “Parade of Nations.” Public health major Kalsang Nangpa wanted to
May 5 has arrived, and with it come extravagant Cinco de Mayo celebrations around the country. The day is widely recognized as a time to drink margaritas, eat guacamole and celebrate Mexico’s cultural heritage, many people know relatively little about the true meaning of the Mexican holiday. To clear up some misconceptions, here are some
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International, USAU.S. Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders called out critics of Israel’s alleged human rights violations this week, noting that other Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt don’t receive similar attention for their mistreatment of women and prisoners. The former presidential candidate also defended Israel’s existence, as well as the long-disputed two-state solution to
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By Michelle Janikian NEW YORK — The United States is in the grip of a devastating opioid epidemic. Nationwide, opioid overdoses caused 33,091 deaths in 2015, which increased to over 50,000 deaths in 2016. Opioids include prescription painkillers, like OxyContin and Fentanyl, and illicit substances, like heroin. A recent study found that 44% of Americans
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