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Shinzo Abe, Japanese P.M., to meet with Donald Trump: Kellyanne Conway

President-elect Donald Trump’s former campaign manager said Thursday she’s happy Mr. Trump will have the opportunity to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday, but said deeper conversations will likely be put off until next year. Kellyanne Conway, a current member of Mr. Trump’s transition team, said it’s a rather “informal” meeting since President […]

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International, USA

This woman has been stuck in Korea for three years trying to get home to the US

Kim Craig was adopted at the age of 5 by a family in New Hope, Minnesota. On a recent fall day in a coffee shop in Seoul, she looked like any typical American tourist on vacation — no makeup, casual clothes. She ordered her coffee in English. But technically, Craig is not an American. She

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International, USA

Donald Trump’s victory sparks optimism in an unlikely place: Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — Donald Trump had sharp words for Iran during his presidential campaign, but Iranian leaders see reasons for hope in a Trump presidency. For hard-liners, Trump’s threats to revisit the nuclear deal, which Iran struck with six world powers including the United States, bolsters their constant refrain that Washington cannot be trusted. Meanwhile,

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Middle East, USA

Ted Cruz: Eager to work with Donald Trump wherever I can have ‘greatest impact’

Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday he’s eager to work with President-elect Donald Trump wherever he can have the “greatest impact” defending the principles he was elected to defend, saying they had a “far-reaching conversation” earlier this week at Trump Tower. Mr. Cruz said they had a “very productive” meeting and spent “several hours” in Trump

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He’s a Trump in-law who has bet big on Obamacare. What now?

Perhaps no presidential son-in-law has ever been more in the spotlight than Jared Kushner. He was President-elect Donald Trump’s “de facto campaign manager” and helps run the executive committee of Trump’s tumultuous transition team.A nd rumors are swirling that Trump’s team is trying to get him top-secret security clearance so he can attend the official

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Global Jewish roundup: November 17, 2016

AJC Delegation Meets European leaders in Belgium and Netherlands BRUSSELS, Belgium (Press Release)– An American Jewish Committee leadership delegation just concluded a three-day visit to Brussels. The trip was highlighted by private meetings with: * Frans Timmermans, First Vice President of the European Commission; * Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs

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International, Middle East, USA

Paid protesters and employers must be condemned

Editor’s Note:  News articles to which this column alluded were a hoax.  Apologizing for being taken in, Rabbi Samuel has filed an updated column, here linked.  By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The riots and protests spreading around the country might give one the impression that these are spontaneous outbreaks, yet there

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

Rabbi Ari Berman: “I’m deeply humbled”

The Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University has elected Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman as the fifth president of Yeshiva University. He will officially begin his tenure in July 2017. “Rabbi Berman is a dynamic and inspirational leader, scholar and educator,” said YU Chairman Moshael J. Straus, who led the Presidential Selection Committee. “He possesses a

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Majority of Americans more confident in Donald Trump since election: Poll

A majority of Americans say they are now more confident in President-elect Donald Trump after last Tuesday’s election, with respondents largely divided based on whether they supported Mr. Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Fifty-one percent said they are “more confident” in Mr. Trump, compared to 40 percent who said less confident and 9 percent

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USA

Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar, Scully to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

NBA legends Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Barack Obama named 21 recipients for the honor on Wednesday that included the three sports icons. The medals, the nation’s highest civilian honor a president can award, will be presented at the White

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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Ginsburg looking forward to Trump’s naming of a ninth justice

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she was looking forward to Donald Trump”s naming of a ninth justice to fill out the high court. Ginsburg, speaking Monday at the annual Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, was asked what the immediate impact of a Trump presidency would be. “The most immediate, a vacancy

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USA

The People, Organizations Denouncing Stephen Bannon

The denouncements came swiftly after President-elect Donald J. Trump made his first key appointments. On Sunday, Trump announced his choices for his senior White House leadership team: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and Trump for President CEO Stephen K. Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor to the

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