WASHINGTON, August 26, 2016 – Those who have lost loved one to crimes perpetrated by illegal aliens say the mainstream media downplays those crimes while playing up the plight of those here illegally. “Our situation is grossly under reported,” said Brian McCann. “Some would say undermined by the Democrats.” McCann recently documented his brother’s death […]
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USAAs Donald Trump softens his harsh rhetoric on immigration, Jeb Bush has issued his own critique: The GOP nominee is “morphing” and Bush doesn’t like it. “All the things that Donald Trump railed against, he seems to be morphing into — it’s kind of disturbing,” Bush, who was trounced by Trump in the Republican primaries
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USAHillary Clinton has a double-digit lead over Donald Trump in a head-to-head contest, according to a national poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University. Mrs. Clinton held a 10-point, 51 percent to 41 percent lead over Mr. Trump in the survey of likely voters conducted from Aug. 18-24. In a four-way contest, Mrs. Clinton’s lead shrunk
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USAIn a rare move, a leading gun-safety political action committee co-founded by Gabrielle Giffords—the shooting survivor who is a former Democratic U.S. representative from Arizona—has endorsed two Republican senators in their races for re-election. Less than three months before the November elections, Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) has thrown its support behind Senators Pat Toomey
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USASen. Lindsey Graham joined Donald Trump Thursday in calling for a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton’s time at the State Department. “Everything she said publicly about the emails have proven to be false,” Mr. Graham, South Carolina Republican, told Fox News. “I think Mr. Trump has it right when he is calling for somebody
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USARepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump this week asked African-Americans “what the hell do you have to lose” in imploring them to vote for him. His arrogance in presenting the question reminded me of that scene in the 1978 film “The Deer Hunter” when a sadistic prison camp guard during the Vietnam War demands that an
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USALOS ANGELES — Surveying the devastation of centuries-old villages pummeled by a major earthquake in central Italy this week, it’s easy for Californians to think that the more modern buildings here would better survive the shaking. But seismic experts and structural engineers say there remain many buildings across California that could not withstand the type
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAClose The video tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner from Pakistan who at 15 survived being shot in the head by the Taliban while riding a bus in 2012. “I want to get my education, and I want to become a doctor,” she says, adding that the Taliban throw acid
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The founding of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. www.JASHP.org By Jerry Klinger LAS VEGAS, New Mexico — As a kid, my mother won out over my father’s wishes. I was sent to yeshiva for my first eight years of schooling. I learned Torah, Talmud, how to put on Tefilin and yes wander
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USAIf you’re counting, this is the 250th “Humoring the Headlines” column By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Donald Trump opened his third campaign office in Israel to court the votes of Israeli Americans. He and Bibi are jointly planning to found a branch of Trump University there where students will be able to major in the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USASeventy-four days before this year”s presidential election, polls forecast a tight election. Or do they suggest Clinton is on track for a landslide win? In fact, recent polling tends to reinforce both narratives simultaneously, a fact that not surprisingly has led to much confusion and consternation among voters tracking the election horserace. But how is
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USABOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA, August 20, 2016 – Anyone visiting Colombia from the United States this year is soon asked about Donald Trump. The Trump phenomenon dominates the international news cycle, and everyone in Colombia is intrigued with Trump. Even blue collar workers seem fascinated by the candidacy of Trump. Unlike in the US, in Colombia, anyone
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International, USALAKEWOOD, Pennsylvania — There was a time when you couldn’t get kosher sushi or iced coffee while at sleepaway camp. But most campers don’t remember those dark days. “No sushi?” asked Yael, a 13-year-old camper from Camp Lavi in Lakewood, Pennsylvania. “How’d you survive?” Welcome to the Pocono Mountains, home to approximately 50 sleepaway camps
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Jewish Religion, USAORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Health and Florida Hospital will not bill survivors of the Pulse nightclub massacre for out-of-pocket medical expenses, officials announced Wednesday. Instead, the hospitals will write off an estimated $5.5 million or more in care. “The pulse shooting was a horrendous tragedy for the victims, their families and our entire community,” Orlando
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