Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a New Hampshire rally Thursday morning, at last ending a searing and closer-than-expected primary campaign against the former secretary of state. “It is not enough to win the nomination,” said Sanders at Portsmouth High School Thursday, joined by Clinton on stage. “Secretary Clinton has won […]
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USAHere are some news articles and press releases of interest received at the offices of San Diego Jewish World: Legislation adopted to combat terror financing WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (D-San Diego) helped pass on Monday night a series of smart, targeted proposals to combat the illicit financing of terrorist groups, arms and
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By Jerry Klinger July 18, 1947, in international waters off the coast of Sinai, a shadowing British battle fleet attacked an unarmed American Chesapeake Bay steamer, the President Warfield. They had been shadowing the lumbering vessel since she left Sete in France. A warning to stop and submit to boarding came from the light cruiser
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USAWASHINGTON — The real action at the Republican National Convention will be the action no one sees coming. “It’s not the ‘Real Housewives’ series, but it could be the Real Convention Delegates of Cleveland,” said Timothy Walch, an Iowa-based political author who’s studied conventions. Convention organizers plot tightly scripted, carefully choreographed exercises in promoting their
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USAEAST ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A nude man armed with a shotgun and a pistol was killed in an exchange of shots with police here Monday morning after he stood in a street firing at homes and pointing a weapon at passing motorists, officials said. Illinois State Police, who are investigating but did not participate
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USATRENTON, N.J. — Returning to the campaign trail with Donald Trump on Monday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie resurrected a theme of his failed candidacy, praising police while accusing President Barack Obama of failing to ensure “law and order.” As he described the United States as in the midst of “an extraordinarily troubling time,” Christie
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USAORLANDO, Fla. — Nearly a month since the Pulse nightclub massacre, dozens of protesters Monday staged a sit-in at the Orlando office of Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio to demand reforms on gun laws, anti-discrimination policies and the end of violence targeting minorities. The grass-roots group vows to stay 49 hours — one hour for
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USABy Ron Dermer Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tonight, I would like to talk to you about the alliance between Israel and America – an alliance that is without question the single most important relationship Israel has in the world. It is the most important relationship but certainly not the only one.
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Middle East, USADALLAS — Police are questioning Micah Xavier Johnson’s family members, including his mother, to determine if he had any accomplices in last week’s rampage that left five Dallas police officers dead. Johnson, a 25-year-old former Army reservist, kept a journal of “combat tactics,” stockpiled bomb-making materials and other weapons, took a self-defense class and was
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USAWASHINGTON — As Attorney General Loretta Lynch is set to face tough questions Tuesday about declining to prosecute Hillary Clinton, Republicans in the House of Representatives asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Clinton had lied to Congress. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Bob Goodlatte,
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USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Donald Trump has shocked the political world once more by “confiding” in a series of Tweets that he is seriously considering asking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be his running mate for Vice President. He acknowledged that the Justice has a long record of liberal opinions, but said that
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USALikely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holds a 4-point lead over presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in the battleground state of Nevada, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday. Mrs. Clinton was at 45 percent support to Mr. Trump’s 41 percent, with Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson at 5 percent, according to the poll.
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USAThis story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Pushed left by backers of Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic leaders adopted a draft platform over the weekend that commits the party to a more aggressive stance on climate change—more aggressive, in some areas, than the positions of
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The World We Share, USAWASHINGTON – Will Donald Trump dare to talk about abortion in Cleveland next week? During nearly every Republican convention in recent history, the GOP presidential nominee has offered, at the very least, a strong hint that he would oppose abortion. It has been a sure-fire applause line, and an effective way to fire up the
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