International

Abused Shelter Dog a Hero for Finding Naked Girl Shivering in Cold

Peanut the dog is being hailed as a heroic hound after she rescued a 3-year-old girl from freezing temperatures – and a terrible home. On Friday morning, Peanut’s owner in Delta County said that her pup started going nuts for seemingly no reason at all. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> “She was running up and down the […]

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The World We Share, USA

Man faces hate-crime charge in Dallas County over tweet that gave Kurt Eichenwald a seizure

DALLAS — The man accused of sending a seizure-inducing tweet to Dallas-based journalist Kurt Eichenwald has now been indicted in Dallas County. John Rayne Rivello, 29, is charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge carries a hate-crime enhancement. Rivello, a resident of Salisbury, Md., was booked into the Dallas

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

After 19 hours of debate through the night, Haiti finally gets a new prime minister

MIAMI — Haiti finally has a new government. Jack Guy Lafontant, a gastroenterologist with no political experience, was ratified as prime minister by the Lower Chamber of Deputies Tuesday after receiving the nod of approval days earlier from a majority of senators. The vote on Lafontant’s policy statement came after 19 hours of debate that

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International

BDS founder Omar Barghouti arrested for tax evasion

Boycott activist suspected of stashing some $700,000 in a Ramallah account to avoid Israeli authorities By Jacob Magid BDS activist Omar Barghouti at a pro-boycott rally in Ramallah, February 2016. (YouTube screen capture) The co-founder of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel was arrested by tax authorities on Monday for failing to report

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Middle East

President Trump warns House Republicans to pass healthcare bill or lose their seats in 2018

While on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, President Trump warned House GOP lawmakers to pass the American Health Care Act or risk losing their seats in 2018. “This Thursday we have a chance to repeal and replace Obamacare, and this time you’ve actually got someone who will sign the bill. I’m asking for your vote,” he

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USA

StandWithUs publishes modern Israel Haggadah

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — — A new Passover Haggadah is  being distributed by StandWithUs, an international Israel education organization, that emphasizes not only the themes of slavery and freedom but also underscores Jews’ 3,000-year-long connection to their ancestral homeland, Israel. The Haggadah, From Ancient Egypt to Modern Israel, is the brainchild of StandWithUs co-founder and COO, Jerry Rothstein. “According to a

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Insulin resistance may speed Alzheimer’s

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease finds that insulin resistance, caused in part by obesity and physical inactivity, is also linked to a more rapid decline in cognitive performance. According to the research, both diabetic and non-diabetic subjects with insulin resistance experienced accelerated cognitive

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Syrian ally Russia summons Israeli ambassador over airstrikes

Moscow (dpa) – Russia, the main military backer of the Syrian government, has summoned Israeli Ambassador Gary Koren for questioning over recent Israeli airstrikes on Syrian state forces, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. Russia demands Israel more closely communicate its military plans in the region to avoid such incidents, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said

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International, Middle East

Prague synagogue gets two new Torah scrolls

Two new Torah scrolls donated to Prague’s Great Synagogue were inaugurated on Sunday during a festive ceremony. This is the first time since World War II that the Prague Jewish community received new Torah scrolls. During the Holocaust, Prague’s large Jewish community was almost completely wiped out: Prior to World War II, 125,000 Jews lived

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Rep. Trey Gowdy presses FBI Director Comey to investigate leaks

WASHINGTON — South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy led an unsuccessful Republican effort on Monday to elicit a pledge from the director of the FBI this his agency would investigate how the media obtained classified information about a probe of Russian influence in the U.S. election. But FBI Director James Comey resisted, telling lawmakers in a

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International, USA

Supreme Court nominee takes center stage amid fierce Democratic backstage action

WASHINGTON — Judge Neil Gorsuch introduced himself on Capitol Hill as a “faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great nation” on Monday, but his road to a Supreme Court seat still runs through Missouri, Florida and eight other states where vulnerable Democratic senators face re-election next year. Republicans praised and Democrats doubted

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USA

Robert Silvers, founding editor of The New York Review of Books, dies at 87

Robert Silvers, the founding editor of The New York Review of Books and a towering patron of intellectual thought who championed writers including Norman Mailer and Joan Didion, has died at the age of 87. Silver died Monday at his Manhattan home after a brief illness, the literary publication announced. Under his guiding editorial hand,

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA