Prince Philip, the consort known for his constant support of his wife Queen Elizabeth II as well as for his occasional gaffes, will retire from royal duties this fall, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. Philip, 95, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen, the palace said in a statement. The royal, known […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly passed legislation Thursday to roll back the Affordable Care Act, delivering on a yearslong campaign promise despite mounting concerns from patient advocates and health care groups that the legislation would strip protections enjoyed by millions of Americans. The tight vote, 217-213, with all Democrats opposed, underscored the limited appeal of
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe debate climax of this twist-after-twist French presidential campaign was loud, fast, personal, riven with inaccuracies and thin on substance — and the candidate likeliest to become France’s next president, Emmanuel Macron, won the day. National Front candidate Marine Le Pen came out swinging in her opening remarks, calling Macron “the candidate of wild globalisation,
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InternationalPresident Trump has remained surprisingly silent about the recent events in Venezuela, which is drifting into a full-blown dictatorship under his watch. It’s time he does something to help restore democracy there. In recent weeks, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has curtailed some of the last remaining powers of the opposition-majority National Assembly, announced that he
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia will be the first country President Donald Trump visits since his inauguration, the White House announced Thursday. The president will then visit Israel and the Vatican before attending previously announced summits in Belgium and Italy, the White House said. Senior administration officials, briefing reporters on the condition of anonymity, said Saudi
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at protecting politically active churches from losing their tax-free status. The order, timed for Thursday’s National Day of Prayer, does not include the broad religious liberty provisions leaked in February that could have allowed businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation and other
Reform Judaism leaders oppose church-state changes WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In response to President Trump’s dangerously broad executive order masquerading as protection of religious freedom, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement Thursday on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference
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Middle East, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There was a thought-provoking moment during a staged reading Wednesday night of Janet Tiger’s one-act play “Caregivers Anonymous” at Ohr Shalom Synagogue. A newcomer ridden with guilt shame facedly admitted to a group of fellow caregivers that the thought had crossed her mind that her troubles would be
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAForeign Ministry expresses ‘bitter disappointment’ to only European country to back text rejecting Israeli claims to Jerusalem By Raphael Ahren Carl Magnus Nesser, Swedish ambassador to Israel (courtesy Swedish Embassy) Sweden’s ambassador to Israel was summoned Wednesday to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, where he was dressed down over Stockholm’s support for an anti-Israel resolution
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International, Middle EastIsraeli envoy to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Carmel Shama-Hacohen responded to the UN body”s anti-Israel resolution passed Tuesday, which denied Israel”s sovereign control over the city of Jerusalem, and the angry response by Israeli lawmakers to the resolution”s passage. The UNESCO Street Committee voted Tuesday afternoon 22 to 10 to
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International, Middle EastSteven Levenson is reaping his rightful rewards after years of work on ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘If I forget,’ which ran concurrently this year in NY By Lisa Klug With handfuls of Tony Award nominations for a Broadway musical as well as recognition for an off-Broadway play, Steven Levenson’s work is summiting after a long
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USATexas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting state agencies from contracting with companies that boycott Israel, The Forward reports. “You can always count on Texas,” Abbott said at the signing ceremony at the Austin Jewish Community Center, adding, “Any anti-Israel policy is an anti-Texas policy.” The law, known as HB 89, charges
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, hosting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, pledged Wednesday to attempt “the toughest deal” — peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “I’ve always heard that perhaps the toughest deal to make is the deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians,” Trump said, Abbas at his side. “Let’s see
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Middle East, USADonald Trump has vowed to work on brokering peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Speaking as he hosted his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, the US president offered no clues about how he could break the political deadlock and revive stalled peace negotiations. What did Trump say? In their first face-to-face meeting,
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