Senator John McCain wants Donald Trump to put up or shut up about his unsubstantiated claims of wiretapping during the presidential election. The veteran Senate Republican issued his call Sunday, one day before top lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee expect the Justice Department to provide any evidence that could back up the president’s claims […]
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USAIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu participated on Saturday night in a Megilla reading in Caesarea’s central synagogue. The Prime Minister compared the wicked Haman, who attempted to wipe out the entire Jewish people in the Persian Empire, to the regime of the Ayatollahs in modern day Persia, Iran. “Today, too, those who live in Persia
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International, Middle EastCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said, “Tomorrow at sunset, Jewish communities in Canada and around the world will join together to celebrate Purim. “Purim is a joyous holiday where loved ones wear costumes, exchange gifts, give to charity, and partake in traditional feasts. “During this time, friends and family will come together to
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International, Jewish ReligionPolice in Seattle are searching for suspects after one of the city”s largest synagogues was vandalized with Holocaust denial graffiti. The message read “Holocaust is fake history!” with the letter “S” replaced by a dollar sign. It was discovered on Friday at the Temple De Hirsch. “There were two things we felt: shock and sadness,
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USADid Preet Bharara resign or get fired? He says it was the latter. On Saturday, the outspoken U.S. attorney from the Southern District of New York said he was fired after refusing to resign, as requested a day earlier by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions sought the resignation of dozens of U.S. attorneys appointed by
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USAUtah is on the verge of becoming the first state to lower the maximum legal blood-alcohol content for drivers to 0.05 percent. Lawmakers in the state passed a measure last week to lower the limit from 0.08 percent. Currently, all 50 states have a 0.08 percent cap. The National Transportation Safety Board has called on
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Travel and Food, USARotterdam/Istanbul (dpa) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim vowed there would be “strong countermeasures” after the country’s family minister was stopped outside her country’s consulate in Rotterdam on Saturday and later escorted out of the Netherlands. “Our so-called European friends, who at every opportunity speak of democracy, freedom of expression, human rights, have in the
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InternationalIn Israel, Hollywood star says disgraced ex-PM Olmert was ‘a friend of mine’; compares PM, US president: ‘It’s all deals to them’ By Sue Surkes Richard Gere attends opening night of the Miami Film Festival on March 3, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images/AFP) Hollywood movie star and veteran peace campaigner Richard Gere weighed
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA day after his party was accused of painting a presidential campaign rival in an anti-Semitic light, conservative candidate François Fillon finally called for those responsible to be punished. Fillon’s Les Républicains party was accused of attacking the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron on anti-Semitic grounds on Friday, the same day a leftist rival drew an
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InternationalSen. John McCain predicted Sunday that “there’s a lot more shoes to drop” regarding President Trump’s connections to Russia, and said he believes top Trump associates should be called before Congress to testify. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Arizona Republican said the American people need more information and need it quickly. “There’s
Barack and Michelle Obama were spotted having lunch at a New York City eatery with U2 frontman and activist Bono. The trio was seen at the Upland restaurant in Manhattan, an establishment that the former president has frequented in the past. During the outing, the former first lady was dressed stylishly in black pants, a
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAPope Francis might be open to discussing the possibility of married Catholic men being ordained as priests. Francis made the comment in a recent interview with the German newspaper Die Zeit, suggesting that perhaps these men could work in some of the more remote communities that are in need of priests to provide religious sacraments
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InternationalThey have been dubbed the “Jamaican bobsled team” of this year’s World Baseball Classic. Team Israel is ranked 41st in the world. But this week, they beat the Netherlands, South Korea and Chinese Taipei, all of which are ranked significantly higher. Danielle Barta, who lives in Jerusalem and works as the regional director of the
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won a landslide victory in India’s most important battleground state Saturday, in a personal triumph viewed as a massive show of confidence halfway into his first term. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a surprise absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh (UP), the country’s most populous state that is
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