International

Waters: I failed to persuade Radiohead to cancel Israel show

Former Pink Floyd star and leading anti-Israel activist Roger Waters admitted that his push to get Radiohead to cancel an upcoming concert in Israel had failed. His comments came this past Wednesday at an hourlong discussion hosted by The New York Times newspaper and attended by a representative of the Washington Free Beacon website. The

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Gorka Abandons Role as Trump Advisor After Media Spotlights Neo-Nazi Ties, Fake PhD

Controversial White House adviser Sebastian Gorka is stepping down from his role in the Trump administration to take an unspecified position in “the war of ideas,” said TheHill.com on Sunday. The announcement comes after Gorka’s Ph.D. was revealed to be fraudulently awarded and his connections to a Hungarian neo-Nazi group were exposed the Jewish Daily

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International, USA

Disney Wonder Becomes First Passenger Vessel To Transit New Panama Canal Locks

PANAMA CITY, April 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Disney Wonder transited the Panama Canal as the first passenger vessel to go through the canal’s new set of locks, marking a milestone for the cruise industry. The Disney Cruise Line 2,713-passenger ship was transformed in late 2016, expanding the length of the Disney Wonder to

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International, San Diego County, Travel and Food

The Buckraking of Ex-Presidents

It was all planned so carefully. Barack Obama’s reemergence on the public stage had been long anticipated, so cable news and the Twittersphere all listened in when he took the stage at the University of Chicago in April to promote political and civic engagement with young people. Chatting amiably with a multi-hued group of accomplished

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USA

US should sincerely address root cause of Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

The USS Michigan nuclear-powered submarine arrives at port of Busan, South Korea, April 25, 2017.[Photo/Xinhua] The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea test fired what was reportedly a medium range ballistic missile on Saturday. The missile exploded soon after take-off; whether by design or not, the country’s second failed missile launch in as many weeks. The

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International, USA

Swiss star climber Ueli Steck dies on daring Everest expedition

Kathmandu (dpa) – Renowned Swiss climber Ueli Steck was found dead near Mount Everest on Sunday, tourism officials said. Dubbed the “Swiss Machine” for his daring speed-climbs in the Himalayas, the 40-year-old was attempting to summit Everest via a rarely used route. He was found on neighbouring mountain Nuptse. “He slipped from a slope near

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International, Obituaries & memorials

All The Best Jokes From The White House Correspondents’ Dinner

This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner certainly struck a more somber note than in years past, but comedian Hasan Minhaj lightened the mood when he took the stage. No one was spared from The Daily Show correspondent’s barbs: both present journalists and the conspicuously absent president were hit by some of Minhaj’s jokes. Below are

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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Ailing 130-Year-old Tree Adorned With Prayer Flags in Tribute Before Being Felled

In a final tribute before chainsaws would cut this giant down due to poor health, gardeners adorned a 130-year-old Monterey cypress tree with Tibetan prayer flags. The tree has stood on the the great lawn of the famous Lotusland gardens in Montecito, California for more than thirteen decades. With the announcement that the tree, which

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The World We Share, USA

Israel asks UN for permission to inspect Armon Hanatziv compound

The Jerusalem District Court last week ordered the Jerusalem Municipality and the Israel Land Authority to respond to the petition filed last week by Regavim against the United Nations over an illegal construction boom at the UN headquarters in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood, which belongs to the State of Israel. The state, for its part,

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International, Middle East

Macron visits Holocaust Memorial a week before presidential run-off

French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron visited the Holocaust Memorial in Paris on Sunday, one week before he faces off against far right leader Marine Le Pen in the country’s presidential election. Amid worries about rising nationalism, and on the day France remembers thousands of Jews who were deported to Nazi death camps, Macron warned the

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International, Jewish Religion

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, longtime Florida congresswoman, won’t run again

MIAMI �� U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the first Cuban American elected to Congress and the deal of Florida’s congressional delegation, said Sunday that she would retire at the end of her term next year after 38 years in elective office. “We just said, ‘It’s time to take a new step,’ ” the Miami Republican said.

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USA

Jewish member of India’s Nehru dynasty dies at 108

Fleeing anti-Semitism in Hungary, Shobha Nehru, nee Magdolna Friedmann, wound up marrying into the family of India’s first PM By Times of Israel staff Shobha Nehru. (Screen capture: YouTube) A Jewish-Hungarian woman who escaped European anti-Semitism and married into India’s most prominent political dynasty died last week at age 108. Shobha Nehru, born Magdolna Friedmann

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International, Jewish History, USA