International

British mayoral candidate apologizes for burning New Testament

An Orthodox Jewish candidate for mayor of Manchester apologized after burning what he called a “missionary bible” and posting images of it on social media. Shneur Odze, who is a candidate for the right-wing populist UK Independence Party, or UKIP, on the eve of Passover found the Hebrew-language New Testament produced by a proselytizing Christian […]

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Motorcyclist strews anti-Semitic flyers in Brooklyn neighborhood

A man littered the streets of the hassidic Jewish community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn with anti-Semitic flyers as he drove his motorcycle through the streets during the Pesach holiday, the DNAInfo news site reported. According to the NYPD, the motorcyclist tossed flyers with swastikas and other anti-Semitic drawings. The biker, who was wearing a black helmet,

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USA

A 6-year-old’s science podcast: devoted listeners, top researchers, and the occasional burp

On his podcast, Nate Butkus has talked radiation with a US government scientist, evolution with a Harvard researcher, and, most recently, genome-editing with MIT’s Kevin Esvelt. But ask him his favorite moment from the 28 episodes so far, and it has to be when he belched during a taping. So it goes when the podcast

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Apollo 13 Capt. Jim Lovell Reflects On The Historic Flight

When Capt. James “Jim” Lovell and his fellow NASA astronauts strapped in for the Apollo 13 mission, they were excited about the prospect of putting their hours of preparation, training and experience to work exploring the Fra Mauro area of the Moon. Little did they know 2 1/2 days later, the goal of the mission

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Protesters march against Le Pen as French campaign enters final stretch

Several hundred protesters marched in northern Paris on Sunday to protest against far-right National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen, saying that basic freedoms would disappear if she were elected to the French presidency. With just a week to go before the first round of France’s presidential election, the demonstrators marched from the multi-ethnic northern

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International

North Korea: “era of strategic patience is over” says US VP Pence

The US vice president has reiterated that the “era of strategic patience” between his country and North Korea is over. Mike Pence visited the demilitarised border between North and South Korea on the first stop of a four-nation Asia tour intended to show America’s allies and adversaries that the Trump administration is not turning its

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International

2020 Trump Re-Election Effort Funneling Funds To President’s Properties

With his presidency still in its infancy, President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election efforts have raised tens of millions of dollars and directed funds to his companies, running up a $500,000 tab to Trump-owned hotels, golf clubs and restaurants. Unlike his predecessors, Trump has not ceased fundraising since the election, more than doubling the amount raised

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USA

Russia, China ‘Tail’ U.S. Warship Going to North Korea

China and Russia have sent reconnaissance vessels to follow the U.S. aircraft carrier deployed to the Korean Peninsula, as fears of a military confrontation between Washington and Pyongyang rise. The navies of both Beijing and Moscow want to gather intelligence on the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group—a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier—that has been rerouted to the

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International, USA

In impoverished Haiti, a Jewish prof advocates for a hand up, not a handout

Steven Werlin charts his 20 years on the ground in the poorest country in the Americas in new book ‘To Fool the Rain’ By Cathryn J. Prince In Haiti, where poverty is a pre-existing condition, helping someone become self sufficient makes a bigger impact than another box of toiletries or some second-hand clothes. “That Haiti

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International

These Syrians were finally being evacuated to safety. That’s when the bomb went off

ALEPPO, Syria — She had already lost her eldest son, Jamal, a Syrian soldier killed in action three years ago. He was 25. Her family endured two years of shortages of food, water, medicine and other essentials — along with frequent shelling — in her hometown of Fuah, which has been the target of a

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Middle East

Trump Reverses Currency Manipulation Charges Against China

U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday apparently reversed his position on China as a currency manipulator, tweeting he wouldn’t use the term as long as Beijing helps rein in North Korea. The comment came just hours after Pyongyang’s failed missile test and barely more than a week after Trump met face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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International, USA

TURKEY – Erdogan hails ‘historic’ referendum victory, opposition cries foul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in Sunday’s constitutional referendum granting him sweeping powers. But the opposition has challenged the razor thin poll victory. “Today, Turkey has taken a historic decision,” Erdogan told reporters at his official Istanbul residence, the Huber Palace. “With the people, we have realised the most important reform in our

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Middle East