International

Trump administration warns North Korea over nuclear program

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s senior security adviser on Sunday warned North Korea to end its nuclear testing or face U.S. reprisals, and he called that country’s leader a global threat. National security adviser H.R. McMaster said Trump “will take action” if North Korea continues to threaten the U.S. McMaster was asked on ABC’s Sunday […]

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International, USA

A Cleveland man is on the run after killing an old man on Facebook Live — here’s what we know

Police are on the hunt after a Cleveland man allegedly shot and killed another man and broadcast it on Facebook Live. According to several sources, police are looking for a man identified as Steve Stephens, who shot and killed an elderly man on Facebook Live. There are unconfirmed reports that he may have killed up

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USA

San Diego’s unofficial canine ambassador recovering

By Donald H. Harrison Photos courtesy of Karen Beth Pearlman   SAN DIEGO – One might describe Chloe, an 8-year-old cocker spaniel, as San Diego County’s unofficial canine ambassador. For years, her owner, Karen Beth Pearlman, has been posting Facebook photographs of Chloe visiting various San Diego County venues, from the beach, to the valleys,

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, The World We Share, USA

25,000 Jews celebrate Passover in the Patriarchs’ city

Over 25,000 Jews visited the Patriarchs’ city of Hevron over Pesach (Passover). The visitors toured various historical sites in the city, enjoyed the “Lagaat Banetzach” (literally, “to touch eternity”) exhibit, and were even able to visit rarely-open sites, such as the grave of the first Biblica Judge, Otniel ben Knaz and the ancient “Kasbah” neighborhood.

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Rabbi in six-month coma following attack in Ukraine dies in Israel

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Rabbi Mendel Deitsch, who was in a coma after being severely beaten in the central train station of the Ukrainian city of Zhitomir in October, has died, aged 64, a Jewish organization said Sunday. Deitsch’s condition deteriorated in the weeks leading up to his death on Saturday, the Chabad movement said.

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International

US vice president arrives in Seoul after N Korean missile failure

Washington/Seoul (dpa) – US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for the start of a four-nation Asia-Pacific tour, seeking to reassure allies in the face of a belligerent North Korea that launched a failed missile hours earlier. The vice president’s plane touched down at Osan Air Base shortly after Pyongyang attempted

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International, USA

Canada’s oldest Jewish community welcomes new addition — a history museum

Focusing on the Jewish impact on the city’s culture, the Montreal institution covers Leonard Cohen, art, landmarks — and even cuisine By Julie Masis MONTREAL — Canada’s oldest Jewish community is commemorating its heritage with a newly-opened museum just outside Montreal’s historic Jewish Mile End neighborhood. Housed in a former Jewish garment factory, the small

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International, Jewish History

North Korea’s behavior ‘a situation that just can’t continue,’ national security adviser says

President Trump’s national security adviser on Sunday said North Korea’s consistently antagonistic behavior “is a situation that just can’t continue,” and he refused to take any options off the table in terms of how the U.S. will deal with the reclusive nation moving forward. Speaking Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster

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International, USA

Statue of Jackie Robinson unveiled at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES — After all the lovely words had been spoken, the blue curtain raised, and the majestic statue of Jackie Robinson unveiled, his daughter reflected on a day she called powerful and inspirational. “It was wonderful,” Sharon Robinson said, “to share that with Mom.” Rachel Robinson is 94. She celebrated Saturday by sharing stories

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Billionaire vs. billionaire: Israel’s Steinmetz sues Soros

Beny Steinmetz’s mining company files a suit against the Jewish-American philanthropist, accusing him of trying to sabotage his mineral interests in Guinea By Times of Israel staff George Soros speaks at the Festival of Economics in Trento, Italy in 2012. (Wikimedia Commons, Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0) A mining company owned by one of Israel’s

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International, Middle East, USA