International

The surprisingly controversial campaign for Canada’s national bird

Will the gray jay ever take its rightful place? Richard Harness The Canadian government has never named a national bird, to the dismay of many citizens. Bird lovers have rallied behind an unexpected choice: the tough, friendly gray jay. Naturalist Jack Miner was a man who appreciated waterfowl. In 1904, he founded a bird sanctuary […]

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WikiLeaks publishes thousands of what it says are CIA documents

WikiLeaks published thousands of purported CIA documents Tuesday that claim to show intimate details of the agency’s cyberespionage effort, including malware that turns iPhones, Android cell phones and Samsung smart TVs into bugs and spy cams. The release comprises 8,761 documents and files from an isolated, high-security network situated inside the CIA’s Center for Cyber

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Anti-Trump sentiment may turn against Israel, Ya’alon warns

Days after announcing intention to run for PM, ex-defense minister says he fears Israel becoming a GOP issue in Trump age By Eric Cortellessa Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon speaks at Hebrew University, on January 18, 2017 (Miriam Alster/Flash90) WASHINGTON — Days after Moshe Ya’alon announced his intention to form a new political party and

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Middle East, USA

Rand Paul: House GOP health care plan is ‘Obamacare lite,’ ‘will not pass’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday said the House GOP’s new health care plan “will not pass” and said a provision hiking premiums for people who go without insurance for a certain period of time is likely unconstitutional. “The House bill that’s been put forward is Obamacare lite. It won’t work. Premiums and prices

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Trump blames wrong president for most Guantanamo ‘back to battlefield’ releases

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — President Donald Trump broke his White House silence on the topic of Guantanamo Tuesday, incorrectly blaming Barack Obama not George W. Bush for the release of more than 100 captives who U.S. intelligence agencies consider recidivists. The president’s tweet, just after 7 a.m., correctly referred to an Obama-era report

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International, USA

Obamacare 101: What’s in the House Republicans’ replacement plan?

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have finally unveiled legislation to repeal and — just as important — replace the Affordable Care Act. Obamacare is pretty complex. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that what the GOP is proposing in its place has a few knotty details. Here’s a short guide to what’s in the Republican plan

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

THAAD Missile Defenses Deploy To South Korea: How Will North Korea, China React?

American THAAD missile defense vehicles landed at Osan, South Korea today after almost eight months of waiting. Now the question is how the North and China react. Increasingly threatened by North Korean missiles — most recently test-launched just yesterday — the South agreed last July to host the US Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

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Israel stuns Taiwan to stay unbeaten in world baseball tourney

Heavy underdog wins 15-7, racing off to 2-0 start and all but clinching spot in next round in first-ever World Baseball Classic appearance By Times of Israel staff Team Israel outfielder Zack Borenstein batting against Taiwan’s Kuo-Hua Lo in Seoul, Korea, on March 7, 2017. (screen capture: Fox Sports) Israel’s national baseball team clobbered Taiwan

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

Middle East Roundup: March 7, 2017

Israeli Knesset passes bill banning BDS supporters from entering country (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Knesset Monday approved a controversial bill to deny visas and residency permits to people who support boycotting Israel. The new law, approved in a 46-28 vote, gives Israel’s interior minister the authority to decide on any exceptions to the rule.

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Middle East

MDA adds electric bikes to lifesaving inventory

TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) – In emergency medicine, every second counts. Magen David Adom strives to always improve and cut emergency response times. As part of its efforts, MDA is introducing electric bikes into its array of vehicles. Each bike is equipped with resuscitation equipment and can be summoned to scenes within a radius of

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Ousted over anti-Trump comments, former Hawaii Republican minority leader considers leaving the party

Hawaii is one of the most diverse states in the nation. But when Beth Fukumoto was a file clerk at the overwhelmingly Democratic Hawaii State Legislature, the conversations around her seemed pretty standard. “Nobody pays attention to file clerks. You’re sort of in every room as people were talking, just filing things,” she says. “So,

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USA

Dog Completes Hardest Race in the World Just to Find a Home (WATCH)

This unbelievably strong-willed pooch went through hell and high water just so he could find a home with Mikael Lindnord. Back during the 2014 Adventure Racing Championship in Ecuador, Mikael was competing in the relay as the captain of a four person team. The team would be biking, paddling, and hiking across 435 miles of

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