By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — President-elect Trump’s appointment of David Friedman (known for his support of the settlements) to be the US ambassador to Israel, his appointment of Walid Phares (a Maronite Christian known for his pro-Israel track record and distaste for the Palestinians) as his Middle East advisor, and charging his son-in-law Jared Kushner […]
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastBritish rock band Coldplay are planning to play two concerts for both Israelis and Palestinians near the Dead Sea in November, in a bid to boost peace hopes between both sides, according to Israeli media reports. Israel’s Channel 2 reported Monday that one of the world’s biggest bands will play the unprecedented shows at an
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsNews that President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met on Tuesday rang alarm bells throughout the scientific community, because both have aggressively promoted discredited anti-vaccination theories. Here are the debunked theories they espouse, and what the science actually says. THE CLAIM: That the high number of vaccines given to young children can overwhelm
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USARussia is to up the number of nuclear training drills it holds by 50 percent over the next year. The increase will affect Russian troops of all military branches, including the Strategic Missile Troops (RVSN), responsible for maintaining the nation’s nuclear and non-atomic warheads. Russia revamped its training exercises in the wake of its diplomatic
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InternationalCHICAGO (Press Release) — Following is the official White House transcript of the farewell speech President Obama delivered on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the city where his political career had begun: THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Chicago! (Applause.) It’s good to be home! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.)
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International, USAWASHINGTON, January 10, 2017 – After pleading guilty to killing nine parishioners of Emanuel AME church on the night of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof told jurors he could ask for life in prison for the slayings, but that he is not sure “what good that would do”: “From what I’ve been told, I have
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USAFBI Director James B. Comey, in his first public comments since the presidential election, said the bureau requested but was denied direct access to the Democratic National Committee’s servers and other hacked devices as part of its probe of Russian hacking. Providing details Tuesday to the Senate Intelligence Committee about the bureau’s investigation into Russian
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International, USAThe article below references an unsubstantiated summary of a document about President-elect Trump’s personal and financial activities in Russia. Here is a link to what Buzz Feed says is that document: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html. President-elect Trump has denied the allegations, saying they constitute “fake news” and are totally false. CNN has just released a bombshell report written by top reporters
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two Orlando-area law enforcement officers were killed Monday morning, one shot by a murder suspect who managed to get away and a second killed in a crash while officers and deputies scrambled to find him. Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton was shot about 7:15 a.m. by a murder suspect after someone
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USAMexico City (dpa) – The man suspected of shooting a US consulate official in Mexico two days ago is a US citizen and will be extradited to his home country, Mexican officials said Sunday after his arrest. Thanks to cooperation between the FBI and Mexican agents, authorities were able to arrest “an individual of US
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International, USAKarlsruhe, Germany (dpa) – A German federal court on Monday upheld a 14-year prison sentence for the man who stabbed a woman in the neck because of her pro-refugee stance, the day before she was elected mayor of Cologne. Frank S, a 45-year-old man whose name was withheld under German privacy laws, was found guilty
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InternationalMoshe Orbach, whose grandson Erez Hy’d (may G-d avenge his blood) was murdered in the ramming attack at Armon Hanatziv, told Arutz Sheva about his grandson’s character and referred to the fact that there were no government ministers at any of the funerals of those murdered in the attack. “Erez had tremendous determination,” said Orbach.
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Middle EastWASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump, whose remarks on the safety of vaccinations have alarmed the scientific community, planned to meet Wednesday with outspoken vaccine critic Robert Kennedy Jr. The meeting between Trump and the scion of America’s most prominent Democratic family is likely to concern scientists and public health experts who fear the incoming administration
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAt least 21 people were killed and 45 others were wounded on Tuesday when twin bombs exploded near the Afghan parliament in Kabul during rush hour. Afghan officials and witnesses said that the blasts, at least one of which was a suicide bomb attack, had mostly killed civilians including parliament employees. “The first explosion happened
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