International

AJC delegation meets with Argentine President Macri

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Press Release) — An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri yesterday in Buenos Aires. The private meeting was the centerpiece of a two-day visit that also included meetings with the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Gustavo Slauvinen, U.S. Ambassador Noah Mamet, and Israeli Ambassador Ilan Sztulman. The […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Supplement may be key to treatment of rare disease

Familial Dysautonomia may be slowed by phosphatidylserine, Tel Aviv University researchers say Tel Aviv (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study finds that a popular food supplement called phosphatidylserine may be instrumental in reversing the detrimental effects of Familial Dysautonomia (FD), a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately 1 in 31 Jewish people

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

LA’s highest-ranking African-American officer to head San Francisco department

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief William “Bill” Scott, the department’s highest-ranking African-American officer, has been appointed chief of the San Francisco Police Department following recent scandals involving racist texting among Bay Area officers. Scott, who oversees LAPD’s South Bureau, was selected by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to lead the embattled

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USA

White nationalist Richard Spencer considers a run for Montana congressional seat

He’s a white nationalist, and he’s pondering a run for Congress. Richard Spencer, whose National Policy Institute has been described as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League, said he’s considering running for the Montana congressional seat expected to be vacated by Republican Ryan Zinke. Last week, Zinke was tapped

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USA

Newsweek Writer Takes Action After Tweet Causes Seizure

A Dallas county judge issued an order on December 19 allowing a lawyer representing Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald to issue subpoenas to compel Twitter to reveal the identity of the subscriber who used the social media platform to intentionally trigger a seizure in the journalist. According to the court filing, Twitter agreed to the

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Zurich mosque attack probe reveals killing by occultist suspect

Vienna (dpa) – The man who opened fire in a Zurich mosque and then took his life had earlier killed an acquaintance with a knife before beginning the shooting spree, investigators said Tuesday. “There are no indications that terrorism was involved,” prosecutor Francoise Stadelmann said about the 24-year-old Swiss suspect who was apparently interested in

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International

UN General Assembly adopts N. Korea human rights resolution

The U.N. General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court for human rights violations. This was the 12th straight year that the world body has issued a resolution on the North’s human rights and the third straight year that it has called for Pyongyang’s referral to

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International

New leaked documents reveal Rex Tillerson’s relationship with Russia may go deeper than anybody realized

Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil chief picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of state, was already going to have to answer tough questions in confirmation hearings about his relationship with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Now come leaked documents that suggest Tillerson’s relationship with Putin and the Kremlin is even cozier than initially

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International, USA

Opposing crowds rally as Jakarta governor’s blasphemy trial resumes

Jakarta (dpa) – Supporters and opponents rallied outside a court building in the Indonesian capital Tuesday as the blasphemy trial of the city’s governor resumed. The crowd opposed to Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, mainly conservative Muslims, demanded the court hand him a maximum five-year sentence for blasphemy. Purnama’s supporters, many wearing red and white

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International

Russia, Turkey signal solidarity as probe into ambassador’s killing continues

ISTANBUL — Turkey and Russia staged a determined show of solidarity Tuesday, a day after an off-duty Turkish police officer gunned down Russia’s ambassador in a shocking public assassination that added another layer of complexity to the Syrian conflict. While foreign ministers from the two countries, plus Iran, pressed ahead with an already-planned meeting in

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