US Navy Rear Admiral James Bynum (second from left), Carrier Strike Group 9 commander, welcomes Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rear Admiral Huang Xinjian on Tuesday at the port of San Diego, where three PLA ships led by Huang Xinjian and Rear Admiral Wu Haihua arrived for a 4-day visit. HEZI JIANG/CHINA DAILY The Chinese […]
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International, USABy Edwin Black Anxiety continues to roil through the pro-Israel world over a possible last-minute political move by the Obama administration that could permanently alter the Israeli-Palestinian geo-political landscape. Forty-eight hours after the November 8 election, I flew to South Florida for a series of lectures and briefings organized by StandWithUs, NOVA Southeast University
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Edwin Black, International, Middle East, USABy Stephanie Schorow, Adjunct Professor of Professional Writing, Regis College, Regis College. During a Nov. 22 celebration of Donald Trump’s election triumph, members of a far-right organization, the National Policy Institute, were filmed extending a stiff arm in the iconic “Heil Hitler” salute of Nazi Germany. Ensuring there would be no mistaking the gesture, National
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USABurger King restaurants in Israel have introduced a donut burger for the Hanukkah season. The SufganiKing is a Whopper hamburger with savory donuts in place of buns. Its name is a play on the Hebrew word for donuts, sufganiyot, which are ubiquitous on every Israeli street corner and in every food store in the weeks
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Middle East, Travel and FoodPresident-elect Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen broke a decades-long U.S. policy of avoiding direct contact between the U.S. government and Taiwanese leaders. Trump supporters said his maverick foreign policy instincts prompted the call; detractors accused him of rashly provoking China (which doesn’t recognize the Taiwanese government, and considers the Island to
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International, USAHouse Republicans have introduced a bill that would prevent colleges that have banned the American flag from receiving federal funding. It started as a petition to defund schools that remove the flag, and on Friday, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and 52 other House GOP members officially put forward legislation to do just that, calling it
Most Americans think President-elect Donald Trump will put country over his family’s bottom line when dealing with foreign leaders, according to a Bloomberg poll released Wednesday. A majority – 51 percent – said they’re “very” or “mostly” confident Mr. Trump will put the country’s best interests ahead of his family’s finances when dealing with foreign
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USAGraphic released by army demonstrates Israeli intel capabilities, may point to potential targets in future conflict By Times of Israel staff View of Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, November 10, 2016. (Doron Horowitz/FLASH90) The Israeli military on Tuesday posted a map of southern Lebanon to Twitter, on which it marked
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Middle EastIt was really only a matter of time before the modern art world, which has long ridiculed conservatives and Christians with wink-wink in-jokes, would provide fodder for the far-right fake-news machine. Marina Abramović, whose shock art serves up masochistic self-display in the context of pseudo-occult ritual, has become just that: For some fake-news believers in
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USAWASHINGTON — Two days after conceding in the North Carolina gubernatorial race, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York, Trump’s transition team announced Tuesday morning. Sean Spicer, a Trump spokesman, told reporters McCrory is expected to meet with Trump on Wednesday at Trump Tower but gave no further
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USAThe Obama administration has written a secret deal that could let Australia ship more than 2,400 refugees waiting to enter its borders over to the U.S. instead, including refugees from terrorist-connected countries such as Somalia and Syria, two top congressmen said Tuesday. But the details of the agreement have been deemed classified by the administration,
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International, USABALTIMORE — Mayor Catherine E. Pugh was sworn in as Baltimore’s 50th mayor Tuesday. She pledged to steer investment to long-neglected neighborhoods and serve as the city’s biggest cheerleader. Pugh — who takes over for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake — took the oath of office during an 11 a.m. ceremony at the War Memorial, where she
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USAIn a second-floor classroom at San Francisco’s Washington High School, David Ko is leading freshmen in a discussion about bullying. But it’s not the typical conversation about treating others nicely. “We’re learning about power — political, economic, social — our race, ethnicity, culture, nationality,” says 14-year-old freshman James Liu. That’s because ethnic studies is not
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Entertainment is eliminating 320 positions companywide. A company spokeswoman said Tuesday the eliminations will be a combination of layoffs and vacant positions. She did not provide a breakdown. This is the second large layoff the Orlando-based company has undergone in two years. About 300 people lost their jobs in late 2014.
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