International

Trump’s election threatens medical cooperation between US and Cuba

HAVANA – Cuba’s government-run biotech industry is one of the lesser-known legacies of Fidel Castro: It employs 22,000 scientists, engineers, and technicians on modern campuses here, sells drugs in 23 countries, and wants to bring its products to the United States. But Donald Trump’s election may prevent that, say Cuba experts and scientists in both […]

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Polish parliament adopts controversial assembly bill

The polish parliament has approved a controversial bill favouring protests organised by the authorities and the church. The legislation explicitly bans rallies from taking place at the same time as those sponsored by the state. Human rights campaigners and Poland’s ombudsman have heavily criticised the measure. ‘‘It seems to me that if anybody who organises

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International

Trump looked into hotels in Cuba ‘no more than 6 months ago,’ Spanish exec claims

MIAMI — As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump looked into the possibility of establishing hotels in Cuba, according to the head of a major Spanish hotel chain. Miguel Fluxa, chief executive of the Iberostar Group, said at a public event Thursday that Trump’s interest in Cuba existed “no more than six months ago.” “Trump until

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International, USA

Amazonian Jews thrive in the depths of the rainforest

Unreachable by road, the city of Iquitos must be accessed by air or boat — yet the tiny Jewish community still imports clergy and exports a love of Israel By Rich Tenorio After their ancestors journeyed across an ocean from the edge of the Sahara to the center of the Amazon, their current numbers have

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food

President-elect Trump taps CEOs for new job creation council

WASHINGTON, December 2, 2016 – In further positive news for American business, President-elect Donald Trump announced the formation of a council to advise him on job creation Friday. In a prepared statement, the President-elect provided his rationale for creating this new presidential council, declaring “My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and

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USA

Next round’s on Taylor Swift: She’s the world’s highest-paid musician

Taylor Swift is doing something right. A lot of things, actually: She’s No. 1 on Forbes’ 2016 list of the highest-paid musicians in the world. Her $170 million take, earned primarily through her recent world tour and various endorsements, also made her the top-earning celebrity back in June, the magazine said. Yes, out of all

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

All eyes on Valls after Hollande bows out of French presidential race

Now that French President François Hollande has announced that he will not be seeking another term, all eyes are on his prime minister, Manuel Valls, ahead of the left wing’s January primary to choose a presidential candidate for 2017. If President Hollande was seen as mild-mannered and ultimately ineffectual, Valls projects an image of authority,

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International

Electoral College Petition Now Largest In Change.org History

A petition urging the Electoral College to make Hillary Clinton the president of the United States is now the largest in Charge.org history. The petition, started by social worker Daniel Brezenoff last month, has received more than 4.6 million signatures. Millions of people have added their names to the online petition calling to block President-elect

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USA

How Jimmy Stewart’s war service affected ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

As we stare headlong into the approaching holiday season, the 1946 James Stewart classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” is set to make its annual television appearance Saturday on NBC. It was the first movie Stewart made when he returned home after serving as a pilot in World War II, an experience that left him adrift

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Anti- BDS legislation introduced in Nevada Senate

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Press Release)— Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison and other representatives of the pro-Israel community announced the introduction of legislation in the Nevada State Senate on Friday, Dec. 2, that will counter the discriminatory environment fostered by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. The legislation, which will be introduced as Senate Bill 26,

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Middle East, USA

Senate approves, House introduces anti- hatred bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the rising tide of anti-Semitism at our nation’s college campuses. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act broadens the Department of Education’s (DOE) criteria to include all forms of discrimination against Jews, including extreme anti-Zionism and anti-Israel harassment. This legislation will

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USA

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize-winning author, throws away green card over Trump win

Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said Thursday that he fulfilled his promise to throw away his United States green card and relocate if Donald Trump won the presidency. “I’ve done it,” the Nigerian author told news channel eNCA on the sidelines of an education conference at the University of Johannesburg, Reuters reported. “When I was

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, USA