ATLANTA — A disruptive passenger on Delta Air Lines has been banned from the carrier for life, after an incident captured on video where he yelled profanities at other passengers while voicing his support of President-elect Donald Trump. “Donald Trump, baby,” the man shouted to other passengers on the plane as he stood and clapped. […]
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM – For some days Israel has suffered from levels of personal hardship, dislocation, mobilization, and property damage equivalent to the 2014 Gaza operation of the IDF. The prime aggressor has been the weather, with incidents of civilian carelessness and aggression by Palestinians.. We’ve been experiencing an extreme case of what typically
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Middle EastAt least nine people were injured Monday when a man drove into a crowd of students at Ohio State University and then emerged from his vehicle to attack bystanders with a butcher knife, officials said. The unidentified attacker was shot and killed by a university police officer who was on the scene within a minute,
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWorkers take measurements on Saturday as they prepare for restoration of the walls of the Palace Museum in Beijing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY After centuries, walls that once protected mighty emperors are beginning to show their age. The walls of the ancient imperial center of power that is now the Palace Museum in Beijing have weaknesses
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InternationalPresident-elect Donald Trump’s immigration plans are not sitting well with many people in America. We recently reported that students across various campuses launched the trending topic/movement #SanctuaryCampus, demanding colleges to act as safe house to protect students and employees against immigration act. The movement has impacted many people including, Santa Fe’s mayor Javier Gonzales who
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International, USAA call for human rights to be respected globally was made on Monday by UN Secretary General-elect Antonio Guterres, during a visit to Beijing. China’s leadership has overseen a sweeping crackdown on activists since President Xi Jinping took power, including detaining or imprisoning dozens of rights lawyers in what the government says is the targeting
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InternationalActor Gary Sinise didn’t spend his Thanksgiving like most. The “Forrest Gump” actor, who is a huge supporter of the American armed forces, spent his Thanksgiving Day serving meals to the enlisted at Kandahar Air Force Base in Afghanistan. An honor to serve Thanksgiving dinner to our Troops at Kandahar Air Force Base, Sending a
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OSWIECIM, Poland (Press Release)– For the first time, five members of the northeastern Indian Bnei Menashe Jewish community, which claims descent from one of Israel’s lost tribes, visited Auschwitz last week as part of a trip for 12th-graders aimed at educating them about the horrors of the Nazi genocide against the Jewish people. “I feel more connected
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastIsraeli Air Force launches two strikes against Islamic State in Syria (JNS.org) The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck Islamic State forces Monday in Syria, Israel’s second strike against the jihadist terror group in just more than a day. The IAF had killed four Islamic State terrorists Sunday in Syria in response to mortar and
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Middle EastActor says his sister revealed his mother’s religion to him when he complained to her about ‘stingy,’ big-nosed Jews By Times of Israel staff TV actor Karim Kassem reveals he’s Jewish in front of a live studio audience on the Egyptian TV talk show “Mona Elshazly” on November 18, 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube) Egyptian TV
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastOpinion polls in Italy are predicting the prime minister’s defeat in a constitutional referendum due at the start of December. If it comes to pass, it will be the third big anti-establishment revolt by voters in a major Western country this year, following Britain’s unexpected vote to leave the EU and the US election of
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International[video:2021488] The Chabad-Lubavitch hasidic movement opened its annual emissaries’ conference in New York this weekend. Close to 4,000 Chabad emissaries are participating in the conference, during which they will discuss a range of issues affecting Jewish life around the world. The Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters published data on the initiative began by the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel
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International, Jewish ReligionMILWAUKEE — As Donald Trump lashed out via Twitter at Hillary Clinton Sunday over her campaign’s decision to join the recount process in Wisconsin, state election officials announced that a recount will probably start Thursday. At a meeting Monday morning, Wisconsin Elections Commission staff will ask the commission to approve a schedule that would start
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USAFrançois Fillon comprehensively won the second round of the centre-right presidential primary defeating Alain Juppé by a wide margin. “France wants the truth and France wants action,” he told cheering supporters following Juppé’s concession speech, promising to “reach out to all those who want to serve the country.” “The left means failure, the far-right means
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