Senior Hamas official believes Trump is secretly Jewish (JNS.org) A senior official from the Palestinian terror group Hamas believes President-elect Donald Trump is secretly Jewish due to Trump’s love for money. “Trump loves the Jews, and not only because he likes the Jewish religion. I do not rule out the possibility that he is […]
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new study finds that the nicer, or more agreeable, a woman is at work, the lower her salary is likely to be. The new research, published in The European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, examines status inconsistencies between men and women through the lens of traditional male and
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIt’s a difficult question for the public – and one fraught with mixed feelings of anger, sadness, schadenfreude, empathy, glee and everything in between. Should Hillary Clinton retire from public life? Consider that she announced her intent to seek the presidency in a two-minute video released on April 12, 2015 – advising the public “everyday
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — While Americans and others are in high anxiety about Donald Trump, Israelis and some others are in a similar fever over a small settlement with the name of Amona, as well as a number of other scandals. After a month of vacation from politics for the sake of traditional holidays, our
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer NEW YORK — When Michal and I noticed that our arrival in the US would be on the morning after the presidential election, we knew that half the country would be very upset, no matter who won. But we are surprised at the revulsion of many of our friends, who are personally affronted that
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Steve Kramer, USAThe divorce rate in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest levels in over 35 years, a report published Thursday has found. The divorce rate fell for its third consecutive year in 2015, the data indicated. The report by Bowling Green State University’s National Center for Family and Marriage Research in Ohio also found that
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Travel and Food, USAWashington (dpa) – A police officer was shot and killed Sunday during a traffic stop in the Texas city of San Antonio, the chief of police said. The officer was shot in the head after he pulled over a driver for a traffic infraction near police headquarters, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told local
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USAIncoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on Sunday rejected the idea of registering people based on their religious beliefs – a fear among progressives, given President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Muslims – but said the new administration might freeze immigration from areas that harbor terrorists. “There are some people that need to be
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International, USAVice President-elect Mike Pence Sunday declined to rule out reinstating waterboarding as an interrogation technique in his first round of Sunday talk show appearances since the Nov. 8 election. Pence, in an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said though he has respect for those who oppose the practice, the new administration “is going to
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International, USAU.S. President Barack Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to honor Moscow’s commitments on Ukraine’s sovereignty as the pair met briefly on the margins of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, Sunday. A White House statement said Obama told Putin U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov should
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International, Middle East, USAThe Danish navy cancelled sending one its frigates to Halifax after the federal government indicated it couldn’t be involved with the visit since the vessel was of the type that could be considered in the competition for a new Canadian warship. The Royal Canadian Navy and federal officials were worried about the appearance of a
On Saturday, Sabra Dipping Co. announced a recall of some hummus products due to listeria concerns. According to the US Food and Drug Association, the potentially contaminated products were distributed in the United States and Canada and manufactured before November 8 at a plant where Listeria monocytogenes have been found. The bacteria has not been
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Travel and Food, USAWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will “create the proper separation” between his vast business holdings and his government work, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Sunday, addressing concerns about the potential for conflicts of interest. Pence said on “Fox News Sunday” that lawyers and experts were working on how to untangle Trump’s holdings from the presidency.
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USAFuture first lady Melania Trump has no plans to move into the White House come January, the New York Post reported Sunday. The former model, 46, and son Barron, 10, plan to continue living in the Trump Tower penthouse so the fourth-grader can stay at the private school he attends, at least through the end
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