The fertility rate among Jewish women matches that of Arab women for the first time in Israel’s history, new figures released Tuesday show. The average number of children born to Jewish women was 3.13 in 2015, the same as their Arab counterparts, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics. The statistics represent a fall in
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Middle EastThe denouncements came swiftly after President-elect Donald J. Trump made his first key appointments. On Sunday, Trump announced his choices for his senior White House leadership team: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and Trump for President CEO Stephen K. Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor to the
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USAWASHINGTON — Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York was elected by Democrats as minority leader of the Senate on Wednesday, and he quickly added new leadership posts for members representing the party’s left and right flanks following this month’s stinging election losses. Schumer will take over for the retiring Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada,
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USAThe telegram was one of the first to arrive from a world leader. On the morning of November 9, the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had sent a message to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump expressing “his hope they can work together toward the end of the crisis in Russian-American relations, as well as
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International, USADonald Trump promised during the election to get rid of the lobbyists who have been a longtime source of so much Washington corruption. It looks like the President-elect, or more accurately his vice president Mike Pence, is taking key steps to follow through on that pledge. RELATED: Rand Paul: Will Donald Trump betray voters by
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USAWASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will become the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which weighs attorney general nominees, as well as nominations to the Supreme Court and other courts, in January. As the most powerful Democrat on the committee, Feinstein will play a major role in how President-elect Donald Trump’s Supreme Court
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USAAway from the confines of Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama has issued what looks like a warning about President-elect Donald Trump. Speaking during an hour-long news conference in the Greek capital of Athens, Obama told reporters: “We are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity
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International, USAOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump was no fan of financial industry giant Goldman Sachs. One of his campaign ads in the days just before the vote even featured Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The voiceover didn’t name him, but as his image flashed onscreen, the narration described “a global power structure that is responsible for
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump is considering former rival Sen. Ted Cruz for U.S. attorney general, according to reports. Mr. Trump met Tuesday with Mr. Cruz, a Harvard Law School graduate who previously served as associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department. The possibility of putting Mr. Cruz in charge of the Justice Department came up
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By Al Jacobs SAN DIEGO — Childhood years are very fleeting and hard to pin down. My earliest recollections take me back to about four years old and just starting kindergarten. I lived with my parents, Dave and Milly, and my sister Sally (nee Sadie) in the East End of London somewhere off Commercial Road.
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International, Jewish HistoryPresident–elect Donald Trump is said to be close to naming Rudy Giuliani as secretary of state, a move that would install one of the nation’s most combative public figures as its chief diplomat. The choice would signal Trump’s willingness to reward loyalty—Giuliani played a key role in FBI leaks that helped crush Hillary Clinton in
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International, USAJust days before a crucial French presidential primary, former President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing fresh allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal campaign financing from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. An investigation into the case, involving funding for Sarkozy’s successful 2007 presidential campaign, has been underway since 2013. In a video
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International, Middle EastFox News anchor Megyn Kelly believes Roger Ailes would still be her boss today if former colleague Gretchen Carlson had not sued him for sexual harassment. Appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the first stop on the tour for her new book “Settle for More,” Kelly noted that Fox News contracts include arbitration clauses
President Juan Manuel Santos has made headline recently for his work at reaching a peace deal between government officials and the FARC rebel group in Colombia. While he has been devoted to making Colombia a better country, it is being reported that his health may be suffering. According to FOX News Latino, President Santos underwent
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