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CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AJC congratulates Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich on being named Cardinal by Pope Francis. The Pope will formally elevate Cupich at a Vatican ceremony on November 19. “We are delighted Pope Francis has recognized Archbishop Cupich’s invaluable contributions and leadership. He is a dear partner of AJC and Chicago’s Jewish

Police are searching for a Syrian asylum seeker after hundreds of grammes of explosives were found in his apartment in the east German town on Chemnitz. The man, who was born in Damascus, has been named as 22 year old Jabr Albakr who arrived in Germany last year. Hundreds of police and commandos are scouring

WASHINGTON, October 9, 2016 – What Bill Clinton was to “DNA stain,” Donald Trump has suddenly become to “pussy.” America’s political lexicon has added an ugly new growth, thanks to Trump. The comments that included that term would have caused a normal man to apologize abjectly then ponder leaving the race. But Trump isn’t normal.

Says Muslims are looking for common ground with American Jews Jewish groups, such as the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, are dedicated to fostering friendships between Jews and Muslims. Robert Silverman, the AJC’s U.S. director of Muslim-Jewish Relations, said Jews should “engage with the Muslims and help support their movement in the right direction.” Photo by

The incident now known as #trumptapes has shifted the 2016 presidential electoral map and ground game in ways which will only become fully apparent in coming weeks. The only thing certain right now is that these are dark hours for Gotham’s Joker, holed up in his black tower with Melania fuming by his side. Over

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.—Two Palms Springs police officers were fatally shot and another wounded Saturday while responding to family disturbance call, and a SWAT team remains at the scene, police said. The shooting occurred when the officers went to the scene in the 2700 block of Cypress Road shortly after noon, police said. They tried to

In a phone call to US Secretary of State John Kerry, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke about regional matters as well as Amona and Shvut Rachel. Shvut Rachel is a town in Samaria just 30 minutes north of Jerusalem. Netanyahu explained to Kerry that the building in Shvut Rachel is meant to provide an

Hillary Clinton continues to outpace Donald Trump in spending on television ads — a trend that has moved into the fall as voters begin to cast ballots. Clinton and her allies, such as the super PAC Priorities USA Action, are outspending Trump and his supporters by a 4-to-1 margin with five weeks until Election Day,

SAN DIEGO — The other day, a post from CNN appeared on my Facebook feed. CNN was asking what question I would like to ask of the candidates at the Town Hall Forum on Sunday night. I certainly have one that is not about the Hollywood Access tour bus. And I have the answer that I

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Three Palm Springs police officers were shot Saturday, prompting a massive response from local law enforcement, authorities said. Palm Springs police said the condition of the officers was unknown at this time, but one law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that one of the officers was in critical condition.

Donald Trump apologized for his 2005 comments about grabbing “pussy” and kissing women on the mouth, after initially brushing them off as “locker room talk.” Many politicians and headline writers today have echoed that description, or called the tape “lewd” or “vulgar.” But at least two public accounts exist of Trump doing—not just talking about—precisely