Leaked document shows George Soros donated to anti-Israel causes (JNS.org) The website DC Leaks has released a confidential report composed of documents showing that Jewish Hungarian-American business magnate George Soros has contributed a large amount of funds to anti-Israel causes. The documents were accessed after Soros’s company was hacked as part of the larger hack […]
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Middle EastBy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — On December 23, 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush, about to leave office, exercised his right of forgiveness by pardoning 19 Americans convicted of crimes. One pardon, granted posthumously, went to Charles Winters, Irish Protestant from Boston who in January 1949, pleading guilty to a felony before
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — It is not always easy being a Latino or Hispanic performer in the entertainment community. Many times the roles that are offered to actors are limited, as are jobs for directors, producers, stagehands, and technicians. Amigos Del REP founding members Herbert Siguenza, John Padilla, and Dave Rivas wanted to
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPrague (dpa) – Thousands of gay rights supporters took to the streets of the Czech capital in the Prague Pride march on Saturday, which kicked off with a showing of solidarity with those who were gunned down in a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub in June. “Love is stronger than hate” was one of
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International, USAVienna (dpa) – A female train passenger and the Swiss man who attacked her both died on Sunday, one day after he launched a knife and fire assault on a train in north-eastern Switzerland, police said. The 34-year-old woman and the 27-year-old assailant were among seven people injured when the man, armed with a knife
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InternationalA frail Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance on Saturday, as guest of honour at a gala marking his 90th birthday. His successor as Cuban leader, brother Raul and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were among well-wishers at the Karl Marx theatre in Havana. The crowd chanted ‘Fidel’ as an all-singing, all-dancing show celebrated the
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International, USAAn epic battle continues for control of Syria’s largest city, once a rival of Cairo and Istanbul as a center of urban culture and civilization in the Middle East. Aleppo, once the Western terminus of the Silk Road from China, is swiftly becoming the latest symbol of man’s inhumanity to man. Fifteen physicians still working
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Middle EastRIO DE JANEIRO — As soon as the national anthem finished, signaling the end of the medal ceremony for the women’s 4×100 medley relay, Dana Vollmer sought her family in the stands. The Granbury, Texas, native and her parents shared a long hug. “We almost didn’t have to say any words,” Vollmer said. “Just holding
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International, Sports & Competitions, USACHARLOTTE, N.C,. Aug. 14, 2016 – In the words of Barack Obama, “ISIS is not Islam.” And in the words of Hillary Clinton, “What difference, at this point, does it make?” We have all heard them over and over again. So when Donald Trump says in an off-the-cuff remark that Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton
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USARIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas was criticized in some quarters for not placing her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem and then got hit hard for a seeming lack of support for teammates Simone Biles and Aly Raisman during their all-around final event. Douglas responded at length
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON — Taking a good-cop, bad-cop approach, Donald Trump and his campaign Sunday blasted the media for what they said was unfair news coverage, while running mate Mike Pence offered a more conciliatory tone in defending the GOP presidential nominee. Trump “speaks his heart and he speaks his mind” and in doing so has drawn
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What to do? Not much of anything. This is a time for watching and waiting. The biggest crap shoot is in the United States. Currently it seems wisest to bet the nickel on Hillary, and a dime–or even a quarter–that the stay-at-homes will have more votes than any candidate. If
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USADonald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort knows why the Republican presidential nominee can’t seem to go a day without striking another controversy–the media doesn’t play fair. “Besides running against Hillary Clinton, he’s running against the media,” Manafort told Jake Tapper Sunday in an often contentious exchange on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Manafort was peppered
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USAMILWAUKEE —The man shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer Saturday was charged last year in a shooting and then charged again, with trying to intimidate a witness in that same shooting. The man shot by police was Sylville Smith, 23, police sources and Smith’s family said. Smith was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering
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