Nine more women have recently accused Alex Kozinski, a prominent judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, of sexual harassment, assault and misconduct. According to a report by The Washington Post, the judge—who now faces allegations by roughly 15 women—purportedly made sexual comments and inappropriate body contact. The new accounts span […]
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USAToronto authorities are investigating whether the deaths of Jewish billionaire and philanthropist Barry (Bernard) Sherman and his wife Honey were a murder-suicide. The Shermans were found dead in their Toronto home on Friday morning, after police reported two “suspicious” deaths at the couple’s upscale Toronto home. According to the Toronto Star, the bodies were found
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InternationalOn Saturday, Arabs disturbed the peace near Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem (Nablus), throwing burning tires at the site. Palestinian Authority Arabs published on social media calls to arrive at Joseph’s Tomb and damage the site. Currently, rioters are parading towards Joseph’s Tomb in order to desecrate it. Joseph’s Tomb is located in the Palestinian Authority
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Middle EastDozens of rabbis signed a petition requesting Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu “protect the honor of Shabbat (the Sabbath, which for Jews falls on Saturday).” The petition, organized by the Derech Emuna (The Path of Faith) organization, comes after the Knesset’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a government proposal to allow Labor and Social Services
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — US Vice-President Mike Pence, who is due to visit Israel this week, is said to be an ardent Christian Zionist and thus apparently the main influence behind President Trump’s declaration about Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford University in the UK reminds us that
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Middle East, USAThe UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would affirm that any change to the status of Jerusalem has no legal effect and must be rescinded, in response to the US decision to recognize the city as Israel’s capital. Egypt circulated the draft text on Saturday and diplomats said the council could vote
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Andrea Ramsey, a Democratic candidate for Congress, will drop out of the race after The Kansas City Star asked her about accusations in a 2005 lawsuit that she sexually harassed and retaliated against a male subordinate who said he had rejected her advances. Multiple sources with knowledge of the case told the Star
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USARepublicans have stalled and want to end special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during last year’s election, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee claimed Friday afternoon in a Twitter storm. In his nine-tweet online thread, Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) also claimed he’d become “increasingly worried” that
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USAA year after it was liberated from Islamic State group control, the Syrian town of Jarabulus is rebuilding — thanks in large part to help from Turkey. The rebuilding of Jarabulus has begun. Apartment buildings are springing up, infrastructure is being restored, and Ankara’s influence is apparent everywhere. Even the fire engines are labelled, “Presents
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Middle EastTwo nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the US after being convicted of drug trafficking. Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas and Efraín Antonio Campo Flores were accused of conspiring to smuggle 800kg of cocaine into the United States. The two cousins, both nephews of Cilia Flores, Venezuelan
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International, USALOS ANGELES — As crews battling the deadly Thomas fire girded for a difficult weekend of firefighting, Los Angeles and Ventura counties ended their 12th consecutive day of red flag fire warnings Friday — the longest sustained period of fire weather warnings on record. “We put out plenty of red flag warnings, but we haven’t
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USAAmid reports of violent clashes that have led to at least 15 deaths, the Ethiopian government has partially blocked internet access to its citizens, suppressing information about the exact scope of the violence and the response of the federal security forces. Ethiopians have been unable to reliably reach Twitter and Facebook since Tuesday, and other
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InternationalA strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s main island of Java late Friday, leaving at least one person dead and rattling nerves in the capital Jakarta. There was no immediate indication of a tsunami, but authorities said they had issued a warning following the tremor, which struck a coastal region some 300 kilometres (190 miles) from
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International, USAHillary Clinton says she gets so agitated by the day-to-day dealings of the Trump administration and the Republican Party that she’s forced herself on a “news diet” to retain her sanity. The twice-failed Democratic presidential candidate stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Friday, telling the host that she can’t watch President Trump’s actions without thinking
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