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The way we tell the story of Hollywood sexual assault and harassment matters

By Sarah L. Cook, Professor & Associate Dean, Georgia State University. Hollywood women who have spoken out against sexual harassment Reporter Paula Froelich claims she once observed Harvey Weinstein assault a woman at a book party. Her editor responded with, “Maybe it’s not really a story.” As it turns out, Weinstein and others are becoming […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

DPRK calls US relisting it as ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ serious provocation: official

US State Secretary Rex Tillerson speaks during a press briefing after US President Donald Trump designated the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a state sponsor of terror at the White House in Washington, Nov 20, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] PYONGYANG – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday slammed the United States for

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Dreamers tried to disrupt the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as people cheered

DemocracySpring/Twitter The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade got a taste of politics on Thursday as a group of people broke through barriers and sat in the middle of the parade route. The protesters wore shirts that showed they were protesting in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The “Dreamers” — named after

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USA

Kuwaiti writer: There is no ‘Palestine’ and no occupation

A Kuwaiti writer recently said that Israel was an independent and legitimate sovereign state and that there was no occupation, but rather “a people returning to its promised land.” The writer, Abdullah Al-Hadlaq, made the comments in an interview which was broadcast by the Kuwaiti Alrai TV channel on November 19 and translated by the

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Middle East

Rutgers president defends anti-Semitic professors

The president of Rutgers University in New Jersey has come under fire after he publicly defended several professors accused of anti-Semitism, and appeared to disparage a Jewish media outlet which helped publicized the professors” behavior. Over the past few weeks, an American-Jewish media outlet, The Algemeiner, published a series of articles publicizing blatant examples of

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jared Kushner’s Peace Talk Strategy Takes A Hit

The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, refused a call from President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Jared Kushner, this week, after the U.S. threatened to close the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington, D.C., according to Israeli media reports. Kushner had been working to broker peace talks between Palestine and Israel. Abbas’s move comes after he

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Middle East, USA

U.S. Jews Don’t Understand Judaism, Israel Leader Says

Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Tzipi Hotovely, said that Jews living in the United States live a “quite convenient life.” For that reason, that they would never “send their kids to fight for their country.” In an interview with Israeli news channel i24 this week, the minister tackled issues that have increased tensions between the U.S.

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Middle East, USA

Swastika discovered near Jewish school north of Toronto

Local police have launched an investigation after anti-Semitic graffiti was spray painted on a sidewalk near a Jewish private school in Thornhill, Ontario, north of Toronto. A staff member from the Kamin Education Centre, a campus of the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, discovered a swastika spray painted on the sidewalk next to the school

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