International

McGill student union board member banned for being Jewish

A Jewish member on the Board of Directors of the Students” Society of McGill University (SSMU) in Montreal, Quebec was removed from his position this week due to his involvement with the Jewish community. The decision was made at Monday night”s Fall General Assembly. According to those who attended the meeting, students voted against having […]

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International, Middle East

‘Just Kidding’: Backlash to Naming Gefilte as U.S. Fish

  By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK–It really comes as no surprise. President Trump’s announcement – reported here only last week — that he planned to name the gefilte the U.S. national fish has drawn a wave of protests. Extolling the Jewish delicacy for its taste, flexibility, healthfulness, and other properties, the president said he

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Humoring the headlines: October 25, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department cannot prevent an interned undocumented teen from having an abortion. Mike Pence has asked President Trump to issue an executive decree calling for the deportation of undocumented fetuses. * Melania Trump visited a school in Michigan to denounce cyber bullying. When The President

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Nobel laureate wants global environment court

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman proposed in Honduras on Tuesday the creation of a global tribunal to prosecute executives of multinational firms who damage the earth. Karman, of Yemen, made the suggestion in the Central American country that Amnesty International last year described — along with its neighbor Guatemala — as the most dangerous

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International, The World We Share

Former Philadelphia district attorney sentenced to 5 years in prison in bribery, corruption case

PHILADELPHIA — Former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday, the maximum punishment he faced after pleading guilty earlier this year in a federal corruption case. Held in custody since his surprise decision in June to abruptly end his trial and admit his crimes, the city’s former top prosecutor

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USA

Leonardo da Vinci’s $100 million rediscovered painting

It was sold for around 50 euros in 1958 – and now it’s worth an estimated 85 million. Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’, an oil on panel canvas of Jesus Christ, has been hailed by auction house Christie’s as ‘the greatest artistic rediscovery of the 21st century’. Now on display at Christie’s in London before

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

California just passed a law to rein in drug prices. Here’s why it’s unlikely to make much difference

Over bitter protests from the pharmaceutical industry, California this month enacted a law that requires drug makers to explain and justify prices for some medicines. Predictably, those who backed the effort are hailing the move as a significant victory, because they hope this will become the first step toward reining in drug prices. To be

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Trump’s over-the-top presidency has changed the rules for prospective candidates

Roy Moore was twice ousted from the Alabama Supreme Court for flouting the U.S. Constitution. Now he’s on a path to become the state’s next U.S. senator. Scott Wagner accosted a videographer recording him as he campaigned for Pennsylvania governor. He’s since won the endorsement of Stephen K. Bannon, the president’s political alter ego, and

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USA

Two graphs that explain why California’s wildfires will only get worse

Risks are growing while environmental protections are disappearing. Wildfire Pixabay The deadly wildfires ripping through Northern California are just the latest in a season of record-defying natural disasters in the United States. As the death toll passes 40, reports of Californians hiding in pools as their houses burn and scenes of devastated homes and vineyards

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The World We Share, USA