By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the end of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s moving briefing about the four American Special Forces soldiers killed in Niger earlier in October, he took questions. The first was, “Why are we in Niger?” The question was too narrow; it isn’t only Niger. Tens of thousands of
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It may take additional months or even years to deal with the allegations about the Prime Minister, but more of Israel’s politicians are sharpening their knives. And some of those at the grindstone are close enough to the big man for him to smell the dust. President Rueven (Ruvi) Rivlin opened the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –New Orleans musician Fats Domino died last week at the age of 89. Domino was called “the real King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Elvis Presley, and John Lennon said that “There wouldn’t have been a Beatles without Fats Domino.” What was the Jewish connection in Fats Domino’s life? A.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USALOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Sunday that he won’t run for governor of California. “We have a lot of work left to do to build a stronger city, state and nation and I know I can best build on our progress here in L.A.,” he said on Twitter. “I am passionate
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USAA British government minister faces an investigation over allegations he asked his secretary to buy sex toys and addressed her in demeaning language. The Cabinet Office — responsible for ensuring effective government — will investigate if Mark Garnier’s behaviour violated ministerial codes of conduct, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday. “These stories, if they
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InternationalPresident Donald Trump has done nothing to dispel rumors his eldest daughter is his favorite child, celebrating her birthday weeks after ignoring the birthday of his youngest daughter, Tiffany, on social media. According to Politico, Trump and his wife Melania took part in a surprise birthday dinner for Ivanka held at the Trump hotel’s townhouse
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USAAmid increased threats of nuclear war, North Korea has begun conducting mass evacuation drills throughout the country, according to reports from this weekend. Evacuation drills and blackout exercises were conducted in multiple cities though not in the capital of Pyongyang, sources told NK News Saturday. It remained unclear whether the drills were being conducted due
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International, USAA former employee of Jared Kushner has claimed the senior adviser doesn’t read and calls his father “daddy.” Kyle Pope, who worked as an editor for the New York Observer while Kushner was publisher, has described his time working for Kushner in a tell-all article for the Columbia Journalism Review, where he is currently editor-in-chief
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USAThe Iraqi Kurdish parliament will meet Sunday to redistribute powers away from President Massoud Barzani, who is under pressure to step down following an independence referendum last month. The parliament had already decided to halt Barzani’s governmental activities and, on Saturday, said it would read out a statement from Barzani during the upcoming meeting. Despite
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Middle EastSaudi Arabia’s foreign minister says Iran’s hostile policy is the major obstacle to solving the crisis in Yemen, where Riyadh is leading a military alliance against Iran-aligned Houthi militant forces. Adel al-Jubeir accused Iran of interfering in Yemen and providing arms to the Shi’ite Houthi rebels. “Iran provides weapons to Houthi and [supporters of former
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Middle EastHillary Clinton joked that Fox News seems to be under the impression she is president, given the amount of time the news channel spends discussing “impeaching” her. Speaking at a dinner for the Human Rights Campaign in Washington D.C. on Saturday night, the former presidential hopeful said she would gladly trade places with president Donald
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USAIran’s president on Sunday said his country would continue building weapons including developing missiles as the United States prepares new sanctions over its ballistic missile programme. “To defend our nation and territorial integrity, we will build all the weapons we will need,” Hassan Rouhani told parliament in statements broadcast on state television. Recent Iranian missile
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International, Middle East, USAWith the first indictment looming from the federal Trump-Russia investigation, President Donald Trump is getting a reminder: His pardoning pardons can’t fix everything. “I don’t think the president’s power is all that absolute, as people have been suggesting,” California Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC News’ “This Week”
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USABarack Obama Former President Barack Obama is going to fulfill his civic duties next month in a Chicago area courthouse when he reportedly plans to show up for his scheduled jury duty. “He made it crystal clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident