International

Congress tries to save ‘Dreamers’ but Trump wants bigger immigration changes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has given Congress a nearly impossible task: Save nearly 800,000 young people who were brought to this country illegally as children, and overhaul the rest of the immigration system — all within six months. Lawmakers are pursuing at least two different, more narrow approaches to keeping the undocumented immigrants, sometimes […]

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International, USA

Descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee quits NC church over criticism

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee who made headlines for denouncing racism on last month’s MTV Video Music Awards has announced he is leaving his post at a Winston-Salem after some in the congregation expressed discomfort over some of the statements he has been making. Among those concerns is that

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USA

Trump asks Congress to resolve fate of Dreamers, moves to phase out protections

WASHINGTON — Young people currently shielded from deportation and allowed to work legally under the DACA program will begin losing their protection next March unless Congress acts before then, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. In the meantime, the administration will continue to renew two-year work permits as they expire but will stop accepting new applications

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USA

DHS announces end to DACA program

  WASHINGTON (Press Release) – On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the orderly wind down of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). “This Administration’s decision to terminate DACA was not taken lightly. The Department of Justice has carefully evaluated the program’s Constitutionality and determined it conflicts with our existing

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International, USA

UK synagogue hosts Muslim cleric who urged ‘jihad against the Jews’

Catford and Bromley invited ‘extremist’ Imam Shakeel Begg to speak at an interfaith event By Jewish News reporter Imam Shakeel Begg is first on the left at the back, pictured at Catford and Bromley with other faith leaders A London Orthodox synagogue hosted an “extremist” Muslim cleric who has previously called for jihad against Jews

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International, Middle East

Promoting solution for Lithuanian Jewish property restitution

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely met today with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Antanas Linkevičius and congratulated him on the victory of the Lithuanian national basketball team over Israel. Hotovely added jokingly that she hoped the Lithuanian victory would not undermine relations between the two countries. The Deputy Minister noted the rich Jewish heritage in Lithuania

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Israel: Netanyahu’s Wife To Be Charged With Fraud

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara is expected to face criminal charges over fraud amounting to the equivalent of over $110,000 after, among other accusations, she is alleged to have used public funds to throw lavish dinner parties and hire private chefs. The indictment against Sara Netanyahu, anticipated in a matter of weeks, sees

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Middle East