International

When Ireland rejected Jewish orphans fleeing Nazis, this man saved dozens

A new film chronicling Irish anti-Semitism stars one WWII hero, essayist Hubert Butler, who was ostracized for speaking against the Catholic church By Robert Philpot LONDON — On July 9, 1943, newly-elected member of the Irish parliament Oliver Flanagan rose to make his maiden speech. “There is one thing that Germany did and that was […]

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International, Jewish History

Pentagon waives repayment of more than $190 million from California National Guard members

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will let California National Guard members keep more than $190 million in disputed enlistment bonuses and other payments — far more than previously acknowledged — after the military spent six years trying to recover the money from veterans who had served at the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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USA

Donald Trump slaps new sanctions on Venezuelan government

President Trump signed an executive order imposing new financial sanctions on the “dictatorship” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the White House said Friday. The new action prohibits dealings in new debt issued by the Venezuelan government and its state oil company. The sanctions also prohibit dealings in certain bonds owned by the Venezuelan public sector

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International, USA

Scott Baio explains why he’s on verge of giving up acting and Hollywood all together

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actor Scott Baio makes it clear that he couldn’t care less if he ever acts again — and it has something to do with his politics. “I don’t give a shit if I ever work again,” he said. “My country comes first. I guess I’m just an

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

NORTH KOREA – SYRIA – Toxic connection: North Korea’s chemical weapons link to Syria

This week’s revelation of two North Korean shipments suspected to be chemical weapons and intercepted on their way to Syria may be just the latest sign of Pyongyang’s hand in the Syrian regime’s chemical arsenal. According to a confidential United Nations report, first revealed by Reuters on Tuesday, the two shipments were intercepted at an

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International, Middle East

Adorable pig-nosed frog completely new to science found in India

An odd-looking frog that spends most its life underground and only comes outside when its ready to mate was recently discovered in India’s Western Ghats mountains. Its pointy snout, tiny eyes, and stumpy limbs might look funny but the truth is this is an extremely well-adapted creature to a life in the burrows. Credit: JEGATH

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

An anonymous psych patient is now acclaimed as a master artist of the immigrant experience

A Mexican immigrant who was institutionalized in mental hospitals in Northern California for more than 30 years is now considered by some critics to be one of the best artists of the 20th century. And he’s getting his first major retrospective in Los Angeles. The Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, or ICA LA, is

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Mysterious Babylonian Tablet Could Hold Math Secrets

An ancient Babylonian tablet whose purpose has been a longstanding mystery reveals that the ancient Mesopotamian civilization beat the Greeks to the discovery of trigonometry by more than 1,000 years, researchers say—and their methodology might even hold lessons for modern-day mathematicians. The tablet, Plimpton 322, was discovered in the early 1900s in present-day Iraq, according

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

University of Illinois bans ‘war chant’ during sporting events

CHICAGO — The University of Illinois has ended a long tradition of playing what the program has called a “war chant” during sporting events, an athletic department spokesman confirmed Friday. Many consider the drum music, which is tied to the theme of the university’s former mascot, a stereotypical Native American appropriation. The song has been

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Iran’s challenge should be addressed immediately

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his televised address on the future of American operations in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump took a sharp turn from his predecessors. I share [the American people’s] frustration over a foreign policy that has spent too much time, energy, money, and most importantly lives, trying to rebuild countries in our

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Interior Department gives Trump list of ‘a handful’ of national monuments to shrink

WASHINGTON — The White House is getting ready to move on a contentious plan to shrink public lands in the West, which could involve the redrawing of borders at several national monuments that are home to unique geological formations, rare archaeological artifacts and pristine landscapes. The blueprint delivered to Trump on Thursday by the Department

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USA

Take a look inside Prince George’s posh school before his first day in September

Prince George will be heading off to school in September and will be getting the best education “money can buy” from a posh school for well-to-do families in London. According to PEOPLE, the young prince will be attending a $23,000-a-year school which is about four miles south of his Kensington Palace home. The school is

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