Former Texas Governor Mark White, who was known for his education reforms, died Saturday at the age of 77. The news of his death was confirmed to the Associated Press by his wife Linda Gale White and son Andrew. According to a report by the Houston Chronicle, White died of a heart attack at his […]
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Obituaries & memorials, USAIndia buys dozens of highly trained four-footed graduates of IDF’s canine unit to boost protection of senior officials By Stuart Winer Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers with a trained army dog during a drill, April 2, 2014. (Gershon Elinson/Flash 90) Post-army Israelis have long made India a favorite destination after completing their service, but another
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International, Middle EastMike Pence’s press secretary has denied an explosive report from The New York Times Saturday that the vice-president is among a group of Republicans already preparing a “shadow campaign” for president in 2020. President Donald Trump is just over six months into his first term and has never suggested that he would not seek re-election
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USAToby Greene The Gaza Strip is a pressure cooker bound to explode in our faces once again, if we do not act now to change the situation. Fifty percent of Gazans are under 15. It is hard to imagine what it must be like for a parent in Gaza trying to raise children with four
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Middle EastWhen NASA put up an advertisement for the position of “Planetary Protection Officer,” it quickly made headlines. From the title, it seemed that there might be a need for a real-life leader of the “Men in Black.” Unfortunately, the job description isn’t quite that exciting. NASA isn’t looking for a real-life Buzz Lightyear. Instead, it
Damascus (dpa) – Government forces have retaken control of Islamic State’s last bastion in Syria’s central province of Homs in the latest setback to the extremist militia, a monitoring group and military sources said on Sunday. The recapture of the strategically important town of al-Sukhna in Homs late Saturday followed intense bombardment by regime and
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Middle EastRegev, Katz say Netanyahu should not give in to media pressure over developments in graft probes, but majority of ruling party’s cabinet members remain silent By Raoul Wootliff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (flanked by ministers Miri Regev and Yisrael Katz) in the Knesset on February 8, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing
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Middle EastRabbi says he’s ‘saddened, yet not surprised’ after swastika and ‘Sig Heil’ scrawled on sign By Times of Israel staff A swastika found on a sign outside Temple Beit Torah in Colorado springs on August 4, 2017. (Screen capture/KKTV) Neighbors discovered Nazi graffiti spray-painted on a sign outside a Colorado Springs synagogue on Friday, local
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USAAlthough it’s still tough to find an interested publisher, several new outfits offer increased opportunities — online and on shelves By Renee Ghert-Zand Author Sharon Hart-Green spent nearly a decade writing her debut novel, “Come Back For Me,” about the the lives of first and second generation WWII refugees and Holocaust survivors in Canada and
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, InternationalSeoul (dpa) – South Korea on Sunday urged Pyongyang to come to the table for talks and quit provoking the global community amid the UN Security Council’s decision to impose its toughest sanctions yet. Noting that the resolution was unanimously approved by China and Russia, Pyongyang’s two closest allies, a spokesman for South Korean Foreign
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InternationalIranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned US President Donald Trump that he risks political suicide if he scraps the nuclear deal with Tehran. At his swearing-in ceremony, Mr Rouhani said Iran would continue to abide by the terms of the deal as long as the other major powers involved do the same. “I can say
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Middle East, USAArcheologists digging in modern-day Israel believe they have found the settlement where three of Jesus’s apostles made their homes. The remains of a settlement discovered by the sea of Galilee in the Bethsaida Valley Nature Reserve is thought to be the site of the lost Roman city of Julias, Haaretz reported. The researchers believe the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNew York (dpa) – The UN Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose its toughest sanctions against North Korea to date. The 15-member council voted to impose a new set of sanctions on Pyongyang that are expected to cut one-third of North Korea’s export revenues in response to two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in
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InternationalThe White House is set to undergo a major renovation as President Donald Trump left for a 17-day “working vacation” at his golf course in New Jersey, reports said. David Scavino Jr., the president’s social media director Friday tweeted a photograph of an empty Oval Office with a caption that read: “One hour after Air
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