International

Former astronaut Julie Payette named Canada’s next governor-general

Montreal (dpa) – Former astronaut Julie Payette will become Canada’s next governor-general, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday. The 53-year-old French-Canadian will succeed David Johnston as Canada’s 29th governor-general when his term expires in September, Trudeau said as he presented Payette to the media on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Trudeau praised Payette’s pioneering work for […]

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International

Eric Trump mingles with fans at US Women’s Open, hints President Trump may attend

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, mingled with fans on Thursday during the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National Golf Club. But the big question is if President Trump himself will be on the grounds this weekend. In a brief interview with The Record and one

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Lockheed-Saudi Arabia Arms Deal Pushed By Republican Former Lawmaker Who Represents Both Sides

As Saudi Arabia’s two-year-long war with Yemen continues, the Department of Defense announced a new $600 million contract for 40 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters to be sold to Saudi Arabia. Sikorsky is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. Both Saudi Arabia and Lockheed are represented by Howard “Buck” McKeon, a former GOP congressman turned

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Middle East, USA

Were the Jack the Ripper murders an elaborate anti-Semitic frameup?

Author Stephen Senise says it’s no coincidence that Britain’s most infamous unsolved crime is alleged to have been committed by a Jew — it was planned that way all along By Robert Philpot LONDON — It is the greatest whodunit in British history. For nearly 130 years, writers, criminologists, historians and amateur sleuths have pondered

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History

Miami Jewish group slams Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters before his concert tonight

MIAMI — One of Miami’s leading Jewish organizations accused Pink Floyd star Roger Waters of anti-Semitism ahead of his concert Thursday at the AmericanAirlines Arena, as a long-running controversy over the singer’s anti-Israel views follows him to South Florida. “Anti-Semitism and Hatred are Not Welcome in Miami,” the Greater Miami Jewish Federation stated in an

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Netanyahu convenes political allies as corruption allegations pile up

PM said to be planning media blitz after damning comptroller report and as submarine affair deepens, with other probes ongoing By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday summoned some

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Middle East

Man accused of assaulting flight attendants to remain in federal custody

SEATTLE — The Florida man accused of disrupting a Seattle-to-Beijing flight a week ago by trying to open an exit door and assaulting flight attendants waived his detention hearing Thursday and will remain in federal custody. Joseph D. Hudek IV, 23, has been charged with one count of interference with flight crew members for allegedly

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Travel and Food, USA

Donnie Wahlberg surprises Charlotte Waffle House with huge tip on $82 meal

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Kids on the Block star and actor Donnie Wahlberg visited the Waffle House on Queen City Drive in Charlotte, N.C., late Wednesday and left one memorable tip — $2,000 for an $82.60 meal. If that sounds too fantastic to believe, Wahlberg documented the visit in a nearly 11-minute Facebook Live video

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

Debbie Wasserman Schultz tries to revoke Jared Kushner’s security clearance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduced two amendments on Thursday that would revoke Jared Kushner’s security clearance, after revelations this week that Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser failed to disclose a meeting with a Russian lawyer who claimed to have dirt on Hillary Clinton. Both amendments failed on a party-line vote after a

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International, USA

Photos: Neighbors killing neighbors — a Polish community still reels over the massacre of its Jewish residents

If wars leave scars, then Poland has a deep red gash through its middle. For six years during World War II, the country was fought from both sides; the Soviet Union invaded from the east and Germany from the west. Five million Poles died during the war — that’s one-fifth of the population. Three million

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International, Jewish History

60 Schools Are Installing Washers and Dryers For Homeless and Troubled Students

Jon Morgan/AP Images for Whirlpool Thousands of American students are less likely to attend school if they don’t have access to clean clothes – which is why this company is installing dozens of washing machines and dryers in schools across the country. Appliance manufacturing company Whirlpool is donating the machines in order to give struggling

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA