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DeVos Invested In Defense Contractor While Her Brother Crafted Afghan War Policy

Department of Education Secretary and billionaire heiress Betsy DeVos invested in a defense contracting firm owned by her son-in-law at the same time her brother was helping the Trump administration craft a new Afghan war strategy — one that called on the military to use more private contractors. Betsy DeVos invested between $100,000 and $250,000 […]

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International, USA

Trump Scandal Is Beautiful For Putin, Says Ex-KGB Agent

As the controversy centering around Donald Trump Jr.’s relations with a Kremlin-linked lawyer descends into farce, a former Soviet sleeper agent has waded into the debate with his claims that Russia could not have planted a less competent administration in the U.S. than President Donald Trump’s. “It is like watching a Bugs Bunny cartoon with

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International, USA

Jews and Chinese food good business for owner- chef

Editor’s Note:  Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way.  This article is the first in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; photo by Shor M. Masori FRESNO, California – There are

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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USA

13 San Diego rabbis seek ‘black listing’

SAN DIEGO — Thirteen non-Orthodox rabbis, protesting the decision of Israel’s chief rabbi to not recognize certification of Jewish identity by certain American rabbis, have demanded that their names be added to Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau’s “black list.” A copy of their letter follows: Dear Israel Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau: We, the following

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

A rock band from California helped me get through tough teenage years in Iran

I was an angry teenager — angry at home; angry at school; angry with theocracy; angry about injustice; angry about hypocrisy. I was especially angry with anyone I thought was trying to mold me into a model of their choosing, and there were many people hell-bent on doing exactly that. When living in a conservative

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Will Gabbay replace Netanyahu?

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — When Israel’s Labor Party announced that its members would vote this month to elect a leader of the party, some ten people indicated that they’d stand against the incumbent Isaac Herzog. Hostile cynics commented that this might have been the total party membership. In fact, there’re more than fifty thousand

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Middle East

Female MKs to take anti-prostitution fight to Knesset next week

Justice Ministry committee wraps up year-long evaluation on punishing the clients of prostitutes, to present findings to Ayelet Shaked next week; other lawmakers not waiting By Marissa Newman Justice Ministry Director-General Emi Palmorl (2R) addresses a Knesset committee on July 10, 2017. (courtesy) Female lawmakers on Monday announced they would present legislation punishing the clients

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Middle East

Israel’s Labor Party chooses newcomer Gabbay as leader in effort to unseat Netanyahu

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Labor Party on Monday elected political newcomer Avi Gabbay as its leader in hopes the former telecommunications executive will help unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gabbay won 52 percent of the vote in a runoff election against Amir Peretz, a Labor Party veteran and a former party chairman, who received

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Middle East

Trump did discuss sanctions with Putin despite earlier denial, White House says

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday flatly denied that any Trump campaign officials colluded with the Russian government to influence the election, while referring most questions about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Kremlin-backed lawyer to outside attorneys. Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders instead pointed to what she said was a

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International, USA

Majority of Republicans Say Colleges Are Bad For the US

The United States of America were much less divided just two years ago, when the majority of citizens largely agreed on some fundamental beliefs across party lines: of those, that higher education leads to a better nation. But in 2017, where it seems even nonpartisan issues and institutions have become boxed into sets of beliefs

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA