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The new face of the White House: polished, smooth and noncombative

July 23, 2017

WASHINGTON — Six months into his presidency, an embattled Donald Trump may finally have found the mouthpiece he wants — a fellow New York tycoon who gushes about his “love” for the president and blames White House woes on poor communication, not a burgeoning scandal. Anthony Scaramucci, Trump’s new communications director, appeared confident and polished

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USA

Democrats remove Sen. Julian Carroll from leadership, call for his resignation

July 23, 2017

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate Democratic Caucus voted to remove former governor and current state Sen. Julian Carroll as minority whip on Sunday and called on him to resign following a TV report that Carroll propositioned and allegedly groped a then-30-year-old man in 2005. The fallout continued from Saturday when the story first broke

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Temple Mount fight is over power

July 23, 2017

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The Temple Mount, Friday prayers, metal detectors, and the incitement of Muslim religious and political leaders were as exciting and worrying as we’ve seen for some time. Commentators and prominent officials were adding to the noise, with competing assessments of how we’ve gotten here, who was responsible, and what should

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Former IDF clerk finds identity in cartooning

July 23, 2017

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photo by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Miriam Libicki, whose graphic memoir about life as a clerk in the Israel Defense Forces was on sale at the annual Comic-Con Convention, has been plunging into issues of personal identity: hers and those of Russian-born friends. She grew up in Ohio

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Shor M. Masori

First responder tells of Halamish murders

July 23, 2017

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – On Friday night United Hatzalah volunteer EMS personnel left their families at their dinner tables and ran into, not away from, a terror attack that took place right next to their homes. Doron Mah Tov lives in the town of Halamish and was the first medical responder at the scene of the heinous

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Middle East

Should Israel back down to save lives?

July 23, 2017

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Tensions between Palestinians and Israel have been building up for some time now. The confrontation could have come, and may still come, in the South along the Gaza border, As Hamas that rules Gaza is losing ground, partly because of closer relations between Israel and the Gulf States, it

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Middle East

United Way removes barriers so kids can read

July 22, 2017

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Laurie Coskey takes it as an article of her civic faith that “until third grade children learn to read, and after third grade they read to learn.” If a child doesn’t read by the end of third grade, the rabbi

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, USA

Key senator warns Trump against early pardons in Russia probe

July 22, 2017

Washington (dpa) – The top Democrat on the US Senate panel investigating Russian election meddling warned Friday that President Donald Trump should not pardon associates who could be implicated in a separate criminal probe into the matter. “The possibility that the president is considering pardons at this early stage in these ongoing investigations is extremely

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What To Expect At Donald Trump Jr’s Senate Testimony

July 22, 2017

President Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr., as well as the former campaign chairman of his 2016 presidential campaign Paul Manafort, made a deal with leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee which will see them avoid being subpoenaed for a public hearing in exchange for testifying privately, it was reported Friday. The private testimony

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International, USA

Fighting in Afghanistan leaves at least 29 dead, including civilians

July 22, 2017

Kabul (dpa) – At least seven civilians and 22 Afghan security forces were killed in separate incidents on Friday and Saturday, officials confirmed, as fighting continues in several parts of the country. The seven civilians were killed in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, local police spokesman Ahmad Zia Durani said, adding that they had been among

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Brother of Palestinian who killed three Israelis arrested

July 22, 2017

Tel Aviv (dpa) – A brother of the Palestinian man who stabbed to death three Israelis has been arrested after a raid on his home, according to Israeli and Palestinian media reports on Saturday. The 20-year-old Palestinian forced his way into a home in the West Bank settlement of Neve Tsuf, north-west of Ramallah, and

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Middle East

In Jerusalem, some Muslims warn religious war is imminent, other say it’s begun

July 22, 2017

At the Lions Gate where a deadly attack on July 14 prompted the latest escalation, Palestinians insist metal detectors are part of an Israeli Temple Mount power grab, to be resisted at all cost By Dov Lieber As if they were in a mosque, thousands of men and women sitting along the walls of the

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Middle East

Minneapolis police chief resigns over shooting of Australian woman

July 22, 2017

Washington (dpa) – The chief of police in the Midwestern US city of Minneapolis resigned on Friday, less than a week after a police officer shot dead an Australian woman who had called emergency services to report a possible sexual assault. “Last Saturday’s tragedy, as well as some other recent incidents, have caused me to

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International, USA

Donald Trump: ‘the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon’

July 22, 2017

President Trump claimed Saturday he has “the complete power to pardon,” publicly responding for the first time to recent news reports suggesting he’s seeking pardons for individuals being investigated by prosecutors probing Russia’s role in last year’s White House race, including relatives, staffers and himself. “While all agree the U.S. President has the complete power

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USA

The new face of the White House: polished, smooth and noncombative

Democrats remove Sen. Julian Carroll from leadership, call for his resignation

Temple Mount fight is over power

Former IDF clerk finds identity in cartooning

First responder tells of Halamish murders

Should Israel back down to save lives?

United Way removes barriers so kids can read

Key senator warns Trump against early pardons in Russia probe

What To Expect At Donald Trump Jr’s Senate Testimony

Fighting in Afghanistan leaves at least 29 dead, including civilians

Brother of Palestinian who killed three Israelis arrested

In Jerusalem, some Muslims warn religious war is imminent, other say it’s begun

Minneapolis police chief resigns over shooting of Australian woman

Donald Trump: ‘the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon’

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