International

Obama spokesman responded after former administration was blasted by Otto Warmbier’s parents and President Trump

After the Obama administration was called out by the parents of Otto Warmbier and President Donald Trump for not doing enough to bring him home, Obama spokesman and former top adviser, Ned Price, defended their efforts to secure the release of the former University of Virginia student. Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years hard labor

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International, USA

St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.

Three months after the desecration of Jewish graves in St. Louis, the historic Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery looks better than ever. But the Jewish community is still grappling with what the incident means. In February, almost two hundred headstones were found cracked or toppled. Karen Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, remembers rushing to

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USA

Bush, Obama Surge in Popularity

It’s seemingly far easier to be a former president than it is to be a current president. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have both seen their popularity surge after leaving the Oval Office, according to a Gallup survey this week. Fifty-nine percent of adults have a favorable view of Bush, which represents

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USA

Trump Boasts About Republican Wins in Special Congressional Elections

U.S. President Donald Trump boasted Wednesday about Republican success in winning congressional elections this year, the latest in the southern state of Georgia in what was the most expensive race for a seat in the House of Representatives in U.S. history. Trump said in a Twitter comment, “Well, the Special Elections are over and those

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USA

In a shake-up, Saudi king names son Mohammed bin Salman new crown prince

BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday appointed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, as crown prince, replacing the country’s counter-terrorism czar with the young activist leader at a time when the kingdom is struggling with low oil prices, a diplomatic crisis in Qatar, war in Yemen and a battle with Iran for regional

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Middle East

Congressional shooter had list of 6 members of Congress in his pocket, FBI says

The shooter that injured five people, including a member of Congress, had a list in his pocket with the names of six members of Congress on it when he started firing at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., last week, FBI officials said at a news conference Wednesday. Andrew W. Vale, assistant director in

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USA

Trump pressed to issue ban on tourist travel to N. Korea after Warmbier’s death

The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has called for a ban on tourist travel to North Korea after American student Otto Warmbier died just days after his release from the North in a coma. “Travel propaganda lures far too many people to North Korea. This is a regime that regularly kidnaps foreign

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International, USA

Jewish millennials increasingly putting Zionism second and America first

With only about 40% of US Jews visiting Israel, more and more young adults find their Jewish glue through ‘tikkun olam’ in their own neighborhoods By Cathryn J. Prince NEW YORK — For many American Jewish millennials the notion of tikkun olam — the idea that one must “repair the world” through social justice —

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Middle East, USA

10-Year-old Boy Invents Device That Will Save Children From Hot Cars

It’s officially summertime – and with the rising temperatures, comes an abundance of preventable hot car deaths. But not if Bishop Curry IV can help it. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> 10-year-old Bishop has invented his very own device capable of saving hundreds of children from heat stroke. The invention, which he calls Oasis, is a tiny

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