SAN JOSE, Calif. — For the first time in the year since critics vowed to recall Judge Aaron Persky for giving a relatively lenient sentence to a former Stanford athlete who sexually assaulted an unconscious, intoxicated woman, the judge has come to his own defense. In a statement filed Friday with the Santa Clara County
US Navy Chaplain Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff led an unprecedented — and never repeated — ecumenical egalitarian worship service at the site in 1983 By Amanda Borschel-Dan Arnold Resnicoff’s first tour of duty was spent at a kibbutz in Israel for the Jewish Agency’s Sherut La’am (Service for the Nation) program. During that year — between
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Middle East, USAAUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said that while same-sex marriage is legal nationwide, the “reach and ramifications” of the rights of gay couples have yet to be determined. In a unanimous decision, the nine-member court reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of the city of Houston’s decision to extend spousal
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USAMSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski denied the statements made by President Donald Trump in his harsh tweets aimed at them and expressed concern over his emotional and mental state. “Donald Trump is not well,” is the headline of a Washington Post column they co-authored and then used as talking points during a Friday
The Chancellor voted against it, but same-sex marriage has been approved by a big margin in the German parliament. The country has become the 14th in Europe and 23rd in the world to legalise same-sex weddings. This after Angela Merkel did a u-turn and allowed MPs in her ruling conservative bloc to follow their conscience
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InternationalA new ad put out by America’s biggest gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, has been compared to an extremist recruitment video by terrorism experts. “They use their media to assassinate real news. They use their schools to teach children that their president is another Hitler,” says a new NRA recruitment video published in early
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USAIn honor of what would have been Princess Diana’s 56th birthday, her two sons Prince William and Prince Harry have announced that they will lead a special, private ceremony to rededicate her grave. “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will attend a private service to rededicate the grave of Diana, Princess of
WASHINGTON — Sanctuary cities would have a tougher time protecting undocumented immigrants. Immigrants who try to re-enter the country illegally would find stiffer punishment. That’s the sort of get-tough-on-immigration policies President Donald Trump has eagerly sought, and Thursday, the House went along, largely on party-line votes. It approved two measures to implement his plan; the
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International, USAAttack apparently related to ransomware affecting computers worldwide; officials say no damage done as attempt dealt with ‘immediately’ By Shoshanna Solomon A monitor making sure vital signs of the patient are in check during open heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon , September 12, 2011. (Illustrative photo: Nati Shohat/Flash90) Several Israeli hospitals were
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPresident Donald Trump Thursday tweeted harsh insults at a cable host he no longer likes, attacking her personal appearance by claiming she had cosmetic surgery. If that’s not cyberbullying it at least seems like it, which is odd, since first lady Melania Trump has made anti-cyberbullying her principal cause in the White House. The president
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USAPHILADELPHIA — Seth Williams resigned as Philadelphia’s district attorney and was led out of court in handcuffs Thursday after abruptly ending his trial on federal bribery charges with a guilty plea. Williams, who saw embarrassing details about his messy personal life and financial struggles dragged out into open court during the nearly two-week trial, pleaded
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USAPresident Trump has nominated Indiana’s health commissioner, Dr. Jerome Adams, to be the next surgeon general, the White House announced Thursday. If confirmed, Adams would replace Dr. Vivek Murthy, who was ousted by the Trump administration in April. Adams was appointed to his current post in Indiana by Vice President Mike Pence when he was
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAVisiting reporters covering Tel Aviv’s annual Cyber Week say they were asked to strip, and their equipment broken by guards By Tamar Pileggi Turkish journalist Seyma Eraz meets with Communications Minister Ayoub Kara at his office in the Knesset, in Jerusalem on June 27, 2017. (Communications ministry) Israeli officials apologized to a trio of Turkish
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Middle EastDavid Horowitz According to a recent study conducted by the “Brand Israel Group,” support for Israel among Jewish college students has dropped 27% in the last 6 years. This mirrors a smaller but still significant drop in support among Americans generally, from 76% to 62%. According to Fern Oppenheim, the founder of the Brand Israel
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