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Dalai Lama calls for the teaching of compassion

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori LA JOLLA, California – Ken Stone, a Jewish community member who serves as a contributing editor to the Times of San Diego, figures he did two things right before covering the visit Friday of the Dalai Lama to UC San Diego. First, he got a […]

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Meet the Saudi woman who ignited a firestorm when she got behind the wheel

When Manal al-Sharif posted a video of herself driving in Saudi Arabia in 2011, she angered many in the deeply conservative kingdom. “The worst backlash was from the religious establishment,” she says. “They took the Friday sermons, and they called me things like a prostitute for just driving a car.” Author Manal al-Sharif. Credit: Courtesy

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Middle East

Palestinian Makes Hefty Donation to Israeli Hospital That Saved His Life

In recognition of the life-saving treatment he received several months ago, an anonymous top Palestinian official has just made a massive donation of tens of thousands of shekels to an Israeli hospital. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> The official of the Palestinian Authority, a man in his 40s known only as M, had been hospitalized at Rambam

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FBI searches for clues into shooting attack as victims struggle to recover

WASHINGTON — Investigators on Thursday were working to piece together details of the journey of James T. Hodgkinson, trying to figure how his politically fueled rage led him from his small Illinois hometown to a shootout with police at an Alexandria, Va., ball field. Hodgkinson, 66, a former contractor and home inspector with a record

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Trump investigation deepens

Donald Trump is now under investigation for obstruction of justice by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to the Washington Post. Reports: Mueller probe now includes investigation of Trump for obstruction of justice https://t.co/wLxSdsGumd pic.twitter.com/kugBxnaNxR— POLITICO (@politico) June 15, 2017 Mueller is investigating allegations that Russia interfered in the election and possibly colluded with the Trump

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Trump ponders travel ban to North Korea after U.S. student returns in a coma

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering restrictions on U.S. travel to North Korea after the harrowing experience of Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia college student who was detained in Pyongyang for 15 months and returned in a coma. “We have been evaluating whether we should put some type of travel visa restriction to

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History Center to probe bias against Jews, others

SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– A panel presentation at the San Diego History Center will probe the situation of Jews and other religious groups as both insiders and outsiders during the 167 years since San Diego was incorporated as a city in the new State of California. To be moderated by Adam Rosenthal, an attorney who serves

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Trump’s Businesses Have A History Of Money-Laundering Charges

Special prosecutor Robert Mueller, appointed to lead the probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, is reportedly examining whether or not President Donald Trump’s associates violated money laundering laws. That scrutiny is hardly unfamiliar to Trump, as his business empire has been repeatedly sanctioned for violating those statutes. He even at one

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Major US academic body ratifies anti-boycott resolution

Israeli minister says Modern Language Association’s vote is a ‘major blow’ to divestment efforts against Israel By Stuart Winer and Raoul Wootliff A BDS protest against Israel in Barcelona, Spain, June 2014. (YouTube screenshot) The Modern Language Association ratified a resolution opposing academic boycotts of Israel in a vote by its members, drawing praise from

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Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government

For decades, the Department of Justice has used court-enforced agreements to protect civil rights, successfully desegregating school systems, reforming police departments, ensuring access for the disabled and defending the religious. Now, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the DOJ appears to be turning away from this storied tool, called consent decrees. Top officials in the DOJ

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