There they sat, like Soviet mandarins, one by one praising the fearless leader making America great again. Most impressive of all, they did it with straight face, though there couldn’t have been a man or woman in that room who wasn’t aware of how surreal the scene was. Well, except for President Donald Trump, who
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USADeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein hinted Tuesday there are changes on the horizon as to how the Justice Department handles marijuana enforcement in states that have legalized use of the drug in some form. “We follow the law and the science. From a legal and scientific perspective, marijuana it is an unlawful drug,” Mr. Rosenstein
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USAGermany’s biggest paper leaks pirate copy of controversial documentary that public TV channel has refused to broadcast By Marc Neugroschel Screenshot of BDS protesters in Paris, from the documentary ‘Chosen and Excluded — Jew Hatred in Europe.’ (Courtesy) COLOGNE, Germany — A new much discussed documentary on European anti-Semitism has been leaked on the website
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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastDefense Secretary James Mattis pulled no punches Tuesday when lawmakers pressed the defense chief for his assessment of the ongoing war in Afghanistan. “We are not winning in Afghanistan,” Mr. Mattis told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, after panel chairman and Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain grilled the former four-star general on the
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International, USAGetting Emily Robbins on the phone is not an easy task. The writer and anthropology scholar is currently living in Jordan, researching her second book. Her first book, “A Word for Love,” is set in Syria. She was inspired to write it after living in the country for multiple years in the early 2000s. Robbins’
Charges cite a 2013 article in which Yosef Elitzur said so-called ‘price tag’ assailants are those ‘who take responsibility for the security of Jews’ By Jacob Magid Rabbi Yosef Elizur (c) speaks with his lawyer in the Rishon Lezion court. August 2010 (Roni Schutzer/Flash90) A settler rabbi who praised and encouraged attacks against Palestinians in
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastFive years is a long time—a veritable eternity in the United States’s in volatile political landscape—and how far we have come since June 13, 2012, exactly five years ago Tuesday, when Donald Trump tweeted about then-Vice President Joe Biden’s travel costs, claiming they were a burden to taxpayers. “Biden @VP Spends $1 Million Annually for
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USAWASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday forcefully rejected suggestions that he had inappropriate conversations with Russians about last year’s presidential election in more than two hours of testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. But he also frustrated several members of the committee by refusing to answer questions about what conversations he’d had with
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International, USAWASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan urged President Donald Trump to allow Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III to continue the Russia investigation, even as GOP leaders grew visibly frustrated Tuesday over questions that Trump might fire the investigator. Even so, Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) both dismissed questions about a possible
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USADennis Rodman, the former NBA bad boy who has palled around with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, flew back to Pyongyang on Tuesday for the first time in Donald Trump’s presidency. He said he is “just trying to open a door” on a mission that he thinks his former “Celebrity Apprentice” boss would support.
Hungary’s parliament has approved a new law targeting foreign-funded non-governmental organisations. Lawmakers from the governing Fidesz party have pushed through the legislation. Hungary passes tough anti-foreign NGO law, in move seen as targeting US billionaire George Soros https://t.co/fvG2LLOLun #Soros pic.twitter.com/nxMdEp2rj1— AFP news agency (@AFP) 13 juin 2017 What does it mean, in practice? All organisations
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InternationalWASHINGTON — Amid reports that President Donald Trump is considering firing the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigations, a senior Justice Department official said Tuesday that he — and not the president — is the only official empowered to dismiss the prosecutor and that he sees no reason to do so. Deputy Attorney General Rod
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USAIn an exclusive interview with Jewish News, the London Mayor says he’s been in contact with officials in Tel Aviv to ‘find new ways to protect ourselves’, after three terror outrages in a matter of months By Justin Cohen Sadiq Khan speaking at Jewish Care’s annual dinner London Mayor Sadiq Khan has sought advice from
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International, Middle EastTaipei (dpa) – Panama on Monday broke off more than a century of diplomatic relations with Taiwan and established them with China, the country’s president said. “I’m communicating to the country and to the world that Panama and the People’s Republic of China have established diplomatic relations today,” President Juan Carlos Varela wrote on Twitter.
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