BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A judge heard arguments Monday on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre against the manufacturer of the gun used to kill 20 first-graders and six adults. Ten plaintiffs are suing the Remington Arms Co., maker of the Bushmaster AR-15, similar to […]
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USAA 19-year-old man who was arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas over the weekend had extensively plotted to kill the presumptive Republican nominee for president, according to court documents. (more) Credit: Las Vegas Review-Journal Michael Sandford, who is believed to be a British citizen, was arrested on Saturday morning after he tried
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USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Even Donald Trump conceded that individuals on the Department of Homeland Security’s No Fly List should not be allowed to purchase guns. Now if could only stop shooting off his mouth about Hillary’s intent to abolish the Second Amendment! * NRA head Wayne LaPierre reiterated his rejection of stricter gun
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Lawrence Baron, USAThe California Democratic Party is pushing for a major overhaul to the Democratic primary process. A resolution approved Sunday urges the Democratic National Committee to eliminate caucuses and the majority of superdelegates, The Los Angeles Times first reported. “It’s very exciting and healing for our party to be able to make a strong statement that
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USAAs Donald Trump steps up his attacks against the largest minority in the country, Hispanic leaders are gearing up to unite and fight back. Last Wednesday, civil rights icon Dolores Huerta joined forces with People for the American Way (PFAW) and former Miss Universe Alicia Machado for the “Donald Trump’s Year of Hate” campaign. Launched
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International, USAFormer President George W. Bush came out of hiding last week to endorse several Republican senators whose reelection campaigns are wobbling ominously wake of his party’s presumptive presidential nominee. The 43rd president recently headlined fundraisers for Senators John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, and will soon repeat the act for Senators
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By Nicholas Sarwark ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Libertarian Party opposes the No Fly List, “no buy” lists, and other such lists where the government infringes on a person’s rights without due process of law. In recent years, the federal government has used “the war on terror” as an excuse to encroach on our most fundamental human
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USAThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban assault weapons like the one used in last week’s massacre at an Orlando nightclub, rejecting a challenge brought by gun rights advocates. The court‘s action underlined its reluctance to insert itself into the simmering national debate
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USAJERUSALEM (Press Release) – A delegation of presidents and chancellors from top U.S. universities and colleges recently traveled to Israel with AJC Project Interchange (PI) to learn about Israeli innovation and discover opportunities for bilateral academic partnerships. Participants met one-on-one with their counterparts from Israeli universities, including the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Hebrew University, and
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USATo read an SDJW interview with outgoing AJWS President Ruth Messenger, click on this link: https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2016/01/17/anachnu-ruth-messenger/ NEW YORK (Press Release)—Effective July 1, Robert Bank, the current Executive Vice President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), will officially assume the role of President at AJWS, the leading Jewish international human rights and development organization. Bank will succeed
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International, USAWASHINGTON — The FBI released a partial transcript Monday of conversations between gunman Omar Mateen and Orlando police during his deadly rampage at Pulse nightclub June 12, in which Mateen called himself an Islamic soldier and refused to cooperate with hostage negotiators. The transcript, which includes a 50-second phone conversation with police, sheds light on
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USABy Ira Forman. One of the most oft repeated commandments in the Torah is the injunction to “love the stranger, for you were once strangers in the land of Egypt.” This command is an integral part of our identity as Jews. Today, June 20th, is World Refugee Day, and as an American Jew, I am
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International, Middle East, USACARLSBAD, California (Press Release)– The Carlsbad Desalination Project was recognized for “stretching taxpayer dollars through cooperation between the public and private sectors” by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association at the organization’s 21st Annual Golden Watchdog & Fleece Awards last Thursday at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Poseidon Water and the San Diego
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Middle East, San Diego County, USAWith every beheading, crucifixion and execution, Judeo-Christian civilization is under assault. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Middle East, where non-Muslims who encounter the rapid advance of the Islamic State face a cruel choice: confrontation, subjugation, or annihilation. Until recently, ISIS has achieved success spreading its militant Islamic creed. The West’s politically correct
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