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State weighs subsidies for achieving college students

April 8, 2015

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) – Comprehensive legislation, SB 15, by Senator Marty Block and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León to improve access, affordability and undergraduate degree completion in four years was approved Wednesday, April 8, in the Senate Education Committee on a unanimous vote. SB 15 addresses needs across all three higher education systems and […]

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Guilty verdict for Boston Marathon bomber

April 8, 2015

BOSTON (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the announcement of the Wednesday, April 8, guilty verdict in the Boston Marathon bombing case. A federal jury found Dzhokar Tsarnaev guilty on all counts. “The jury’s guilty verdict against Dzhokar Tsarnaev sends a resounding message that those who engage in such acts of terrorism will be

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Maryland synagogue defaced with swastikas

April 8, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Press Release)– Congregation Shaare Torah in this suburb of Washington D.C. was spray-painted with swastikas and other racist graffiti. The vandalism at the Conservative shul i took place early Tuesday, April 7. “Gaithersburg is not a community that will tolerate such a hate crime,” Mayor Jud Ashman said in a statement. “We are

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Jewish Religion, USA

Jewish news briefs: April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

Israeli-developed cancer drug found to effectively treat autoimmune baldness (JNS.org) Researchers from Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center who gave a patient a cancer drug that is being studied as a possible treatment for rheumatoid arthritis discovered that the drug is also effective in treating alopecia areata, the autoimmune disease that causes baldness. In most cases of

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International, Middle East, USA

Couples who exercise keep each other healthier

April 7, 2015

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— With obesity on the rise in households across America, the demand for weight-loss treatments, personal trainers, and lifestyle coaches is amping up. But when it comes to physical fitness, the best incentive to get in shape might be the very person sitting across from you at the dinner table. New research

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Iran gains choke hold on Mideast oil routes

April 7, 2015

By Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The Ghost of Neville Chamberlain? The situation in Yemen has not really attracted the attention it deserves in the mainstream media. However it is incredibly serious, for it’s potential strategic implications. Yemen controls the southern entrance to the entire Red Sea, and hence the traffic through the Suez Canal. It

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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USA

As went North Korea, could go Iran

April 7, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What South Korea, Japan, and Israel have in common is some considerable degree of dependence on the United States, reinforced by pledges of unfaltering loyalty. South Vietnam might also be added to the list, but with a difference. The US paid a high price for its defense, but was not

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: April 7, 2015

April 7, 2015

Sen. Schumer defies Obama and backs Iran nuclear review bill (JNS.org) Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has broken with President Barack Obama and says he will back a bill that will allow Congress to review the Iran nuclear framework deal announced last week. “This is a very serious issue that deserves careful consideration, and I

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: April 6, 2015

April 6, 2015

Iran transfers tens of millions to Hamas to rebuild terror tunnels (JNS.org) Iran has transferred tens of millions of dollars to Hamas to help the Palestinian terror group rebuild its network of tunnels destroyed by Israel during last summer’s Gaza war, according to a report in the U.K.’s Telegraph on Sunday. Citing intelligence sources, The

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International, Middle East, USA

Politics may be afoot in Bergdahl desertion case

April 6, 2015

By Caren Besner BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — There is a famous line from a classical movie, The Wizard of Oz, where the wizard responds to the request of the cowardly lion for the quality he believed he lacked: courage. In that scene, the wizard states, “You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you

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International, USA

Perceptions of N- deal vary greatly

April 4, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It isn’t yet a deal, but an oral recitation of principles. That there isn’t something to be signed is potentially significant, to be tested over the next 80 days or so during which the agreement is supposed to be finalized. Among what we hear is that the Farsi version does not square

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Questions and more questions in wake of N- framework

April 4, 2015

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — You cannot read about the agreement with Iran in Israel without having countless questions. Here are some: Is Lausanne 2015 like Munich 1938 and worse? It’s impossible to listen to Prime Minister Netanyahu and the clones who speak on his behalf without asking this question. And it’s equally impossible

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Middle East, USA

War crimes complaint against Hamas filed with DOJ

April 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Twenty six American citizens have filed a war crimes complaint with the United States Attorney General, asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute senior Hamas officials for their perpetration of war crimes during the past summer’s Gaza War. The Americans allege that Palestinian terrorists intentionally launched rockets at Israel’s Ben-Gurion

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Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: April 3, 2015

April 3, 2015

Israeli security cabinet unanimously opposed to Iran nuclear deal (JNS.org) The Israeli security cabinet is “united in opposition” to the Iran nuclear framework deal that was announced on Thursday between Iran and world powers in Switzerland. In a statement following the cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any final nuclear deal must

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International, Middle East, USA

State weighs subsidies for achieving college students

Guilty verdict for Boston Marathon bomber

Maryland synagogue defaced with swastikas

Jewish news briefs: April 8, 2015

Couples who exercise keep each other healthier

Iran gains choke hold on Mideast oil routes

As went North Korea, could go Iran

Jewish news briefs: April 7, 2015

Jewish news briefs: April 6, 2015

Politics may be afoot in Bergdahl desertion case

Perceptions of N- deal vary greatly

Questions and more questions in wake of N- framework

War crimes complaint against Hamas filed with DOJ

Jewish news briefs: April 3, 2015

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