During a meeting of the Federalist Society late on Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to “previously unimaginable” curbs on individual liberty, namely through signaling out restrictions on religious events. “We have never before seen restrictions as severe, extensive and prolonged as those experienced for most of […]
Former US President Barack Obama described his often complicated and constantly scrutinized relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Promised Land, the first of two books Obama is writing about his time in office, which will be released on Tuesday, according to Jewish Insider.Despite reports of constant fights, name-calling, leaks, and an altogether dysfunctional relationship,
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Middle East, USA
The Secure Community Network (SCN) has developed a new training program to help combat extremist and terrorist actions in Jewish communities in the Diaspora, focusing on active threat response and emergency life-saving responses.As the official safety and security organization of the leading US Jewish umbrella groups Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and the Conference
SCN develops training program in case of attacks on synagogues, schools Read More »
Jewish Religion, USA
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy sits high on a bluff overlooking the Thames River in New London, Connecticut. A group of colonial, brick, Georgian buildings, trimmed in white moldings and shutters, sit serenely among tall trees and a pampered lawn that goes on forever. Pyracantha bushes with bouquets of pouting red berries line the driveways and keep order. Midshipman in their crisply pressed black and white uniforms walk briskly from class to class for four years of nurtured perfection, until they graduate. The rewards are shiny gold ensign’s bars designating them as the next generation of leaders. [Ira Spector]
Coast Guard Officer Candidate School in the Mid-1950s Read More »
Lifestyles, USA
The weeks immediately following an election are exciting ones for officeholders, their campaign staffs, and for the staffs of outgoing officeholders. This is the time when legislators learn what committees they’ll serve on; when campaign workers learn whether they will be hired by the new officholders, and when the staff of retiring or defeated officeholders begin looking for other jobs, both inside and outside government. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, San Diego County, USA
On Thursday night, President-elect Joe Biden was projected to win the battleground state of Arizona.Despite Arizona’s long tradition for voting for Republicans, the growth in the Latino population, which strongly favors Democrats, the increase in migrant residents from prominent blue states like California and the unpopularity of Trump with suburban voters were the major factors
Biden Declared Winner Of Arizona After Decades Of GOP Dominance Read More »
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PHILADELPHIA — The law firm leading President Donald Trump’s legal effort to challenge the results of Pennsylvania’s election abruptly withdrew from his campaign’s marquee case late Thursday.Lawyers from Columbus, Ohio-based Porter Wright Morris & Arthur offered no explanation for their departure from a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Williamsport that asked a judge to block
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The former White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt celebrated his daughter’s engagement in Dubai just weeks after the normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE.Greenblatt’s daughter, Anna Greenblatt, said yes to a surprise proposal from her boyfriend in Dubai where she was travelling with her father.Greenblatt, who played a key role in drafting
ATLANTA — Georgia’s manual recount began Friday morning as election workers reviewed the first of nearly 5 million ballots to confirm the outcome of the presidential race.The recount started at 9 a.m. and will last until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, resulting in a new, official count in the race where Joe Biden led Donald Trump
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Editor’s Note: Ron Klain is a member of the Jewish community. President-elect Joe Biden named longtime aide Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, the first official announced by the transition team since the election.Klain began working for Biden in the late 1980s while he was in the Senate, and served as his
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A helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people on Thursday — five Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen, the force said.”We are deeply saddened by the loss on November 12, 2020, of seven of our uniformed military colleagues from three countries who died in a helicopter crash during a routine mission. This included one Czech, one French, and five US MFO members,” the peacekeeping force said late Thursday. [Agence France Presse]
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Middle East, USA
ATLANTA — The campaign between Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and the Rev. Raphael Warnock entered a new, more combative phase Thursday as Loeffler unleashed two new attack ads against Warnock and the Democrat hit back with sharp words of his own, calling Loeffler’s campaign to date, including her willingness to accept the endorsement of
Gloves come off in Warnock vs. Loeffler race Read More »
USASan Diego City Councilwoman Dr. Jen Campbell has taken exception to testimony by former mayoral candidate Tasha Williamson during a portion of the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Nov 10, when members of the public were invited to comment. Campbell said that Williamson interjected into her testimony on another matter the issue of the race for the presidency of the next City Council in which Campbell and Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe are competitors. [Donald H. Harrison]
Former mayoral candidate subject of dispute in race for City Council President Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
[Tune: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover]
The issue is simply that I don’t want to leave.
I’m not a loser so I don’t know how to grieve.
I’m sure I’ll find something up my sleeve.
There must be shifty ways to stay in power. …
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA