LEXINGTON, Ky. — The widow of Kentucky state Rep. Dan Johnson, who committed suicide Wednesday night, said she will seek to replace him in the Legislature. “Dan is gone but the story of his life is far from over,” Rebecca Johnson said in a statement released by David Adams, a political operative and family friend. […]
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USAAn already tense relationship between the United States and Turkey appears to be under more strain after a top Trump administration official accused Turkey of spreading what he called extreme Islamist ideology around the world. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, General H.R. McMaster, said Tuesday that Turkey had joined Qatar as a prime source
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Middle East, USAyoutube_gma Don’t expect “Good Morning America’s” Robin Roberts to believe any story Omarosa Manigault Newman has to tell. Just days after the news that Manigault Newman was leaving her role in Trump’s administration, she appeared on “Good Morning America,” where she told Michael Strahan she planned on sharing her story soon. Watch the video “When
Support for President Donald Trump among Jewish Israelis soared following his recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital last Wednesday. According to a poll conducted by the Smith Research company on behalf of The Jerusalem Post, more than three-quarters (76%) of Israelis believe the Trump administration is solidly pro-Israel. A mere 2% believe the Trump
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Middle East, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – HBO and the Museum of Jewish Heritage plan to air on January 27th a 19-minute short film, The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm. It builds on a touching conversation between an inquisitive 10-year-old, Elliot Saiontz, and his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack Feldman of Rochester, New York. Elliot narrates the film.
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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Ezra Friedlander WASHINGTON, D.C. — There has been somewhat of a controversy regarding the recent Chanukah reception at the White House as it pertains to the invite list and regarding whether American Jewish leaders and select personalities should attend. Indeed, the supporters of the President were clamoring for an invitation and being in
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International, USABy Rex Tillerson U.S. Secretary of State WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of State pays tribute to the memory and legacy of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the centennial of his birth in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1917. President Kennedy pursued a foreign policy based on American strength, a commitment to human freedom and human dignity
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International, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — At a first reading, most Israelis appear to share President Trump’s views about fake news. According to a poll commissioned by the respected Israel Democracy Institute, only 28% of Israelis polled trust the media. However, this view seems to be based less on personal impressions and more on what
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — I was in Israel when Trump made his announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Initially, I thought Israelis would pour out into the streets celebrating this ‘historic’ moment, but other than small chatter here and there, and some expressions of jubilation, not much else gripped the nation. On the
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USAIvanka Trump and family Happy Hanukkah! Ivanka Trump and her family kicked off the first night of the Festival of Lights on Tuesday, and she shared some festive family photos to celebrate. “Tonight, as we light the menorah, Jared, Arabella, Joseph, Theodore and I wish everyone celebrating a Happy Hanukkah!” she wrote on Instagram as
The special election in Alabama on Tuesday coincided with the first night of Hanukkah, and some onlookers are hailing Doug Jones’s triumph over Roy Moore as this year’s Hanukkah miracle. The Jewish holiday is a joyous festival that celebrates the miraculous victory of an underdog resistance movement led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his
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USA[twittervideo:2036113] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday wished the Jewish people a happy Hanukkah. Hanukkah began at sundown on Tuesday with the lighting of the first candle. “At sunset today, Jewish communities in Canada and around the world will welcome the beginning of Hanukkah – one of the oldest traditions in the world,” said
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International, Jewish Religion, USARebecca Boening was driving by herself on the interstate when her blood sugar became dangerously low. After stopping at a fast food restaurant, however, she found a guardian angel in the drive-thru worker. Because Boening has diabetes, her low blood sugar “makes it difficult to think or act”. When she felt herself start to get
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USASenate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that President Trump is out of his depth in policy discussions. “He doesn’t know the details and he says whatever he wants to say,” Mr. Schumer told reporters when asked about the president’s negotiating strategy on legislation, including the tax-cut bill. Taking a victory lap after Democratic
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