USA

Motion picture academy outlines new standards of conduct for the post-Weinstein era

As this year’s Oscar season heats up, along with the usual questions about who’s up and who’s down in the Academy Awards horse race, there are likely to be other, thornier questions lingering in the air at cocktail parties and on red carpets. Since its founding 90 years ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Trent Franks resigns immediately in latest Capitol Hill sex harassment scandal

Rep. Trent Franks, the latest casualty of sexual harassment scandals on Capitol Hill, has moved up his resignation date to effective Friday. “Last night, my wife was admitted to the hospital in Washington, D.C. due to an ongoing ailment,” he said in a statement released Friday. “After discussing options with my family, we came to

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USA

Trump approves California disaster declaration as firefighters battle flames in Ventura and San Diego counties

LOS ANGELES — Wildfires fanned by sustained Santa Ana winds continued to wreak havoc across Southern California on Friday as blazes in San Diego and Ventura counties destroyed more than 500 structures, sent more than 120,000 people fleeing for their lives and left thousands without power. In northern San Diego County, the Lilac fire continued

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Hundreds demonstrate in Israeli Arab town against Jerusalem recognition

By TOI staff Thousands of Israeli Arabs in the northern city of Umm al-Fahm protested on Friday against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. At an event organized by the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee, protesters carried signs reading “Al-Quds is the capital of Palestine,” and “Down with Trump.”

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Middle East, USA

Somalia, Djibouti Say Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem is ‘Dangerous’

Two East African countries say U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is “dangerous” and could spark an international crisis. “We are urging the U.S. government to seriously reconsider the risks that its decision could have on the future of the Middle East and the world in general,” said

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International, Middle East, USA

Members of Congress tell their Jerusalem views

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AIPAC has compiled statements from members of Congress following President Trump’s Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  The compilation follows: U.S. Senate: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and I’ve strongly supported acknowledging that simple fact. My

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Middle East, USA

Tenement Museum creates online immigration museum

NEW YORK (Press Release) – A Jamaican family’s Christmas pudding, a grandmother’s menorah from Ukraine, a 10-pound waffle iron brought to the U.S. by great-grandparents who escaped Nazi Germany, and a Chinese immigrant’s treasured Christmas card from a friend are among the over 3,000 objects crowd-sourced for an online project launching today dedicated to telling the

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International, USA