President Reuven Rivlin departed on Saturday night for Los Angeles, where he will deliver on Monday night the keynote address at the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), at the invitation of the organization”s leadership. Rivlin”s address at the General Assembly, to be held in Los Angeles on November 12-14, […]
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Middle East, USABy Rich Tenorio As Americans give thanks to their military veterans, a unique Torah scroll aboard the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier will honor one veteran in particular — and it’s the centerpiece in remembering 100 years of outreach efforts to Jewish servicemembers. On November 29, in Norfolk, Virginia, the JCC Association of North America
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Jewish History, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−“And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice. People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook.” — Richard Nixon. * “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” –Bill Clinton
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAAP_17173716123848 (2) (1) The man charged with attacking Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) pleaded not guilty to fourth-degree assault on Thursday. Rene Boucher, Paul’s 59 year-old neighbor, allegedly attacked Paul on Friday while the senator was riding his lawnmower. Paul broke six ribs and also suffered from cuts to his mouth and face, along with bruised
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USAU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a hiring surge that would more than double the agency’s size in the coming six years to nearly 46,000 employees, surpassing previously published estimates, according to a government contracting-related document released this week. In a “Request for Information” Wednesday seeking input from the private sector about staffing services
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USAWASHINGTON — The U.S. is nearing agreement with Russia on establishing additional cease-fire zones in Syria, a key step to finally resolving that country’s brutal civil war. Some officials had suggested agreement could be announced in a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of Friday’s Asia summit in
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Middle East, USASAN FRANCISCO — After publishing an unfettered memoir critiquing Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid, former Democratic Party leader Donna Brazile on Thursday doubled down on her criticism of the nominee before a receptive audience in deepest-left California. Brazile’s tell-all book has revived sour Election Day memories for Democrats, including her claim that the party gamed
If a conflict between North Korea and the United States suddenly broke out, U.S. troops in South Korea would be “outnumbered” and undersupplied, warns Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, the former deputy commander of U.S. Forces in Korea. “The 28,500 U.S. Armed Forces personnel in South Korea are vastly outnumbered by North Korean forces, as well
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International, USASpecial counsel Robert Mueller has begun investigating an alleged plot by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to kidnap a Turkish opposition leader living in the U.S. Multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation confirmed the direction of Mueller’s probe to The Wall Street Journal Friday. Four sources also confirmed it to NBC News. The
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Middle East, USAThe National Archives released another 13,213 records from the Kennedy assassination files on Thursday — mostly unredacted versions of CIA documents that had previously been kept partly classified. The cache contains documentation of dirty tricks and plots. A CIA report dated April 14, 1967, discusses attempts to kill Cuban dictator Fidel Castro by use of
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International, USAOlympic gold medalist Aly Raisman said she was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, according to her upcoming interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Raisman, a six-time Olympic medalist and two-time national team captain, shared her story on the “60 Minutes” show scheduled to air Sunday, joining more than 130 other women who
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAJust a day after five women came out accusing him of sexual misconduct in the New York Times, Louis C.K. has issued a statement admitting that all of the women’s accusations are true. Five female comedy writers and performers — four of whom went on the record — stated that C.K. had masturbated in front
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON — Brett J. Talley, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be a federal judge in Alabama, has never tried a case, was unanimously rated “not qualified” by the American Bar Association’s judicial rating committee, has practiced law for only three years and, as a blogger last year, displayed a degree of partisanship unusual for a
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USAAn Alabama state legislator believes Roy Moore’s accusers should be criminally prosecuted for coming forward now with decades-old allegations that he molested them when they were teenagers. Following allegations in the Washington Post that Moore made sexual advances toward four then-teen girls when he was in his 30s, Republican Representative Ed Henry insisted Moore’s alleged
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