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All The Best Jokes From The White House Correspondents’ Dinner

This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner certainly struck a more somber note than in years past, but comedian Hasan Minhaj lightened the mood when he took the stage. No one was spared from The Daily Show correspondent’s barbs: both present journalists and the conspicuously absent president were hit by some of Minhaj’s jokes. Below are […]

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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Ailing 130-Year-old Tree Adorned With Prayer Flags in Tribute Before Being Felled

In a final tribute before chainsaws would cut this giant down due to poor health, gardeners adorned a 130-year-old Monterey cypress tree with Tibetan prayer flags. The tree has stood on the the great lawn of the famous Lotusland gardens in Montecito, California for more than thirteen decades. With the announcement that the tree, which

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The World We Share, USA

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, longtime Florida congresswoman, won’t run again

MIAMI �� U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the first Cuban American elected to Congress and the deal of Florida’s congressional delegation, said Sunday that she would retire at the end of her term next year after 38 years in elective office. “We just said, ‘It’s time to take a new step,’ ” the Miami Republican said.

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Jewish member of India’s Nehru dynasty dies at 108

Fleeing anti-Semitism in Hungary, Shobha Nehru, nee Magdolna Friedmann, wound up marrying into the family of India’s first PM By Times of Israel staff Shobha Nehru. (Screen capture: YouTube) A Jewish-Hungarian woman who escaped European anti-Semitism and married into India’s most prominent political dynasty died last week at age 108. Shobha Nehru, born Magdolna Friedmann

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International, Jewish History, USA

Trump invites Philippines’ controversial Duterte to White House in ‘friendly’ call

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to the US in a “friendly” call in which the leaders discussed the “threat” of North Korea and the “war on drugs”, the White House said. The announcement comes amid rising tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs following its latest test-fire, as

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International, USA

‘We are being tested,’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells crowd in Glendale

LOS ANGELES — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., played the role of therapist, sports coach and motivational speaker Saturday during a talk to a loud and friendly crowd in Glendale during her national book tour. The populist former Harvard law professor gave what amounted to an extended pep talk and lecture, encouraging members of the audience

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Donald Trump in Harrisburg marks his 100th day in office, takes dig at ‘boring’ WHCD

President Trump skipped the annual White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday, calling it “boring,” and hosted a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to celebrate his 100th day in office. “Media outlets like CNN and MSNBC are fake news, and they’re sitting, and they’re wishing, they’re watching, they’re watching, and they would love to be with us tonight.

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Tom Hanks on gifting coffee machines to White House reporters: ‘Those poor bastards need coffee’

Tom Hanks has gifted coffee machines to the White House press corps three times since President George W. Bush took office, and the Academy Award-winning actor has a simple explanation why. “I’ve done that for Democrats and Republican administrations because those poor bastards need coffee,” Mr. Hanks told television host Stephen Colbert on Friday. “It’s

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Two-thirds of White House reporters calls Donald Trump the most anti-media president ever: Report

A majority of White House reporters believe President Trump has already established himself as the most openly anti-media president in U.S. history, according to a report from Politico. Published on Mr. Trump’s 100th day in office, the report released Saturday indicates White House journalists overwhelmingly agree the current administration is the worst ever with respect

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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile in defiance of international pressure

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and US militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally, China. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and U.S. militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally,

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International, USA

‘My name is Marla Bennett’

By Johanna Meckel Reprinted from Jweekly SAN FRANCISCO — My name is Marla Bennett, I was an exchange student from UC Berkeley studying at Hebrew University and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies when a bomb went off in the university cafeteria and I was murdered along with nine others, four of whom were also Americans. Their

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Middle East, USA

Congress backs one more week of government spending, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON — Congress averted a partial government shutdown Friday, approving a one-week spending measure to keep agencies and services running while lawmakers negotiate a longer-term spending deal. The Senate approved the one-week continuing resolution by voice vote after the House of Representatives passed the stopgap bill by 382-30. The votes kick a potential funding crisis

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