USA

Committee: UC Berkeley must change how it sanctions faculty accused of sex harassment

BERKELEY, Calif. — After a series of embarrassing sexual harassment scandals at the University of California, Berkeley, a campus committee is recommending major changes to how Cal investigates and disciplines faculty members accused of misconduct, from giving victims a greater say in the outcome to eliminating a “three-year rule” that set a time limit on […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

United Arab Emirates Says Trump’s Travel Ban Isn’t Anti-Muslim

President Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries does not target the Muslim faith, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister said Wednesday. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan said the ban, which triggered protests throughout the U.S. over the weekend, is an “American sovereign decision.” “There are attempts to give the impression that this

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Middle East, USA

Violence in Chicago still stubbornly high; Trump reacts again

CHICAGO — Violence in Chicago remains stubbornly high as the city recorded about the same amount of homicides and shootings in January as the year-earlier period, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Police Department. Much of the violence remains centered in three police districts — Englewood on the South Side and Harrison and Austin

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USA

Trump is on the brink as US warns Iran over missile tests

WASHINGTON — The White House put Iran “on notice” Wednesday over what it said were a series of provocations, giving Americans — and the world — a chance to see how President Donald Trump handles a foreign crisis. Top aides would not rule out military action. In a toughly worded warning, national security adviser Michael

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International, Middle East, USA

For a Jewish World War II refugee, Trump’s immigration restrictions are ‘unimaginable’

Leo Goldberger escaped Nazi-occupied Denmark at the last possible moment: in the dead of night, on a fishing boat to Sweden. He remembers his time in Sweden with fear and uncertainty, but the Swedes made a home for him for the duration of the war. When the war ended, his family was welcomed back to

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International, Jewish History, USA

A New State Department Order to Revoke Visas Could Have Far-Reaching Effects

The Trump travel ban could have far wider effects than previously understood for foreigners who waited years as State Department officials reviewed their immigrant visa applications. The new policy, disclosed yesterday, means that immigrants hoping to join their families in the United States from the affected countries may have to start the lengthy process all

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish groups condemn anti- Muslim prejudice

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, CEO, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, expressed deep concern about growing expressions of hostility and divisiveness.  The leaders condemned the brutal attack on Muslim worshipers at a mosque in Quebec which killed six people and wounded several others during

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International, USA

The predictable comparison of political opponents as Hitler

SAN DIEGO, February 1, 2017 – We may be immersed in the most unusual political transition in American history, but there is one constant that we can always count on: Tired, predictable comparisons to Nazis. The Nazi card has been played by both sides of the table. President Trump himself described a recent, problematic intelligence

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International, Jewish History, USA

Ku Klux Klan Members Explain Why They Love Donald Trump

Ending illegal immigration, building a border wall and preventing terrorists from coming into the U.S. are a handful of the points on Klu Klux Klan leader Will Quigg’s checklist for “making America great again.” And Quigg, who says the nation was “founded to be free, white and Christian,” feels confident that President Donald Trump’s promises

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USA

US Defense Secretary Embarks on Damage Control Mission to East Asia

On his first official trip to South Korea and Japan this week, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis is expected to reassure allies made nervous by President Donald Trump’s criticisms of “free rider” nations that do not pay their fair share of mutual defense costs. “I think that uncertainty is viewed as destabilizing or potentially destabilizing.

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International, USA

Trump to witness return of remains of Navy SEAL killed in botched Yemen raid

DOVER, Del. — President Donald Trump headed Wednesday to partake for the first time in one of the most solemn rituals of the office, witnessing the return of the body of a Navy SEAL killed this week in the first known counterterrorism operation of Trump’s presidency. Trump made an unannounced trip to Dover Air Force

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Middle East, USA