The German government has hit back at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after he criticized its refugee policy and threatened its car industry. In a joint interview with British newspaper The Times and German tabloid Bild published Sunday night, Trump said that if BMW, the German carmaker, wanted to build a plant in Mexico, it could […]
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International, USADonald Trump met with Martin Luther King Jr.’s oldest son Monday to mark the national holiday commemorating the slain civil rights leader’s work — and discuss the president-elect’s war of words with Georgia Rep. John Lewis over the weekend. “First of all, I think that in the heat of emotion a lot of things get
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USAFifteen years ago, a controversial question about America’s schools dominated headlines, prompted ballot measures in various states and led wealthy philanthropists to dig deep into their pockets in the name of educational reform. Should government money pay for students to attend private — even religious — schools? Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary,
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USALOS ANGELES (Press Release)—The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation has announced the details of its second annual “Inspired by Israel” video contest, which it launched in partnership with the 12Tribe Films Foundation. Hosted on Israelvideonetwork.com, the contest asks entrants to submit videos that entertain, educate and inspire people about Israel. A total of $20,000 in
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAFLUSHING, New York (Press Release) — Citifield was at full capacity on Sunday — not for a baseball game, but for a day of Torah learning, presented by the Orthodox Union. Torah in the City, an event created and presented by the OU, drew close to 1,500 men and women from the tri-state area and beyond
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Jewish Religion, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Much ado about nothing “Sound and fury signifying nothing” Also relevant is Murray Edelman’s Symbolic Uses of Politics. The point of them all is that expressions or events that amount to little or nothing in a substantial or material way may move individuals to expressions of high emotion and extreme acts.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – On both the local and national levels, I feel that someone ought to speak up for keeping calm. Yes, the Chargers have moved to Los Angeles after 56 years in this market place. For so many loyal fans, it is sad, disappointing, but hardly the end of the world. Relax
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USAThe Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus said on Saturday it will cease performances after 146 years in business, owing to what it said were declining tickets sales and high operating costs. “After much evaluation and deliberation, my family and I have made the difficult business decision that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
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The World We Share, USAThe head of the journalists’ association covering the White House said Sunday that the group will object to any move by the incoming administration to “shield” President Donald Trump from scrutiny, amid reports that Mr. Trump’s advisers are considering moving the press briefing room out of the West Wing of the White House. “The briefing
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USAIt would be easy to see the Trump-Obama transition as a mess for the president-elect. He continues to face criticism for his extraordinary breach of traditional financial disclosure norms, not only failing to release his taxes but making only the cursory moves toward separating himself from his businesses. Trump has had to contend with an
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USAReince Priebus, the incoming White House chief of staff, called on President Obama to tell Democrats to stop trying to delegitimatize the election of President-elect Donald Trump. “President Obama could step up,” Mr. Priebus said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” Mr. Priebus said of the latest attack on Mr. Trump’s legitimacy form civil rights hero
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International, USAIn Donald Trump’s America, the jokes seem to write themselves. The president-elect gave “Saturday Night Live” writers a tall task this week: how to parody a press conference that already offered its own macabre humor, from “golden shower gate” to Trump’s plan to barely-not-really separate himself from his businesses to his insults directed at the
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAHe’s a former British spy, a man used to operating in the shadows. Now he is dramatically, and uncomfortably, in the spotlight. Christopher Steele has been identified in news reports as the author of a dossier suggesting that Russian officials had gathered compromising information about President-elect Donald Trump that could be used to blackmail him.
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International, USAWhite House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump should be reaching out to Rep. John Lewis as a show of unity for Americans and as a message to Russians. Mr. Trump lashed out at Mr. Lewis on Twitter after the civil rights icon questioned the legitimacy of the incoming administration