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Simone Manuel laments police brutality after historic Olympic win

Simone Manuel, who became the first black female swimmer to win an Olympic gold, said her victory Thursday night was particularly important to her because of the issues black Americans face today. The 20-year-old swimmer took home the gold in Rio after tying for first place with 16-year-old Canadian Penny Oleksiak in the 100-meter freestyle. […]

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Trump claims the election might be ‘rigged’; here’s how voting really works

WASHINGTON — Of all the controversies that have cropped up during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, his assertion that the general election may be “rigged” inspired one of the swiftest rebuttals. A fundamental part of any election is widespread acceptance of the validity of the results, and if Trump were to lose and claim fraud without

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Obama administration declares Zika public health emergency in Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico late Friday over the Zika virus, saying the outbreak on the island has become serious enough to require the extraordinary step. The declaration by the US Department of Health and Human Services allows the Puerto Rican government to receive more federal funds

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hillary Clinton releases tax returns; $10.7 million in income, $3.6 million in federal taxes

Hillary Clinton’s income took a huge hit as she ran for president last year, dropping to less than half of what she made the year before, according to tax returns her presidential campaign released Friday. Mrs. Clinton hoped the release would embarrass GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has refused to release any of his,

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Israelis, Americans tour Southern California attractions

Editor’s Note:  San Diego Jewish World’s staff photographer Shor M. Masori, a teenager himself, joined Israeli and American teens on a whirlwind 10-day tour of Southern California attractions; the program an offshoot of the ongoing cooperation between the San Diego Zoo and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo.  The Israeli teens were all Jerusalem Zoo volunteers, while

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food, USA

Mr. Speaker, Stop Dishonest Trump and Let the GOP Lose

Mr. Speaker, When Donald Trump suggested on August 9 that Hillary Clinton could only be stopped from nominating judges by “Second Amendment people,” most of the world gasped, realizing he was inciting violence against his opponent for the presidency. It was unprecedented, beneath contempt. But he didn’t apologize. Given my long experiences with Trump, I

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Olympic women’s all-around champions: A Christian, a Jew and a Muslim

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — In a world awash in religious and sectarian tensions, the three Olympic victors in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition delivered a multi-faith mosaic on the medals podium Thursday in Rio, with a Christian, a Jew and a Muslim taking gold, silver and bronze respectively. US sensation Simone Biles, 19, added

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Trump now says he was being sarcastic about Obama founding ISIS

WASHINGTON — Despite repeatedly stating President Barack Obama was “the founder of ISIS,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Friday morning his original comments were sarcastic. Trump, in an early Friday morning tweet, criticized the “ratings challenged” CNN for seriously reporting his repeated statement that Obama “founded” the Islamic State. “THEY DON’T GET SARCASM?” he

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Middle East, USA

Ellis withdraws from council race assuring Bry victory

SAN DIEGO — Businesswoman Barbara Bry, a member of the Jewish community, has become the de facto City Councilwoman-elect in the 1st District after her opponent, businessman Ray Ellis, announced on Thursday, Aug. 11, he was withdrawing from the race, citing among other factors “toxicity” and “divisiveness” at the top of the Republican ticket. Here

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San Diego County, USA

What Midrash would say about the U.S. Supreme Court

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — One of the less laudatory traditions of our political system is elected officials “rewarding” their friends and supporters with appointments to positions such as ambassadorships, judgeships, and other offices. While the appointees may be well-qualified, they are not always the most qualified person for that position. In parashat

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Jewish Religion, USA

Federal official: Secret Service didn’t talk to Trump

A federal official on Wednesday denied a news report that the U.S. Secret Service had formally spoken with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s presidential campaign regarding his suggestion a day earlier that gun rights activists could stop Democratic rival Hillary Clinton from curtailing their access to firearms. Pushing back against a CNN report that the

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How The Clintons Got So Rich

As she prepared for her 2016 presidential run, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ABC’s Diane Sawyer that she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, were “dead broke” when they left the White House in early 2001. The statement —apparently aimed at making the couple more relatable to average Americans —started a firestorm

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