DETROIT—The FBI says the stabbing of a police officer at a Flint airport is being investigated as an “act of terror,” carried out by a man who yelled “Allahu Akbar” before attacking the officer in the neck with a 12-inch Amazon Jungle Survival Knife. “Suffice to say, he has a hatred for the United States,” […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton escaped criminal charges last year but her legal troubles may not be over – the Arkansas state bar has promised a decision by next month on disciplinary action. And the State Department continues to probe Mrs. Clinton’s mishandling of classified information, with an eye toward deciding whether she and
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USASAN FRANCISCO — One week after taking a leave of absence from the $70 billion company he founded, ride-sharing firm Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick has resigned. The embattled executive stepped down Tuesday in response to a letter signed by several of Uber’s shareholders, said a person familiar with the situation who asked not to be
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — The 24th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts festival, directed and produced by Todd Salovey, was a learning and poignant experience for me. I learned about the art of Boris Malkin [1908-1972] a talented painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator from Belarus. His dark work reflected the anti-Semitism
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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Democracy is a noisy business. Neither Israelis nor Americans need to be reminded. The commotions surrounding Donald Trump and Benyamin Netanyahu have a history, one longer than the other reflecting Bibi’s span at the top of government, and the noise focused on both seems to be ascending. Will they end
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USASen. Marco Rubio (R) tweeted Tuesday and joked that he is “investigating” a photo of a “failed hug” between him and first daughter Ivanka Trump before the pair headed for a meeting on child tax reforms at the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. The photo first posted on Twitter by an Associated Press
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USAAfter the Obama administration was called out by the parents of Otto Warmbier and President Donald Trump for not doing enough to bring him home, Obama spokesman and former top adviser, Ned Price, defended their efforts to secure the release of the former University of Virginia student. Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years hard labor
Three months after the desecration of Jewish graves in St. Louis, the historic Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery looks better than ever. But the Jewish community is still grappling with what the incident means. In February, almost two hundred headstones were found cracked or toppled. Karen Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, remembers rushing to
It’s seemingly far easier to be a former president than it is to be a current president. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have both seen their popularity surge after leaving the Oval Office, according to a Gallup survey this week. Fifty-nine percent of adults have a favorable view of Bush, which represents
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USAThe United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, seems to be championing a single cause: Israel. When Haley speaks about Israel, her language is not merely emotive or tailored to fit the need of a specific occasion; rather, her words are resolute, consistent and matched by a clear plan of action. Along with
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Middle East, USAU.S. President Donald Trump boasted Wednesday about Republican success in winning congressional elections this year, the latest in the southern state of Georgia in what was the most expensive race for a seat in the House of Representatives in U.S. history. Trump said in a Twitter comment, “Well, the Special Elections are over and those
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USAThe shooter that injured five people, including a member of Congress, had a list in his pocket with the names of six members of Congress on it when he started firing at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., last week, FBI officials said at a news conference Wednesday. Andrew W. Vale, assistant director in
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USAThe chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has called for a ban on tourist travel to North Korea after American student Otto Warmbier died just days after his release from the North in a coma. “Travel propaganda lures far too many people to North Korea. This is a regime that regularly kidnaps foreign
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International, USAWith only about 40% of US Jews visiting Israel, more and more young adults find their Jewish glue through ‘tikkun olam’ in their own neighborhoods By Cathryn J. Prince NEW YORK — For many American Jewish millennials the notion of tikkun olam — the idea that one must “repair the world” through social justice —
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