On Sunday night, my dad was going through the security line at Washington Dulles International Airport to board a short domestic flight. It was, by his account, an uneventful evening, away from the protestors who were awaiting international arrivals. According to his boarding pass, he’d been granted TSA Pre-check, the Transportation Security Administration protocol to […]
Valletta (dpa) – EU leaders agreed on a plan to stem the flow of migrants via the Mediterranean at a summit in Malta on Friday, yet they repeatedly found themselves addressing the elephant in the room: US President Donald Trump. The summit, which ended on Friday evening, came as the European Union finds itself under
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International, Middle East, USAWashington (dpa) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said he found much common ground with US Vice President Mike and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after meeting with them Thursday in Washington. There were differences between Germany and the United States on migration, Europe, Ukraine and Russia’s behaviour, Gabriel said, but in his meetings with
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International, USAPresident Trump signed a memorandum Friday to delay – and potentially cancel – a sweeping federal rule that would impose new responsibilities on financial advisers, a move guaranteed to provoke heated objections from consumer advocates and liberal lawmakers. The memorandum targets the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule that, when it begins to phase in April
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USADozens of lawsuits being filed across the nation against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its Customs and Border Protection division contend that customs officials are subjecting refugees, immigrants and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries to flagrant religious and racial discrimination. They also claim that customs officials refuse to provide information
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International, USASeeking to seal ‘ultimate deal,’ new president is not rushing to dramatic changes. He doesn’t mind Israel building in settlements blocs, but could soon push for two-state solution By Raphael Ahren Donald Trump’s grandiose pre-election promises notwithstanding, the new president is starting to make it fairly clear that he will neither quickly move the US
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Middle East, USADonald Trump’s rise to the presidency of the United States might’ve been nothing more than a stunt to get a bigger contract on “The Apprentice,” according to his close friend Howard Stern. The president never actually wanted to win the election, and instead, was hoping there was still a chance his opponent will take over,
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USASens. Charles E. Grassley and Dianne Feinstein announced Friday they have introduced legislation to kill a controversial investor visa program that critics have derided as a backdoor way for wealthy foreigners to essentially buy a pathway to U.S. citizenship. “I was hoping that it would not come to this point, but absent serious efforts to
President Trump’s out-of-the-box pick to lead the Education Department survived another hurdle, overcoming an attempted Democratic filibuster in a rare pre-dawn vote Friday. A final vote is slated for Monday. Democrats have made Betsy DeVos, the pick, one of their chief targets as they try to score a scalp from among Mr. Trump’s Cabinet nominees,
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–After spending more than two years apart, a family has been reunited in dramatic fashion. A Syrian mother and her two young daughters, who were previously blocked by the travel ban, arrived Thursday, Feb. 2, at JFK airport with the help of HIAS. The asylees were traveling from Jordan to the U.S. to join
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort CARLSBAD, California — We are in the midst of the story of the Exodus of our people, the Jewish people, from Egyptian servitude. This part of our collective history is rich in lessons that apply to our lives today. Many people mistakenly believe that the Torah is filled with ancient wisdom
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiThe Manus Island regional processing facility, where Australia sends illegal immigrants. (Photo: Australia Department of Immigration and Citizenship) By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is hard to complain about Australia — democratic, sunny, cheerful, and oh, those koalas and kangaroos. On a more serious note, Australia is a welcome ally, participating in military operations around
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABlaming Palestinians for stalled negotiations, deputy FM says government ‘elected to act on Jewish People’s right to build in all parts of our land’ By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely attend a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, December 21, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Responding to
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Middle East, USARep. Steny H. Hoyer, who spoke recently with the Australian ambassador to the U.S., said Friday he’s not sure how many more of those calls he’ll have to make to apologize to an ally for something from the White House. “I thought it was extraordinarily unfortunate, apparently, that the conversation between Prime Minister [Malcolm] Turnbull