RIO DE JANEIRO — After Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court while pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his teammates on the bench nearby. Turns out he was just clearing his throat. It was Durant’s monster second quarter that ended any notion […]
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAAides to Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the Republican presidential nominee may be reconsidering his campaign promise to round up and deport 11 million people who are in the United States illegally. His new campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, was asked on CNN’s “State of the Union” if Trump still wants a “deportation force” to remove
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International, USASen. Ben Cardin on Sunday said ongoing attempts to dig into Hillary Clinton’s exclusive use of private email at the State Department amount to a “partisan with hunt” by congressional Republicans and right-leaning groups hoping to distract from Donald Trump’s own issues. Mr. Cardin, Maryland Democrat, said Republicans should be focused on the Trump team’s
By Isaac Yetiv LA JOLLA, California –The Talmudic Sages coined a phrase to express their dismay and revulsion against the bad habit of one of their lower-level scholars who always tried ” to purify a non-kosher animal with 150 reasons (letaher sheretz bekan teamim.) They meant that, even for a flagrantly treif meat, forbidden for consumption according
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USAAKUMAL, Mexico–As luck would have it, my family and I have been watching that feast of American greatness called the Olympics while in vacation here in Mexico. Our routine is pretty simple: we do some combination of hitting the beach, visiting Maya ruins or reading, and then have dinner at our hideaway before huddling in
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International, Sports & Competitions, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — U.S. President Barack Obama, leader of the world’s preeminent economic and military power, called ISIS a “jayvee team” in January 2014. I’m not one who subscribes to the idea that ISIS, aka Islamic State (IS), is the biggest danger to the US or Israel, but ISIS is a
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International, Middle East, USAPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently received an unusual expression of appreciation: a plaque indicating that a grove of 1,000 trees had been donated in his honor. The gift was from So. Florida resident Sheryl Silver, a former national secretary of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and founder of the Enough is Enough Initiative. Born
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Middle East, USAThe US State Department has finally called out the anti-Semitism of the Palestinian Authority, in its newly-released annual report on international religious freedom. The new report indicated that official Palestinian Authority media “carried religiously intolerant material” in its television programs that “denied a historical Jewish presence in Jerusalem” or referred to Jews as “evil.” The
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Middle East, USARIO DE JANEIRO — It was a picture-perfect Monday morning at Copacabana Beach, the kind that graces postcards and fills travel brochures. Blue water lapping on the white sand beneath palm trees and a warm cloudless sky. “It is a really nice day,” marveled Haley Anderson of Manhattan Beach, Calif., who decided to celebrate with
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International, Sports & Competitions, USABrazilian players celebrate after winning the gold medal in men’s soccer in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 20, 2016. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn] RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar converted the decisive spot-kick as Brazil ended their long wait for Olympic soccer glory with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over their 2014 World Cup tormentors Germany
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International, Sports & Competitions, USADonald Trump’s hardline stance and harsh rhetoric on the issue of illegal immigration may be shifting, as comments by his new campaign manager and a report from sources inside a meeting of his Hispanic advisers suggest the Republican candidate for president may be backing away from his calls to deport the millions of people who
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International, USADonald Trump’s new campaign manager struggled Sunday to explain whether the Republican presidential nominee plans to use a deportation force to eject roughly 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, saying such a plan is “to be determined.” Kellyanne Conway, who was promoted in a staff shake-up at the end of the week, said
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump should explain whether he is “just a puppet” for Russian interests in the presidential race, a top aide to Hillary Clinton said Sunday, even as her critics say foreign contributions to the philanthropic Clinton Foundation are becoming a liability for Democratic nominee. Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook noted Trump campaign
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International, USAOAKTON, Va. – Jared Taylor hits play, and the first Donald Trump ad of the general election unfolds across his breakfast table. Syrian refugees streaming across a border. Hordes of immigrants, crowded onto trains. “Donald Trump’s America is secure,” rumbles a narrator. “Terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. The border, secure; our families, safe.” Taylor,
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