Police are investigating a possible “price-tag” incident in the capital Monday morning, after a number of cars were vandalized. The vandals targeted cars in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem, spray-painting messages in green paint including “Death to Arabs”. French Hill, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, is in close proximity to the Arab […]
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Middle EastThis 21-year-old blind college student had already been through countless hardships when she went to the Radio City 91.1 station building last month – and she had no idea that winning a radio contest would end up changing her life. Nikita Shukla is a third-year college student who has been studying to be a lawyer
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastPresident Trump fired back Monday at London Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying the mayor had a “pathetic excuse” for telling city residents not to be alarmed after the horrific terrorist attack at London Bridge. “Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his “no reason to be alarmed” statement. MSM is
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders last year entered the 1 percent club he has often railed against. According to a Senate financial disclosure form he filed over the weekend, the former Democratic presidential candidate made some $858,750 off of book royalties alone last year. Combined with his Senate salary, he likely cleared $1 million in earnings.
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USAORLANDO, Fla. — Five employees were killed in a shooting at Fiamma, a business on North Forsyth Road near Hanging Moss Road near Orlando, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday morning. The shooter — a former “disgruntled employee” who was fired in April — then killed himself, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said. The
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USAWASHINGTON — A coalition of well-heeled Democratic groups is launching a grassroots-oriented effort targeting nearly a dozen House Republican incumbents, as party operatives prepare for a midterm election cycle they increasingly think will yield big gains for Democrats. The campaign will even go after House GOP Speaker Paul Ryan, organizing protests and rallies in his
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USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s lawyers found themselves undercut by their client Monday when the chief executive tweeted that he wanted a “much tougher version” of a “travel ban,” and “not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted” to the Supreme Court last week. In four tweets posted between 5:25 a.m. and 5:44 a.m.,
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International, USASaudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism. Saudi news agency SPA said Riyadh cut diplomatic ties and closed borders with its neighbour to “protect its national security from the dangers of
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Middle EastCHICAGO — A federal appeals court Monday rejected former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s request for a rehearing, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court his only option to try to overturn his corruption conviction and 14-year prison sentence. The petition for a rare en banc hearing before the entire 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was
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USAIn response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that his nonprofit foundation would commit $15 million to fill the gap left by the U.S. government backing out of the 2015 global agreement. On Friday the billionaire announced the creation of “America’s
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The World We Share, USAPresident Donald Trump announced a plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system on Monday, in an effort to improve airlines’ efficiency and service. Trump’s plan would take control of the nation’s airspace from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and give it to the airline industry — and its Wall Street backers. Under the
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Travel and Food, USAVirtually every single poll tracking President Donald Trump’s approval rating showed the figure plummeting Monday morning, well below the margin of error compared to the rising level of support for impeachment, following his controversial decision to withdraw the United States from the global Paris Climate Accord and amid an ongoing investigation into his campaign’s possible
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USABy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Well, they aren’t Stephen Sondheim—-yet. But they could be—-in time. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the lyrics AND composed the music for Dogfight have just brought their rip-roaring, award-winning musical to L.A. Lucky L.A.! Adapted by Peter Duchan from a 1991 play by Bob Comfort, the musical premiered
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Cynthia Citron, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The movie Wonder Woman, starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot, premiered this weekend to mostly rave reviews and the biggest opening ever for a female director, Patty Jenkins. Gadot, who previously won the Miss Israel contest, starred in the Fast & Furious movie franchise, and worked as a model and product spokeswoman, has
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