British Prime Minister Theresa May declared “enough is enough” and pledged to defeat the “evil ideology of Islamist extremism” on Sunday in the wake of a horrific vehicle and knife attack by three men in central London that killed seven people and injured dozens. The men drove a white van across London Bridge, plowing into […]
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InternationalLondon Metropolitan Police said Sunday morning that six civilians were killed in the London terror attacks, adding that police shot three of the male suspects dead. The white van plowing into pedestrians on the London Bridge and the stabbings at Borough Market on Saturday evening resulted in the deaths of six civilians, along with three
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InternationalBritish police said terrorist attacks in London late Saturday inflicted multiple casualties, with a vehicle running down pedestrians on London Bridge and people being stabbed nearby. Reuters reported at least one person dead. As the attacks unfolded, President Trump said on Twitter that the violence underscores the need for U.S. courts to uphold his travel
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International, USAAreas of central London were in lockdown late Saturday night after a van reportedly veered off a busy street and hit pedestrians and reports emerged of several stabbings in at least two incidents in the British capital. Early reports were of a white van hitting at least a dozen people near London Bridge just after
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InternationalLisa Silverstein Tzur Many years ago when I was a student rabbi, our congregation was chosen to receive one of the 1800 Czechoslovakian torah scrolls confiscated by the Nazis during WWII. Decades after the war, one by one, these sifrei torah were redistributed to congregations around the world, and we were ecstatic to accept one
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Jewish ReligionNew York (dpa) – The UN Security Council voted Friday to sharpen sanctions against North Korea after a series of missile launches in recent weeks. The 15-member council voted on a resolution to impose travel bans and asset freezes on a new list of 14 North Korean officials. Four entities including the national Koryo Bank
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InternationalUri Pilichowski “My parents, teachers and community lied to me. They didn’t tell me the truth about Israelis and the Palestinians.” This is a scene repeating itself all too often on college campuses across the United States. Students we’ve spent years educating and invested tens of thousands of dollars in are arriving on college campuses
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWhile Wonder Woman is engaging and establishes the first worthwhile Justice League character, it’s in some respects an unambitious and safe movie. Wonder Woman feels most like a successful retread of Captain America: The First Avenger. It delivers a clear origin story, spends some time adjusting its character to radical new conditions, then sets them
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastManila (dpa) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that the Islamic State extremist group was not behind an attack on a Manila casino complex, in which 37 people were killed in a fire. “That is not the work of the ISIS,” Duterte, referring to the group by an acronym, said before visiting a
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InternationalPORTLAND, Ore.—Many Portlanders thought little could shock them more than the fatally stabbing of two men on a train for defending teens against anti-Muslim and racist taunts. But after last week’s attack, in which 35-year-old Jeremy Joseph Christian is accused of killing two men by slashing their throats, police released details of a new element
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USAKabul (dpa) – At least 20 people were killed and 119 others injured in three consecutive bombings at a funeral ceremony in Kabul on Saturday, officials said. Afghan Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz was among the people injured in the blasts – which took place at the funeral of Mohammad Salem Izedyar, the son of
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InternationalWASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, he never said whether he believed in the science of global warming or if he still considers it a hoax, as he has said in the past. At least one of his aides, Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the
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The World We Share, USAChildren can already be overwhelmed and bullied in the real world, but maybe the internet can offer some solace. That’s what this dad created when he built an entire Minecraft server for children with autism. Stuart Duncan, also known by his online alias AutismDad, created Autcraft: a server that has garnered over 8,000 players since
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Science, Medicine, & EducationManchester, England, is still in shock following last week’s suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in the city. A tribute concert for the victims is planned for Sunday, with Ariana Grande performing again, joined by Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams and other stars. But hundreds of people across Manchester have found another way to
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