WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – In a speech on the House floor Tuesday afternoon, May 20, Congressman John Yarmuth (D-Kentucky) renewed his call for a House vote to extend emergency unemployment insurance. Millions of Americans were cut off when Congressional Republicans led an effort to block an extension of the program, which expired December 28. Every
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday, May 20, announced that his legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the segregated Latino unit known as “Borinqueneers” has reached the 67 cosponsors required to bring the bill to the Senate floor, and urged his colleagues to swiftly consider and pass the bill.
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) co-sponsored the Social Security and Marriage Equality (SAME) Act of 2014 to make sure all legal marriages are treated equally by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The bill would ensure that same-sex spouses receive the same spousal benefits afforded to married, heterosexual couples. Because the Social
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ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — The second annual Shir Energy Music festival will be held on Sunday, June 1 at Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Avenue, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 from 11 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The event is a multi-generational music and cultural event, whose purpose is to bring together community, celebrate art,
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – In a Senate floor speech today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) read some of the more than 19,000 comments that consumers sent through his Senate website to the Federal Communications Commission demanding a free and open Internet. Sanders also urged President Barack Obama to reassert his support for net neutrality, a stand
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.)—a lifelong Vikings fan, and a supporter of Minnesota’s bid to host the 2018 Super Bowl—made the following statement after it was announced on Tuesday, May 20, that the state’s bid was successful: “Minnesota’s winning bid to host the 2018 Super Bowl is exciting news, not only for
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Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)—Representative Eliot L. Engel, (D-New York), the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday, May 20, called on the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a new assessment on the effectiveness of efforts by the U.S. government to curb the trafficking of firearms to Mexico. In a letter
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – A group of 14 senators on Tuesday, May 20, introduced legislation to tighten rules on corporate tax avoidance through “inversion,” the practice of reincorporating offshore to avoid paying U.S. taxes. The Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014 is designed to prevent the loss of billions of dollars in revenue through a
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JERUSALEM (Press Release)- “I couldn’t move”, “It was like magic” and “you must do it” were some the responses of the ten randomly selected strangers who participated in a guided meditation intended to connect them more deeply to the Western Wall. (Ha Kotel). In a seven minute video detailing the process, we can see French, Italian, American
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
BROOKLYN, New York (Press Release)–The Leon Levy Foundation, led by Founding Trustee Shelby White, has made a leadership gift of $5 million to the Brooklyn Museum to endow the position of Director. It is the largest endowment gift to the Museum from a non-trustee donor and the largest gift from a foundation in more than
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Travel and Food
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In a grand ceremony on May 18, during Tel Aviv University’s 2014 Board of Governors annual meeting, prestigious Dan David Prizes were awarded to seven scientists and intellectuals before an audience of prominent political, business, philanthropic, and academic figures from around the world. Among this years’ laureates were Prof. Saul
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego on Monday, May 19, announced a $1 million matching gift donation from local philanthropist and campus supporter Ernest Rady. The gift from the Rady School naming donor will fund fellowships that will help attract outstanding MBA students. Rady has pledged to donate one
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– For Pauline Foster, community philanthropist and longtime supporter of the University of California, San Diego, giving $7.5 million in support of the new cancer care hospital at the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center is a gift from the heart—both her husband and brother died of cancer. The campus announced today that
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationIDF chief ‘deeply concerned’ about reserves’ readiness due to budget cuts (JNS.org) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Monday that he is “deeply concerned about the readiness of the reserves at the present time, as well as in the foreseeable future.” Gantz has warned that the budget cuts already
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Middle East