Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) said he hoped to speak soon with Palestinians even though he did not believe that it was possible at this time to finalize a peace deal with the Palestinian Authority.“I hope I can meet with the Palestinians in the near future,” said Gantz who is also the […]
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Middle East
Washington (AFP) – President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced key members of his environmental team and said his administration would make the fight against global warming a pillar of his drive to rebuild the pandemic-hit US economy. Biden said these nominees will “lead my Administration’s ambitious plan to address an existential threat of our time —
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USA
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher’s ambition to become California’s next Secretary of State, already announced even though the next scheduled election is not until 2022, may adversely impact not one, but two constituencies, unless she and her husband, County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, make careful preparations to avoid such consequences. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA
Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, travelled to Dubai on Thursday to inaugurate a Jewish nursery school and officially proclaim Rabbi Levi Duchman as rabbi of the Jewish community in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli media have reported. “During [Chief Rabbi Yosef’s] visit, he will meet with senior Emirati officials, inaugurate the newly certified Jewish
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Israelis to overcome fear and scepticism of vaccinations as he became the first citizen to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, a day before the country officially rolls out its vaccination campaign. “A small injection for a man, and a huge step for the health of us all,” the
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Middle East
President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a massive hacking attack on the U.S. government Saturday and deflected blame from Russia. After refusing for days to comment on the hack, Trump claimed it was being hyped “far greater” by the media “than in actuality.” He also suggested Russia was not really to blame, directly contradicting
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International, USA
In 1979, a representative of a publishing house, Addison-Wesley, was asking secretaries at WSBE, what they were working on. My secretary showed him the outline of my course on women in management. The next thing I knew, I was signing a contract for a book I was not writing. My first book, Paths to Power: A Woman’s Guide from First Job to Top Executive (Addison Wesley) was written chronologically based on my class syllabus. I was fortunate to have the first and only book dealing with women in organizations. The book was adopted by over one hundred universities and colleges, both nationally and internationally, and was translated into several languages. The book became a best seller in 1980. [Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, PhD]
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Business & Finance, Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz
Somebody might have been watching some Marvel. The U.S. Space Force, a 1-year-old branch of the armed forces, rolled out a new name for its members on Friday: “Guardians.” Vice President Mike Pence announced the name in a news conference celebrating the service’s anniversary. “Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Guardians will be defending our nation
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USA
ATLANTA — A federal judge Friday rejected a request by Georgia’s two U.S. senators to segregate ballots cast by newly registered voters in the Jan. 5 runoff election. Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue and other plaintiffs said hundreds of people newly registered to vote in Georgia have previously voted in the November general
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USA
Washington (AFP) – Russia was “pretty clearly” behind a devastating cyberattack on several US government agencies that also hit targets worldwide, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Microsoft said late Thursday that it had notified more than 40 customers hit by the malware, which security experts say could allow attackers unfettered network access to key
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International, USA
ATLANTA — Almost as many Georgians have voted in the U.S. Senate runoffs as at the same point before the presidential election, a huge turnout that reflects the high stakes of the race. Over 1.1 million people had voted through Thursday, most of them at early voting locations that opened across the state this week,
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USA
WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee, vowed that the U.S. will retaliate for a massive, ongoing cyberattack that has compromised private companies and government agencies — including the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration. On Friday, Rubio tweeted “the methods used to carry out the cyberhack are consistent
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International, USA
It happens every time our presidency is transitioning from one party to the other. Sooner or later, one of the Incomings proclaims something that sounds, to oversensitive incumbent ears, a bit too much like policymaking. And then, one of the Outgoings reflexively dishes out this oldest chestnut: “America only has one president at a time.”
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International, USA
The year 2020 has been terrible. Despite the pandemic, the recession, and the nationwide civil turmoil, there are still things to be grateful for during this holiday season. [Laurie Baron, PhD]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA