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LA elects first Jewish mayor since 1878
LOS ANGELES - This city chose Eric Garcetti as its first elected Jewish mayor in one a number of political contests on Tuesday that reflected the city's diversity, as well as its numerous variations of Jewishness.Garcetti, 42, and a veteran city councilman, defeated City Controller Wendy Greuel by eight points according to final results announced on Wednesday morning. He will take ...
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A crisis over parking
Israel isn't the only Western country debating the relationship between religion and the state. In fact, this is becoming one of the hottest issues across Europe and North America, brought to the forefront by changing demographics in the West: its social make-up becoming more and more multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious.Canada is certainly not immune, especially its ...
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Media Comment The IBA’s ‘reformation
This past Tuesday, the Knesset Economics Committee, chaired by Professor Avishai Braverman (Labor) discussed rehabilitating the Israel Broadcasting Authority.The IBA's leadership, chairman Dr. Amir Gilat and executive director Yoni Ben-Menachem, are to be complimented for having brought to almost full fruition a process that began almost a decade ago and was considered by many to be ...
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Washington Watch Is Hillary inevitable
It seems all we're hearing from the political mavens these days is how Hillary Clinton is not only the inevitable 2016 Democratic nominee but a shoo-in as the next president.That may be good news to Jewish Democrats - Clinton remains a popular figure among Jewish voters despite virulent efforts by the far Right to portray her as anti-Israel - but it is already producing mudslinging ...
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Encountering Peace Who is not a peace partner
On Monday the Knesset Caucus for Israeli- Arab peace was launched, attended by about one-third of the Knesset Members and with more than 250 citizen supporters in the audience.This caucus of MKs strives to be the largest in the 19th Knesset based on support of what is believed to be the official position of the government and the prime minister. Two states for two peoples is the central ...
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Another battle of hearts and minds
The al-Dura incident was the defining moment of the second intifada. It occurred on September 30, 2000, which is considered the first day of the second intifada.Although the process leading up to it was long and included political milestones such as Camp David, and violent incidents such as Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount, the large-scale fighting only began immediately ...
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Icelands new eurosceptic government vows EU referendum
The two parties that emerged victorious from Iceland's general election in April announced Wednesday they had agreed to form a government and vowed to hold a referendum on EU ...
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Oklahoma twister that hit Moore ‘more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb’
The vast tornado that struck an Oklahoma suburb on Monday afternoon dwarfed even the Hiroshima atomic bomb in its destructive power, according to ...
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Man hacked to death in London street in suspected militant attack
1 of 2. Police officers guard a cordon set up around a crime scene where one man was killed was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, ...
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Shocking attack in England
Police forensics tents and officers are seen in Woolwich, east London, May 22, 2013. British police shot and wounded two men after a man thought to be a serving soldier was killed outside a London barracks, in an attack Prime Minister David Cameron called "truly shocking." In a dramatic move, the government's emergency response committee was being summoned following the killing ...
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Weird pirate ant comes with an eye patch
Scientists have discovered a strangely patterned new insect in the Philippines, dubbing it the "pirate ant" because of a dark stripe over its eyes that makes it look like it's wearing an eye patch. The formal name of the newfound creature is Cardiocondyla pirata, and belongs to a group of species that are found from Thailand across the whole Indonesian-Malaysian region. "On a ...
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Kate wears sunny yellow for palace garden party
Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, attend a garden party on the grounds of Buckingham Palace in London on May 22, ...
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Tsarnaev friend implicates dead brother self in murders
Mugshot photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Ibragim Todashev, was fatally shot in Orlando, Fla. May 22, 2013 when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials ...
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Jodi Arias jury We cant decide sentence
(CBS/AP) -- After launching deliberations Tuesday afternoon, a jury weighing whether or not Jodi Arias will be sentenced to death has announced they are unable to reach a unanimous decision. After briefly entering the courtroom just before noon on Wednesday, a judge ordered them to continue ...
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Suspect shot after talking on camera
>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- A man thought to be a serving British soldier was killed by two armed men in a frenzied attack on a London street Wednesday, in what the government is treating as a suspected act of terrorism. Witnesses told of a gruesome scene in which the man was hit by a car, then hacked with cleavers and his body dumped in the middle of the road ...
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Report on Bangladesh Building Collapse Finds Widespread Blame
DHAKA, Bangladesh ...
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Congressman Worries About Chilling Effect of Scandal -- On IRS
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Another IRS Scandal Two ‘Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud’
Congressional hearings over the last two weeks have been filled with stories of misconduct due to incompetence and inexperience among certain IRS employees. Both Republicans and Democrats have leveled the accusations, and Internal Revenue officials testifying before Congress have admitted as much. At the same time, all parties have stressed that the vast majority of IRS employees are hard ...
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Former politician called B.C.’s ‘flying MLA’ perishes in plane crash
Former B.C. MLA Harold Long has died in a plane crash, the B.C. coroner's office confirmed Wednesday morning.Mr. Long, 72, first served as an MLA for McKenzie from 1986 to 1991, and then for Powell River-Sunshine Coast from 2001 to 2005.The coroner's office said Mr. Long was the sole occupant of a DHC-2 Beaver float plane that was spotted overturned in Bute Inlet on the west side of ...
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FBI Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
Investigators stand outside an apartment complex in Orlando, Fla., where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...
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Cameron Says Attack In London Could Be Terrorist Incident
British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are strong indications that an attack in London could be a "terrorist incident." Speaking at a press conference in Paris, Cameron said the attack was "absolutely sickening" and announced he was cutting short his trip to return to London. British police on May 22 said they shot and wounded two suspected attackers after a ...
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Detained RFERL Turkmen Correspondent Released
TURKMENABAT, Turkmenistan -- A Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent based in Turkmenistan has been freed after being detained by police earlier this month. Rovshen Yazmuhamedov told RFE/RL that he was released on May 22 after spending two weeks in custody. It is still unclear why he was detained in the northeastern city of Turkmenabat. Yazmuhamedov, 30, has worked for ...
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Police release portion of bank shooting video
Mourners bid farewell to victim of bank shooting In the video, shooter Itamar Alon can be seen entering the bank branch at 11:34, hours after he visited the bank earlier in the day. He had come in and been turned down when he tried to take money out of his account, which was NIS 6,000 in the overdraft.At 12:50, Alon is shown speaking to a bank employee who is on the other side of the door, ...
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Thanks to Kuperwasser al-Dura report truth is on its way
For over 10 years, I've been fighting, along with many friends, to get out the truth about the al-Dura blood libel.For many years, the strongest argument of our opponents has been the silence of the State of Israel when my efforts were sometimes undermined by Israeli diplomats. So getting the support of Israeli public diplomacy was an important objective.On Sunday, Prime Minister ...
Auckland Feature Story
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Auckland's infastructure needs upgrading in the long run.
Auckland may in the next few years be able to upgrade two major pieces of infastructure and reap the economic benefits for the city.
There may, in the near future, be a four-lane road of national significance (RONS) between Auckland and Whangarei, which would make travel between the country’s largest city and Northland much faster and more efficient, while providing significant economic benefits to both regions as well. Read more
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