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April 25, 2018 at 5:59 pm
Republicans have known for months that their House majority is in genuine peril. But after another bruising showing in a special election, some in the party are reconsidering the once inconceivable notion of losing the Senate.
It's a sobering possibility, particularly given Republican' confidence not long ago that they probably would increase their Senate edge after the November vote. Far more Democratic senators are facing re-election in states favorable to Republicans than the other way around. That's why the GOP held out hope of expanding its ranks and easing the path for President Donald Trump's agenda.
Yet a Republican congressional victory Tuesday in the Phoenix suburbs has set off new alarm bells.
Republican Debbie Lesko won the special House election by 6 per...
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April 25, 2018 at 5:57 pm
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities said Wednesday that a man confessed to knocking over about 120 headstones at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis last year and that it doesn't seem to have been motivated by hatred.
The vandalism at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City in February 2017 caused more than $30,000 in damage and drew widespread attention, with Vice President Mike Pence and Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens visiting in the days after it happened.
DNA from a jacket found at the cemetery led investigators Alzado Harris, of Florissant, who told investigators he was on drugs and was angry about some personal matter when he knocked over the tombstones, authorities said. Harris, 34, was jailed Wednesday on a charge of institutional vandalism. His bond was set at $20,000 an...
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April 25, 2018 at 5:57 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says his father, former President George H.W. Bush, is "stronger than an ox."
Jeb Bush is speaking Wednesday at Brown University in Rhode Island.
Bush mentioned the recent death of his mother, Barbara, and the hospitalization of his father in his opening remarks at the Ivy League school. He said the former president, who he called the greatest man alive, is out of intensive care and will be leaving Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas on Friday. He had contracted an infection that had spread to his blood.
Jeb Bush delivered the eulogy at his mother's funeral service Saturday in Texas.
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April 25, 2018 at 5:46 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron drew sharp contrasts with President Donald Trump's worldview Wednesday, laying out a firm vision of global leadership that rejects "the illusion of nationalism" in a candid counterweight to Trump's appeals to put "America first."
In the spotlight of a speech to the U.S. Congress, Macron was courteous but firm, deferential but resolute as he traced the lines of profound division between himself and Trump on key world issues: climate change, trade and the Iran nuclear deal.
A day after the French leader had put on a show of warmth and brotherly affection for Trump at the White House, his blunt speech prizing engagement over isolationism reinforced the French leader's emerging role as a top defender of the liberal world...
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April 25, 2018 at 5:44 pm
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's president suggested Wednesday that his country was considering joining the U.S. in moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
But the Czech government, which controls foreign policy, didn't confirm the announcement.
President Milos Zeman spelled out the process of moving the embassy, saying it will take place in three steps: An honorary consulate will be opened in Jerusalem next month followed by other Czech institutions before the embassy's actual transfer.
Beyond the consulate's opening, he gave no further timetable.
He ended his speech at the Prague Castle at a party to celebrate Israel's 70th anniversary by saying: "Next year in Jerusalem."
In a letter to Zeman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ...
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April 25, 2018 at 5:29 pm
Embattled Veterans Affairs nominee Dr. Ronny Jackson is denying allegations he was involved in a drunken car wreck.
Jackson tells reporters at the White House he "never wrecked a car." He adds, "I have no idea where that is coming from." He says he's moving forward with his nomination.
The VA nominee is responding after Senate Democrats released a summary of allegations against Jackson that includes claims he recklessly prescribed drugs, had his own private stock of controlled substances and got drunk and crashed a government car.
The White House has rallied behind Jackson, pointing to his past work as a physician to Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
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A summary of allegations against President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Veterans Affair...
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April 25, 2018 at 5:21 pm
ATLANTA (AP) — A woman with multiple sclerosis says Delta Air Lines employees tied her to a wheelchair with a blanket when they didn't have a chair that could accommodate her disability, and her son says a supervisor cursed at her as she wept.
Maria Saliagas tells WSB-TV that Delta usually provides a wheelchair with straps because she can't sit up on her own. Nathan Saliagas tweeted April 2 that Delta's actions left his mother bruised and crying.
He tweeted a photo of his mother and tagged Delta and several local journalists. Delta spokesman Anthony Black says the company regrets "the perception our service has left on these customers." The company offered the family 20,000 SkyMiles, but they want changes in the disability policy.
Nathan Saliagas...
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April 25, 2018 at 5:15 pm
Jerusalem - A 17-year-old boy drowned Wednesday after being swept away in a river in the Negev region in a flash flood, according to the Police Spokesperson’s Office.
Police are also searching for a girl that was reported missing in another flash flood. Police units dealt with a number of rescues in the south Wednesday during a severe, unseasonable storm that struck Israel, bringing rain and hail to much of the country.
Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem flooded, as did areas of the desert and other cities across the Jewish state.
Dozens of people were treated for hypothermia after being caught in floods and severe rain.
A mall in Rishon Lezion flooded after the ceiling collapsed. MDA said no one was injured.
The Israel Meteorological Service said th...
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April 25, 2018 at 5:02 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The husband of an Albuquerque woman killed in a Southwest Airlines jet that blew an engine while flying said he broke the news about her death to their two children at their school, telling them: "Mommy's not coming home, guys."
Michael Riordan told ABC News in an interview broadcast Tuesday that that he asked the children to kneel with him, held their hands and told them he did not "know what that means for the rest of our lives yet."
Jennifer Riordan, 43, was a well-known figure in New Mexico in community relations and communications and died last week after passengers said she was partially sucked out the window of a flight bound from New York to Dallas. The jet's engine had blown in midair and shrapnel hit the plane.
A retired registered scho...
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April 25, 2018 at 1:01 pm
Senior officials say US Ambassador to Israel seeking to be able to say 'Judea and Samaria; in official statements instead of 'West Bank.'
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has sought to refer to Judea and Samaria by their biblical names in his official statements and documents, the Associated Press reported.
According to the report, Ambassador Friedman has been prevented from using the names Judea and Samaria by the Trump Administration.
Judea and Samaria formed the heart of biblical Israel. Judea received its name from the tribe of the Davidic dynasty which ruled the southern kingdom from approximately 1000 BCE until 586 BCE, the tribe of Judah. The Jewish people are largely descendants from the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah.
Samaria received its ...
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April 25, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Washington - When the Stars and Stripes is hoisted over the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem next month it will be a physical milestone in a broader, striking shift by the Trump administration away from a half-century of traditional U.S. policy toward Israel and the Palestinians.
For decades, even amid close U.S.-Israeli ties, Washington has tried to position itself as a neutral party in the vexing Mideast conflict, willing to call out both sides when they take steps seen as contrary to the pursuit of peace. Yet the expected May 14 move of the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will be just the latest in a series of steps the administration has taken that have delighted Israelis and angered and alienated the Palestinians.
Over the course of his first 16 months in office, President Donald Tr...
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April 25, 2018 at 12:37 pm
Following stormy weather, Bedouin youth carried away by stream and killed. Dozens of students on hike suffer mild hypothermia.
A Bedouin youth of about 17 was carried away this afternoon, Wednesday, for several miles in the Negev’s Mamshit Stream and was found on the river bank near the entrance to Maale Akrabim near the railway tracks.MDA medics assisted by a military rescue unit and doctor managed to rescue the youth in critical condition, but later were forced to confirm his death.In another incident near Kfar Hanokdim in Arad, a group of about 60 youth, teachers and counselors were caught in a flood. They were rescued and evacuated to the MDA station in Arad.Forty-five members of the group suffered from mild hypothermia and were evacuated by ambulances to Soroka Hospital in Be...
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April 25, 2018 at 12:04 pm
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 25, 2018 :Community Reflection on B’More Inclusive
Local Jewish Middle Schoolers participated in the B'More Inclusive community project in which they worked together with peers who have special needs. Together they made place mats for seniors, get well cards and rain sticks for kids in the hospital and scarves for people in shelters.
Looking back on the experience this is what they said:
NERVOUS… I was nervous because we couldn’t communicate or relate to them
In the beginning when we came in I was a bit overwhelmed
I was nervous because we were seeing all these kids with special needs and I didn’t know what to expect
I was nervous because two kids got me a little surprised by jumping on me
I was ner...
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April 25, 2018 at 12:03 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron drew on the shared history and "special bond" of U.S.-French relations as he opened a joint meeting of Congress.
Macron told Congress, "the American and French people have had a rendezvous with freedom."
In recounting common bonds from the earliest days of the United States, he was telling of a meeting between Ben Franklin and the French philosopher Voltaire, "kissing each other's cheeks."
In an apparent reference to his friendly meetings this week with President Donald Trump, Macron joked, "It can remind you of something."
Macron spoke Wednesday as part of his visit to the United States. It's the first time a president from France has addressed Congress in more than a decade, but follows a tradition of foreign leaders ...
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April 25, 2018 at 12:01 pm
PARIS (AP) — French Muslim leaders are rejecting suggestions that the Quran is to blame for resurgent anti-Semitism in France, and are urging imams and non-Muslims to work together to fight extremism.
Thirty mosque rectors and other prominent Muslims published an appeal in Le Monde saying Islam is being "confiscated by criminals."
They were responding to a manifesto signed by actor Gerard Depardieu, former President Nicolas Sarkozy and others blaming Islamic radicalism for a "new anti-Semitism." The manifesto urged Muslims to denounce anti-Jewish and anti-Christian references in the Quran as outdated.
The Muslim leaders acknowledged that some imams have fueled radicalism, and urged all imams to preach peace, notably online.
They also asked non-Muslim leaders, schools and police t...
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April 25, 2018 at 11:55 am
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April 25, 2018 at 11:53 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both signaled support for the travel policy in arguments Wednesday at the high court. The ban's challengers almost certainly need one of those two justices if the court is to strike down the ban on travelers from several mostly Muslim countries.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the most aggressive questioner of Solicitor General Noel Francisco in his defense of the Trump policy, and the three other liberal justices also raised questions about it.
The justices voted in December to allow the policy to take full effect pending their full consideration. Wednesday was the first time they took it up in open court.
The Trump admi...
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April 25, 2018 at 11:52 am
A redesigned Walmart Inc. website will go live next month, part of a strategy by the world’s largest retailer to lure customers away from rival Amazon.com Inc. with a more personalized shopping experience.
The new site will include new colors, fonts and lifestyle-focused imagery, according to a blog post from Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce chief Marc Lore. The site’s homepage will feature top-selling items in each customer’s location and a quick link to purchase previously ordered items. It will also include a new fashion section, while other categories will get a fresh look later in the year.
The redesign, which Lore first mentioned at an October investor conference, aims to convince Walmart’s frugal in-store shoppers to buy online as well: Those that do spend n...
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April 25, 2018 at 11:49 am
Haredi National Service volunteer joins the Mossad, with a second volunteer expected to join him next year.
A 22-year-old Lithuanian-haredi young man will perform his National Service in Israel's Mossad, Kikar Hashabbat reported.
While haredim have been performing National Service for years, this is the first time a haredi volunteer will serve in the Mossad.
According to the National Civic Service Authority, a second haredi volunteer, age 21, is slated to join the first next year, Kikar Hashabbat noted.
National Civic Service Authority Director General Sar Shalom Jerbi said, "We congratulate the Mossad on opening its gates to National Service volunteers. I have no doubt that this is just the first part of the volunteers' security activities in the Mossad...
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April 25, 2018 at 11:40 am
Leader of the squad was sentenced to the death penalty, other six members were given 10 year jail sentence
Seven individuals accused of spying on behalf of the Mossad, Israel’s secret spy agency, were sentenced on Monday by a criminal court in Algeria, with one of the accused given the death penalty, local media reported on Tuesday.
The leader of the squad, a man of Lebanese descent with Liberian citizenship, was charged with seeking “to harm the security of Algeria” and was given the death penalty.
The other six members of group, who were said to be of African origin, were given ten year jail sentences and each fined 20 million Algerian dinar.
According to Jerusalem Post citing local Algerian media, they were charged with espionage “possession...
