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May 22, 2018 at 8:11 am
New York - A 99-year-old World War II veteran who regretted skipping the chance to meet some of the nation’s last Civil War veterans in 1940 is on a mission to visit all 50 states so people who’ve never met a WWII vet can finally meet one.
Sidney Walton, of San Diego, met Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany on Friday, making it five governors the New York native has visited since launching his “No Regrets Tour” in March at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
The visit to Cuomo’s state Capitol office followed statehouse meetings over the past three weeks with the governors of Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
“I just love it,” Walton said when asked about his recent itinerary.
Born in 1919 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to J...
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May 22, 2018 at 8:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is aiming to roll out its much-hyped but long-delayed Middle East peace plan next month amid signs it may further alienate the Palestinians by slashing millions of dollars in funding for humanitarian and development projects in the West Bank and Gaza.
Five U.S. officials and a congressional aide say the administration intends to release the peace plan in mid- to late-June, shortly after the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, although they cautioned that the timing could slip depending on developments in the region. They say the plan's main authors — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and Trump's special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt — have already beg...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:44 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday demanded that Iran make wholesale changes in its military and regional policies or face "the strongest sanctions in history," as it sought to turn up heat on Tehran after President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal.
In speech that called Iran out for a wide range of "malign activities" apart from its nuclear program, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for the negotiation of a new deal that would go far beyond the single focus of the 2015 agreement and would have the status of a formal treaty. The 2015 deal concluded under the Obama administration dealt only with the nuclear program and was not a treaty but rather a U.N.-endorsed executive agreement between the parties.
Unless such a treaty c...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:42 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday hailed his administration's temporary truce with China on trade, even as his Treasury secretary and China struck a note of caution on the latest agreement.
After high-level talks in Washington last week, Beijing has agreed to "substantially reduce" America's trade deficit with China.
"On China, Barriers and Tariffs to come down for first time," Trump tweeted.
Farmers, he promises, will come out on top.
"Under our potential deal with China, they will purchase from our Great American Farmers practically as much as our Farmers can produce," he tweeted.
Both sides, however, have said there are no guarantees trade tensions are over. China hasn't said how much it's willing to reduce the U.S. trade gap. The Trump ad...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:41 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks announced a new policy Saturday that allows anyone to sit in its cafes or use its restrooms, even if they don't buy anything.
The new policy comes five weeks after two black men who hadn't bought anything were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks.
Company executives have said its previous policies were loose and ambiguous, leaving decisions on whether people could sit in its stores or use the restroom up to store managers.
Starbucks said it has told workers to consider anyone who walks into its stores a customer, "regardless of whether they make a purchase."
The company said anyone can use its cafes, patios or restrooms without buying anything, but it noted workers should still call the police if someone is a safety threat.
"We are committed t...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:39 am
Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will soon issue its first scratch-and-sniff stamps. The stamps feature illustrations of ice pops. The agency says the stamps will “add the sweet scent of summer” to letters.
The 20 stamps depict watercolor illustrations by California artist Margaret Berg. Each of the 10 stamp designs includes two different treats. The words “FOREVER” and “USA” appear along the bottom of each stamp.
The stamps will be issued on June 20 at a children’s museum in Austin, Texas.
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May 22, 2018 at 7:37 am
TOKYO (AP) — Foreign journalists will be allowed to journey deep into the mountains of North Korea this week to observe the closing of the country's Punggye-ri nuclear test site in a much-touted display of goodwill before leader Kim Jong Un's planned summit with President Donald Trump next month.
Expect good imagery, but not much else.
The public display of the closure of the facility on Mount Mantap will likely be heavy on spectacle and light on substance. And the media will be spending much of their time in an unrelated tourism zone that North Korea hopes will be the next big thing for its economy if Kim's diplomatic overtures pay off in the months ahead.
For sure, the closure is a milestone, marking an end to the world's last active underground testing site ...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:35 am
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears to be making a swift recovery in hospital from his latest health troubles.
His office released a photo and a brief video clip late on Monday showing him walking in the hospital hallway, dressed in a blue bathrobe and flanked by aides. Another photo showed him sitting and reading a newspaper in Ramallah's Istishari Hospital. Independent media outlets were banned from entering the hospital.
Abbas was hospitalized on Sunday with a fever, just days after undergoing ear surgery. Palestinian officials said he had pneumonia and was on a respirator, receiving antibiotics intravenously.
Top aide Saeb Erekat said Abbas was in "very good health" after spending several hours visiting the Palestinian leader and said he...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:34 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel says it takes a "severe view" of the Palestinian request to the International Criminal Court for a probe into alleged Israeli crimes against the Palestinians and is urging ICC to reject what it called a "cynical step."
A statement from the Israeli Foreign Ministry called Tuesday's request "absurd," accusing the Palestinians of incitement and exploiting civilians as "human shields."
It also said the ICC lacks jurisdiction in the case because Israel is not a member of the court.
The statement says that "Israel expects the ICC and its prosecutor not to yield to Palestinian pressure, and stand firm against continued Palestinian efforts to politicize the court and to derail it from its mandate."
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The Palestinian foreign ministe...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:31 am
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island's southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off a chemical reaction.
The molten rock started pouring into the sea over the weekend. It's been generating plumes of lava haze or "laze" as it interacts with seawater.
It's just the latest hazard from a weeks-old eruption that has so far generated earthquakes and featured gushing molten rock, giant ash plumes and sulfur dioxide. The eruption has destroyed more than 40 buildings forced more than 2,000 people to evacuate.
On Monday, lava entered and then stalled on the property of a geothermal plant near one of Kilauea's new volcanic vents. Officials earlier this mon...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:30 am
PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — Police backed by aircraft and trained dogs scoured a greater Baltimore suburb into the early hours Tuesday, seeking suspects believed armed and dangerous after the death of a female officer.
Baltimore County Police Cpl. Shawn Vinson said Monday evening that the enormous manhunt was continuing unabated in the suburban community of Perry Hall, Maryland, where witnesses reported hearing a pop before seeing a Jeep run over the officer Monday afternoon.
"The dark will not hamper our investigation," Vinson vowed at a news briefing Monday evening.
The officer, who wasn't immediately identified, was bleeding badly from significant injuries and was pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital. Vinson said investigators have recovered the suspects' aband...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:28 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Four states will cast ballots Tuesday as the 2018 midterm elections take shape. Voters in Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky hold primaries, while Texans settle several primary runoffs after their first round of voting in March. Some noteworthy story lines:
IN THIS #METOO MIDTERM, A BIG DAY FOR WOMEN
Texans will settle an all-female congressional runoff between liberal activist Laura Moser and Houston attorney Lizzie Fletcher in a Houston-area House race that has become a proxy for the Democratic Party's battle over style and substance. The winner faces Republican Rep. John Culberson in the fall.
Women also could claim nominations in two other Texas congressional districts on Democrats' national target list. In the metro-Dallas district now represented by Repu...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:27 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ratcheting up pressure on the Russia investigation, the White House announced that top FBI and Justice Department officials have agreed to meet with congressional leaders and "review" highly classified information the lawmakers have been seeking on the handling of the probe.
The agreement came after President Donald Trump made an extraordinary demand that the Justice Department investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign. It's unclear exactly what the members will be allowed to review or if the Justice Department will be providing any documents to Congress.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump chief of staff John Kelly will broker the meeting between congressional leaders and the FBI, Justice Department and offic...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:26 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Calling it a "historic step" toward justice, the Palestinian foreign minister asked the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to open an "immediate investigation" into alleged Israeli "crimes" committed against the Palestinian people.
The development was sure to worsen the already troubled relations between the internationally backed Palestinian Authority and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Peace talks have been frozen for over four years, and contacts between the two sides are minimal.
Speaking to reporters at the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said he submitted the "referral" to the court during a meeting with the ICC's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda.
The referral sought a...
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May 21, 2018 at 11:49 pm
Baltimore, MD – May 22, 2018 - It is with sadness that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Mrs.Alicia Tron, z’l, mother of Sebi (Matisyahu) Tron.
The Levaya is taking place overseas and Sebi will unfortunately not be able to travel in time so he will begin Shiva immediately at his home through Monday AM: 2804 Laurelwood Court
MInyanim: Weekday Shacharis at 7:00am [Sunday & Monday Shacharis 8:00am] Mincha/Maariv at 8:05pm Friday Mincha 5pm Motzei Shabbos Maariv 9:12pm
Visiting hours are from 7am to 9:30pm
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
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May 21, 2018 at 11:02 pm
THE FOLLOWING IS VIA YWN
An IDF soldier was attacked on Monday afternoon, 7 Sivan, after entering Meah Shearim in a vehicle. Objects were hurled at his vehicle shortly before 1:00PM. He phoned the police explaining the situation, and that he was on Haran Street. Dozens of extremists began hurling objects at the vehicle.
Police arrived, with some making their way to the vehicle, escorting him out to additional waiting police. Police then began trying to identify persons who participated in the attack.
Police officials released a statement they will not tolerated attacks against uniformed persons and...read more at YWN
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May 21, 2018 at 10:56 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says that he will "demand" that the Justice Department open an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign.
The extraordinary order on Sunday came hours before his legal team said that the special counsel indicated its investigation into the president could be concluded by September.
The Justice Department said later it had asked its internal watchdog to expand its existing probe of FBI actions.
Trump's demand is part of the White House's aggressive new strategy to combat the threat posed by special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into the Russia probe.
The president's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, tells The Associated Press that Mueller recently shared a timetable that suggested tha...
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May 21, 2018 at 10:37 pm
We spend a lot of time thinking about and talking about nutrition and calories. Is this food fattening? Is that good for us? How processed is this? But even the healthiest choices can cause us to feel sick and put our stomach and digestive tracks in great distress if not handled correctly. At times, you might have noticed, particularly after eating at a catered affair or eating out in a restaurant that you don’t feel right. Perhaps you get a stomach ache, diarrhea, nausea or worse. Sometimes, you might get a little cold or upper respiratory infection. One in six people in the United States get sick each year from contaminated food. One of my clients, Yitzy, was really doing well in our program. He was dropping weight and his level...
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May 21, 2018 at 10:34 pm
Before Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, attended the opening of the Paraguayan Embassy in Jerusalem, in the Malha Technology Park, Cartes stopped at Beit Hanasi and met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
The Paraguayan delegation was escorted by an official motorcade with motorcycles and VIP limousines. After a red carpet arrival and greeting by President Rivlin, President Cartes signed the official guest book in Spanish.
Translation of comment:
"I want to express in these lines, my great affection and admiration for this country that I love so much, Israel. I am renewing my appreciation and wish you to have better days in the future."
Further in their remarks, the presidents exchanged friendly and warm comment, including invitations to each others countries.
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May 21, 2018 at 10:18 pm
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stock markets rose on Monday as the United States and China put a trade war on hold, clearing some uncertainty for investors.
KEEPING SCORE: Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.6 percent at 7,823 and France's CAC 40 rose 0.5 percent to 5,642. The German market was closed for a holiday. Futures augured gains on Wall Street. S&P futures rose 0.6 percent while Dow futures advanced 0.9 percent.
ASIA'S DAY: Asian markets closed mostly higher. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.3 percent to 23,002.37. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.6 percent to 31,234.35, while the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.6 percent to 3,213.84. South Korea's Kospi added 0.2 percent to 2,465.57. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 inched down 0.1 percent to 6,084....
