Category Archives: World
“I am not a Holocaust denier – I am not an anti-Semite”
Browse > Home / News / “I am not a Holocaust denier – I am not an anti-Semite” February 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk Read on for article Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman has cancelled British conspiracy theorist David Icke’s visa ahead of lecture tour planned next month. Read more » »
Why politicians, and everyone, need to think about legacy
OPINION — At least the bill was approved on a voice vote. That was the bill that would make lynching a federal crime, passed in the Senate late last week — in 2019. Let that sink in. The legislation still must be approved by the Democrat-controlled House, which is expected to happen with no problem, and be signed into law by President Donald Trump. Read more » »
Édito du Président du B’nai B’rith France Philippe Meyer
#ÇaSuffit Partout en France, des milliers de citoyens sont descendus dans la rue pour dire Non à l’antisémitisme. Non à ce mal profond qui ronge notre société. Non à cette escalade dangereuse qui menace la République. Non à cette bête immonde qui cible les juifs au quotidien, encore et toujours. Non à la haine. Read more » »
Tortoise feared extinct found on remote Galapagos island
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos island of Fernandina. Read more » »
Neptune’s newest, tiniest moon likely fragment of bigger one
by MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune’s newest and tiniest moon is probably an ancient piece of a much larger moon orbiting unusually close. Read more » »
Matthew Stein | Obituaries
Matthew Stein | Obituaries Leader-TelegramOn Monday, February 18th, 2019, Matthew A. Stein, age 46, of Eau Claire passed away after a long battle with cancer. Read more » »
After surgery, Michael Cohen’s prison date postponed to May
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has agreed to postpone the start of ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s prison sentence by two months to May 6. New York Judge William Pauley approved the delay Wednesday after Cohen’s lawyers said he needed more time to recover from shoulder surgery and prepare for Congressional testimony. They noted prosecutors did not object. Read more » »
Government headed for close to half of nation’s health tab
by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal report estimates that government at all levels will be paying nearly half the nation’s health care tab in less than 10 years. Driving the increase is traditional Medicare, which is experiencing an enrollment surge as aging baby boomers shift out of private coverage. Read more » »
Times Square billboard takes aim at Ocasio-Cortez’s role in failed NYC-Amazon deal
by Sinclair Broadcast Group NEW YORK (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — An ad posted on a billboard in New York City is calling out newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for her role in the the failed deal that would have seen Amazon open a facility in the city. The billboard reads: „Thanks for Nothing, AOC. Read more » »
House Dems readying bill to block Trump’s border emergency
by ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution’s separation of powers. Read more » »
