Category Archives: World
Foro de líderes de B’nai B’rith: honrar las raíces, saludar el futuro
175 años de acción, defensa y servicio estuvieron en exhibición durante el Foro Internacional de Liderazgo de B’nai B’rith Internacional (BBI) realizado en Nueva York, y al que asistió una amplia delegación desde Chile, liderada por Jaime Fuchs, Read more » »
Senators air frustration after briefing on Khashoggi’s death
by SUSANNAH GEORGE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators left a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials Monday frustrated by the lack of new information on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more » »
Anonymous winner claiming $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The mystery surrounding the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from last October is partly over as lottery officials announced Monday that a South Carolina resident had stepped forward to claim the prize but elected to remain anonymous. Read more » »
Senate aims to end debate on judicial nominee Allison Jones Rushing
Senate aims to end debate on judicial nominee Allison Jones Rushing KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) – Senate aims to end debate on judicial nominee. Senate convenes and proceeds to executive session to resume consideration of the … Read more » »
Parents of dead West Point cadet get judge’s permission to retrieve his sperm
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The parents of a 21-year-old West Point cadet fatally injured in a skiing accident raced the clock to get a judge’s permission to retrieve his sperm for „the possibility of preserving some piece of our child that might live on.” U.S. Read more » »
Attorney general won’t recuse himself from overseeing Mueller probe
by MICHAEL BALSAMO , The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from overseeing the special counsel’s Russia probe after consulting with senior ethics officials, the Justice Department said Monday. Read more » »
Author and Buddhist Teacher Roshi Joan Halifax Draws Capacity Crowd for Talk on Life and Death
By Andy Silverman for Hospice of Santa Barbara | March 4, 2019 | 11: 22 a.m. On Feb. 27, Roshi Joan Halifax, a renowned Buddhist teacher, author, Zen priest and anthropologist, talked about her perspectives on death and dying before a packed house at the Marjorie Luke Theatre in Santa Barbara. Read more » »
Justices: Nebraska county owes $28M for wrongful convictions
by MARK SHERMAN and GRANT SCHULTE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a rural Nebraska county’s appeal of a $28 million court judgment aimed at compensating six people wrongfully convicted of a 1985 slaying. Read more » »
Pope Francis announces Vatican will open Holocaust-era archives
Pope Francis announces Vatican will open Holocaust-era archives Cleveland Jewish NewsFor years, Yad Vashem has called for the opening of these archives, which will enable objective and open research, as well as comprehensive discourse on … Read more » »
“Space to Lead.” Behind a Historic Gift for Jewish Girls’ Leadership
A $25 million gift recently pledged by Chicago industrialist Ted Perlman and his wife Harriette to the international Jewish teen organization BBYO is by far the single largest donation that the venerable youth group has ever received. Read more » »
