They asked that I help them understand anti-Semitism so that they could better counsel the Jewish students who sought their services. . ... It also defines anti-Semitism so broadly that any criticism of Israel could be deemed anti-Semitic. . ..…
We argue viciously about who governs us from DC, less so about how and whether they should. . . ..…
But European contact in 1492 brought diseases to Americas which devastated the population and the resultant collapse of farming in Americas was so significant that it may have even cooled the global climate.. ..…
'Russia has not, unfortunately, honored the agreement, so we're going to terminate the agreement, and we're going to pull out,' Trump told reporters after a rally in Nevada. . ... Those opposed to leaving the treaty say doing so would spark a regional arms race, and that current sea-based..…
It's another reason why the role of Black Press, it's publishers and journalists are so important, .. ..…
On matters ranging from legislation to decisions on charter schools to questions of fair wages, their provenance so as to quash the initiatives of local governments.. ..…
So that having been said, it seems to me that 10 U.S. Code 284 can be used by the President of the United States to direct the United States military to build the wall.” . . ... Code 284, but can do so without declaring a national emergency. . “If President Trump were to direct the..…
Seven years ago, Khalilzad explained in an interview that the U.S. remained in Afghanistan because “[t]here’s a reputational dimension of it that after investing so much, America’s prestige is involved.” And so, perhaps, we remained because it was too embarrassing to leave at that..…
Others who have been observing the trial, told me he has been positive and strong throughout, as he was when I sat so close to him last week.. ..…
But some researchers aren’t so sure. . Experts say dental health is important to your overall health, and that may be true with Alzheimer’s disease, too. ..…
Rameswaram: It just seems so subjective, like hard and fast rules are impossible. ... Yet they disappear so far into the parts they’re playing that they fully convince us of the reality they have created. ..…
More recently, an idol singer in Niigata Prefecture was attacked by two men who tried to force their way into her home (an incident that took place prior to the survey), but both were released by the police with no criminal charges filed against them, and the singer herself ended up apologizing for..…
My mom baked bread during that hour, so that there would be bread for breakfast the next day. ... It was so painful to eat that soup. We were crying, then trying again to eat it. ..…
The Trump administration revised the order twice amid legal challenges to the so-called travel ban, and April 2018 Supreme Court allowed the version of the order to stand.. ..…
But, this is where fascism's embryonic forms began gestating in United States, during the so-called prosperous 1920s and Great Depression of the following decade. ..…
Rather Nixon left office, the first sitting United States president to do so. ..…
Last summer, Wisconsin's, Scott Walker, announced deal for Taiwanese Foxconn to open in his state, and like so many such deals, it came with gigantic tax incentives. ..…
It's understandable that many within U.S government want to remain uncritical of Saudi's actions Yemen after all, they were partners in alleged war crimes and so condemnations of Saudi's Yemen cannot ignore America's helping hand in these atrocities.. ..…
This is a measure that Washington had so far shied away from because of its negative impact on US refiners. ... China has also a lot of stakes in Venezuela, much more so than Russia. ..…
Once Parliament prescribes punishment for offence to fulfil valid purpose, courts cannot review the extent or degree of the punishment so prescribed, unless it's disproportionate or is so inhuman that it cannot be accepted by any standard of decency.. ..…
So, all of sudden, faced with the prospect U.S military may end its war and the billion or Afghan governmental leaders are suggesting ways to reduce the cost of U.S occupation. Indeed, Taliban is stronger, Afghan government is weaker, corruption is increasing, and so too is the drug..…
The cold opening seems to present Picard informing Jameson, for the time, that Enterprise is here to pick him up so he can negotiate the situation. ... as he was before, he'd have to walk few steps — and we've already seen him hoist out of his wheelchair into regular chair, so seeing..…
“I am inviting the farmers at the roadblocks to meet and discuss… so we can take note of their demands and hear our answers,” Agriculture Minister Stavros Arachovitis announced. ..…
The declaration came at the end of Hinckley poll's surveying period from Jan to Jan 24, and even so about 59 percent of very Latter-day Saints and 57 percent of somewhat active members still would support passage of hate crimes legislation... ..…
By the war it was estimated that one-third of Southern families owned slaves, so the Amendment made vast difference to the lives of millions.. ..…
He ever-so-mildly warns that a Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn would cause Jews to leave the UK while emotionally vilifying civilizationists for posing a threat to return to “total dictatorships” and denouncing their pro-Israel policies as illegitimately pursuing a “kosher stamp” of approval. . ..…
The company filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and managed to survive, so it may arise again. . ... So … why is Dominion providing so much in campaign contributions to a politician for life who never faces a competitive election and has almost a million dollars on hand? ..…
So, for example, J. P. Morgan & Co. continued as a commercial bank while Morgan Stanley was formed as an investment bank. . ... So, how to draw some meaningful conclusions about the worth of capitalism from this thumbnail sketch of American economic history? ..…
No one in 1969 could have imagined America as it now is, so anything is possible fifty years from now. ..…
Because god loves everybody,' wrote Kyle Rooker, of Elk River, Minn. . • 'It is so disgusting putting our kids at risk like this, for most likely, more yachts for Betsy and more ways to abuse women for men like Donald Trump. All involved should be so ashamed but I already know, you're..…
The European Convention on Human Rights Art 6.3 says that anyone 'charged with offence has certain rights to be provided by the state the right 'to defend in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing or, to be given it free when the interests of justice so require.. ... The civil..…
He said that a lot of people used early voting as a convenience so they did not have to wait in long lines on Election Day. . ... He said that it is up to the city to promote these ideas so that Boston can be helpful at the local and federal levels. . ..…
*Please note, you will need smart phone to bid on items while at the Gala, so we recommend registering beforehand to save time.. ..…
Out of the total of 117 serious cases of the flu recorded so far this winter, only 20 percent of the victims had been vaccinated.. ..…
But just as Jack Robinson’s own athletic talent transcended baseball, so did his influence. ..…
As articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights certain rights are so fundamental as to be universal in scope based on our common humanity. ... The question is how these inalienable rights, expressed so forcefully on the international level, can be transposed into domestic law. ..…
So that we wouldn’t say anything. So we wouldn’t be able to expose them.” . . . ... So that we wouldn’t say anything. So we wouldn’t be able to expose them.” . . . . . ..…
Hamas opted to stay in the background of the plot so as to keep the monthly cash payments from Qatar on tap through Israel and the UN. ..…
I don’t understand why so many firms are charging so much.’ . ‘If half of those 17,000 applicants are using lawyers who charge fees of $1500 or more (plus GST and disbursements), and if $1000 is the limit of a standard reasonable fee, New Zealand families are being overcharged at least..…
The conversation around voting has degenerated so far in so little time.” . ..…
That is to say people fight not because Power compels them to do so but because they are persuaded it serves their interests . . ... And so these causes, all of them, billions of causes, came together for what happened to occur. ..…
Enticing poor countries, in Africa and elsewhere, with political support and economic promises so that they would deny Palestinians a vote at the UN. . ... So, for now, Israel will continue to walk this fine line, usurping American resources and political support as always, while learning..…
Greaves said the majority of the Satanic Temple's cases don't make it to trial but are resolved by defendants so as to avoid trial. ... So the goal is to ensure diverse viewpoints are represented and respected rather than a singular religious perspective, she said. . ..…
How’s he done so far? . Not so good. The debt has climbed from $20 trillion when Trump took office to $21.5 trillion at the end of 2018. . ... So, more uncertainty ahead for U.S. business, workers and consumers. . ..…
The story most North Americans get is that Hugo Chavez was a “socialist” (ie. a bad guy) and his predecessor is incompetent and also a “socialist” (so he’s a really bad guy). ... Everything now is either secret or so intentionally confused by willful obfuscation and lies that..…
Police claimed that they had so far arrested 421 people for sexually harassing women on public transport since the campaign began. ..…
In Cold Parking Lot, Scary Moments, Then Save and Sweet Sound of Baby Crying . ..…
On the other hand, the early moves to overcome the resistance to creating entity that would compromise sovereignty the so-called functionalist approach of Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman, created pragmatic, free market-based cosmopolitanism. ..…
Despite Ireland starting clear favourites in many people's heads (and deservedly so), my feeling is that potentially this could be one of the most difficult Six Nations to call. ... As with any team they are of course beatable but, much like against New Zealand, the opposition now need to play out..…
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