Poll backfire: 250,000 people agree that Greta shouldn’t be Person of the Year
My son’s Orthodox Jewish school is 85 percent Muslim
Maybe it’s a ‘funny thing’ that Muslims say the Shema at King David, but the culture of the school has a profound effect on the students, writes a mother.
Expulsions and exoduses of Jews. Wander why?
In Jewish history, Jews have experienced numerous mass expulsions and they have also fled from areas after experiencing ostracism and threats of various kinds by various local authorities seeking refuge in other countries. MORE
Just the opposite of what we believe. Hope it does not start a war
Rat is the first in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac. The Years of the Rat include 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032… Though people consider the rat not adorable, and it even makes its way into derogatory languages, it ranks first on the Chinese zodiac signs. MORE
Protest display
Albert Einstein
I think we’re there!
North Dakota county may become US’s 1st to bar new refugees
Reuben Panchol was forced to leave war-torn Sudan decades ago as a child, embarking on an odyssey that eventually brought him to the American Midwest and left him eternally grateful to the country that took him in. MORE
No More Survivors Expected’ Among Dozens of Tourists Caught in New Zealand Volcano
At least five people have died and more than 20 are still unaccounted for after the White Island/Whakaari volcano off the coast of New Zealand erupted without warning Monday as tourists hiked around the rim and walked inside the crater. MORE
How the Spaniards conquered the New World and exactly 5 centuries later, it’s MAGA time.
Somalia, measles is currently one of the leading causes of death
Children under the age of five accounted for most of the 140,000 people who died from measles in 2018, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) on behalf of the Measles and Rubella Initiative. MORE
6 Saudis Detained After Pensacola Shooting, Including 3 Who Filmed Attack
I wouldn’t. What makes him think that’s a good idea?
Japan’s robots stepping up to fill worst labor shortage in 40
Why don’t they take in some of these immigrants who have no place to go?
While people fret about robots taking human jobs, machines in Japan are stepping in to fill vacancies amid the worst labor shortage in more than 40 years. That is creating an opportunity for up-and-coming startups focused on automating warehouse tasks. MORE
More than 140,000 die from measles as cases surge worldwide
Anti-vaxers help contribute to these deaths.
Most deaths were among children under 5 years of age. Babies and very young children are at greatest risk from measles infections, with potential complications including pneumonia and encephalitis (a swelling of the brain), as well as lifelong disability – permanent brain damage, blindness or hearing loss. MORE