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Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
Why No One Can Talk About The Attacks Against Orthodox Jews — There's a poem Jews sing every evening after lighting Hanukkah candles. It's called “Maoz Tzur” — Rock of the Ages — and was written during the Crusades, one of the many times when Jewish blood ran through the streets …
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Deborah Lipstadt / The Atlantic:
Jews Are Going Underground — In a month of terrible anti-Semitic attacks, including a stabbing yesterday of multiple people at a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, the news that most depressed me did not involve violence. It was not something done to Jews but something Jews did.
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
Jews Under Attack Deserve Better Than Selective Outrage — The Jewish community has turned selective outrage over anti-Semitism into a kind of norm. — There was a time—and it was not that long ago—when regardless of what separated Jews, we made a certain common cause over those who traded …
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New York Times:
5 Wounded in Stabbing at Rabbi's Home in N.Y. Suburb
5 Wounded in Stabbing at Rabbi's Home in N.Y. Suburb
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Washington Post:
Knife-wielding man shattered night of celebration, witnesses say, renewing fears of violence against Jews
Knife-wielding man shattered night of celebration, witnesses say, renewing fears of violence against Jews
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
How liberals are allowing anti-Semitism to flourish
How liberals are allowing anti-Semitism to flourish
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Breitbart
WPIX:
There were alleged attacks on Jewish New Yorkers almost every day last week
There were alleged attacks on Jewish New Yorkers almost every day last week
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Associated Press:
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in rabbi's New York home
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in rabbi's New York home
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Erielle Davidson / The Federalist:
IDENTITY POLITICS ENABLES ANTI-SEMITIC VIOLENCE. ENOUGH
CNN:
Suspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings arrested in New York City with ‘blood all over him,’ source says
Suspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings arrested in New York City with ‘blood all over him,’ source says
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CBS New York:
New York Synagogue Attack: Machete-Wielding Suspect Captured In NYC After At Least 5 People Wounded In Monsey
New York Synagogue Attack: Machete-Wielding Suspect Captured In NYC After At Least 5 People Wounded In Monsey
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NBC New York:
5 People Stabbed at Rabbi's Home in Rockland County, NY: Police
5 People Stabbed at Rabbi's Home in Rockland County, NY: Police
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New York Times:
Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion — The inside story of President Trump's demand to halt military assistance to an ally shows the price he was willing to pay to carry out his agenda. — WASHINGTON — Deep into a long flight to Japan aboard Air Force …
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
3 Dead After Shooting At West Freeway Church Of Christ In White Settlement — **Update @ 6:45 p.m.: The critically injured man has died from his injuries. **Update @ 3:20 p.m.: The suspect was shot and killed. There is no ongoing threat to the public. WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) …
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Dallas Morning News:
2 dead, 1 in critical condition after shooting at White Settlement church, officials say — Officials said the shooter is among the two people dead after a shooting at the West Freeway Church of Christ. … Two people are dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting at a church …
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Claire Cardona / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
‘Our Home Was Invaded by Evil’; 3 Dead, Including Gunman, in North Texas Church Shooting — The shooting was reported just before 11 a.m. at the West Freeway Church of Christ — Two parishioners and the gunman are dead after a shooting at a White Settlement church Sunday, officials say.
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Congressman John Lewis:
Rep. John Lewis Undergoing Cancer Treatment — He released this statement today regarding his prognosis and his plans to continue to serve the people of the 5th Congressional District of Georgia: — “I have been in some kind of fight - for freedom, equality, basic human rights - for nearly my entire life.
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer — Washington (CNN)Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday. — Lewis, 79, will undergo treatment for it, his office said.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer — Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is undergoing treatment for Stage IV pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday. — The big picture: The 79-year-old Lewis is a civil rights icon who has received the Presidential Medal …
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Putin Thanks Trump for Helping Russia Thwart Terrorist Attack — The Russian president called the American president to thank him for a tip about an attack said to be aimed at St. Petersburg. — MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called President Trump on Sunday to thank …
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Putin thanks Trump for tip helping thwart ‘acts of terrorism’ in Russia
Putin thanks Trump for tip helping thwart ‘acts of terrorism’ in Russia
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Helen Whitehouse / Mirror.co.uk:
Transgender man gives birth to non-binary partner's baby with female sperm donor — EXCLUSIVE: Proud dad Reuben Sharpe has revealed how he gave birth to miracle baby Jamie with partner Jay in Britain's most modern family - and even the couple's doctor was transgender
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
GOP Senator James Lankford says he doesn't think Trump is a role model for young people — Washington — Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma criticized President Trump for his tweets and language, saying he doesn't believe the president is someone who young people can look up to.
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Washington Post:
Trump's lawyer and the Venezuelan president: How Giuliani got involved in back-channel talks with Maduro — The international call came in September 2018, after months of rising tension between the United States and Venezuela, a key strategic player in South America.
The Daily Beast:
Graham: Rudy Should Scrub Evidence for Russian Propaganda — In the weeks leading up to their impeachment trial, senators on Capitol Hill are actively avoiding meeting with President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani—partly because they fear he might try to pass off Russian conspiracy theories …
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Chaim Levinson / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Says Immunity From Prosecution ‘A Cornerstone of Democracy’ — Indicted in three corruption cases, prime minister says he will decide on whether to request immunity within two days; tells High Court is is ‘unthinkable’ for attorney general to decide who can be PM
CNN:
Biden just invited Sanders for dessert at the White House — (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are sparring through food metaphors on the campaign trail as the Democratic Party's presidential candidates inch closer to their first caucus showdown in Iowa.
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Rick Wilson / New York Daily News:
A decade of loss: What slipped away in America in the 2010s — History's greatest trick is that our innate human bias toward normalcy always lures us into complacency. You wake up in the morning and the coffee still tastes largely the same, the water runs, the lights come on. It feels almost ordinary.
Public Pool:
Subject: Press Briefing by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper | Palm Beach, FL — BY SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARK ESPER — SECRETARY POMPEO: Good evening. Myself, with Secretary Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley …
Seth Tupper / Rapid City Journal:
SD Republican leader receives $10K monthly for pro-Saudi Arabia work — The chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party has a separate job that pays him $10,000 a month to inform government officials, the public and the media about Saudia Arabia, but when he was asked to talk about it this week, he declined.