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She was killed along with dozens of other Palestinians on Monday, according to the ministry. Most of them were reportedly shot dead by Israeli sniper fire.
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An eight-month-old baby was killed after Israel fired tear gas at protesters in Gaza, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Her death is one of dozens that occurred during demonstrations against the US Embassy's move to Jerusalem.
Leila al-Ghandour was killed after inhaling tear gas on Monday, according to the ministry. It was not immediately clear how close the infant and her family were to the border fence.
She was killed along with dozens of other Palestinians on Monday, according to the ministry. Most of them were reportedly shot dead by Israeli sniper fire.
She was killed along with dozens of other Palestinians on Monday, according to the ministry. Most of them were reportedly shot dead by Israeli sniper fire.
Universities and other institutions are watering down requirements in order to attract more women and minorities.
Identity politics has engulfed the humanities and social sciences on American campuses; now it is taking over the hard sciences. The STEM fields-science, technology, engineering, and math-are under attack for being insufficiently "diverse." The pressure to increase the representation of females, blacks, and Hispanics comes from the federal government, university administrators, and scientific societies themselves. That pressure is changing how science is taught and how scientific qualifications are evaluated. The results will be disastrous for scientific innovation and for American competitiveness.
A scientist at UCLA reports: "All across the country the big question now in STEM is: how can we promote more women and minorities by 'changing' (i.e., lowering) the requirements we had previously set for graduate level study?" Mathematical problem-solving is being deemphasized in favor of more qualitative group projects; the pace of undergraduate physics education is being slowed down so that no one gets left behind.
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Consumed by ideology, the National Science Foundation claims that progress in science requires a “diverse STEM workforce.”
Consumed by ideology, the National Science Foundation claims that progress in science requires a “diverse STEM workforce.”
A scientist at UCLA reports: "All across the country the big question now in STEM is: how can we promote more women and minorities by 'changing' (i.e., lowering) the requirements we had previously set for graduate level study?" Mathematical problem-solving is being deemphasized in favor of more qualitative group projects; the pace of undergraduate physics education is being slowed down so that no one gets left behind.
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Inside the new US embassy compound in Jerusalem
Inside the new US embassy compound in Jerusalem
Pirro compared Trump to the ancient king, King Cyrus of Persia, who proclaimed some 2,500 years ago that Jewish exiles in Babylon could come back and rebuild their Temple in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the same reference earlier this year after Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
"Donald Trump recognized history. He like King Cyrus before him, fulfilled the Biblical prophecy of the God worshipped by Jews, Christians and, yes, Muslims, that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish state and that the Jewish people finally deserve a righteous, free and sovereign Israel," Pirro said.
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"Jerusalem has been the object of the affection of both Jews and Christians down through history and the touchstone of prophecy," Jeffress told CNN last year. "But, most importantly, God gave Jerusalem - and the rest of the Holy Land - to the Jewish people."
The latter half of that quote hints at the deep religious meaning of the existence of Israel for Jeffress and other Christians. As University of North Texas professor Elizabeth Oldmixon told Vox last year, the issue of recognizing Jerusalem is inextricable from that belief.
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend a reception in Israel
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend a reception in Israel
Since landing Sunday afternoon, Trump and Kushner's schedule included a meeting with Israel's Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzchok Yosef. According to one Jewish Insider reporter, Yosef gave the couple "a blessing."
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Outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
As I noted at NRO in 2016:
The ALI's Restatements are an effort to clarify and codify the common law. In many areas, actual statutes do not govern us, but "case law," or judicial precedent, does. The ALI tells courts what the case law is, and courts routinely rely on the ALI Restatements as authority for what the law is. The ALI's work serves as something between Cliff's Notes and an authoritative encyclopedia of law for many judges.The Supreme Court cites the ALI every few weeks, on average, in its decisions.
How is this going to help us?' a teacher asks as versions of this ritual are now stitched into the fabric of the American educational system
The gunshots came from upstairs, pop-pop-pop, and Lindsay Aikman's heart thumped faster and faster. The school's public address system announced an active shooter.
The teacher dashed for the nearest hiding place - the boys' bathroom. She regretted it when the automated lights flicked on. Her thoughts raced: "Should I have gone to the girls' bathroom? Farther away. Library? Too open. A classroom? Sitting duck."
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Lindsay Aikman: ‘Whatever classroom I’m in I’m looking at how to exit in an emergency. That’s how we’re thinking now as teachers.’
Lindsay Aikman: ‘Whatever classroom I’m in I’m looking at how to exit in an emergency. That’s how we’re thinking now as teachers.’
The teacher dashed for the nearest hiding place - the boys' bathroom. She regretted it when the automated lights flicked on. Her thoughts raced: "Should I have gone to the girls' bathroom? Farther away. Library? Too open. A classroom? Sitting duck."
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A recent poll by ICS reveals that Venezuela's incumbent President Nicolas Maduro is leading vote intention.
A recent poll by ICS reveals that Venezuela's incumbent President Nicolas Maduro is leading vote intention.
A recent poll by International Consulting Services (ICS) reveals that Venezuela's incumbent President Nicolas Maduro, candidate for the Broad Front for the Homeland, is leading vote intention with 55.9 percent of support for the upcoming May 20 elections.
The poll conducted between April 20 and May 4 places Henri Falcon of the Progressive Advance party in second place with 25.4 percent of support of likely voters, and Javier Bertucci, Hope for Change candidate, in third with 16.2 percent of support.
Comment: No doubt Western regime change creators will be most unhappy that their efforts appear to be failing and will double down on efforts to install a more 'favorable' choice or strangle the country economically in the process:
- Bolivia's Evo Morales warns of US plan to subvert and then invade Venezuela
- One trick pony: US sanctions on Venezuela are to overthrow the government, not bring democracy
- Tillerson hints that Venezuela's Maduro may be kicked out by own military & suggests 'nice' exile in Cuba
- Worst aggression in 200 years': Venezuela blasts new US sanctions
- Trudeau government seeks to remove Venezuela's President Maduro
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Before the annual Merrie Monarch Festival competition in Hilo, many halau visit Halemaumau crater to honor Pele. At left, members of Halau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniakea throw lei and ti leaves into the crater after performing a chant and hula.
Before the annual Merrie Monarch Festival competition in Hilo, many halau visit Halemaumau crater to honor Pele. At left, members of Halau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniakea throw lei and ti leaves into the crater after performing a chant and hula.
These Native Hawaiians and other Hawaii residents accept the volcanic activity that has consumed 36 structures and displaced hundreds of residents as demonstrations of Pele's power and beauty. And there is no way to stop her.
Pelehonuamea, or Pele of the sacred earth, is also known as "ka wahine ai honua," woman who devours the land. She is also called Madame Pele or Tutu Pele.
"I usually use Tutu Pele because she's an ancestor to me and one of our family aumakua, or family guardian, so we have great respect for her," said Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, a professor at the Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies on the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus. "We have a personal relationship with Pele."
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