Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward ‘Torah-less And Reckless’: Haredi Paper Slams Anti-Vaxxers In Yiddish, English
One of the biggest ultra-Orthodox newspapers in the country published an op-ed about the measles outbreak in their community, in which it cited religious mandates to vaccinate children — and took the rare step of translating it into English. Der Yid, the New York-based weekly read by Satmar Hasidim and read by the wider Haredi community,…
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Fast Forward Timeline: New York’s Measles Outbreak
New York City has been hit with a record case of the measles. The outbreak even led Mayor Bill de Blasio to declare a state of emergency in pockets of Brooklyn where the disease is spreading within ultra-Orthodox communities. Those who refuse to get vaccinated could be fined. The first case of measles was first…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Will Publish His Taxes, Revealing He’s A Millionaire
Senator Bernie Sanders acknowledged that he’s become a millionaire, a status that may contrast with his “man of the people” campaign platform, The New York Times reported. Sanders, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said Tuesday that he would release 10 years of tax returns by Monday, Tax Day. He had initially been…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Isn’t The Only One Who Thinks Stephen Miller Is A White Nationalist
Representative Ilhan Omar called White House senior adviser Stephen Miller a white nationalist on Monday, a comment that sparked more accusations of anti-Semitism. However, she’s not the only one — and many more piped in in agreement. Stephen Miller is a white nationalist. The fact that he still has influence on policy and political appointments is…
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Fast Forward How Stephen Miller Used The Media To Make Homeland Security Pass Harsh Policies
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller used a conservative media outlet to get around Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and implement harsher immigration policies, Quartz reported. Whenever Nielsen would decide against tougher measures, Miller would forward the latest numbers on aspiring migrants at the border to the Washington Examiner, former agency officials told Quartz….
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News Who Is Stephen Miller, The Jew With Refugee Roots Who’s Fighting Immigration
Stephen Miller is not shy about his hardline stance on immigration. Currently he’s directing an overhaul of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with plans of enacting harsher immigration policies. The Jewish aide, best known as the face of the controversial travel ban last summer, recently said he’d be “happy” with no new refugees — despite…
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Fast Forward Was Stephen Miller Behind Kirstjen Nielsen’s Ouster?
Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s departure was part of an overhaul in the DHS, directed by Stephen Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, CBS News reported. Nielsen tweeted on Sunday that she “agreed to stay on as Secretary through Wednesday, April 10th” to ensure that there is a smooth transition in…
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Fast Forward 23andMe Risk Test Misses Almost 90 Percent of BRCA Mutation Carriers
Update, 9:20 a.m.: This story has been updated with 23andMe’s response. A recent study found that 23andMe’s direct-to-consumer BRCA test misses almost 90% of mutation carriers, GenomeWeb reported. Researchers at Invitae, a genetic information company, led the study into 23andMe’s test, which looks for three common branches in the cancer-causing BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Mutations…
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