Avichai Scher
By Avichai Scher
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News U. Penn Law Professor Disciplined For Comments About Black Students
The University of Pennsylvania law school took disciplinary action this week against a professor who made remarks asserting black students are rarely successful, according to the Washington Post. Tenured professor Amy Wax, who is Jewish, faced sharp criticism in recent days after video surfaced of an interview she gave in September 2017 on the YouTube…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Newly Released Video Shows Mnuchin Heckled at UCLA
A video of a crowd heckling Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the University of California, Los Angeles last month has been released after being withheld at Mnuchin’s request. Mnuchin was subjected to near-constant hissing from the start of the speech, but tried to make light of the situation. “I normally go speak to people who…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Used Trump Company Email for Porn Star Hush Money Deal
Email’s from the 2016 presidential campaign continue to cause controversy. Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, used his Trump organization email address when making legal arrangements with Stormy Daniels, the porn star who claims to have had an affair with President Trump from 2006 to 2007, according to NBC News. President Trump has denied the affair and…
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Fast Forward Is Lloyd Blankfein Planning Exit From Goldman?
Lloyd Blanknfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs for 12 years, is planning to step down this summer, according to the Wall Street Journal. One of two Co-presidents, David Solomon and Harvey Schwartz, are expected to replace him. Blanknfein, the longest serving CEO at Goldman, succeeded Henry Paulson in 2006, who left to serve as Secretary of…
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Fast Forward Israel To Build ‘Jewish Disneyland’ With Rides Designed By Rabbis
The American company ITEC is planning a theme park, based on Jewish values, that it says will rival the Magic Kingdom and Harry Potter World, according to Yediot Achronot. Sixteen Jewish-themed rides are planned for the park, including a “Splash Mountain” that replaces the Colorado Mountains with 50-story high biblical imagery. With over $400 million…
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Fast Forward Will Trump’s ‘Job-Killing’ Steel Tariffs Push Gary Cohn Out Of The White House?
President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports puts his top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, who opposed the tariffs, in a difficult position. Cohn is rumored to have been mulling resigning for some time, but stayed to stop Trump from imposing high tariffs. Politico reports that Cohn had been lobbying Trump for…
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Fast Forward Are Jared And Ivanka In A ‘Death Match’ With Chief Of Staff John Kelly?
The Trump family is focusing their ire on White House Chief of Staff John Kelly over the continued negative media coverage of Jared Kushner, Axios reported Wednesday. Axios quoted a White House official as saying, “Javanka and Kelly are locked in a death match. Two enter. Only one survives.” The source claims that the Trump…
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Fast Forward Instagram Celebrity Sisters Conceal Their Muslim-Hating Mother Pamela Geller
Updated, 5:00 p.m. The four Oshry sisters, each Instagram celebrities, have made significant efforts to conceal that their mother is Pamela Geller, known for her Islamophobia and hard-right ideology, The Daily Beast reported Wednesday. Geller, who has been condemned by the Southern Poverty Law Center for hate speech, was an organizer of the “Draw the…
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