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The Schmooze Norman Lear Says Archie Bunker Would Have Backed Donald Trump
Like the larger-than-life personalities he created for television —- Archie Bunker, George Jefferson, and Maude — Norman Lear says exactly what’s on his mind. Lear, 93, didn’t mince words in a recent interview when it came to Donald Trump and the Republican front-runner’s legions of supporters. “Donald Trump is a fool and an a—hole,” the…
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Breaking News The Priest, the Hustler, and the Nice Jewish Girl
A New York City priest at the center of a sordid sex scandal resigned Saturday after outraged parishioners accused him of embezzling at least a million dollars in donations to, among other things, pay a male hustler for $1,000-a-session sadomasochistic encounters. Among Father Peter Miqueli’s kinky fantasies, according to , was being humiliated in front…
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Breaking News Arson-Plagued Bukharian Jews in Queens Now Being Hit by Trash Fires
A second arsonist has struck the Bukharian Jewish community in Queens, where seven homes under construction or renovation have been torched, officials said. This time, it’s a suspected copycat fire starter, New York City police said Friday, and the target is mounds of rubbish. In a short window of time late last Wednesday, the new…
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Breaking News New Video Surfaces of Arson Suspect Targeting Queens Bukharian Jews
New York City cops have released a new video of a suspect in the string of arson fires targeting Bukharian Jews in Queens — and he’s carrying a gun. The grainy video does not give a clear image of the perp — his face is hidden by his hoodie — but he does appear to…
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Breaking News Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida ‘Bans’ Donald Trump
Looking for a Trump-free zone? You may want to consider St. Petersburg, Fla. The city’s mayor, Rick Kriseman, a Jewish Democrat, has banned Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. The ban was in response to Trump’s controversial demand Monday that for “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can…
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Breaking News Jon Stewart Returns to ‘Daily Show’ to Fight for 9/11 Heroes
Shame! Shame! Shame! Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart returned to his old stomping grounds last night to do what he as been doing for years: fight to get Congress to fund health care services for sick and dying 9/11 responders. Hundreds of firefighters, cops, and other emergency responders and work men developed an array…
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Opinion Trump Aide Blasts Obama Hanukkah Speech — Says Shabbat Better
What Team Trump don’t know about the Jews could apparently fill a scroll and then some. Last week, Donald Trump left Republican members of the Tribe flabbergasted by saying he doesn’t need their money. He also praised Jews as top-notch “negotiators.” Now, comes this: A top aide to the Republican frontrunner criticized President Barack for…
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Breaking News Women of Wall Light Hanukkah Candles at Kotel Despite Rabbi’s Defiance
Women of the Wall succeeded in lighting candles for Hanukkah at the Western Wall even after the rabbi who administers the sacred site defied an official order and refused to include women in the main Menorah-lighting ceremony on the first night of Hanukkah. Video posted by activists from Women of the Wall shows Kotel security…
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