Trump’s Travel Ban Is in Trouble at the Supreme Court
Source: Politico By RICHARD PRIMUS In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled – by a vote of 7 to 2 – in favor of a Colorado baker […]
Evidence shows coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa broke law — Amnesty
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Women walk past rubble of damaged buildings in Raqqa, Syria, on May 14 (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — There is evidence […]
US, Britain and France inflicted worst destruction ‘in decades’ killing civilians in Isis-held city of Raqqa, report says
Air and artillery strikes by the US and its allies inflicted devastating loss of life on civilians in the Isis-held city of Raqqa, according to an Amnesty International report. It […]
Nicaragua police end church siege after day of terror in Masaya
Source: BBC News Police in Nicaragua have ended the siege of a church where opposition supporters had sought refuge after being attacked by riot police and pro-government militias. Doctors have […]
Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts
Source: BBC News Guatemala’s most violent volcanic eruption in more than a century has killed 33 people, officials say. Dozens more are missing, the country’s disaster agency says. Villages on […]
US Supreme Court: Religious Rights Versus Human Rights?
Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker in same-sex wedding cake case Source: CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Updated 11:21 AM ET, Mon June 4, 2018 The […]
Erie’s Sikh Temple welcomes multicultural visitors
By Dana Massing Members of One Table and other guests attended worship and a meal at the local gurdwara. Erie’s Sikh Temple on Sunday welcomed a multicultural group for […]
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Madmen in authority
Jun 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Harold James PRINCETON — In The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes famously worried that, “Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back”. Yet, even without […]
Pope sends abuse investigators back to Chile, ‘ashamed’ church didn’t listen
Source: CNN News By James Griffiths, CNN (CNN) Pope Francis is sending investigators back to Chile to look into historical child abuse and accusations a bishop covered up crimes against minors, the […]
UN Security Council rejects US draft resolution on Gaza
UN Security Council resoundingly rejects US-drafted resolution criticising Hamas over recent Gaza violence. US Ambassador Nikki Hayley described the resolution as grossly one-sided and pinned the blame on Hamas […]
Trump says Singapore summit with Kim is back on
Source: CNN President Donald Trump said Friday he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore, a summit he previously canceled in a letter. Trump received a top-level visitor from North Korea on Friday who came bearing a letter from the country’s dictator Kim Jong […]
Trump hits allies with metal tariffs; Mexico, EU and Canada vow to retaliate
Source: CNN The trade penalties, 25% on imported steel and 10% on imported aluminum, take effect at midnight, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters Thursday. Mexico, the EU and Canada immediately announced plans to retaliate with their own tariffs against American products. Trump announced worldwide steel and aluminum tariffs in […]
Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west
Source: Guardian By Matthew Weaver, who received the digital editorial individual award at the AOP awards 2010. Before joining the Guardian website in 2001 he was news editor of the […]
US involvement in Syria to prolong war, cause forgotten civilian casualties
May 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Monday was the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day in the US, a day of commemoration originally set aside following the country’s devastating […]
Book Review: The Future of Work – Robots, AI, and Automation
By Darrell M. West May 15, 2018 Look Inside Contents Chapter One Purchase Book Select edition Qty Add to Cart For orders outside the US Purchase by Mail, Fax, or […]
John Bolton presided over anti-Muslim think tank
The content of the advocacy group Gatestone is part of an echo chamber that includes Russian media. by Heidi Przybyla / Apr.23.2018 / National security adviser John Bolton, second from […]
American finds spirituality in the air in first Ramadan in the UAE
Asfour enjoys festive lights and lanterns on the streets Image Credit: Published: 12:47 May 30, 2018 Binsal Abdul Kader, Senior Reporter Abu Dhabi: Jamil Asfour, 40, a digital […]
History will never let Donald Trump escape the shame of separating parents and children at the border
Trump has no shame, though hopefully the country as a whole will find its own and stop this barbarism at the border before more lives are ruined David Usborne @dusborne […]
In the Middle East, Putin has a lot to thank Trump for right now
Once it was the State Department which called for ‘restraint on all sides’ – usually when the Israelis were invading or bombing Lebanon or Gaza – but now it’s the Kremlin […]