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LGBTQ Students at NY’s Yeshiva University File Discrimination Complaint over Gay Alliance

Edited by: JV Staff As calls for tolerance and diversity for different lifestyles claim prominence on college campuses and in society in general, it was reported by the Jewish Week that seven LGBTQ students from New York’s Yeshiva University have now filed a discrimination complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights over […]

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Israeli PM: US Peace Plan to Go Forth Even if Democrat Elected

Edited by: TJVNews.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says even if a Democrat is elected president in November, Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan will still go forward. But Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post the only thing that can stop the plan is if he loses his own election on March 2. “Once the Trump plan […]

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Struggling Victoria’s Secret to be Sold for $525M; CEO Les Wexner to Step Down

By: Anne D’Innocenzio & Michelle Chapman Victoria’s Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels in their lacy bras and oversized angel wings, has a new owner. Now, the big question is whether the once sought after but now struggling brand can be reinvented for a new generation of women demanding more comfortable styles. […]

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Sharpton Still Owes at Least $900K for 2004 Presidential Campaign

By Andy B. Mayfair If you owed $900,000 ,you can be sure you would be forced to pay it sooner rather than later. So what is going on with Al Sharpton? According to published reports, Sharpton’s 2004 presidential campaign still owes more than $900,000, and yet it remains uncollected. Many have claimed that he has […]

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GOP Embraces Trumpian Approach to Boosting US Businesses

By: Rob Garver In the space of just three years, the Trump administration has helped usher in a major reversal in how the Republican Party views the relationship between the federal government and U.S. businesses. Ten years after the Tea Party movement sent a wave of Republican legislators to Washington with a mandate to disassemble […]

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NY Fights Anti-Semitism with Ads Featuring Diverse Jews

4 ads featuring diverse range of Jewish New Yorkers to be published in multiple Orthodox Jewish publications, online. By: Josefin Dolsten New York City is hoping that a new ad campaign will make Jewish New Yorkers feel comfortable despite a recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks. The campaign, launched Wednesday by the city’s Commission on Human […]

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Spielberg Acquires Rights to Story of Israeli-Palestinian Friendship Born from Tragedy

‘Apeirogon’ is based on the real-life story of Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan who developed an unlikely friendship after each lost a daughter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By: Aaron Sull Fresh off of his successful movie adaptation of the World War I-era 1917, Steven Spielberg’s company acquired the film rights to a novel […]

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Ex-Gov. Blagojevich Returns to Chicago; Maintains Innocence, Praises Trump

By: Michael Tarm Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. Blagojevich landed at O’Hare airport hours after walking out of a Colorado prison where he served eight years, promising to […]

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