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Israelis Pleased About U.S. Missile Strike in Syria
Washington Israel’s government and pundits are unabashedly pleased by the missile strike ordered by President Donald Trump early Friday on the Syrian airfield from where Tuesday’s deadly chemical attack is believed to have been launched. Prime Minister Binyamin...
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Jmore Exclusive: Catching Up with Sen. Van Hollen
Last November, seven-term Democratic lawmaker Chris Van Hollen was elected to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate, succeeding Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, the retiring 30-year incumbent. From 2002 to 2016, Van Hollen served in the House of Representatives, representing...
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Stephen Bannon Removed From National Security Council
(JTA) — Stephen Bannon, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, has been removed from the National Security Council as part of a reorganization. Bloomberg first reported the removal on Wednesday after it was published in a Federal Register notice. The...
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Celebrating Two Decades of Making Beautiful Music
In 1996, when Scott McGowan had dozens of students wait-listed for private in-home piano lessons, he convinced his wife, Harlene, to leave her sales job and join him in his fledgling music instruction school. They even hired another teacher the following year. “It’s...
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Zirkin Throws Out First Pitch at Orioles’ Opening Day at Camden Yards
State Sen. Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin (D-11th) was part of a special group of notables that threw out ceremonial first pitches at the Orioles’ Opening Day ceremonies on Monday. Zirkin enjoyed the same honor last year, but admitted that having done so before did precious...
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Don Rickles, Insult Comedian and Actor, is Dead at 90
Don Rickles, the bullet-headed comedian and actor whose pioneering brand of insult comedy earned him the nickname "Mr. Warmth," has died at 90. Rickles died Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure, according to his publicist. He would have...
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Winemaker Enjoys the Sweet Taste of Success
Garry Cohen always likes to plan ahead. So when he first started thinking about his post-retirement life, a rocking chair on a porch wasn’t part of the equation. Neither was becoming a winemaker. But that’s just what Cohen, a former air traffic control supervisor, is...
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Remembering Yevgeny Yevtushenko
When hearing the news that Yevgeny Yevtushenko died on Apr. 1, I was immediately transported back to June 22, 2000, and my profoundly visceral memory of one seemingly endless, twisting line of people throughout the lobby of Baltimore’s Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. ...
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My Brilliant Career
The last time I worked with (for) Jmore editor-in-chief Alan Feiler was something like 20-odd years ago. Following an internship at a local magazine that parlayed into a position at a different Jewish community publication in town, Feiler essentially became my first...
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