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Wandering Jews
The Race to Save Jewish Heritage in the Middle East
By Emily Feldman

In the early 1900s, nearly 1 million of the world's estimated 15 million Jews were still living across the Middle East and North Africa. In some countries, only dozens remain





Declassified
Trump's new adviser is known for respecting Muslims
By Eli Lake




McMaster and Flynn are very different in their assessment of America's relationship with Islam and how this influences the long war on jhad.

Will the president's new national security adviser last?




 


War on Jihad
'Weaponized' drones are no longer fantasy
By Joby Warrick




ISIS hails "new source of horror" with successful attacks on troops. Could cities be next?



Coupling
10 signs you're in the right relationship
By Georgia Lee



Even if you hit a roadblock in your relationship, these tips will tell you if you're on the right track





Heads-Up
Mental Illness and Heart Disease are Often Found in the Same Patients
By Dr. Nathaniel P. Morris




Research suggest that these illnesses may actually cause one another



Life Hacks
Four easy ways to extend your phone's battery life
By David Nield




Never say die



Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Charlotte Druckman


Cook like a Japanese chef at home (4 RECIPES; easy to master techniques)


[ W O R T H  1 0 0 0  W O R D S  ]

Sean Delonas

Chip Bok

Chip Bok BONUS!

Bob Gorrell

Dave Granlund

John Deering

Jerry Holbert

Jimmy Margulies

Rick McKee

Steve Sack

Dana Summers



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On this day in . . .


1753, February 17 is followed by March 1, as Sweden moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar

1801, an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives

1819, the United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise, between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories

1867, the first ship passes through the Suez Canal

1871, the victorious Prussian Army parades though Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War

1879, Woolworth, the first chain store, opened in Utica, N.Y.

1913, The Armory Show opens at New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th Century

1924, in Miami, Florida, Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100-yard freestyle swimming competition with a time of 52-2/5 seconds

1933, the Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States

1936, the world's first superhero, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in comics

1947, the Voice of America begins to transmit radio broadcasts into the Soviet Union

1959, the Daytona 500 was run for the first time. Lee Petty won the race

1964, in Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population. Wesberry and the Court's later "one person, one vote" decisions had an extraordinary impact on the makeup of the House, on the content of public policy, and on electoral politics in general. However, it is quite possible to draw any district lines in accord with the "one person, one vote" rule and, at the same time, to gerrymander them

1965, the Ranger 8 probe launches on it's mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. The "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing

1972, President Richard M. Nixon departed on his historic trip to China

1974, Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House with a stolen helicopter

1979, the Sino-Vietnamese War begins

1980, in one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of collegians and second-tier professional players, defeated the defending champion Soviet team, regarded as the world's finest, 4-3 at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y.

1992 , a court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison

1993, the U.N. Security Council voted to form an international war crimes tribunal to try those accused of offenses during ethnic fighting in the former Yugoslavia

1996, in Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match

2000, a House panel said in a report that the program to inoculate all 2.4 million American military personnel against anthrax was based on "a paucity of science" and should be suspended; the Pentagon defended the program and vowed to continue the inoculations

2001, former Nation of Islam official Khalid Abdul Muhammad, known for his harsh rhetoric about Jews and whites, died at a hospital in Marietta, Ga., at age 53

2007, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Iran had ignored a Security Council ultimatum to freeze uranium enrichment, and instead had expanded its program by setting up hundreds of centrifuges

2009, President Barack Obama signed a mammoth, $787 billion economic stimulus package into law in Denver; he also approved adding some 17,000 U.S. troops for the war in Afghanistan

2011, a defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to his "last drop of blood" and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to defend his embattled regime

2016, President Barack Obama sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus in Latin America and the U.S. (Congress passed a $1.1 billion package in Sept. 2016.)





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Andrew Malcolm: George H.W. Deux? Understanding what makes Trump tick

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Not, again!

Three of D.C.'s most visited monuments damaged with graffiti over holiday weekend

Byron York NATO to US: Yessir, Mr. Trump

Rich Lowry: Actually, Sweden is having big trouble with Mideast refugees

L. Brent Bozell III: Planned Parenthood's Pandering Press

David Shribman: METAPHORS GONE WILD! Trump has overhauled the parties' identities and prompted a flood of figures of speech

John Stossel: What I know first-hand about 'fake news'

Joseph Curl: Media responds to Trump's 'fake news' charge --- by pumping out fake news!

Abby Ohlheiser: The 96 hours that brought down Milo Yiannopoulos

Yonason Goldson: Enough trying to get along, California. It's time to go our separate ways

Greg Jaffe: Trump's new national security adviser: A soldier who can say 'No sir

Michelle Malkin: Fighting for the Falsely Accused

Walter Williams: There's Nothing Free

Dry Bones by Ya'akov Kirschen

Mallard Filmore



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