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Inspired Living
Take Pleasure in Taking the High Road
By Rabbi Yonason Goldson

An electrifying lesson in human free will

War on Jihad
Jerusalem's Security Visionary
By Judith Miller

The Temple Mount crisis obscures Major General Yoram Halevy's cutting-edge counterterror tactics and his impressive results.

These are potentially valuable lessons for other cities targeted by terror

You Can't Make This #@^! Up!
'Harry Potter and the Sacred Text' podcast draws non-believers who find meaning in magical fiction
By Julie Zauzmer & Michelle Boorstein

Yes, we also thought this was satire. It's not --- unfortunately

Generations
Have you learned these 6 things from your grandparents? Find out before it's too late
By Jason Reimann

There are some things only your grandparents can teach you

Your Castle
How to stop fireplace smoke smells during summer; garbage disposal solutions
By Jeanne Huber

Help is here

Wellness
The pluses of pulses
By Marisa Moore, R.D.N., L.D.

Evidence supporting their fighting power is stronger than ever

Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Joe Yonan

This faux Tikka Masala, full of can't-stop-eating-it goodness, is rich, spicy, hearty, delicious --- and quick

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• Kirk Walters

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On this day in . . .

• 1789, President Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State

• 1794, French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre was overthrown and placed under arrest; he was executed the following day

• 1861, Union Gen. George B. McClellan took command of the Army of the Potomac

• 1866, the Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time

• 1909, Orville Wright set a record by staying aloft in a plane for 1 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds

• 1921, at the University of Toronto, Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolated insulin -- a hormone they believed could prevent diabetes -- for the first time.

• 1940, the animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny

• 1953, the Korean War ends: The United States, People's Republic of China, and North Korea, sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice

• 1955, the Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends (started on May 9, 1945)

• 1964, during the Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000

• 1967, in the wake of urban rioting, President Lyndon Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of the violence, the same day black militant H. Rap Brown said in Washington that violence was "as American as cherry pie."

• 1972, the F-15 Eagle flies for the first time. The twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter was designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. Developed for the United States Air Force, it's one of the most recognized modern fighters

• 1974, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon: obstruction of justice

• 1980, on day 267 of the Iranian hostage crisis, the deposed Shah of Iran died at a military hospital outside Cairo, Egypt, at age 60

• 1987, first expedited salvaging of Titanic wreckage begins by RMS Titanic, Inc.

• 1995, in Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated

• 1996, terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring 111. (Anti-government extremist Eric Rudolph later pleaded guilty to the bombing.)

• 1997, United Auto Workers approved a deal to end a six-day strike at a General Motors parts plant that forced four assembly plant shutdowns and threatened GM's entire North American production

• 2002, nine coal miners were trapped 240 feet underground in southwest Pennsylvania when a wall collapsed, inundating them with water. A daring three-day rescue operation saved them all. ALSO: Zacarias Moussaoui declared he was guilty of conspiracy in the September 11 attacks, then dramatically withdrew his plea at his arraignment in Alexandria, Va.

• 2004, the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a major U.S. Muslim charity, and seven officers were charged with providing millions of dollars to Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group blamed for dozens of suicide bombings in Israel. CAIR was among the unindicted co-conspirators in the case

• 2005, Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian practitioner of that "religion of peace" who'd plotted to bomb the Los Angeles airport on the eve of the millennium, was sentenced to 22 years in prison by a federal judge in Seattle. (However, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in Feb. 2010 that the 22-year sentence was too lenient; Ressam's attorney is appealing that decision.)

• 2006, Floyd Landis' stunning Tour de France victory just four days earlier was thrown into question when he tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race (Landis has denied cheating)

• 2009, the presidents of Taiwan and China exchanged direct messages for the first time since the two sides split 60 years earlier

• 2010, BP announced that its much-criticized chief executive, Tony Hayward, would be replaced by Robert Dudley as the company reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover the costs of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill

• 2011, U.S. Rep. David Wu, a seven-term Oregon Democrat, announced he would resign after a published report alleged he had made unwanted sexual advances on the 18-year-old daughter of a friend and campaign donor

• 2012, The White House said President Barack Obama would not push for stricter gun laws, one day after his impassioned remarks about the need to keep assault weapons off the streets

• 2013, Ariel Castro agreed to a plea bargain in the kidnapping of three Ohio women who were held for a decade. He was sentenced to life in prison. On September 3, 2013, Castro hanged himself in his cell

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Michelle Malkin: Who Owns Border Death Truck Tragedy? Mexico!

News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Timeless Sayings in the News | TMI

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John Stossel: $2 Million Bathroom

Ed Rogers: Trying different things? Can Republicans accept Kid Rock?

Dick Morris: USA Today's Impeachment-Push Poll

L. Brent Bozell III: Brilliant Move By GOP on Healthcare Bill

Amy Goldstein & Paige Winfield Cunningham: As Senate starts debate to topple the ACA, even senators don't know where it will lead

Mike DeBonis: Republicans defend Sessions against attacks and warn that a move against Mueller could lead to a lawmaker revolt

Larry J. Sabato & Philip Shenon: Trump has a chance to dispel one of the greatest conspiracy theories in U.S. history

Michael Birnbaum: EU warns Congress: Effort to handcuff Trump over Russia sanctions could backfire

Andrew Malcolm: Trump is his own communications director but appoints another anyway

Cheryl K. Chumley: Scaramucci's first leak victim: Meet Michael Short, now fired

Caitlin Gibson: The first state dinner of a new administration sends an important message: Who might prez invite?

Jonah Goldberg: It's Trump, stupid

Ed O'Keefe: Why are Rand Paul and Kamala Harris teaming up on a bill?

Byron York: Why are Republicans trouncing Dems in fundraising?

Walter Williams: Western Values Are Superior

George Will: Congress continues to degrade itself

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