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A week of racism-fuelled disorder in Northern Ireland, sparked by disturbances in English towns and cities, is proving harder to end, with fears the UK region's sectarian divisions are feeding into the violence. "It is driven by racism and fear of the other, but in Northern Ireland it also interfaces with sectarian political dynamics," he told AFP.
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Three decades of violent sectarian conflict known as the "Troubles" largely ended in 1998, but bitterness and frictions persist between pro-UK Protestant loyalists and pro-Irish unity Catholic nationalists.

N.Ireland violence shocks Muslims and stokes fears over sectarian divides

The Forward

(JTA) — An influential Belgian author is being sued by the European Jewish Association after he wrote that Israel’s bombing of Gaza made him want to “ram a sharp knife through the throat of every Jew” he meets. Herman Brusselmans, a popular novelist and public intellectual who appears regularly on television, sparked turmoil in Europe’s...

A popular Belgian author wrote he wanted to ‘ram a sharp knife’ through every Jew he meets. He says it was satire.

I was waiting at a light-rail station when a very old woman in a sun hat approached me. She wanted to go to Bnei Brak. But the train line she was waiting at did not go there. I looked at the map and pointed to a station where she might switch. “I can’t see,” she...

As Israel braces for attack, ordinary citizens fear that Netanyahu has destroyed a country and a dream

The Guardian

A new report confirms a rise in hate. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial we stand united with all minorities under attack, says senior rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

I have heard the fears of fellow Jews as UK antisemitism soars. But we will not bow to racism | Jonathan Wittenberg

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning has already caused controversy for a number of different reasons. And now the Duchess of Sussex has come under fire for her alleged behavior backstage!
According to reports, roy...

Meghan Markle Was Reportedly 'Screaming' Backstage After CBS Interview Over Unexpected Question Asked: 'She Had A Meltdown'

(JTA) — An upcoming fundraiser for Donald Trump dropped far-right commentator Candace Owens from its guest lineup Tuesday, following blowback over Owens’ record of embracing antisemitic rhetoric and Holocaust denial. The fundraiser on Friday is backed by a cryptocurrency called “MAGA Again” founded by Trump supporters with the aim of promoting his policies. It will...

Trump fundraiser drops Candace Owens after backlash over her embrace of antisemitism

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An online article read, "Questions Surround Simone Biles As Investigation Dives Into Her 'Performance Enhancers.'"

Fact Check: Simone Biles Investigated by Olympic Commission for Performance-Enhancing Drugs?

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In the past, divorce after fifty seemed like a daunting chapter to begin alone. Society viewed singleness in the later stages of life as a path filled with loneliness and hardship.

A New Norm: Why Many Over 50 Opt for Singleness Post-Divorce

Q: My husband of 49 years died a few months ago. I filed for widow’s benefits and started receiving them with no problem. But I got a letter telling me that I was not eligible for the $255 death benefit. When I called the Social Security people to ask about this, they told me that I wasn’t due that one-time benefit because we were not living together when he died. I’m ashamed to admit that my husband had been living with another woman for several years before he died. But it seems odd to me that I can get his monthly widow’s benefits, but I can’t get the burial benefit. Can you explain this?

No Death Benefit for Widow of Husband Who Was Having an Affair

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As the star of TV's Dr. Kildare (NBC, 1961-1966), Richard Chamberlain was a heartthrob for millions of female fans in America and the world. Decades later, the actor transformed into the charismatic king of TV-mini-series with acclaimed productions like the originalShogun (NBC, 1980), and The Thorn Birds (ABC, 1983, in which he played a sexually repressed priest).

The Once Secret Gay Life of Actor Richard Chamberlain ('Dr. Kildare'): 21 Years After He Came Out

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

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Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

The Independent

A Muslim political group has described the scale of racist and Islamophobic abuse it received during the recent general election.The Muslim Vote is reporting the offensive messages received to the police in the hope that the perpetrators will be held accountable.Among the messages, seen by The Independent, are serious threats to safety such as the “burning down” of mosques and correspondence calling staff “vile terrorist scum”.“Get out or die, your choice,” says another.Speaking to The Independent, The Muslim Vote coordinator Abubakr Nanabawa, 24, said the small team within the organisation began receiving an influx of abusive emails around February, accusing...

‘I will burn every single mosque’ - Muslim political group was inundated with racist abuse during election

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When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country last week, a 65-year-old retired auditor who had worked for her political party feared for his life.

Arobinda Mohalder, who is part of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority, had just learned that a Hindu official working for the Awami League party in the country’s Khulna district escaped after an angry mob set his home on fire.

Mohalder and his wife quickly packed clothes and passports as they fled their home to stay with a relative nearby. Later that evening, they found out their home had been torched. The attackers looted everything, including...

Mob violence in Bangladesh stirs fear in nation’s Hindu minority

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

If we have turned a corner, it is mainly because communities refused to stand for racism and thuggery, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The far right promised violence and mayhem last night – but decency took back the streets | Polly Toynbee

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I grew up on these babies. This cookie is sweet nostalgia to me. There are so many variations to make it too, you really can't go wrong with it! For a super easy and fast cookie bar, these are a winner!

Magic Layer Bars aka Hello Dolly Bars

OhioRepublican U.S. Sen. JD Vance’s journey from a troubled childhood in Appalachia to the halls of the U.S. Senate to being former PresidentDonald Trump’s running mate has been the subject of much ink, yet his contradictory stance onLGBTQ+ rights is coming under scrutiny.Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, contains a revealing anecdote about his childhood belief that he was gay. Influenced by a preacher’s condemnation of homosexuality, young Vance feared he was destined for hell simply because he disliked girls and cherished his friendship with another boy.

How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist

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I’m a traveling mohel. My colleague’s unprecedented arrest in Ireland has shaken me to my core.

“What are these for?” the security guard at the Dubai airport asked as three others inspected my bris kit — the bag of supplies I carry...

I’m a traveling mohel. My colleague’s unprecedented arrest in Ireland has shaken me to my core.

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