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Sean Spicer White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The White House blocked credentialed news outlets from attending an off-camera briefing with Sean Spicer. Many came to the media’s defense, saying the move is borderline authoritarian and is especially troubling given the president’s attacks on the media in recent days. The White House denies blocking any media organizations. Trump’s supporters are defending the move, saying the White House has the right to pick who can or cannot attend a briefing. What…… [read more]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Venezuela and Libya have been suspended from voting in the U.N. General Assembly for the second time in two years because of millions of dollars in unpaid dues to the world body. The Assembly decided this week that the two oil producers and four other countries would lose their votes in the 2016-2017 session because they’re over two years behind on dues, which vary according to factors including national income. As of January, the most recent figures available, Venezuela would have to make a minimum $24 million payment to get under the two-year threshold and get…… [read more]
In the early 1950s, Abraham Joshua Heschel realized that there are two main realms of holiness in Judaism: place (buildings and structures and land) and time (Shabbat and the festivals). Heschel made it clear: he would choose time over place. Judaism teaches us to be attached to holiness in time, to be attached to sacred events, to learn how to consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year. The Sabbaths are our great cathedrals; and our Holy of Holies is a shrine that neither the Romans nor the Germans were able to burn; a shrine that even…… [read more]
(RNS) On Saturday (Feb. 25) the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting in Washington will host a panel called “If Heaven Has a Gate, a Wall and Extreme Vetting, Why Can’t America?” Maybe the title is meant to be taken no more seriously than one of those cartoons with St. Peter questioning would-be entrants to the Good Place. But let’s unpack it anyway. For starters, the metaphor of getting into heaven through a gate comes from the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus tells his flock (Matthew 7:13-14): Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is…… [read more]
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) As Brazil’s annual Mardi Gras kicks off this weekend, a samba parade has been rocked by controversy as evangelical leaders joust with a dancer who claims her pastor blessed her decision to perform naked in the event. Carnival dancer and churchgoer Tuane Rocha, 34, revealed on national radio that members of the Projeto Vida Nova (New Life Project) Church in Rio tacitly approved her samba dance sans clothes in the city’s festivities on Saturday (Feb. 25). Brazilian media reported that she will wear only panties,’ This is not the first time naked women will perform in…… [read more]
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The Latest on the controversy over the arrest on immigration charges of a transgender woman at an El Paso courthouse (all times local): 5:10 p.m. The Border Patrol has asked for an internal investigation of the circumstances leading up to the arrest of a transgender woman in an El Paso courthouse. Irvin Gonzalez was as she was seeking court-ordered protection from an abusive boyfriend. The arrest has led to questions about what lengths authorities will go to apprehend people under newly stepped-up immigration policies. Advocates say Gonzalez’s abuser tipped off authorities about her Feb. 9…… [read more]
PARIS (AP) â Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, France’s foreign minister and an American cinema luminary pushed back at U.S. President Donald Trump for insulting the City of Light on Friday in a speech. Trump evoked his friend Jim, “a very, very substantial guy,” in an address at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Jim used to be a regular visitor to Paris, Trump said, but hasn’t made the trip in four or five years because “Paris is no longer Paris.” Hidalgo tweeted a photo of herself alongside Mickey Mouse and Minnie and said: “To @readDonaldTrump and his friend Jim, in @LaTour…… [read more]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A panel of House lawmakers on Friday reached what supporters are touting as a compromise as consumer advocates push to rein in the payday and title loan industry in New Mexico. The measure approved by the House Business and Industry Committee effectively eliminates payday loans by definition and bans small loans that have terms less than 120 days. It would also cap interest rates at 175 percent on certain installment loans issued by lenders that are not federally insured. Consumer advocates have been pushing for a 36 percent interest rate cap, saying that the industry’s…… [read more]
As you plan for retirement and form an educated estimate of how much money you’ll need, part of your calculations will involve determining how much of your savings you can withdraw each year, while still making your money last. The famous “4% rule” can help with that, but it’s not without some flaws. Meet the 4% rule The 4% rule has been around for a long time. It was introduced by financial advisor Bill Bengen in 1994 and was made famous in a study by several professors at Trinity University a few years later. It says that you can withdraw…… [read more]
When it comes to safe stocks, there may be none safer than healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). Johnson & Johnson is often a staple holding for income seekers, conservative investors, and even value investors. It has a 54-year streak of increasing its dividend payout, which should almost certainly become 55 years come April, and it’s one of two remaining publicly listed companies with a “AAA” credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. That’s a higher credit rating than the U.S. government. The secret to J&J’s long-term success has been its business structure. Instead of operating as one giant company,…… [read more]
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