Vandals tumbled and defaced headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Rochester, New York, local officials confirmed Friday, the third such cemetery in the United States to suffer damage in a surge in apparent anti-Semitic acts. Meredith Dragon, chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester, said local police were not yet ready to determine … Read more
Australian center Andrew Bogut signed a free agent contract Thursday with the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, who he opposed in the past two NBA Finals while playing for Golden State. The 32-year-old 7-footer (2.13m) is in his 12th NBA campaign after being the top overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft and his arrival gives … Read more
The United States launched their 2017 season with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday in a duel of FIFA’s top-ranked women’s teams in the SheBelieves Cup women’s tournament. Lynn Williams scored in the 56th minute to give the United States the victory in the second match of a double-header in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. France seized … Read more
The US authorities have offered support to Jewish communities in the wake of a series of threats and attacks since President Donald Trump’s election in November. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is advising Jewish communities and offering protective measures, DHS Secretary John Kelly said in a statement issued late in the day. “DHS has … Read more
Israel’s Jewish Agency on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over anti-Semitic threats against American Jewish communities, calling for US authorities to find and punish those responsible. “I am deeply concerned by the wave of anti-Semitic attacks and threats that has been sweeping across the United States in recent days and weeks,” the agency’s chairman Nathan Sharansky … Read more
Museums across New York are waging a cultural war on prejudice in Donald Trump’s America, flexing the soft power of art and photography to compound the city-wide climate of protest. From talks about Islamic art to a Muslim exhibition, swapping Picasso and Matisse for Iranian, Sudanese and Iraqi artists and extending a children’s exhibition, museums … Read more
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, … Read more
The head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art resigned Tuesday as the New York institution struggles to tame a budget deficit despite pulling in record crowds. Thomas P. Campbell, a British expert on tapestries who has been director and chief executive officer of the Met since the beginning of 2009, said he would step down … Read more
Police are searching for the vandals that damaged what one local rabbi said was nearly 500 headstones at a Jewish graveyard in Philadelphia. Money is being raised to repair the graves and to identify and prosecute the apparently anti-Semitic attackers. The vandalism comes less than a week after a Jewish cemetery near St Louis, Missouri, … Read more
Vandals have broken and overturned more than 500 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, the latest in a spate of recent bomb threats and attacks against sites for Jews across the United States. Hundreds of headstones, some of them more than 100 years old, were cut in half, local media reported Sunday. A local … Read more
A son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica because of his Arabic-sounding name, US media reported. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, who was born in Philadelphia and has a US passport, was traveling with his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the late sports icon’s … Read more
Defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia Flyers, cross-state National Hockey League rivals each celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, meet outdoors for the first time on Saturday. The 22nd NHL outdoor regular-season contest will be staged at Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers, and pit the Penguins, second in the Eastern … Read more
Burkina Faso’s Diebedo Francis Kere will be the first African architect to design a temporary pavilion in London’s Hyde Park, a prestigious assignment given to a world-famous architect every year. Kere’s design is inspired by a tree in his hometown of Gando that serves as “a central meeting point for life”, the Serpentine Galleries said … Read more
E. L is the first Ghanaian contemporary artiste to join a tour by an American act Ghanaian rapper and BBnZ foremost artiste, E. L, born Elom Adablah, is currently on tour in the United States of America alongside American singer and rapper, Lauryn Noelle Hill. He becomes the first Ghanaian contemporary artiste to join a … Read more
Unilever, whose brands include Marmite and PG Tips, has strongly rejected a takeover bid from US giant Kraft Heinz. The UK-based household goods maker said it saw “no merit, either financial or strategic” in Kraft’s offer, worth about $143bn (£115bn). But Kraft, which makes Heinz ketchup, indicated it would continue working on a deal, sending … Read more
We can say without fear that Bisa Kdei’s international appeal is more than any Ghanaian based musician. After selling out various venues outside Ghana, including his All White Party in Toronto 2 years ago which remains a history,, Bisa Kdei stands tall as the only Ghanaian based musician to have ever pulled thousands of crowd … Read more
Information stumbled upon by Today indicates that the delay in the appointment of a new Director General at the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is stalling operations of the state institution. It’s almost three weeks that the state institution has been without a director general, following the dismissal of the former Director General of … Read more
LeBron James scored 31 points, Kyrie Irving added 26 and Kyle Korver had 22 to spark defending NBA champion Cleveland over the visiting Indiana Pacers 113-104. In their final game before Sunday’s 66th NBA All-Star Game, the Cavaliers won their third game in a row and seventh in eight starts to stand 39-16 and atop … Read more
Some of the US capital’s finest restaurants are putting their money where their mouths are: shutting down for a day to protest President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. A number of dining establishments are closing up shop Thursday as a boycott is calling for immigrants not to go to work for “A Day without Immigrants” — … Read more
A major winter storm has battered northeastern US, causing widespread power outages, flight cancellations and school and business closures. Thursday’s severe weather came just a day after many of the northeastern cities basked in above average temperatures, with New York reaching 17C, Philadelphia hitting 19C and Boston 11C. Yet, that warm air was just the … Read more