More than 4 in 10 respondents in a new Gallup poll now say that socialism would be a good thing for the U.S.
The survey results, released Monday, found that 43 percent of respondents said “some form of socialism” would be a good thing for the nation as a whole.
The results show an increase of 15 points in the number of respondents who said socialism would be a good thing compared to a 1942 Roper/Fortune survey, in which just 25 percent of respondents said socialism would be a good thing and 40 percent said it would be bad.
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Jill Cooper Udall, wife of Senator Tom Udall, frequently has to find a Jewish community to share holiday with while on trips to far-flung places, but this visit posed a challenge

Fort Worth – American Airlines accuses its mechanics and their unions of conducting an illegal work slowdown to gain leverage in contract talks, and the airline is asking a federal judge to stop the activity. The airline says mechanics have caused about 900 cancellations or long delays since early February by taking an unusually long [...]

 Two Arrested For Attempted Robbery On Ave L & East 31; Suspect Claimed He Had A Gun [PHOTOS]Two juveniles were arrested for attempting to rob multiple victims in Flatbush, Monday night.
Flatbush Shomrim received multiple calls on their hotline just after 8:30PM, reporting a group of four black males walking in the vicinity of Avenue L and East 32 Street.

 Woman Niftar in 2018 Will Finally Have A Jewish Burial; Meis MitzvahThe following is via TLS:
A Jewish woman Niftar in 2018 will finally have a Jewish burial – nearly one year after her passing.
The woman was Niftar in July of 2018, but her body was not claimed by relatives, and due to various legal issues her remains were held until the issues could be resolved.

President Trump declared Monday that his possible 2020 opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is “history” and former Vice President Joe Biden is “pulling ahead” in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“Looks like Bernie Sanders is history. Sleepy Joe Biden is pulling ahead and think about it, I’m only here because of Sleepy Joe and the man who took him off the 1% trash heap, President O! China wants Sleepy Joe BADLY!” Trump tweeted.
Biden leads Sanders by nearly 20 percentage points in the Democratic primary race, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
 
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New York – Dressbarn, the women’s clothing chain that’s been around for nearly 60 years, is closing all 650 of its stores. The company’s chief financial officer, Steven Taylor, said Dressbarn has not been operating at an “acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.” Its owner, Ascena Retail Group Inc., says it wants to [...]

Iran's president says he won't walk away from nuke deal because it would bring more sanctions; Trump says willing to talk, but provocations will be met with 'great force'

NY Bill To Let US House See Trump’s State Returns NarrowedLawmakers in New York are seeking to sharply narrow a proposal that would grant congressional committees access to state tax returns filed by President Donald Trump to address concerns that it could jeopardize the privacy of anyone who pays taxes in the state.

American Distillers Welcome End Of Tariffs In Canada, MexicoAmerican whiskey producers feeling the pain from the Trump administration’s trade disputes have gotten a shot of relief with an agreement that will end retaliatory tariffs that Canada and Mexico slapped on whiskey and other U.S.
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A video showed hundreds of illegal immigrants storming a French airport and occupying an entire terminal Sunday, demanding to meet with the country’s prime minister.
Footage posted on Twitter shows roughly 500 migrants chanting in Terminal 2 of the Charles de Gaulle airport as about a dozen police officers in tactical gear look on.
“France does not belong to the French! Everyone has a right to be here!” one person can be heard yelling into a loudspeaker.

Washington – A U.S. judge on Monday ruled in favor of a U.S. House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump’s financial records from his accounting firm, dealing an early setback to the Trump administration in its legal battle with Congress. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington also denied a request by Trump to [...]

 Iran Quadruples Production Of Enriched UraniumIran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran’s atomic program, nuclear officials said Monday, just after President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister traded threats and taunts on Twitter.
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The Ginzberg Girls Are Named Miriam And YehudisReuven Ginzberg, the father of triplets born last week to he and his wife Devorah, whose children, Tzvi (2) and Efrat (4) perished in a fire in their Betar Illit home in October 2018, named his two new daughters.
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President's former fixer, who is serving a three year sentence, fingers Jay Sekulow, in transcripts released by House Intelligence Committee

Forth Worth, TX – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to spend up to $3.5 billion to build a sixth terminal that would open by 2025 and renovate one of the old terminals. Airport CEO Sean Donohue announced plans Monday for Terminal F on the site of a parking lot. It would include up to 24 [...]

 ‘Mayor Pete’ Buttigieg Slams Fox News … on Fox News!Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg used a Fox News town hall to slam two of the network’s primetime opinion hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham.

….who got them there.
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Steve Hilton talks to President Trump about a potential infrastructure plan, health care and tax reform.
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Jerusalem – A 19-year-old American woman serving as a combat soldier in the Israeli army died by suicide last week. Michaela Levit, 19, is the third Israeli “lone soldier” to die by suicide this year. Lone soldiers are largely expatriates who serve in the Israel Defense Forces while their parents live overseas. Levit, whose parents [...]

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