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As an American Jew, I feel compelled to speak the unspeakable: It is in Jewish best interests, morally and pragmatically, to rethink the notion of Israel as a Jewish state.

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont State Board of Education has approved three candidates for Republican Gov. Phil Scott to consider for the next secretary of education. Vermont Public Radio reports the board approved the candidates during their meeting in Rutland on Wednesday. In a letter sent to the governor Thursday, State Board Chairwoman Krista […]

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the Aspen Skiing Co.’s plan to expand its skiing areas and snowmaking system on Aspen Mountain. The Aspen Times reports the federal agency announced that it will hold a public forum in Aspen on the project next week for Forest Service and […]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A University of Michigan class is constructing the first student-built facility on the Ann Arbor campus, and it’s made primarily out of straw bale. University of Michigan Art, Design and Environment Professor Joe Trumpey and his team of 25 students broke ground earlier this month. Trumpey says the concept is […]

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho philanthropist convicted of poaching a moose near Mica Bay has been ordered to serve 30 days in jail. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports 66-year-old John A. Huckabay was sentenced to two years in prison, but 1st District Judge Benjamin Simpson then suspended that sentence and ordered Huckabay […]

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Coastal Virginia has begun to pump some of its treated sewage deep into the ground. The pilot project officially kicked off Friday in Suffolk. It will reduce Chesapeake Bay pollution and could help to fortify the land against rising seas. The project’s primary motivation is stricter environmental laws. The Environmental Protection […]

TURNER, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police say they’ve nabbed a long-haul trucker who has been evading tolls for up to six years, avoiding more than $1,300 in tolls in Maine alone. Troopers said Friday that 61-year-old Danny Olson of Turner avoided paying tolls by attaching license plates belonging to a deceased motorist and another […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rights activists say at least six people who have campaigned for human rights in Saudi Arabia, including four women who pushed for the right to drive, have been detained in Saudi Arabia. The arrests come just six weeks before Saudi Arabia is set to lift the world’s only ban […]

TAFTVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in Maine for his role in the distribution of crack, cocaine and heroin. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Maine says 40-year-old Erick Adams, of Taftville, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to […]

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says two teenage girls were rescued and 26 adults were arrested this week by a task force targeting human trafficking in Compton. The department says the 13- and 17-year-old girls were identified as commercially sexually exploited children, and were released to the care of the […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who runs a science-themed YouTube channel with more than 9 million subscribers has agreed to make at least two videos about safety or legal risk as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Jonathan Grant Thompson agreed to a deal Monday that will clear his record of […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s two dominant utilities committed Friday to increase the power they produce from wind and other renewable sources to 25 percent by 2030 under pressure from billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, who ended a ballot drive opposed by the electric providers in response. Consumers Energy and DTE Energy said they will accelerate […]

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Authorities a man was killed by a train when his mobility scooter got stuck on some railroad tracks in downtown Rochester. KTTC-TV reports witnesses told police the scooter’s wheels got stuck as the crossing gates came down and the lights activated shortly before 8 a.m. Friday. The Canadian Pacific train operator […]

BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors say the suspect in a Massachusetts shooting that left one man dead and another injured was angry that one of the victims had been hitting on his ex-girlfriend. Authorities say 24-year-old Renardo Williams fired 11 shots Saturday night in Brockton, killing 26-year-old Bethgy Cator and sending the other man to […]

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The aunt of a Tulsa woman charged with stabbing her 11-year-old 50 to 70 times, striking her head with a pickaxe and setting their home on fire says the mother recently lost her job and then “snapped” after being prevented from attending her son’s graduation. Police say 39-year-old Taheerah Ahmad attacked […]

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California man accused of torturing many of his 13 children has pleaded not guilty to lying on government forms about their schooling. David Turpin entered the pleas Friday in a Riverside courtroom to eight counts of perjury. His wife Louise pleaded not guilty to three charges of false imprisonment and […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A powerful storm system has dumped heavy rains from western to central South Dakota, washing away a dam in a state park near Selby. Walworth County sheriff’s Deputy Justin Jungwirth says the downpour wiped out the dam in Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area early Friday. No one was camping in the park […]

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming will be enacting tuition increases earlier in order to give prospective students and their families more time to plan for college costs. The UW Board of Trustees has been setting tuition for the following academic year in January or March. For example, the board voted this past […]

POMEROY, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol says three North Carolina residents who were passengers in an SUV that went left of center and collided head-on with a semitrailer in southern Ohio have been killed. The passengers in the crash Thursday morning in Meigs County have been identified as 78-year-old Maxine Boulware, 73-year-old William […]

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Officials say the rapidly melting snowpack in the mountains of western Montana has increased the risk of mudslides in areas scorched by last year’s wildfires. Adrienne Beck of the Missoula County Office of Emergency Management tells the Missoulian that her office has warned residents in about 10 homes of the threat. […]

CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — Castleton University in Vermont has announced staff layoffs as part of an effort to close a $1.5 million operating loss. The Rutland Herald reports university officials cited “enrollment realities” Thursday when announcing that it has cut 10 positions. University Dean of Advancement Jeff Weld says most of the staff were support […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it’s preparing to lay out its plan to work with Europeans and other countries to pressure Iran following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will unveil the strategy Monday during a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation. The plan comes as […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The calls for tighter gun controls that have swelled since the February mass shooting at a Florida high school have barely registered in gun-loving Texas — at least to this point. It remains to be seen if the mass shooting Friday at a high school in Santa Fe, southeast of Houston, […]

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Another rural Alabama hospital is shutting down, this time in the northeastern part of the state. Directors have decided to close RMC Jacksonville at the end of June. The hospital is operated by the Anniston-based RMC Health System, which says some services will be transferred from Jacksonville to other locations in […]