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December 11, 2014

Exodus at (Cedars-)Sinai

In 2003, when John T. Lange was hired as curator of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s vast contemporary art collection, one of his first tasks was to take inventory of the items in the collection’s storage room.

The welcome enemy: Nazis in the U.S.

One of the bitter facts of history is that the United States’ immigration quota for Germany and Austria went unfilled during the 1930s when hundreds of thousands of Jews were clamoring to escape the Third Reich.

Israeli youngsters try to rob bank with toy guns

Using toy guns, a 12-year-old boy and his 13-year-old accomplice tried to rob a bank in Israel but fled without any cash after apparently losing their nerve, police said on Thursday.

CIA chief admits agency used ‘abhorrent’ methods on detainees

CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday some agency officers used \”abhorrent\” methods on detainees captured following the Sept. 11 attacks and said it was \”unknowable\” whether so-called enhanced interrogation techniques yielded useful intelligence.

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