Following the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, two friends in Redmond began to explore a different side of their friendship. Karim Bouris is of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, and his friend Jordan Schiff is of Jewish descent. In this podcast, these two Central Oregonians talk about the challenges and opportunities that the most recent conflict […]
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What in the World: Cease Fire, Ebola, Bad Spies, and Facebook Problems
ISRAEL-HAMAS: A 72-hour cease fire between Israeli forces and Hamas reportedly failed within about 90 minutes, following an Israeli attack in Gaza and the subsequent capture of an Israeli soldier. Each side claims the other was the first to violate the cease fire and that they were only defending themselves. (CNN) EBOLA: The U.S. State […]
What in the World: FAA Halts Flights to Israel, Wawona Recalls Fruits, EPA Mis-Tweets
NO FLY LIST: Planning a poorly timed visit to Israel? The Federal Aviation Administration went ahead and cancelled that for you. The FAA has banned U.S. airlines from flying into Tel Aviv for at least 24 hours after a rocket strike landed about a mile from the airport this morning. (CNN) BAD FRUIT: If you recently purchased […]
What in the World: World Cup Woes, Closet Cooties, an End to ENDA, Mideast Violence and Laura’s Law
SPORTS BALL: World Cup host Brazil is suffering from some epic depression today. Hyperbole abounds I mean, you’d think country experience a major national tragedy. Still, the 7-1 blowout against Germany is the most massive trouncing of a host team ever. (CNN / The Epoch Times) CLOSET COOTIES: It’s happened to the best of us. You put […]

