Articles by: JewishNews-David

Vietnam could fall well short of its ambitious growth target

Vietnam could fall well short of its ambitious growth target

  Earlier this year, Vietnam’s governmentset an ambitious GDP growth rate of 6.7% — that was subsequently upped by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to… Read More ›

Investors everywhere are basically screwed at this point

Investors everywhere are basically screwed at this point

  Global markets are gripped by uncertainty. The Brexit decision in the UK has roiled markets, while the US election is sure to inject volatility in… Read More ›

New York, NY – Police: Amateur Firework Made Central Park Blast

New York, NY – Police: Amateur Firework Made Central Park Blast

  New York, NY – Police officials believe a homemade firework likely caused a blast in New York City’s Central Park that seriously injured a… Read More ›

Lake Buena Vista, FL – Dad Says 2 Gators Involved In Disney Attack That Killed Son

Lake Buena Vista, FL – Dad Says 2 Gators Involved In Disney Attack That Killed Son

  Lake Buena Vista, FL – The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney last month told rescue officials two alligators were… Read More ›

Albany – NY Legislators OK Tax Breaks For Music And Game Producers

Albany – NY Legislators OK Tax Breaks For Music And Game Producers

Albany NY –  New York lawmakers have endorsed $50 million in annual tax credits for producing music and digital games, hoping such incentives will do… Read More ›

ISIS leadership involved in Istanbul attack planning, Turkish source says

ISIS leadership involved in Istanbul attack planning, Turkish source says

Istanbul – Turkish officials have strong evidence that ISIS leadership was involved in the planning of the Istanbul airport terrorist attack, a senior government source… Read More ›

Statistics wiz Nate Silver gives Clinton 80% chance of winning presidency

Statistics wiz Nate Silver gives Clinton 80% chance of winning presidency

Editor of popular FiveThirtyEight blog says polling and demographics data shows Donald Trump to be clear underdog   Election analyst Nate Silver has predicted that… Read More ›

Sanders about to endorse Hillary Clinton, Biden says

Sanders about to endorse Hillary Clinton, Biden says

VP says he spoke with Vermont senator, who has been withholding support in bid to change Democratic party platform   US Vice President Joe Biden… Read More ›

Trump tells anti-Israel backer he’ll protect Israel ‘100%’

Trump tells anti-Israel backer he’ll protect Israel ‘100%’

At New Hampshire rally, GOP candidate calls Jewish state ‘very, very important ally,’ hints at concern over Muslim TSA officers   Donald Trump vowed to… Read More ›

Palestinian family sues French company for Protective Edge ‘war crimes’

Palestinian family sues French company for Protective Edge ‘war crimes’

Members of the Shuheibar family from Gaza City are pursuing in justice French company Exxelia Technologies for having allegedly sold a sensor used in a… Read More ›

The unlikely godfather of the Islamic State

The unlikely godfather of the Islamic State

ISIS, perhaps the most feared terrorist group in the world, traces its short history to a man who was a prison gang leader, a high… Read More ›

Did Cuban migrants who climbed lighthouse send S.O.S. note?

Did Cuban migrants who climbed lighthouse send S.O.S. note?

  The handwritten letter relays a desperate message: “S.O.S. Please help me.” A vacationing fisherman says he spotted it sealed inside a bottle, floating off… Read More ›

Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated as Philippines president

Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated as Philippines president

Manila – Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as the Philippines’ 16th president, but the traditional “honeymoon” stage for the tough-talking, anti-crime crusader has already… Read More ›

Rouhani: Israel behind Mideast’s woes, to distract from occupation

Rouhani: Israel behind Mideast’s woes, to distract from occupation

Iranian leader claims ‘Zionists’ are acting behind the scenes to pit Muslims against each other   Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel on Wednesday for… Read More ›

IDF chief: We’ll face threat of terrorism for many years

IDF chief: We’ll face threat of terrorism for many years

Speaking at event marking Operation Entebbe, Gadi Eisenkot says raid was a milestone in fight against terror   Israel will continue to face the threat… Read More ›

Thanks in no small part to Russia, Hezbollah is now a full-fledged army

Thanks in no small part to Russia, Hezbollah is now a full-fledged army

For now its focus is on the Syrian civil war, where it is sustaining heavy losses, but the Lebanese Shiite terror group has become a… Read More ›

After British Brexit, most Scots back independence

After British Brexit, most Scots back independence

Minister says new vote on leaving UK likely in order to keep Scotland from being forced out of European Union   GLASGOW, United Kingdom —… Read More ›

Amid reports of warming ties with Israel, Erdogan hosts Hamas leader

Amid reports of warming ties with Israel, Erdogan hosts Hamas leader

Turkish president, Khaled Mashaal discuss bridging gap between Gaza-based group and PA’s Fatah   As Israel and Ankara reportedly near a deal on normalizing ties,… Read More ›

Diplomacy shifts to Rome for Kerry, Netanyahu pow-wow, Turkey detente

Diplomacy shifts to Rome for Kerry, Netanyahu pow-wow, Turkey detente

Premier to sit down with top American diplomat Sunday in bid to soften Quartet report as officials from Jerusalem and Ankara meet to finalize resumption… Read More ›

Israeli sixth graders accidentally given porn DVD instead of graduation video

Israeli sixth graders accidentally given porn DVD instead of graduation video

The DVD was given to students at a Haifa elementary school in honor of national “Hug day.”   In a strange turn of events, a DVD… Read More ›