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Arafat’s nephew said tapped to lead PA after Abbas

Arafat’s nephew said tapped to lead PA after Abbas

Nasser al-Kidwa emerging as next head of Palestinian Authority as Arab states push 81-year-old president to name successor A nephew of the late Palestinian leader… Read More ›

Donald Trump is forcing some congressional Republicans into survival mode

Donald Trump is forcing some congressional Republicans into survival mode

  Donald Trump’s slip in the pollsthis past week has Republicans reportedly worried that their choice at the top of the ticket could drag down… Read More ›

Marc Andreessen on what everybody gets wrong about the US economy

Marc Andreessen on what everybody gets wrong about the US economy

  Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen gave a long interview to Vox about artificial intelligence on Wednesday, but the most interesting part was actually about something… Read More ›

Theranos just laid off 340 workers and is closing all its clinical labs

Theranos just laid off 340 workers and is closing all its clinical labs

  Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes just announced via an open letterthat the embattled blood testing startup will be closing all of its clinical labs and… Read More ›

New York – Target Thinks Small To Try To Win Over Shoppers

New York – Target Thinks Small To Try To Win Over Shoppers

  New York – Target is thinking small to win over shoppers. The discounter opened a store in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday that’s just its… Read More ›

Honolulu – Gurgling Lava Splashes Up Hawaii Volcano Walls In Rare Video

Honolulu – Gurgling Lava Splashes Up Hawaii Volcano Walls In Rare Video

  Honolulu – As the high-definition camera pans across the surface of an active Hawaii volcano’s viscous summit lava lake, a large bubble of volcanic… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. Government Health Plans Spent Over $1 Billion On EpiPens Over Five Years

Washington – U.S. Government Health Plans Spent Over $1 Billion On EpiPens Over Five Years

  Washington – U.S. government health plans spent more than $1 billion on Mylan NV’s EpiPen emergency allergic reaction treatment between 2011 and 2015, according… Read More ›

Bees placed on endangered species list — a first in the US

Bees placed on endangered species list — a first in the US

The United States is on a mission to save some of its busiest workers: bees. In a first for bees in the nation, seven bee… Read More ›

Duterte spokesman tries to clarify Philippines leader’s Hitler remarks

Duterte spokesman tries to clarify Philippines leader’s Hitler remarks

The spokesman for Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte sought to clarify the leader’s controversial comparison of his war against suspected drug offenders to Adolf Hitler’s extermination… Read More ›

Russia warns US not to attack Syrian regime

Russia warns US not to attack Syrian regime

Russia warned the United States about taking direct action against the Syrian regime, saying it would cause negative consequences across the Middle East, Russia’s state-run… Read More ›

US Senate overwhelmingly rejects Obama veto of Saudi Sept. 11 bill

US Senate overwhelmingly rejects Obama veto of Saudi Sept. 11 bill

US citizens may soon be able to sue Saudi Arabia for damages sustained as a result of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, after… Read More ›

Extensive road closures expected for funeral and dignitaries

Extensive road closures expected for funeral and dignitaries

In addition to the dozens of world leaders and their extensive security escorts, thousands of mourners from across the country expected to arrive to bid… Read More ›

Speaker of the Knesset: ‘We are saying goodbye to our patriarch’

Speaker of the Knesset: ‘We are saying goodbye to our patriarch’

In a ceremony paying last respects to one of Israel’s founding fathers, flags were lowered to half-staff and officials eulogized the former President and Prime… Read More ›

Comment: End of an era – The many faces of Shimon Peres

Comment: End of an era – The many faces of Shimon Peres

After so many years, and so much doing, there is something in Peres’ bio for almost every Israeli to grab onto.   It is symbolic… Read More ›

A farewell to Peres, ‘the most intellectually curious leader in modern Zionism’

A farewell to Peres, ‘the most intellectually curious leader in modern Zionism’

Ambassador Ido Aharoni recounts the diplomatic lessons learned from Israel’s late ninth president.   Shimon Peres, of blessed memory, was perhaps the most intellectually curious… Read More ›

Peres to lie in state outside Knesset

Peres to lie in state outside Knesset

Peres’s body will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and tens of thousands of Israelis, in addition to politicians and foreign dignitaries… Read More ›

Gunman injures several in Houston; Texas police shoot suspect

Gunman injures several in Houston; Texas police shoot suspect

According to local media, 7 people were injured in the incident by a strip mall, in which the gunman was firing upon vehicles. HOUTON –… Read More ›

Palestinian official condemns Trump pledge to recognize Jerusalem

Palestinian official condemns Trump pledge to recognize Jerusalem

Saeb Erekat says GOP candidate’s comments show ‘disregard for international law, longstanding US foreign policy’ A senior Palestinian official on Monday said a pledge by… Read More ›

2 of the biggest exchange groups in the US have agreed to merge

2 of the biggest exchange groups in the US have agreed to merge

The Chicago Board of Options (CBOE) has agreed to buy Bats Global Markets in a $3.2 billion deal, the companies announcedon Monday. The deal is… Read More ›

GOLDMAN: Trump vs. Clinton is the biggest fight since Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

GOLDMAN: Trump vs. Clinton is the biggest fight since Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

It’s going to be huge. The first 2016 US presidential debate is the biggest matchup since the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight, according to David Kostin, the chief… Read More ›