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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 ›

Trump and Clinton are set to face off in what’s expected to be the most watched debate ever

Trump and Clinton are set to face off in what’s expected to be the most watched debate ever

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to face off directly onstage for the first time Monday night in front of what’s expected to be… Read More ›

Only 30% of Israelis think police treats everyone equally

Only 30% of Israelis think police treats everyone equally

A Central Bureau of Statistics survey shows that public trust in the law enforcement establishment is low, with just 39% of Israelis holding a positive… Read More ›

TV presenter attacked in Mea Shearim

TV presenter attacked in Mea Shearim

Hila Korach came to film a segment in the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood and was attacked by youths. Korach claims she and her crew were surrounded,… Read More ›

Alternative wedding revolution underway in Israel

Alternative wedding revolution underway in Israel

A real drama is taking place under the Chief Rabbinate’s radar, as a secret movement of private halachic marriages is coming out of the shadows… Read More ›

Netanyahu: I hope Obama won’t help Palestinians unilaterally establish a state

Netanyahu: I hope Obama won’t help Palestinians unilaterally establish a state

Speaking with Channel 2 from New York City, Netanyahu was asked arguably the most pressing question facing his rule as prime minister.   Prime Minister… Read More ›