Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

As sands shift, US struggles to stitch together Syria ceasefire

As sands shift, US struggles to stitch together Syria ceasefire

As Munich confab opens, White House torn between changing priorities and confusing mix of allies and enemies in ending five-year-old civil war   MUNICH (AP)… Read More ›

West Palm Beach, FL – Man Arrested For Tossing Gator At Drive-thru Restaurant

West Palm Beach, FL – Man Arrested For Tossing Gator At Drive-thru Restaurant

  West Palm Beach, FL – Alligators have been used as shoes, briefcases, university mascots, lunch and now, authorities say, a deadly weapon. Joshua James,… Read More ›

New York – Democratic Nomination Will Likely Be Won In March: Clinton Campaign Manager

New York – Democratic Nomination Will Likely Be Won In March: Clinton Campaign Manager

  New York – Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager said on Tuesday the Democratic nomination for the 2016 presidential election would “very likely” be decided in… Read More ›

Manchester, NH – For Clinton, Fight Goes On After Her NH Setback

Manchester, NH – For Clinton, Fight Goes On After Her NH Setback

  Manchester, NH – The fight goes on for Hillary Clinton. Even after losing to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire… Read More ›

Ten dead, 17 critically injured after head-on train crash in Bavaria, Germany

Ten dead, 17 critically injured after head-on train crash in Bavaria, Germany

Ten people are dead, 17 are critically injured and one person is missing after a head-on collision between two trains in Germany’s southern state of… Read More ›

Another skin cancer for actor Hugh Jackman

Another skin cancer for actor Hugh Jackman

  Actor Hugh Jackman has revealed yet another bout with skin cancer, warning fans to wear sunscreen to keep the common disease at bay. Jackman,… Read More ›

Kashrut certification pulled from PA West Bank factories over ‘security concerns’

Kashrut certification pulled from PA West Bank factories over ‘security concerns’

For food to be marked as kosher, it must be certified as such by the Chief Rabbinate.   Several food factories based in Palestinian-administered areas… Read More ›

Sanders campaign plans clash with political realities

Sanders campaign plans clash with political realities

Democratic hopeful rallies progressives with talk of social, economic ‘revolution,’ but critics question its feasibility   PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (AP) — Bernie Sanders promises voters… Read More ›

YELLEN SPEAKS: Your complete preview of this week’s big economic events

YELLEN SPEAKS: Your complete preview of this week’s big economic events

  What a week! The first full week of February saw the release of the January jobs report — a mixed report that “confused” some… Read More ›

JPMORGAN: US recession risk is growing

JPMORGAN: US recession risk is growing

  Last Friday the US labor market continued to deliver the goods, despite a smaller-than-expected rise in payrolls growth. Unemployment fell to just 4.9%, the… Read More ›

Michael Kors has identified a huge weakness in its business — and it should terrify Macy’s

Michael Kors has identified a huge weakness in its business — and it should terrify Macy’s

  Michael Kors’ just identified a huge weakness in its business — American malls. Despite strong gains in the overall business, the handbag retailer says… Read More ›

Washington – Trump: No White House Run If He’d Bought The Buffalo Bills

Washington – Trump: No White House Run If He’d Bought The Buffalo Bills

  Washington –  Donald Trump’s flirtation with professional football lasted for three decades. He never ended up with an NFL franchise despite repeated demonstrations of… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Firefighter Reunited With Chabad Rabbi He Rescued As Teen In 2002 Blaze

Brooklyn, NY – Firefighter Reunited With Chabad Rabbi He Rescued As Teen In 2002 Blaze

  Brooklyn, NY – 14 years after a devastating fire ripped through a Crown Heights home, a Chasidic man and the firefighter who saved his… Read More ›

New York, NY – NYC Mayor Wants Increased Enforcement, New Measures On Crane Safety

New York, NY – NYC Mayor Wants Increased Enforcement, New Measures On Crane Safety

  New York, NY – NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a four-point plan to increase safety when large cranes are operating. Those steps… Read More ›

Blast blows hole in commercial plane over Somalia; 2 hurt

Blast blows hole in commercial plane over Somalia; 2 hurt

  Nairobi, Kenya – An explosion rocked a commercial plane after it set off above East Africa on Tuesday, injuring two people before the pilot landed… Read More ›

Australian high court rejects challenge to Nauru detention centers

Australian high court rejects challenge to Nauru detention centers

Australia’s High Court has rejected a challenge to the government’s right to detain people in government-funded centers on Nauru. Wednesday’s court decision allows hundreds of… Read More ›

Zika has been sexually transmitted in Texas, CDC confirms

Zika has been sexually transmitted in Texas, CDC confirms

Zika has been sexually transmitted in Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. It is the first known case of the virus… Read More ›

New search engine to target anti-Semitism

New search engine to target anti-Semitism

Meet the Sniper, an app that will scan the net using a new algorithm, looking for anti-Jewish content. Individuals will be able to check the… Read More ›

Hamas member fakes illness, enters Israel

Hamas member fakes illness, enters Israel

Two Gazans used fake medical documents to travel to an East Jerusalem hospital. The next day, the ‘patient’ was found perfectly healthy in Umm al-Fahm.… Read More ›

Al-Aqsa mosque manager banned from Temple Mount

Al-Aqsa mosque manager banned from Temple Mount

Jerusalem police decides to keep Najah Bacirat away from the holy site for six months; security forces say Bacirat is a radical, inciting figure. In… Read More ›