Articles by: JewishNews-Abe

Marissa Mayer is paying Yahoo’s editor-in-chief $5 million a year

Marissa Mayer is paying Yahoo’s editor-in-chief $5 million a year

  Yahoo raised eyebrows in the media world in August when it hired former Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson. But news about Nelson’s pay package, reported… Read More ›

This profitable startup with no outside investors will be worth $4.4 billion when it goes public tomorrow

This profitable startup with no outside investors will be worth $4.4 billion when it goes public tomorrow

  The IPO market may be cooling down for a lot of tech companies, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with Atlassian, the… Read More ›

Singapore – Australia’s Abbott Defends Comments On Islam Share Tweet Share Mail

Singapore – Australia’s Abbott Defends Comments On Islam Share Tweet Share Mail

  Singapore – Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday defended his comments suggesting that Western culture is superior to that of Islam, and… Read More ›

Washington – Menorahs Lit In White House Ceremony Emphasize Solidarity And Survival

Washington – Menorahs Lit In White House Ceremony Emphasize Solidarity And Survival

  Washington – Two unique menorahs will be lit today at the official White House candle lighting ceremonies, chosen from over 50 menorahs that were… Read More ›

Turkish troops deployed in Iraq asked to withdraw

Turkish troops deployed in Iraq asked to withdraw

Iraqi president calls deployment a ‘violation of international norms and laws’; Turkish PM said forces sent to train Iraqis were set up in coordination with… Read More ›

Middle Israel: Naftali Bennett’s dangerous liaisons

Middle Israel: Naftali Bennett’s dangerous liaisons

Naftali Bennett’s dream to refashion religious Zionism as Israel’s political fulcrum seems increasingly elusive, following his scandalized protégé Yinon Magal’s resignation.   The never learn.… Read More ›

PLO: Jewish plans to add installations at Western Wall a ‘flagrant assault’

PLO: Jewish plans to add installations at Western Wall a ‘flagrant assault’

The PLO called on the Israeli government to “take the hand of the (Jerusalem) occupation municipality off the Al-Aksa Mosque and its premises.”   The… Read More ›

‘Pakistani in California shooting was radicalized in Saudi Arabia’

‘Pakistani in California shooting was radicalized in Saudi Arabia’

Malik’s killing spree has horrified her Pakistani relatives.   The estranged relatives of Tashfeen Malik, a Pakistani woman accused of shooting dead 14 people in California,… Read More ›

Man suspected of killing 7-year-old son held on $10 million bond

Man suspected of killing 7-year-old son held on $10 million bond

A Kansas man suspected of killing his 7-year-old son is in jail as investigators try to identify of human remains found on his property. Michael… Read More ›

Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria’s civil war

Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria’s civil war

Paris – President Barack Obama warned his Russian counterpart Tuesday against intervening in Syria’s civil war, suggesting that Vladimir Putin is aware of the dangers his… Read More ›

Could Donald Trump win the GOP nomination?

Could Donald Trump win the GOP nomination?

  Washington – By conventional political wisdom, Donald Trump should be a presidential has-been by now. But two weeks ahead of the final Republican debate of… Read More ›

Ending longstanding taboo, IDF pushes for HIV carriers to enlist

Ending longstanding taboo, IDF pushes for HIV carriers to enlist

Army medical officer says move, made possible with advances in medicine, will affect few but send important message   In light of recent medical developments,… Read More ›

Why Shelly Silver won’t be sharing a prison cell with Willie Rapfogel

Why Shelly Silver won’t be sharing a prison cell with Willie Rapfogel

Former New York Assembly speaker found guilty on seven corruption counts, but colleague freed from prison   NEW YORK (JTA) – The two men used… Read More ›

New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune

New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune

In a letter to his newborn daughter, Facebook co-founder pledges to donate 99% of his estimated $45 billion   Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday… Read More ›

‘Gods of Egypt’ director, Lionsgate apologize for predominantly white cast

‘Gods of Egypt’ director, Lionsgate apologize for predominantly white cast

  The makers of the forthcoming film “Gods of Egypt” apologized for showcasing a predominantly white cast amid criticism over lack of diversity in a… Read More ›

Body of shot down Russian pilot in custody of Turkish authorities

Body of shot down Russian pilot in custody of Turkish authorities

Istanbul – The body of a Russian pilot killed after his jet was shot down by the Turkish military has been handed over to Turkish authorities,… Read More ›

Climate change is a form of terror

Climate change is a form of terror

Maubeuge, France – Four months and 1,300 miles ago, Erlend Moster Knudsen started running. Starting line: Arctic Norway. Destination: a U.N. climate change summit in Paris.… Read More ›

Lab-grown human liver cells can advance treatment

Lab-grown human liver cells can advance treatment

The liver cells represent varying genetic backgrounds for scientific, clinical and pharmaceutical development.   A living “library” of highly functional human liver cells has been… Read More ›

State moves to block appeal by convicted Islamic Movement leader

State moves to block appeal by convicted Islamic Movement leader

Sheikh Raed Salah turns to Supreme Court in hopes of avoiding 11-month jail sentence for incitement to violence   The state prosecution on Thursday asked… Read More ›

Africa’s child brides expected to double by 2050

Africa’s child brides expected to double by 2050

  When Fatimetou was 13-years-old she was forced to marry a much older man. She kept running away, but her family kept sending her back.… Read More ›