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Hong Kong bookseller case shows weak international community: report

Hong Kong bookseller case shows weak international community: report

Hong Kong- The case of five Hong Kong booksellers allegedly abducted by Chinese government agents shows how the international community has failed to pressure Beijing… Read More ›

Phillip Hughes: ‘No one to blame’ for Australian cricketer’s death

Phillip Hughes: ‘No one to blame’ for Australian cricketer’s death

Nobody expects to go to work and never come home. Just under two years ago, Phil Hughes was struck by a 140 kilometer an hour… Read More ›

Michael Bublé puts career on hold after son’s cancer diagnosis

Michael Bublé puts career on hold after son’s cancer diagnosis

  Singer Michael Bublé and Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato are putting their professional commitments on hold after revealing their 3-year-old son is battling cancer. “We… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton becomes first woman on cover of popular haredi magazine

Hillary Clinton becomes first woman on cover of popular haredi magazine

Though the image is distorted, the photo is still significant since it does not publish pictures of women.   The Orthodox Jewish weekly Mishpacha has put… Read More ›

Enigmatic IS chief Baghdadi shuns spotlight, cultivates mystery

Enigmatic IS chief Baghdadi shuns spotlight, cultivates mystery

Recording of jihadist leader released Thursday is a rare sign of life from a man who has shown a clear penchant for secrecy   BAGHDAD,… Read More ›

Here’s why Facebook stock tanked despite the company crushing targets

Here’s why Facebook stock tanked despite the company crushing targets

  Facebook stock is down more than 8% in after-hours trading after the company told  investors to brace for a “meaningful” slowdown in revenue growth rates and… Read More ›

‘The fate of the republic rests on your shoulders’: Obama delivers impassioned plea to America to reject Trump

‘The fate of the republic rests on your shoulders’: Obama delivers impassioned plea to America to reject Trump

  President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned plea to voters in North Carolina to vote next week and reject the candidacy of Republican nominee Donald… Read More ›

Today was the day a Trump presidency started to seem much more realistic

Today was the day a Trump presidency started to seem much more realistic

  Since he famously descended down the escalator 17 months ago, a Donald Trump presidency has always felt more conceptual than reality. It felt even… Read More ›

New York – Use Of Campaign Surrogates Puts CNN On The Defensive

New York – Use Of Campaign Surrogates Puts CNN On The Defensive

  New York – At a time CNN should be riding high, the network is facing the biggest threat to its reputation since Jeff Zucker… Read More ›

Detroit – Volvo Replaces Stodgy S80 With Sleek S90 Luxury Sedan Share Tweet Share Mail

Detroit – Volvo Replaces Stodgy S80 With Sleek S90 Luxury Sedan Share Tweet Share Mail

  Detroit – Volvo has replaced its stodgy S80 sedan with the sleek, elegant and quiet S90, which has industry-first safety features designed to reduce… Read More ›

Chapel, NC – Obama Worries Black Vote Is Not Solid Enough For Clinton

Chapel, NC – Obama Worries Black Vote Is Not Solid Enough For Clinton

  Chapel Hill, NC –  President Barack Obama twice rode a historic wave of African-American support to win the White House, but worries now the… Read More ›

A conversation with the general running the war against ISIS

A conversation with the general running the war against ISIS

  As US-backed Iraqi forces move closer to wresting control of Mosul from ISIS, plans are already underway for striking the heart of the terrorist… Read More ›

Turkey arrests 13 journalists after mass official firings

Turkey arrests 13 journalists after mass official firings

Turkey has arrested 13 journalists in an ongoing wave of government crackdowns following a coup attempt in July. Early Monday morning, Turkish police detained Murat… Read More ›

China to show off new J-20 stealth fighter

China to show off new J-20 stealth fighter

Zhuhai, China – The world gets a rare glimpse of China’s newest military hardware and capabilities this week at China’s International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition,… Read More ›

Right-wing politicians call to rescind Palestinian building permits in Area C

Right-wing politicians call to rescind Palestinian building permits in Area C

The security cabinet gave the approvals at an October 5 meeting. Its deliberations and decisions are generally kept secret, but on Thursday Haaretz reported on… Read More ›

Among Cleveland’s Orthodox voters, reluctance reigns

Among Cleveland’s Orthodox voters, reluctance reigns

Both candidates will draw votes from the community, but few sound enthusiastic when discussing the people who could be their next leader   JTA —… Read More ›

For crying out loud, Apple, just build a touchscreen Mac already

For crying out loud, Apple, just build a touchscreen Mac already

Today, Apple updated its high-end lineup of laptops, the MacBook Pro, for the first time in four years. The most visible new feature was the… Read More ›

Marco Rubio’s high-end data team sounds off on Donald Trump: ‘He won’t’ win

Marco Rubio’s high-end data team sounds off on Donald Trump: ‘He won’t’ win

  Marco Rubio’s top-flight data team sounded off on Donald Trump and his own data operation during a recent interview with Business Insider. That team,… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton is reportedly considering Joe Biden as her secretary of state

Hillary Clinton is reportedly considering Joe Biden as her secretary of state

  Hillary Clinton may be eyeing Vice President Joe Biden as her secretary of state if she is victorious in the November election, a source… Read More ›

Philadelphia – Amtrak To Pay $265M For Philadelphia Crash That Killed 8

Philadelphia – Amtrak To Pay $265M For Philadelphia Crash That Killed 8

  Philadelphia -€” Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than… Read More ›