Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

China has all but ended the charade of a peaceful rise

China has all but ended the charade of a peaceful rise

  There was a time when China tried hard to convince the world that its rise is peaceful. That pretense was abandoned seven years ago… Read More ›

The government just announced some big changes to try and fix Obamacare

The government just announced some big changes to try and fix Obamacare

  The government is offering some ideas to try and fix the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, amid a series of missteps that have… Read More ›

Los Angeles – Airport Scare Hard To Avoid With Cascade Of False Reports

Los Angeles – Airport Scare Hard To Avoid With Cascade Of False Reports

  Los Angeles – In the moments before reports of gunshots created a panic at the Los Angeles airport, police with weapons drawn had confronted… Read More ›

New York – Fitbit Makes Exercise Even More Of A Game

New York – Fitbit Makes Exercise Even More Of A Game

  New York – Fitbit wants to help you exercise more by making you think you’re hiking famous trails instead of strolling around your neighborhood.… Read More ›

San Francisco – Kaepernick’s Decision To Sit Through Anthem Scrutinized

San Francisco – Kaepernick’s Decision To Sit Through Anthem Scrutinized

  San Francisco – From the White House to San Francisco police union headquarters and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Colin Kaepernick’s name came up… Read More ›

White Plains, NY – Clinton Receives First Intelligence Briefing As Nominee

White Plains, NY – Clinton Receives First Intelligence Briefing As Nominee

  White Plains, NY – Hillary Clinton received her first national security briefing Saturday as the Democratic presidential nominee, meeting with intelligence officials for an… Read More ›

New York, NY – Woman Admits Crickets, Worms Spilling On Subway Was A Stunt

New York, NY – Woman Admits Crickets, Worms Spilling On Subway Was A Stunt

New York, NY – A woman who caused chaos aboard a subway train by releasing a container of crickets and worms says it was all… Read More ›

San Francisco, CA – NFL’s 49ers Support Quarterback After He Refused To Stand For Anthem

San Francisco, CA – NFL’s 49ers Support Quarterback After He Refused To Stand For Anthem

  San Francisco, CA – National League quarterback Colin Kaepernick of San Francisco 49ers refused to stand for the national anthem before a preseason game… Read More ›

‘Dark twin’ of the Milky Way galaxy discovered

‘Dark twin’ of the Milky Way galaxy discovered

  Welcome to the dark side of the universe. In a direct contrast with the beautifully bright Milky Way galaxy, a “dark twin” called Dragonfly… Read More ›

Bangladeshi police: Dhaka terror attack planner killed

Bangladeshi police: Dhaka terror attack planner killed

Bangladeshi police killed one of the “suspected masterminds” of the July terror attack in Dhaka after an hour-long battle, authorities said. The suspect, Bangladeshi-Canadian Tamim… Read More ›

Italy earthquake death toll rises to 247

Italy earthquake death toll rises to 247

The quake and its aftershocks toppled ancient buildings and left homes in rubble.   ROME – The number of people killed in the earthquake that… Read More ›

Iran names street near Saudi embassy for executed cleric

Iran names street near Saudi embassy for executed cleric

Death of prominent Shiite dissident Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Sunni-ruled kingdom led to mass protests, severed diplomatic ties   TEHRAN, Iran — A semi-official news… Read More ›

Apple could be on the hook for $19 billion in taxes, and the Obama administration is livid

Apple could be on the hook for $19 billion in taxes, and the Obama administration is livid

  The European Commission is expected to levy a judgment against Apple in the next few months that could total in the billions of euros.… Read More ›

The man who led the Brexit movement suggests a Trump election victory could be America’s Brexit

The man who led the Brexit movement suggests a Trump election victory could be America’s Brexit

  Nigel Farage, the British politician who led the Brexit movement — which culminated in a vote to remove the UK from the European Union… Read More ›

Donald Trump just completed a big reversal on his signature issue

Donald Trump just completed a big reversal on his signature issue

  Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled a significant reversal on immigration, the signature issue that propelled him to the Republican presidential nomination. During a town-hall interview… Read More ›

New York – More U.S. Retailers Probing Phony Egyptian Cotton

New York – More U.S. Retailers Probing Phony Egyptian Cotton

  New York – U.S. retailer Bed Bath & Beyond on Wednesday said it ordered an external audit of textiles from Welspun India, after Target… Read More ›

Toronto – Canadian Mounties Allow Officers To Wear Hijab

Toronto – Canadian Mounties Allow Officers To Wear Hijab

  Toronto – Canada’s national police force recently permitted its women officers to wear the hijab. The Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police recently… Read More ›

Yorba Linda, CA – Documents: Soviets Worried About Detente After Nixon Quit

Yorba Linda, CA – Documents: Soviets Worried About Detente After Nixon Quit

  Yorba Linda, CA – Overseas reaction to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974 was mixed: The Soviets expressed worry about the future of detente.… Read More ›

Czech activists seek proper burial for assassins of Nazi chief

Czech activists seek proper burial for assassins of Nazi chief

In 1942 Josef Gabcik and Jan Kubis ambushed a Nazi and were killed in a reprisal but buried in unmarked graves.   Czech activists are… Read More ›

Police arrest 6 more in probe of freed Palestinian convict

Police arrest 6 more in probe of freed Palestinian convict

East Jerusalem residents to be questioned in connection with Sufyan Abdu, taken in last week for ‘incitement’ 3 days after completing 14-year sentence   Police… Read More ›