Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

New York – Alexa Voice Software To Offer Fitbit Progress Updates

New York – Alexa Voice Software To Offer Fitbit Progress Updates

  New York – Alexa, what can you tell me about my health? Starting Thursday, Amazon’s voice assistant will tell you how well you slept… Read More ›

Air Force faces shortage of drone and jet pilots

Air Force faces shortage of drone and jet pilots

  Washington – A top Air Force general warned Wednesday that the U.S. faces a shortage of hundreds of fighter pilots and drone operators. In Capitol… Read More ›

Eisenkot: Talks with Palestinians not on the ‘political level’

Eisenkot: Talks with Palestinians not on the ‘political level’

Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot responds to reports that Israel plans to withdraw from Area A; he clarifies that talks are unconnected to political and… Read More ›

Brussels police hunt fleeing gunmen in Paris probe

Brussels police hunt fleeing gunmen in Paris probe

Belgian and French police forces ‘neutralize’ one suspect while two others remain at large as neighborhood in Belgian capital put on lockdown; four police officers… Read More ›

Hundreds march on bloody West Bank route, demanding more deterrence

Hundreds march on bloody West Bank route, demanding more deterrence

Protesters march along Route 60, demanding security forces close roads for Palestinian movement during and after terror attacks. Hundreds of Israelis, led by settler leaders,… Read More ›

UN: Jordan Valley land reclassification harmful to two-state solution

UN: Jordan Valley land reclassification harmful to two-state solution

The reclassification concludes a study by the Civil Administration into the ownership of the property, much of which was already assumed to be state land.… Read More ›

Russian envoy reassures Israel over pullout from Syria

Russian envoy reassures Israel over pullout from Syria

Rivlin in Moscow to discuss Geneva talks with Putin; Eisenkot: We didn’t know Russia’s plans in advance   Israeli officials are consulting with Moscow over… Read More ›

Israel Navy developing new command and control system

Israel Navy developing new command and control system

New system will bring sea-based firepower into the heart of any future conflict.   The Israel Navy is developing a new command and control system… Read More ›

Analysis: Is a ceasefire in Syria the endgame or brief respite?

Analysis: Is a ceasefire in Syria the endgame or brief respite?

Assessing the partial success of the Syrian cease-fire   The cease-fire that came into effect in Syria on February 27 is a partial success. Humanitarian… Read More ›

Trump rejects calls to temper tone at his campaign events

Trump rejects calls to temper tone at his campaign events

Protesters seek to silence him, Republican front-runner says. ‘We can’t let it happen. We have a right to speak’   VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — One… Read More ›

A longtime VC at Sequoia is out of the firm following an explosive lawsuit

A longtime VC at Sequoia is out of the firm following an explosive lawsuit

  Longtime Sequoia Capital venture capitalist Michael Goguen is out of the firm following an explosive lawsuit that accuses him of “sexually, physically, and emotionally”… Read More ›

Ted Cruz just scooped up the most delegates at stake in Wyoming

Ted Cruz just scooped up the most delegates at stake in Wyoming

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz won most of the delegates at stake in Saturday’s Republican county conventions in Wyoming. The Texas senator won nine… Read More ›

Obama’s approval rating just hit its highest point in years — and that could be a huge problem for the GOP

Obama’s approval rating just hit its highest point in years — and that could be a huge problem for the GOP

  The wild, wacky exhibit that has been the Republican presidential primary could be making more voters yearn for someone like the person currently sitting… Read More ›

United Nations – US Ambassador Calls Iran Missile Tests Provocative Share Tweet Share Mail

United Nations – US Ambassador Calls Iran Missile Tests Provocative Share Tweet Share Mail

  United Nations – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Iran’s recent ballistic missile launches are “provocative and destabilizing.” Samantha Power, in a… Read More ›

Ohio – After Ruckus Atmosphere At Trump Rallies GOP Rivals Now Questioning Whether They’d Back Him As Nominee

Ohio – After Ruckus Atmosphere At Trump Rallies GOP Rivals Now Questioning Whether They’d Back Him As Nominee

  Ohio – Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and John Kasich suggested Saturday they may not support Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee,… Read More ›

New Jersey – Riders Thankful To Hear New Jersey Transit Strike Averted

New Jersey – Riders Thankful To Hear New Jersey Transit Strike Averted

  Newark, NJ – Riders were expressing their thanks and relief Saturday after learning that New Jersey Transit and its rail workers had reached a… Read More ›

U.S. sends 3 B-2 bombers to Asia-Pacific

U.S. sends 3 B-2 bombers to Asia-Pacific

  The U.S. Air Force has sent three of its B-2 stealth bombers on a deployment to Asia and Pacific, the service announced in a… Read More ›

Leaked ISIS documents reveal recruits’ blood types, obedience levels

Leaked ISIS documents reveal recruits’ blood types, obedience levels

What’s your first and last name? Your education and work experience? Do you have recommendations? And are you willing to be a suicide attacker or… Read More ›

The world’s most expensive city in 2016 is …

The world’s most expensive city in 2016 is …

  New York and Los Angeles have shot up the rankings, London has pushed into the top ten, but Singapore is still the world’s most… Read More ›

As refugees pour into Europe, far-right populists gain ground

As refugees pour into Europe, far-right populists gain ground

Anti-migrant parties are surging from Hungary to Germany to Slovakia   BERLIN — A wave of right-wing populism has swept across Europe in recent months… Read More ›