Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

‘Revenant,’ ‘Martian’ tops at Golden Globes

‘Revenant,’ ‘Martian’ tops at Golden Globes

  Two movies about desperate men left for dead and fighting for survival took top honors at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, which celebrate achievement in… Read More ›

Former US defense secretary reportedly found top Obama national-security aides ‘dangerously naive’  Pamela Engel    4h 	3,686  3

Former US defense secretary reportedly found top Obama national-security aides ‘dangerously naive’ Pamela Engel 4h 3,686 3

  A former US defense secretary who served under four presidents referred the young aides on US President Barack Obama’s national-security and foreign-policy teams as… Read More ›

We just got the latest sign Saudi Arabia is worried about the future

We just got the latest sign Saudi Arabia is worried about the future

  The Economist is reporting in its upcoming January 9 print edition that Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state-owned oil company believed to be the world’s… Read More ›

Wall Street’s nightmare stock crashed 35%

Wall Street’s nightmare stock crashed 35%

SunEdison, a solar-manufacturing company, fell 35% on Thursday after the company announced that it intends to raise money and restructure its debt in order to… Read More ›

Washington – Wild December Pushes US Weather In 2015 To Near Records

Washington – Wild December Pushes US Weather In 2015 To Near Records

  Washington – December’s wild El Nino pushed 2015 in the United States to near-record levels for heat, moisture and downright extreme conditions, federal weather… Read More ›

Tampa, FL – Rare Dime Worth More Than A Million Up For Auction In Tampa

Tampa, FL – Rare Dime Worth More Than A Million Up For Auction In Tampa

  Tampa, FL – Whatever disparaging cliche you’ve heard about the lowly dime—dime a dozen, nickel and dimed, dime’s worth of difference—it’s not true of… Read More ›

Washington – US Recruits Tech Leaders To Help Disrupt Islamic State Group

Washington – US Recruits Tech Leaders To Help Disrupt Islamic State Group

  Washington – With extremists finding fertile ground for recruitment online, the White House is dispatching top national security officials to Silicon Valley to seek… Read More ›

How US Jewish groups got spied on by Obama

How US Jewish groups got spied on by Obama

Spying on allies is both routine and legal in the United States, though perhaps not very politic.   At first blush, it appears like a bombshell:… Read More ›

This new Samsung laptop is shockingly thin and light

This new Samsung laptop is shockingly thin and light

When I first picked up Samsung’s newest laptop, I almost sent it shooting out of my hand and into the ceiling. At first glance, it… Read More ›

TRUMP: Voters should be concerned about Ted Cruz’s birthplace

TRUMP: Voters should be concerned about Ted Cruz’s birthplace

  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) mocked Donald Trump’s apparent concerns about whether Cruz’s birthplace should be an issue in the presidential campaign. Cruz tweeted a famous scene of… Read More ›

REPORT: Valeant is appointing a new CEO

REPORT: Valeant is appointing a new CEO

  Embattled pharmaceutical firm Valeant is planning to appoint a new CEO to replace Michael Pearson, who is hospitalized, according to Dow Jones. Current CFO Robert… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Palestinian Families Push Israel To Return Attackers’ Bodies

Jerusalem – Palestinian Families Push Israel To Return Attackers’ Bodies

  Jerusalem – Palestinian accountant Ahmed Oweisat last saw his son Moataz in October — hours before Israeli police say the 16-year-old boy tried to… Read More ›

Duma indictments expected today

Duma indictments expected today

The Justice Ministry said four Israels would be indicted “for involvement in a range of grave terrorist activities against Arabs and their property.”   Four… Read More ›

What it’s like to volunteer in Israel

What it’s like to volunteer in Israel

  As the son of a Conservative rabbi, Daniel Hammerman, 22, grew up surrounded by all things Judaism and Israel. “I felt very connected at a… Read More ›

Being CEO of Yahoo is not an impossible job — here are 5 people who would be great at it

Being CEO of Yahoo is not an impossible job — here are 5 people who would be great at it

  There are many people who have defended Marissa Mayer’s track record as CEO for the past four years, basically saying that Yahoo is a… Read More ›

TRUMP: ‘Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama’

TRUMP: ‘Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama’

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump opened his Saturday-night rally by blasting the Obama administration’s approach to Iran and the Islamic State terrorist group. “I’m pretty… Read More ›

It’s ‘hell’: How ISIS prevents people from fleeing its ‘caliphate’

It’s ‘hell’: How ISIS prevents people from fleeing its ‘caliphate’

  ISIS has been tightening security along the borders of its “caliphate” to prevent people from fleeing, according to locals familiar with the terrorist group’s… Read More ›

France – Paris To Commemorate Charlie Hebdo, Kosher Supermarket Attack Victims

France – Paris To Commemorate Charlie Hebdo, Kosher Supermarket Attack Victims

  Paris –  Paris will commemorate the victims of the attacks on the satirical Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a kosher supermarket that left 17 people… Read More ›

Rome – Vatican Accord With Palestine Comes Into Effect Share Tweet Share Mail

Rome – Vatican Accord With Palestine Comes Into Effect Share Tweet Share Mail

  Rome –  An agreement signed last year making the Vatican’s de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into effect, the Holy… Read More ›

Washington – Democrat Clinton Raises $55 Million In Fourth Quarter Share Tweet Share Mail

Washington – Democrat Clinton Raises $55 Million In Fourth Quarter Share Tweet Share Mail

  Washington – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton raised $55 million in the last three months of 2015, her campaign said on Friday. The… Read More ›