Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

From small family business owner to $1.56 billion retailer — the impressive story of L.L. Bean’s departed leader

From small family business owner to $1.56 billion retailer — the impressive story of L.L. Bean’s departed leader

  More than 500 people gatheredon Sunday in Westbrook, Maine, to pay respects to Leon Gorman, former president and chairman of family-owned L.L. Bean Inc,… Read More ›

This is the chart that has Robert Shiller seriously worried about the stock market

This is the chart that has Robert Shiller seriously worried about the stock market

Robert Shiller is worried about the stock market. And the Nobel Laureate’s concern can be summed up in this chart, which shows a steady decline… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Says High CEO Pay Is A Joke, ‘Disgraceful’

Washington – Trump Says High CEO Pay Is A Joke, ‘Disgraceful’

  Washington –  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday blasted the high salaries of chief executives as a joke and a disgrace and said… Read More ›

Jerusalem – After Iran Deal, Obama Struggles To Regain Israel’s Trust

Jerusalem – After Iran Deal, Obama Struggles To Regain Israel’s Trust

  Jerusalem – Seeking to sell his nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical Israeli public, President Barack Obama has repeatedly declared his deep affection… Read More ›

Phoenix, AZ – Police Arrest ‘copycats’ In Arizona Highway Shootings

Phoenix, AZ – Police Arrest ‘copycats’ In Arizona Highway Shootings

  Phoenix, AZ – Three teenagers were arrested in Arizona after police say they were launching rocks at cars and pedestrians with a slingshot in… Read More ›

New York – Man Swims 2 Miles From Statue Of Liberty To New York City

New York – Man Swims 2 Miles From Statue Of Liberty To New York City

  New York – Martin Strel swims with a knife strapped to his right leg — in case he encounters sharks, “vampire” fish and other… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. Intelligence Chief: Iraq And Syria May Not Survive As States

Washington – U.S. Intelligence Chief: Iraq And Syria May Not Survive As States

  Washington – Iraq and Syria may have been permanently torn asunder by war and sectarian tensions, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency said… Read More ›

U.S. warns Russia on military buildup in Syria

U.S. warns Russia on military buildup in Syria

Washington – America’s top diplomat called his Russian counterpart Wednesday to warn that Moscow’s military buildup of troops in Syria could escalate the bloody conflict there… Read More ›

Moschino designer Jeremy Scott served with copyright lawsuit

Moschino designer Jeremy Scott served with copyright lawsuit

  Jeremy Scott, creative director at the fashion house Moschino, is so hot right now that Kanye West name dropped him at the VMAs. On… Read More ›

Japan flooding: Houses swept away, residents stuck on roofs

Japan flooding: Houses swept away, residents stuck on roofs

Tokyo – Heavy flooding over eastern Japan washed away houses and forced residents to their rooftops, desperate for rescue by military helicopters. The raging brown floodwaters spawned… Read More ›

‘No evidence’ for Mexico’s claim missing students were burned, report says

‘No evidence’ for Mexico’s claim missing students were burned, report says

Mexico City – There’s no evidence to support the Mexican government’s claim that 43 students who went missing last year were burned at a landfill, a… Read More ›

US Open 2015: Williams sisters to meet as Bouchard pulls out

US Open 2015: Williams sisters to meet as Bouchard pulls out

  It’s the quarterfinal match up that everyone was hoping for and Serena and Venus Williams duly delivered Sunday at Flushing Meadows. First up on… Read More ›

Palin eyeing energy secretary in potential Trump administration

Palin eyeing energy secretary in potential Trump administration

Washington – Sarah Palin knows the position she wants in a Donald Trump administration: Energy secretary. “I think a lot about the Department of Energy, because… Read More ›

France backs labeling settlement goods, but not boycotting Israel

France backs labeling settlement goods, but not boycotting Israel

France backs labeling settlement goods, but not boycotting Israel   French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that while Paris backs EU plans to… Read More ›

Abbas to declare end of Oslo peace process – report

Abbas to declare end of Oslo peace process – report

PA president to tell UN General Assembly this month that failure to establish Palestinian state voids past agreements   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas may… Read More ›

Master NY mixologist toasts ‘l’chaim’ with popular hipster spirit

Master NY mixologist toasts ‘l’chaim’ with popular hipster spirit

‘Mister’ Allen Katz was inspired by his father’s old-fashioned Friday night cocktails for his retro bottled Rock&Rye   When spirits expert Allen Katz was growing… Read More ›

Salmon spawns on Obama in Alaska

Salmon spawns on Obama in Alaska

Washington – During his historic trip to Alaska, President Barack Obama spent some time fishing at Kanakanak Beach in Dillingham and in a comical moment, a… Read More ›

Dutch defense ministry: Airman likely left to join ISIS

Dutch defense ministry: Airman likely left to join ISIS

  A sergeant in the Netherlands Royal Air Force recently left for Syria and “probably connected with ISIS,” the Dutch Defense Ministry said Thursday, citing… Read More ›

‘Certainty’ that Reunion debris from MH370, French official says

‘Certainty’ that Reunion debris from MH370, French official says

Now even French investigators are convinced: The airplane debris found on Reunion Island in July belonged to vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a top French… Read More ›

Khamenei backs parliament vote on nuclear deal

Khamenei backs parliament vote on nuclear deal

President Rouhani opposes debate in legislature, whose speaker predicts ‘heated discussions’   Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that he believes Iran’s parliament… Read More ›