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How Justice Scalia’s death impacts 6 cases that matter to Jews

How Justice Scalia’s death impacts 6 cases that matter to Jews

They may turn out differently, in the absence of Scalia’s fifth conservative vote   WASHINGTON (JTA) — With the sudden passing this weekend of justice… Read More ›

Tiger Global has made a $1 billion bet on Apple

Tiger Global has made a $1 billion bet on Apple

  Tiger Global’s public-equity business, run by Scott Shleifer, initiated a new position in Apple during the fourth quarter, according to the fund’s latest 13F filing.… Read More ›

George Soros has made a big bet on a financial-services company

George Soros has made a big bet on a financial-services company

  George Soros’ family-office hedge fund, Soros Fund Management, initiated a new position in Synchrony Financial during the fourth quarter, the fund’s latest regulatory filing… Read More ›

‘Mr. Trump will not be president’: Obama unloads on the entire Republican 2016 field

‘Mr. Trump will not be president’: Obama unloads on the entire Republican 2016 field

  US President Barack Obama harshly criticized the entire slate of Republican presidential candidates during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. “I think foreign observers… Read More ›

New York – Monitor Says Changing NYPD Stop-frisk Practices A Challenge

New York – Monitor Says Changing NYPD Stop-frisk Practices A Challenge

  New York – The federal monitor overseeing changes to the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program said in a progress report Tuesday the… Read More ›

Beaufort, SC – Ted Cruz Rivals Pounce On Trust Issues Share Tweet Share Mail

Beaufort, SC – Ted Cruz is getting hammered by his Republican rivals over what they call a pattern of unethical campaign tactics and inaccurate statements… Read More ›

150,000 penguins perish after giant iceberg traps colony

150,000 penguins perish after giant iceberg traps colony

About 150,000 penguins have died since being stranded by a vast iceberg that became lodged off the coast of Antarctica six years ago, according to… Read More ›

How Scalia’s death could upend America

How Scalia’s death could upend America

  As the nation is stunned by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the immediate question is what it will mean for the Supreme Court… Read More ›

McCain slams Russia: ‘Mr. Putin is not interested in being our partner’

McCain slams Russia: ‘Mr. Putin is not interested in being our partner’

A day after Russia’s prime minister spoke of a renewed “Cold War” between his country and the West, a senior U.S. senator accused Moscow of… Read More ›

French FM Fabius steps down, Mideast initiative still on table

French FM Fabius steps down, Mideast initiative still on table

Fabius, and the French initiative, were at the center of dueling tweets this week between France’s envoy to the US, Gerard Araud, and Israel’s ambassador,… Read More ›

Over 500 killed in Aleppo in 10 days, monitor says

Over 500 killed in Aleppo in 10 days, monitor says

As regime forces approach Syria’s largest city, fears grow for hundreds of thousands who will be caught in the fighting   More than 500 people,… Read More ›

New survey shows worrying levels of school violence in Israel

New survey shows worrying levels of school violence in Israel

Over 26,000 Israeli students gave their reports, indicating that 12 of those in the 4th-6th grades being victims of serious violence. 4% of 10th-11th graders… Read More ›

MK demands trips to death camps in Poland be suspended

MK demands trips to death camps in Poland be suspended

At a Knesset Education Committee meeting Monday, MK Yaacov Margi insisted a solution for disadvantaged students who can’t afford to go on the trip be… Read More ›

Meni Naftali wins partial verdict in Netanyahu lawsuit

Meni Naftali wins partial verdict in Netanyahu lawsuit

The Labor Court determined that the former Prime Minister’s Residence employee suffered hostile work conditions due to Mrs. Netanyahu’s behavior. The Jerusalem Labor Court partially… Read More ›

Sanders may play down Judaism, but he played big role in Hannukah case

Sanders may play down Judaism, but he played big role in Hannukah case

As mayor of Burlington, Sanders agreed to allow a public menorah to be displayed on municipal grounds, a move that eventually was contested in court.… Read More ›

Two Arab Jerusalem youths indicted for attempted murder

Two Arab Jerusalem youths indicted for attempted murder

Suspects planned stabbings of Jews last month near Damascus Gate to “kill them and become martyrs.”   Two Arab teenagers, ages 14 and 16, from… Read More ›

Elbit unveils upgraded drone designed to send visual intelligence to ground forces

Elbit unveils upgraded drone designed to send visual intelligence to ground forces

Neither Elbit nor the Defense Ministry would comment on whether Israel plans to acquire the latest platform.   Elbit Systems announced on Wednesday the arrival of… Read More ›

New York – Super Bowl Gets 111.9 Million Viewers, Down From Last Year

New York – Super Bowl Gets 111.9 Million Viewers, Down From Last Year

  New York – Setting television viewership records with the Super Bowl has become almost routine, but this year’s average of 111.9 million viewers for… Read More ›

New York – Despite Defeat, NYC Mayor Vows To Revive Horse Carriage Deal

New York – Despite Defeat, NYC Mayor Vows To Revive Horse Carriage Deal

  New York – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) is insisting that he will try to revive a plan to limit… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. Defense Intelligence Chief Predicts Increased Islamic State Attacks

Washington – U.S. Defense Intelligence Chief Predicts Increased Islamic State Attacks

  Washington – Islamic State is likely to “increase the pace and lethality” of its transnational attacks, U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Director Vincent Stewart said… Read More ›