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General strike called off as unions, Treasury come to agreement

General strike called off as unions, Treasury come to agreement

Shutdown of schools, airports, and municipalities averted as public sector workers guaranteed 7.5% salary increase over 5 years   After hours of high-level talks, Finance… Read More ›

Paris – France Drops Plans To Strip Dual Nationality In Terrorism Cases Share Tweet Share Mail

Paris – France Drops Plans To Strip Dual Nationality In Terrorism Cases Share Tweet Share Mail

  Paris – The French government has dropped plans announced shortly after the Nov. 13 Islamic State attacks on Paris to strip dual citizens of… Read More ›

Washington – US Congresswoman: Jerusalem’s Archaeological Discoveries Prove Historic Jewish Ties

Washington – US Congresswoman: Jerusalem’s Archaeological Discoveries Prove Historic Jewish Ties

Washington – Challenges about the inexorable connection of Jews to Jerusalem have been unequivocally disproven by archaeological discoveries, the chairwoman of the US’s House Subcommittee… Read More ›

Riverside, CA – Little Known About Mother Who Lived With California Shooter

Riverside, CA – Little Known About Mother Who Lived With California Shooter

  Riverside, CA – When Rafia Sultana Farook needed help, she often turned to her younger son, a quiet and devout Muslim who the FBI… Read More ›

SeaWorld killer whale dies at San Antonio park

SeaWorld killer whale dies at San Antonio park

  An 18-year-old killer whale has died after a months-long illness at the SeaWorld park in San Antonio. Unna, a 4,600-pound orca, died Monday. “We… Read More ›

3,200 inmates mistakenly released early in Washington state

3,200 inmates mistakenly released early in Washington state

  As many as 3,200 convicted offenders were mistakenly released too early from Washington state prisons because of errors in calculating good time credit, officials… Read More ›

Survivor pulled from the rubble days after deadly China landslide

Survivor pulled from the rubble days after deadly China landslide

Shenzhen, China – The parents of 6-year-old Hong Laibao were delivering goods at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen when a mountain… Read More ›

Iraqis say they’re trying to retake Ramadi’s center from ISIS

Iraqis say they’re trying to retake Ramadi’s center from ISIS

  Iraqi forces sneaked across an improvised bridge Tuesday and attacked ISIS in the key city of Ramadi, the Iraqi military said, aiming to recapture… Read More ›

Survivor of Kuntar’s slaughter: ‘I will never let them frighten me again’

Survivor of Kuntar’s slaughter: ‘I will never let them frighten me again’

Hezbollah accused Israel of killing Kuntar in an air strike in Damascus. Israel welcomed his slaying but did not say it was responsible.   Smadar… Read More ›

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to advance the Likud party primaries and hold them in two… Read More ›

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ shatters box-office record with $238 million

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ shatters box-office record with $238 million

  The opening weekend box-office run by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is nothing short of historic. It goes without saying that the seventh episode… Read More ›

OPEC’s in jeopardy, and its members can’t hold on forever

OPEC’s in jeopardy, and its members can’t hold on forever

  Where’s the floor? Is this the new normal? Answers have proven elusive and predictions unreliable as the oil market continues to lurch to and… Read More ›

‘We’re America’: Why Apple’s CEO thinks we can have both encryption and national security

‘We’re America’: Why Apple’s CEO thinks we can have both encryption and national security

  Apple CEO Tim Cook remains a strong supporter of encryption, even as governments continue to question the method of securely gathering data in wake… Read More ›

New York – Firefighters Sue Siren Maker Over Their Hearing Loss Share Tweet Share Mail

New York – Firefighters Sue Siren Maker Over Their Hearing Loss Share Tweet Share Mail

  New York – There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone’s head would be pounding, his eyes crossing from… Read More ›

Prague – Prague Zoo Claims To Have The Longest Salamander On Earth

Prague – Prague Zoo Claims To Have The Longest Salamander On Earth

  Prague –  Prague Zoo says it likely has the longest Chinese giant salamander now on Earth. The critically endangered animal is the largest amphibian… Read More ›

Washington – New Rules Bringing Kidneys To Hardest-to-transplant Patients

Washington – New Rules Bringing Kidneys To Hardest-to-transplant Patients

  Washington – A shake-up of the nation’s kidney transplant system means more organs are getting to patients once thought nearly impossible to match, according… Read More ›

US Congress votes to punish banks financing Hezbollah

US Congress votes to punish banks financing Hezbollah

House of Representatives unanimously approves bill to crack down on financial institutions knowingly doing business with Shiite group   The US House of Representatives voted… Read More ›

UN nuclear watchdog chief: ‘Not impossible’ that Iran sanctions will end in January

UN nuclear watchdog chief: ‘Not impossible’ that Iran sanctions will end in January

Iranian President Rouhani voices hope that sanctions would be removed in January, “delivering one of the electoral promises of the government” before polls open on… Read More ›

Kuwait Airways drops New York-London route to avoid selling tickets to Israelis

Kuwait Airways drops New York-London route to avoid selling tickets to Israelis

The incident revolves around the company’s refusal in 2013 to sell a ticket to an Israeli citizen who wanted to fly from New York’s JFK… Read More ›

Home Front Command prepares for increased rocket threat from Syria

Home Front Command prepares for increased rocket threat from Syria

“I encourage individuals and families to prioritize investing in safe rooms,” senior officer tells the ‘Post.’   The IDF Home Front Command is in the process… Read More ›