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Here’s your complete preview of this week’s big market-moving events

Here’s your complete preview of this week’s big market-moving events

  On Friday, we got what was supposed to be the last of the major economic reports the Fed would consider ahead of its September… Read More ›

Xi Jinping is going after his hometown power base

Xi Jinping is going after his hometown power base

  President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has spread to one of his power bases, with a deputy governor of Fujian province becoming the latest target… Read More ›

Subway is running out of options

Subway is running out of options

  Subway says it is attempting a fancy new makeover. Sales are falling the most of any of the top 25 fast food chains as… Read More ›

Washington – Former Republican VP Nominee Sarah Palin: Immigrants In U.S. Should ‘Speak American’

Washington – Former Republican VP Nominee Sarah Palin: Immigrants In U.S. Should ‘Speak American’

  Washington – Immigrants to the United States should “speak American,” former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said on Sunday, adding her voice to… Read More ›

New York – Sheldon Silver Runs Chief Of Staff As Proxy In Continued Attempt To Wield Power Over State Judiciary

New York – Sheldon Silver Runs Chief Of Staff As Proxy In Continued Attempt To Wield Power Over State Judiciary

  New York – Following an unsuccessful bid to get himself on the ballot for a delegate’s seat at this week’s upcoming judicial convention, former… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Police Release Surveillance Video Of Hit And Run Van That Killed Woman In Borough Park

Brooklyn, NY – Police Release Surveillance Video Of Hit And Run Van That Killed Woman In Borough Park

Brooklyn, NY – Police are looking for the driver of a white minivan that they say struck and killed a woman in Brooklyn early Sunday… Read More ›

The one reason Goldman Sachs thinks Friday’s jobs report could be massive

The one reason Goldman Sachs thinks Friday’s jobs report could be massive

  There’s one reason Goldman Sachs thinks Friday’s jobs report could be huge: There are tons of jobs available. In a note to clients ahead… Read More ›

Fort Worth, TX – Cruz Blames Obama For Climate Of Violence Against Police

Fort Worth, TX – Cruz Blames Obama For Climate Of Violence Against Police

  Fort Worth, TX – Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz blamed President Barack Obama on Thursday for a climate of violence against police, contending the… Read More ›

Boston – US Muslims Hope New Billboards Reclaim Islam’s Message

Boston – US Muslims Hope New Billboards Reclaim Islam’s Message

  Boston – Dozens of billboards with Muslim themes are sprouting nationwide, proclaiming what organizers say is the true message of Islam and its prophet,… Read More ›

Atlanta – Biden Says He’s Not Sure If He Will Seek Presidency

Atlanta – Biden Says He’s Not Sure If He Will Seek Presidency

  Atlanta – Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he was unsure if he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, telling a Jewish audience that… Read More ›

Polish Jewish school timetable from 1941 found

Polish Jewish school timetable from 1941 found

Timetable for the children of the holocaust reveals ‘intense fears’ but also determination to maintain Jewish culture despite Nazi threat. The Shem Olam institute recently… Read More ›

Police recommend prosecution of MK for assault

Police recommend prosecution of MK for assault

Investigation into 2014 incident leads Israeli police to conclusion that now MK Oren Hazan broke the law, assaulted Ariel city manager. Israeli police recommended bringing… Read More ›

Obama 1 senator shy of guaranteeing Iran deal

Obama 1 senator shy of guaranteeing Iran deal

Democrats Bob Casey, Chris Coons declare support for deal signed with Islamic Republic; 1 more vote will give US president capability to veto Republican attempt… Read More ›

Budget to go to first vote in Knesset, final vote set for Nov. 20

Budget to go to first vote in Knesset, final vote set for Nov. 20

Margalit: Israel is going through one of worst turndowns   The Knesset is scheduled to vote on the 2015-2016 state budget – the government’s first… Read More ›

Visiting US Republican senator deems Iran deal not legally binding, can be overturned

Visiting US Republican senator deems Iran deal not legally binding, can be overturned

Arkansas’s Tom Cotton says he supports Israel because of common values, shared security interests.   Even if the US Congress does not muster enough votes… Read More ›

Prosor: Efforts to fly Palestinian flag at UN not the way to peace, statehood

Prosor: Efforts to fly Palestinian flag at UN not the way to peace, statehood

Prosor formally raised Israel’s objection to the proposal in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and current president of the General Assembly, Sam… Read More ›

Iran blocks Barenboim concert due to Israeli citizenship

Iran blocks Barenboim concert due to Israeli citizenship

Director of Berlin State Opera House denied entrance to Iran despite also holding Argentinean, Palestinian citizenship. Iran has barred famed conductor Daniel Barenboim from entering… Read More ›

‘Supergiant’ gas field found off Egyptian coast

‘Supergiant’ gas field found off Egyptian coast

Announcement from Italian energy company says field may hold 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas; Egypt says parliamentary elections to take place in October.… Read More ›

Watchdog warns Netanyahu against appointing another minister to cabinet

Watchdog warns Netanyahu against appointing another minister to cabinet

Movement for Quality Government says PM should keep the cabinet at 21 ministers and combine rather than split ministries.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should… Read More ›

Lost Nazi train is merely a sliver of theft ‘beyond imagination,’ says historian

Lost Nazi train is merely a sliver of theft ‘beyond imagination,’ says historian

Gideon Greif: Germans were not only the biggest murderers, but the biggest thieves.   The possible discovery of a Nazi train filled with Holocaust- era… Read More ›