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Lebanon braces for tribunal verdict 15 years after Hariri assassination

Lebanon braces for tribunal verdict 15 years after Hariri assassination

Hezbollah, which is both a political party in Lebanon’s government and a heavily armed militia, denies any role in Hariri’s killing.   Fifteen years after… Read More ›

Microsoft to continue talks to potentially acquire TikTok’s US operations after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US

Microsoft to continue talks to potentially acquire TikTok’s US operations after Trump threatened to ban the app in the US

  Microsoft announced in a statement Sunday that it will continue discussions to acquire US operations of the popular video app TikTok. The announcement comes… Read More ›

No, Mr. Rogen, Israel Does Make Sense

No, Mr. Rogen, Israel Does Make Sense

  By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Recently, JTA published the contents of a podcast in which Seth Rogen, an up and coming actor, essentially trashes his… Read More ›

A report says China is suspected of hacking the Vatican. Here’s why

A report says China is suspected of hacking the Vatican. Here’s why

When you think about cyber espionage, the Vatican doesn’t come to mind as an obvious target. It’s a tiny country whose leader has more moral… Read More ›

How Did Europe’s Jews Cope With A 17th-century Plague? This 350-year-old Memoir Offers A Glimpse.

How Did Europe’s Jews Cope With A 17th-century Plague? This 350-year-old Memoir Offers A Glimpse.

  BOSTON (JTA) – More than 350 years ago, a plague took a deadly toll on Hamburg, Germany. As the High Holidays approached, fear and… Read More ›

Zach Banner Tries Challah And (Spoiler) He Loves It

Zach Banner Tries Challah And (Spoiler) He Loves It

  PITTSBURGH (JTA) – Zach Banner of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers now knows what challah tastes like — and he can say the word properly.… Read More ›

US weekly jobless claims hit 1.4 million, the first increase since March, as spiking virus cases halt reopening plans

US weekly jobless claims hit 1.4 million, the first increase since March, as spiking virus cases halt reopening plans

  US jobless claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 1.4 million, the Labor Department said Thursday. That came in above the consensus economist… Read More ›

Trump says ‘nasty, horrible’ virus in US will get worse before it gets better

Trump says ‘nasty, horrible’ virus in US will get worse before it gets better

President brings back coronavirus briefings, changing tone and professing newfound respect for the protective face masks, holding one up, but not wearing it   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

China Moves Rocket Into Place For Upcoming Mars Mission

China Moves Rocket Into Place For Upcoming Mars Mission

  BEIJING (AP) — China has moved a rocket into position to launch a rover to Mars in one of three upcoming missions to the… Read More ›

Opinion: Covid-19 has exposed India’s failure to deliver even the most basic obligations to its people

Opinion: Covid-19 has exposed India’s failure to deliver even the most basic obligations to its people

Days before India lifted its nationwide lockdown on June 1, the country’s health ministry issued a press statement with a triumphant headline. “15 countries with… Read More ›

Fauci holds his ground against Navarro broadside

Fauci holds his ground against Navarro broadside

The public battle between President Donald Trump’s economic and medical advisers stretched into another day after Peter Navarro, the senior White House trade official, apparently… Read More ›

Giuliani: Disrespect For NYPD Worse Than In ‘Bad Old Days’ Of High Crime

Giuliani: Disrespect For NYPD Worse Than In ‘Bad Old Days’ Of High Crime

NEW YORK (Newsmax) – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday the disrespect for the New York Police Department is worse than “the… Read More ›

Florida hits new record for daily coronavirus cases, with more than 15,000 infections

Florida hits new record for daily coronavirus cases, with more than 15,000 infections

  Florida reported Sunday more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day total for any US state so far. The previous daily record was… Read More ›

The man Trump is accused of paying to take his SAT exam died in 1999, but his widow denied that he would have helped cheat the system

The man Trump is accused of paying to take his SAT exam died in 1999, but his widow denied that he would have helped cheat the system

  In her new book, Mary Trump, President Donald Trump’s niece, says her uncle cheated his way into the Wharton School by paying a friend,… Read More ›

South Dakota Man Linked To Russian Spy Sentenced For Fraud

South Dakota Man Linked To Russian Spy Sentenced For Fraud

  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former conservative operative who was once romantically linked to a Russian agent was sentenced Monday to seven years… Read More ›

US is still ‘knee-deep’ in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says

US is still ‘knee-deep’ in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says

In the span of a week and a half, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has doubled, yet officials are saying this… Read More ›

Hand Sanitizer and Fireworks Make a Dangerous July Fourth Cocktail

Hand Sanitizer and Fireworks Make a Dangerous July Fourth Cocktail

NEW YORK (Newsmax) – It’s hard to imagine the Fourth of July without fireworks, but experts warn that using hand sanitizer while handling sparklers can… Read More ›

El Al cancels all flights until further notice

El Al cancels all flights until further notice

El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin, ordered all of the company’s aircraft to return to Israel. All flights, including both passenger and cargo flights, are cancelled… Read More ›

Report: 6 pro-Iranian fighters killed in alleged IDF raid in Syria

Report: 6 pro-Iranian fighters killed in alleged IDF raid in Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 4 Syrian nationals were among those killed in the strikes – ‘likely’ to have been carried out by the… Read More ›

Analysis: Annexation’s irony: Bringing Israeli politics closer to Palestinian statehood

Analysis: Annexation’s irony: Bringing Israeli politics closer to Palestinian statehood

A window of opportunity has opened for Israel, but it isn’t cost-free; many now argue annexation could finally draw a line in the sand between… Read More ›