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Jewish man with Nazi-raised identical twin dies at age 82

Jewish man with Nazi-raised identical twin dies at age 82

Jack Yufe and Oskar Stohr were separated at birth and grew up in radically different environments, yet shared similar habits and mannerisms   A Jewish… Read More ›

Millennials are living with their parents longer than ever

Millennials are living with their parents longer than ever

  More young adults are living with their parents than at any time since 1940, according to new data. And for today’s millennials, it means… Read More ›

South Side Chicago community in shock over killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee

South Side Chicago community in shock over killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee

Chicago – People in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood have become used to the shootings that have plagued much of Chicago’s South Side for decades. But even here,… Read More ›

Ill ‘Star Wars’ fan who saw movie early dies

Ill ‘Star Wars’ fan who saw movie early dies

Daniel Fleetwood, a “Star Wars” fan whose dying wish was to see the upcoming movie, died this week. “He is now one with God and… Read More ›

Were fake bomb detectors used by hotel security in Sharm el-Sheikh?

Were fake bomb detectors used by hotel security in Sharm el-Sheikh?

  As authorities investigate whether a bomb could have been smuggled aboard Metrojet Flight 9268, CNN has seen private security personnel in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt,… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Israel, US must work together on Iran

Netanyahu: Israel, US must work together on Iran

PM tells US Jews peace will come when a Palestinian leader ‘is willing to bury the past and makes no more claims on the Jewish… Read More ›

PM: Unilateral W. Bank pullout ‘possible, I suppose’ if security conditions met

PM: Unilateral W. Bank pullout ‘possible, I suppose’ if security conditions met

At leftist US think tank, PM says Jerusalem must remain under Israeli sovereignty; Israel to maintain security control over areas ceded in any deal  … Read More ›

3 Jews, 2 of them Israeli, charged in ‘breathtaking’ theft of hundreds of millions

3 Jews, 2 of them Israeli, charged in ‘breathtaking’ theft of hundreds of millions

Trio allegedly hacked website of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in largest ever theft of customer data from US financial institution   NEW YORK — Three… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s new media adviser said Obama’s Iran policy is ‘modern anti-Semitism’

Netanyahu’s new media adviser said Obama’s Iran policy is ‘modern anti-Semitism’

Baratz also referred to US Secretary of State John Kerry as someone “whose mental age doesn’t exceed 12.”   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s choice to… Read More ›

Canada to reach out to Arab states in bid for ‘efficient’ foreign policy

Canada to reach out to Arab states in bid for ‘efficient’ foreign policy

Israel is a friend, but to be an effective ally, Ottawa needs to bolster ties with ‘other legitimate partners,’ new FM says   Canada will… Read More ›

A letter gives a rare glimpse into one of the world’s most secretive — and most successful — hedge funds

A letter gives a rare glimpse into one of the world’s most secretive — and most successful — hedge funds

  There are two types of investing, according to the departing partner of hugely successful and secretive hedge fund Baupost Group: “needle in a haystack… Read More ›

The 10 most important things in the world right now

The 10 most important things in the world right now

  Here’s what you need to know on Thursday. 1. Britain is temporarily suspending flights from Sinai airport after suggesting the Russian plane that crashed in… Read More ›

Legendary auto exec says VW was under a ‘reign of terror’ that led to emissions scandal

Legendary auto exec says VW was under a ‘reign of terror’ that led to emissions scandal

  Bob Lutz is taking no prisoners in his relatively new gig as a columnist at Road and Track magazine. In his last column, he… Read More ›

US sends warning to Kuwait Airways over discrimination against Israelis

US sends warning to Kuwait Airways over discrimination against Israelis

The case is a test of existing US anti-boycott laws.​   WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation is preparing legal action against Kuwait Airways… Read More ›

Search ends for big wave surfer Alec ‘Ace Cool’ Cooke

Search ends for big wave surfer Alec ‘Ace Cool’ Cooke

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for big wave surfer Alec “Ace Cool” Cooke off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Cooke’s girlfriend reported… Read More ›

Thousands march to remember victims of Bucharest nightclub fire

Thousands march to remember victims of Bucharest nightclub fire

  Bucharest, Romania – More than 12,000 people took to the streets of Bucharest on Sunday to commemorate the victims of a nightclub fire that killed… Read More ›

New assaults on ISIS in Iraq and in Syria

New assaults on ISIS in Iraq and in Syria

Iraq-Syria border – A thick column of black smoke hangs over the Iraqi Syrian border near the town of Ash Shaddadi in Syria ‘s Hasakah province.… Read More ›

Palestinian turns himself in after suspected car-ramming

Palestinian turns himself in after suspected car-ramming

Driver says incident, which wounded three Border Police officers, was a hit-and-run rather than vehicular assault   A Palestinian man suspected of deliberately running over… Read More ›

Barkat demands PM act to increase budget for Jerusalem

Barkat demands PM act to increase budget for Jerusalem

In letter to Netanyahu, Jerusalem major says less talk, more action needed as capital hit by recent terror wave   Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on… Read More ›

In tense eastern Jerusalem, Arabs and Jews hunker down

In tense eastern Jerusalem, Arabs and Jews hunker down

Neither side feels safe walking the streets, and both insist they’re not going anywhere — no matter how bad the violence gets   JTA —… Read More ›