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North Korean rocket launch pad upgrade complete, analysts say

North Korean rocket launch pad upgrade complete, analysts say

  Satellite images suggest North Korea has finished the latest upgrade to its Sohae launching and rocket testing station in the country’s west, analysts say.… Read More ›

Pakistani police: Militant leader killed in shootout

Pakistani police: Militant leader killed in shootout

  Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)Pakistani police have killed the leader of an al Qaeda-linked militant group that has repeatedly carried out deadly attacks on the country’s… Read More ›

Rapper Tyler the Creator slams feminist for Australia ‘ban,’ death threats ensue

Rapper Tyler the Creator slams feminist for Australia ‘ban,’ death threats ensue

  An Australian feminist has received online death and rape threats from fans of U.S. rapper Tyler the Creator after he mistakenly claimed she had… Read More ›

Democratic lawmaker announces opposition to Iran deal

Democratic lawmaker announces opposition to Iran deal

NY’s Meng is among first members of her party to buck administration pressure, declare plans to vote against agreement   WASHINGTON — Hours after Treasury… Read More ›

Right-wing activist Glick praises gov’t over Temple Mount policing

Right-wing activist Glick praises gov’t over Temple Mount policing

Glick, head of the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation, said, however, that much more work remains to be done by the authorities to reverse decades of… Read More ›

Fabius trip to Tehran a ‘key test,’ French president says

Fabius trip to Tehran a ‘key test,’ French president says

Iran’s reception of most hawkish world power’s foreign minister on Wednesday will serve as litmus, according to Hollande   French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius’s upcoming… Read More ›

Top-notch colleges in the US are dropping a major admissions requirement

Top-notch colleges in the US are dropping a major admissions requirement

  Conversations about SAT and ACT scores are ubiquitous for high school students applying to college. Increasingly, however, colleges and universities have begun to eschew… Read More ›

Chinese stocks are getting hosed again

Chinese stocks are getting hosed again

  Having been hammered yesterday, Chinese stocks have opened Tuesday’s session significantly lower. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index, fresh from falling 8.48% yesterday, has lost… Read More ›

A new $4 billion LaGuardia Airport is coming

A new $4 billion LaGuardia Airport is coming

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday a massive $US4 billion overhaul of LaGuardia Airport, set to kick off next year. “New York had… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Chasidic Girl’s Viral Poem Circles The Globe

Brooklyn, NY – Chasidic Girl’s Viral Poem Circles The Globe

Brooklyn, NY – The 21 line poem written by a Chasidic girl from Crown Heights that has literally taken the world by storm continues its… Read More ›

New York – New York’s Chief Administrative Judge To Step Down

New York – New York’s Chief Administrative Judge To Step Down

  New York – New York Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti on Monday said she was resigning from her post to take a job… Read More ›

Washington – NSA Will Stop Looking At Old US Phone Records

Washington – NSA Will Stop Looking At Old US Phone Records

  Washington – The Obama administration has decided that the National Security Agency will soon stop examining — and will ultimately destroy — millions of… Read More ›

Defense Ministry D-G blasts Locker report

Defense Ministry D-G blasts Locker report

Defense establishment continues public campaign against call to cut IDF budget.   The defense establishment continued its intensive public campaign Wednesday and Thursday against the… Read More ›

Turkey confirms first airstrikes on Islamic State targets

Turkey confirms first airstrikes on Islamic State targets

Operation comes after soldier killed in cross-border clashes; official says Syrian airspace not violated   Turkish fighter jets early Friday bombed positions of Islamic State… Read More ›

Wanted Egyptian militant urges jihad against Sisi

Wanted Egyptian militant urges jihad against Sisi

Sisi has launched a tough security crackdown since Morsi’s overthrow. Security forces killed hundreds of supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood in the streets and arrested… Read More ›

Israel and Canada beef up free trade agreement

Israel and Canada beef up free trade agreement

Pact expected to strengthen economic ties by reducing tariffs and other barriers; PM Harper calls Jewish state ‘a priority market’   Canada and Israel announced… Read More ›

There’s a statistic buried in Microsoft’s earnings that indicates the company is going in the right direction

There’s a statistic buried in Microsoft’s earnings that indicates the company is going in the right direction

  Microsoft’s earnings today gave plenty of reasons for both bulls and bears to take heart, after a mixed quarter that beat Wall Street expectations —… Read More ›

The 10 most important things in the world right now

The 10 most important things in the world right now

  Hello! Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday. 1. Greece’s parliament on Wednesday will vote on a second package of austerity measures, including civil justice and… Read More ›

The police video showing Sandra Bland’s arrest is creating more questions than answers

The police video showing Sandra Bland’s arrest is creating more questions than answers

  Police have released dashcam video of the arrest of Sandra Bland, a woman who had allegedly been pulled over for a traffic violation, and was… Read More ›

New York – Why Airlines Keep Pushing Biofuels: They Have No Choice

New York – Why Airlines Keep Pushing Biofuels: They Have No Choice

  New York – The number of global fliers is expected to more than double in the next two decades. In order to carry all… Read More ›