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Afghan refugee with axe attacks passengers on German train

Afghan refugee with axe attacks passengers on German train

A 17-year-old armed with an axe and knife attacked passengers on a Bavarian train on Monday evening; 4 were severely wounded; the attacker was shot… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Nothing will come of questioning of former chief of staff

Netanyahu: Nothing will come of questioning of former chief of staff

Addressing questions during Knesset session about ongoing police checks into former PMO chief of staff, Netanyahu pours cold water on any notion of wrongdoing: ‘They… Read More ›

IDF permits soldiers to demonstrate

IDF permits soldiers to demonstrate

The army has amended its order related to soldiers and junior officers’ participating in public demonstrations ahead of the capital’s Pride parade; so long as… Read More ›

After failed coup, Erdogan vows to build barracks in central Istanbul

After failed coup, Erdogan vows to build barracks in central Istanbul

Erdogan last month floated anew plans to build a replica of the barracks, site of a failed Islamist uprising in the early 20th century.  … Read More ›

Melania Trump: Donald wants to represent Christians, Jews and Muslims

Melania Trump: Donald wants to represent Christians, Jews and Muslims

Live chat bar on GOP convention website halted after deluge of anti-Semitism.   In a very brief introduction for his wife Melania, presumptive Republican presidential… Read More ›

Analysis: Bringing down Bibi?

Analysis: Bringing down Bibi?

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert was just as confident when the first allegations against him came out.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his share… Read More ›

Bill to legalize settler homes unconstitutional, but Amona residents refuse to leave

Bill to legalize settler homes unconstitutional, but Amona residents refuse to leave

The High Court of Justice has ordered the homes razed by the end of December because they were built without permits on private Palestinian property.… Read More ›

The dark secrets of the man who opened architecture to the light

The dark secrets of the man who opened architecture to the light

Le Corbusier supported France’s Revolutionary Fascist Party, backed Nazi ideas and held ‘hidden’ anti-Semitic beliefs, biographers say   AFP — Love him or loathe him,… Read More ›

Why the Microsoft Kinect could have been great — and why it wasn’t

Why the Microsoft Kinect could have been great — and why it wasn’t

  Way back at the 2014 edition of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, Microsoft gave some love to a little Xbox One game… Read More ›

Wall Street is obsessed with this technology — but a big group of investors is missing out

Wall Street is obsessed with this technology — but a big group of investors is missing out

  Blockchain could be a real game changer for the financial-services industry, and big Wall Street banks and stock exchanges are trying to work out how to… Read More ›

3 officers killed, 3 others injured in ‘ambush’ in Baton Rouge

3 officers killed, 3 others injured in ‘ambush’ in Baton Rouge

  Six law-enforcement officers shot in Baton Rouge. At least three killed. One officer is in critical condition. Suspected gunman dead. Two “persons of interest”… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Urges Americans To Tamp Down Inflammatory Rhetoric

Washington – Obama Urges Americans To Tamp Down Inflammatory Rhetoric

  Washington – Confronting another killing of police officers, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to tamp down inflammatory words and actions as a… Read More ›

Monsey, NY – Rockland’s DA Jewish Community Liaison Surrenders Badge

Monsey, NY – Rockland’s DA Jewish Community Liaison Surrenders Badge

  Monsey, NY – A liaison who is credited with building a greater sense of trust between Rockland County’s Jewish community and the local district… Read More ›

Washington – Republicans Release List Of Convention Speakers

Washington – Republicans Release List Of Convention Speakers

  Washington – Former presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio — the latter by video link — are among those… Read More ›

Super telescope finds hundreds of previously undetectable galaxies

Super telescope finds hundreds of previously undetectable galaxies

  A South African radio telescope has revealed hundreds of galaxies in a tiny corner of the universe where only 70 had been seen before.… Read More ›

Attacker Mohamed Bouhlel: Why did he launch rampage?

Attacker Mohamed Bouhlel: Why did he launch rampage?

Nice, France – A picture is slowly starting to form of what led Nice, France, attacker Mohamed Bouhlel to carry out the deadly terror attack… Read More ›

HIV cure study provides insight into 2008 case

HIV cure study provides insight into 2008 case

In 2008, one man, Timothy Ray Brown, was cured of HIV. Also known as the “Berlin patient,” Brown was considered cured of his infection after… Read More ›

Low-key Trump intro for ‘my partner,’ running mate Pence

Low-key Trump intro for ‘my partner,’ running mate Pence

Clinton team pounces on Republican candidate’s chaotic VP selection process, painting billionaire as ‘always divisive, not so decisive’   NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump… Read More ›

Trump vows to end ban on churches endorsing candidates

Trump vows to end ban on churches endorsing candidates

‘We’re going to let evangelicals, we’re going to let Christians and Jews and people of religion talk without being afraid to talk,’ says presumptive Republican… Read More ›

GOP convention apologizes to Sheldon Adelson for funding appeal

GOP convention apologizes to Sheldon Adelson for funding appeal

In a letter they now say was inaccurate, organizers asked billionaire supporter to make up $6m. event shortfall, alleging donors deterred by Trump reneged on… Read More ›