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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 ›

Israeli study: Inadequate milk consumption affects kids’ height

Israeli study: Inadequate milk consumption affects kids’ height

Dream of becoming a basketball player? New research indicates that children who avoid drinking milk will be about 4 centimeters shorter when they grow up… Read More ›

Vogue: Orthodox-wear is sexy

Vogue: Orthodox-wear is sexy

Just when we thought the debate about the Orthodox ‘layering’ look was behind us, along comes Vogue with the religiously inspired ‘Fall 2015’s sexiest trend.’… Read More ›

MK to Lehava head: ‘You’re ISIS with a kippah’

MK to Lehava head: ‘You’re ISIS with a kippah’

Chaos breaks out between MKs and extremist Lehava leader Benzi Gopstein during Knesset Internal Affairs committee discussion on outlawing far-right organization. A Knesset Internal Affairs… Read More ›

MKs call on Rabinowitz to allow women’s Hanukka lighting ceremony at Kotel

MKs call on Rabinowitz to allow women’s Hanukka lighting ceremony at Kotel

Svetlova: Judaism and its leaders belong to us all, women and men alike.     Three MKs have called on Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, supervisor of… Read More ›

Kansas City JCC shooter sentenced to death

Kansas City JCC shooter sentenced to death

“I wanted to make damned sure I killed some Jews or attacked the Jews before I died.”   The white supremacist who killed three people… Read More ›

Republicans ‘out to lunch’ with Iran deal proposals, Lindsey Graham tells ‘Post’

Republicans ‘out to lunch’ with Iran deal proposals, Lindsey Graham tells ‘Post’

Presidential hopeful outlines where the next president must take US-Israel relationship.   WASHINGTON – Attending a black-tie dinner in honor of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Netanyahu gave red line to Putin on Syria intervention

Netanyahu gave red line to Putin on Syria intervention

Netanyahu met with Obama earlier on Monday and asked for an increase in US defense aid to Israel from $3 billion to $5 billion a… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

PM says he was not asked to freeze settlements, only focused on how to move forward; will meet Kerry while in DC; US team heads… Read More ›

TRUMP: Hillary Clinton is running for president ‘because she wants to stay out of jail’

TRUMP: Hillary Clinton is running for president ‘because she wants to stay out of jail’

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump suggested Monday that former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have serious legal problems if he gets to appoint… Read More ›

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘Why would you buy a PC anymore?’

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘Why would you buy a PC anymore?’

  Apple CEO Tim Cook is out beating the drum for the 12-inch iPad Pro tablet, which launches later this week, and he doesn’t really… Read More ›

Oracle’s Amazon-killer might really be 6 months away

Oracle’s Amazon-killer might really be 6 months away

  At Oracle’s enormous customer conference, held last month in San Francisco, company executivestalked endlessly about Oracle’s plan to dominate in the cloud-computing business. There’s… Read More ›

Washington – Study: Even The Normal-weight Should Watch That Apple Shape

Washington – Study: Even The Normal-weight Should Watch That Apple Shape

Washington – A pot belly can be a bad thing — even if you’re not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight people who carry their… Read More ›

Kiryas Joel, NY – Town Residents OK Expansion Of Hasidic Village

Kiryas Joel, NY – Town Residents OK Expansion Of Hasidic Village

Kiryas Joel, NY –  Residents living next to a Hasidic Jewish village in the Hudson Valley have voted to allow its expansion. Monday night’s vote… Read More ›

Little Rock, AR – Forecasters: 63 Million Should Have Eye Out For Bad Weather

Little Rock, AR – Forecasters: 63 Million Should Have Eye Out For Bad Weather

Little Rock, AR – Forecasters are warning 63 million people in the central U.S. to have an eye out for bad weather this week as… Read More ›

Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition NLD wins early seats

Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition NLD wins early seats

Yangon, Myanmar – Only a fraction of the results have been announced in Myanmar’s historic parliamentary elections, but jubilant crowds still packed the streets outside the… Read More ›

Climate change could create 100 million poor, over half a billion homeless

Climate change could create 100 million poor, over half a billion homeless

  Rising sea levels from unchecked carbon emissions could drive more than 100 million people into extreme poverty and submerge the homes of over half… Read More ›

Russia could be banned from 2016 Olympics after doping report

Russia could be banned from 2016 Olympics after doping report

Russian track and field athletes could be banned from the 2016 Olympics after an independent report detailed an apparently state-sponsored doping program. Commissioned by the… Read More ›

Obama, Netanyahu said to agree to expanded US military aid

Obama, Netanyahu said to agree to expanded US military aid

US, Israel to form joint task force to handle Iran nuclear-deal monitoring; PM to meet Kerry before leaving DC to discuss steps by Israel, Palestinians… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

PM says he was not asked to freeze settlements, only focused on how to move forward; will meet Kerry while in DC; US team heads… Read More ›