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Washington – Obama Says US Becoming Numb To Mass Shootings

Washington – Obama Says US Becoming Numb To Mass Shootings

  Washington – A visibly frustrated President Barack Obama said Thursday that thoughts and prayers are no longer enough as Americans respond to another deadly… Read More ›

New York – Coca-Cola To Tweak Vitaminwater Labels To Settle Lawsuit

New York – Coca-Cola To Tweak Vitaminwater Labels To Settle Lawsuit

New York –  Coca-Cola will tweak the labeling for Vitaminwater to settle a lawsuit that it was making misleading health claims about the drinks. The… Read More ›

Roseburg, OR – Reports: Community College Shooter Identified As 26-Year-Old Chris Harper Mercer

Roseburg, OR – Reports: Community College Shooter Identified As 26-Year-Old Chris Harper Mercer

Roseburg, OR – The shooter who killed 10 people at Umpqua Community College in southern Oregon has been identified as Chris Harper Mercer, 26, The… Read More ›

Katy Perry kissed by a girl — too much

Katy Perry kissed by a girl — too much

Katy Perry was kissed by a girl — and got more than she bargained for. At the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, Perry invited… Read More ›

Danish moms urged to send their kids on baby-making vacations

Danish moms urged to send their kids on baby-making vacations

  A Danish travel company has come up with a novel solution for reversing the country’s declining birth rates. The hot-blooded new ad campaign by… Read More ›

11 killed when U.S. C-130 plane crashes in eastern Afghanistan

11 killed when U.S. C-130 plane crashes in eastern Afghanistan

  Washington – Eleven people were killed when a U.S. C-130 plane crashed in Afghanistan early Friday morning, a U.S. defense official said. The six-member U.S.… Read More ›

Obama voices anger over Oregon shooting, urges gun control

Obama voices anger over Oregon shooting, urges gun control

‘Thoughts and prayers no longer enough,’ says visibly upset president, adding that lawmakers answerable to victims’ families   WASHINGTON — A visibly frustrated President Barack… Read More ›

Mother, baby lightly hurt in West Bank rock attack

Mother, baby lightly hurt in West Bank rock attack

Clashes break out between troops and Palestinian protesters after settlement security coordinator fires in air   A woman and her 6-month-old baby were lightly wounded… Read More ›

PM blames Palestinian incitement for terror attack; IDF hunts killers

PM blames Palestinian incitement for terror attack; IDF hunts killers

Military deploys 4 battalions to West Bank, closes off Palestinian village near site where Israeli couple was gunned down in their car in front of… Read More ›

18-year-old fashion designer takes haredi sector by storm

18-year-old fashion designer takes haredi sector by storm

With her own thriving business and fashion brand and dreams of opening a store at the Champs-Élysées, Bracha Benhaim has become one of the most… Read More ›

Jewish-Turkish cuisine: 5 easy homemade appetizers

Jewish-Turkish cuisine: 5 easy homemade appetizers

Thirty-five years after immigrating to Israel, Elvira Billman still prepares the traditional dishes that were served at her parents’ home in Istanbul. Here are a… Read More ›

Why BDS should target Saudi Arabia, not Israel

Why BDS should target Saudi Arabia, not Israel

Op-ed: It’s time to give Saudi Arabian authorities an ultimatum: Either you cease exporting religious extremism or you will be served the fare of boycott,… Read More ›

Bahrain recalls ambassador from Iran after bomb-factory find

Bahrain recalls ambassador from Iran after bomb-factory find

Gulf Arab kingdom says it has also declared Iranian charge d’affaires in Bahrain a “persona non grata” and gave him 72 hours to leave the… Read More ›

At least 15 dead, 20 wounded in Oregon college shooting

At least 15 dead, 20 wounded in Oregon college shooting

US media report that a suspect has been taken into custody.   At least 15 people were killed and another 20 wounded at a shooting… Read More ›

US weighs options as Russia continues attacks on Syria rebels

US weighs options as Russia continues attacks on Syria rebels

Assad’s ambassador to Russia acknowledged that all rebel groups would be fair game in the Russian air campaign.   NEW YORK – Russian warplanes took… Read More ›

Can the burning flames within American Jewry be lowered after the Iran deal?

Can the burning flames within American Jewry be lowered after the Iran deal?

No matter where you stand on the Iran debate or what you think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, coming together to fight the Boycott, Divestment and… Read More ›

Seven indicted over suspected Islamic State terror plot in Israel

Seven indicted over suspected Islamic State terror plot in Israel

Terror cell purchased weapons, gathered intelligence and planned to carry out attacks near Nazareth, Shin Bet says   Israeli security forces arrested three people in… Read More ›

The 10 most important things in the world right now

The 10 most important things in the world right now

  Good morning! Here’s what you need to know on Thursday. 1. Russia dropped bombs on an area in Syria controlled by rebels who are not believed… Read More ›

Glencore is surging as markets open

Glencore is surging as markets open

Glencore is leaping at the open on Thursday, erasing the losses for the week. The stock is up more than 5%, trading at around 96. That’s a stunning… Read More ›

Car makers now face a backlash over diesel emissions that are ‘killing people’

Car makers now face a backlash over diesel emissions that are ‘killing people’

  A former science minister just slammed his own political party for making the mistake of promoting diesel cars. Lord Drayson, who was Minister of State for… Read More ›