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Donald Trump goes off on ‘dishonest’ reporters who say he’s slipping

Donald Trump goes off on ‘dishonest’ reporters who say he’s slipping

    Donald Trump has two words to describe a recent spate of articles that suggested he may be losing steam in the Republican presidential… Read More ›

New data suggests Google’s Amazon nightmare could get even worse

New data suggests Google’s Amazon nightmare could get even worse

  For some years now, Amazon has been considered the biggest threat to possibly eroding Google’s core search-advertising business. Google’s search business makes the most… Read More ›

New York – Snowden On Video At NYC Forum To Promote Privacy Treaty

New York – Snowden On Video At NYC Forum To Promote Privacy Treaty

  New York – Domestic digital spying on ordinary citizens is an international threat that will only be slowed with measures like a proposed international… Read More ›

Toronto – Muslim Face Veils Hot Topic In Canadian Debate

Toronto – Muslim Face Veils Hot Topic In Canadian Debate

Toronto – Canadian opposition leaders have accused Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper of playing divisive politics in a French-language debate ahead of next month’s election.… Read More ›

New York – Pope’s Tiny Fiat Surrounded By Giant Law Enforcement SUVs

New York – Pope’s Tiny Fiat Surrounded By Giant Law Enforcement SUVs

  New York – When Pope Francis arrived for his first visit to New York, he again slipped into the backseat of a tiny Fiat… Read More ›

Mike Huckabee: Obama pretends to be a Christian

Mike Huckabee: Obama pretends to be a Christian

Washington – Mike Huckabee suggested President Barack Obama “pretends to be” a Christian in knocking the President’s handling of Pope Francis’ first visit to the U.S.… Read More ›

With a tarantula roaming about, Delta calls off flight

With a tarantula roaming about, Delta calls off flight

  There are a multitude of reasons your flight might be canceled or delayed — but a spider? It can happen. Passengers who were scheduled… Read More ›

China to unveil new climate regulations

China to unveil new climate regulations

  Washington – China plans to unveil a new cap-and-trade program for carbon emissions Friday as the country’s leader meets in Washington with President Barack Obama,… Read More ›

Russia urged to explain Syria buildup as diplomatic drive steps up

Russia urged to explain Syria buildup as diplomatic drive steps up

EU envoys request Moscow ‘clarify’ Assad military aid as Bloc revives dormant efforts to resolve four-year conflict   PARIS (AFP) — Russia faced mounting calls… Read More ›

Pro-Moscow rebels order UN to leave east Ukraine stronghold

Pro-Moscow rebels order UN to leave east Ukraine stronghold

Official says 16,000 tons of humanitarian aid can’t be delivered, local hospitals lack anesthesia for surgeries   UNITED NATIONS – Pro-Russian rebels have ordered UN… Read More ›

Much debate, few solutions as diplomats jostle over Syria war

Much debate, few solutions as diplomats jostle over Syria war

As Europe reels from refugee influx, four-year conflict takes center stage at next week’s UN General Assembly   PARIS (AP) — Europe’s top diplomats, the… Read More ›

Greek official resigns amid anti-Semitism allegations

Greek official resigns amid anti-Semitism allegations

Deputy minister asked to resign mere hours after being sworn in due to allegations of anti-Semitic and racist tweets. Greece’s newly elected government hit its… Read More ›

Delta adds four weekly flights between Tel Aviv and New York

Delta adds four weekly flights between Tel Aviv and New York

Responding to demand following the termination of American Airlines flights to Israel, the Atlanta-based airline added four weekly flights to its New York-Tel Aviv line;… Read More ›

Why is Israel lagging behind in green building?

Why is Israel lagging behind in green building?

While countries around the world have already realized the economic potential of sustainable construction, only 7% of the housing units completed in Israel in 2014… Read More ›

Security cabinet relaxes open-fire rules, stiffens penalties against rock throwers

Security cabinet relaxes open-fire rules, stiffens penalties against rock throwers

Measures include police use of the low-powered Ruger sniper rifle in Jerusalem   The security cabinet approved a short menu of tougher steps against rock… Read More ›

In NY meeting, Obama to ask Putin for clarity on Russian involvement in Syria

In NY meeting, Obama to ask Putin for clarity on Russian involvement in Syria

US president and Russian counterpart set to hold a bilateral meeting on Monday afternoon during three-day session of the UN General Assembly.   WASHINGTON/MOSCOW –… Read More ›

Analysis: Should Palestinian parents pay for minors’ rock-throwing?

Analysis: Should Palestinian parents pay for minors’ rock-throwing?

If parents can be penalized for children’s rock-throwing, does that mean the state may get engage in penalizing parents when children are involved with alcohol,… Read More ›

Report: Putin plans air strikes in Syria if no US deal reached

Report: Putin plans air strikes in Syria if no US deal reached

Bloomberg reports that Putin’s preferred course of action is for the US government and its allies to agree to coordinate their campaign against ISIS with… Read More ›

Making charity last

Making charity last

Op-ed: The vision of sustainable giving is critical for our national fight against poverty because it instills within people the understanding that if they don’t… Read More ›

The Fed has locked the US in a ‘doom loop’ to another disaster

The Fed has locked the US in a ‘doom loop’ to another disaster

  PARIS – We’ve seen at least three articles explaining why the Fed failed to increase interest rates Thursday. One says Goldman Sachs is calling… Read More ›