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Abbas moving to boot political opponents and tighten grip on power, critics claim

Abbas moving to boot political opponents and tighten grip on power, critics claim

Differences erupt among Palestinian factions ahead of PLO parliament meeting; Abed Rabbo: Session will just be about personal changes.   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s… Read More ›

Life on Mars? American Jewish doctor hopes to find out

Life on Mars? American Jewish doctor hopes to find out

“When you’re in a space station that circles the Earth every 90 minutes, experiencing multiple sundowns daily, when, precisely, do you get your Jew on?”… Read More ›

Israelis rediscovering Turkey’s resorts

Israelis rediscovering Turkey’s resorts

The Turkish resort town of Antalya has experienced a significant rise in the number of Israeli vacationers recently. Comfortable prices, attractive amenities, and lowered concerns… Read More ›

China is ‘cranking up the propaganda machine’ ahead of its World War II parade

China is ‘cranking up the propaganda machine’ ahead of its World War II parade

  BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing is battening down the hatches and cranking up the propaganda ahead of a massive military parade this week to mark… Read More ›

A man found with bomb-making equipment and fake passports arrested in connection with Bangkok bombing

A man found with bomb-making equipment and fake passports arrested in connection with Bangkok bombing

  BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities arrested a foreign man they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks… Read More ›

Wall Street banks have changed the way Silicon Valley’s top startups raise money

Wall Street banks have changed the way Silicon Valley’s top startups raise money

  The way hot new startups raise venture capital is changing. And some traditional VC investors don’t like it one bit.  Late-stage venture investing is… Read More ›

New Windsor, NY – With Heavy Hearts, Pilots Perform At NY Air Show After Death

New Windsor, NY – With Heavy Hearts, Pilots Perform At NY Air Show After Death

  New Windsor, NY – The first-ever New York Air Show opened Saturday with a moment of silence and tributes to mark the death a… Read More ›

Atlanta – Fan Dies After Fall From Upper Deck At Atlanta Braves Game

Atlanta – Fan Dies After Fall From Upper Deck At Atlanta Braves Game

  Atlanta –  A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field on Saturday night during a game… Read More ›

Nashville, TN – Donald Trump Courts Tea Party Voters, Says Will Decide Soon Whether To Mount A Third Party

Nashville, TN – Donald Trump Courts Tea Party Voters, Says Will Decide Soon Whether To Mount A Third Party

  Nashville, TN – Donald Trump will decide soon whether to mount a third party bid if he loses the Republican nomination for president, the… Read More ›

Marco Rubio on world leaders: Vladimir Putin a ‘gangster,’ Kim Jong Un a ‘lunatic’

Marco Rubio on world leaders: Vladimir Putin a ‘gangster,’ Kim Jong Un a ‘lunatic’

  Washington – When it comes to his assessment of world leaders, Sen. Marco Rubio isn’t pulling any punches: Russia’s run by a “gangster” and North… Read More ›

Hiker, 62, found injured but alive after 9-day search

Hiker, 62, found injured but alive after 9-day search

  The searchers were getting worried. Miyuki Harwood, 62, of Orangevale, California, had been missing in the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains for nine days. Search… Read More ›

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway’s first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway’s first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall

  Actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who made history as the first African-American to play the lead role in a Broadway production of “Les Miserables,” died Friday… Read More ›

Suspects in Austria truck tragedy proclaim innocence in court

Suspects in Austria truck tragedy proclaim innocence in court

Remand extended until September 29 for four alleged human traffickers after decomposed bodies of 71 migrants found in abandoned vehicle   Four suspected human traffickers… Read More ›

US urges Egypt to overturn ruling on Al-Jazeera reporters

US urges Egypt to overturn ruling on Al-Jazeera reporters

State Department says it’s ‘deeply disappointed and concerned’ after court sentences journalists to 3 years in jail   The United States said it was “deeply… Read More ›

Australian journalist calls for pardon in Egypt al-Jazeera case

Australian journalist calls for pardon in Egypt al-Jazeera case

Peter Greste vows to use ‘every legal, political, diplomatic and social means’ to clear self and colleagues after ‘politically motivated’ verdict   Australian Al-Jazeera reporter… Read More ›

Israel ranked 4th for expats raising families

Israel ranked 4th for expats raising families

Only Austria, Finland and Sweden place higher than Israel in Expat Insider ‘2015 Family Life Index’ based on surveys of expat families. It’s time. You’re… Read More ›

Turkey strikes ISIS for first time as part of US coalition

Turkey strikes ISIS for first time as part of US coalition

Jets hit ISIS targets in Syria Friday under auspices of US-led coalition; ISIS inches closer to strategic town just miles from Turkish border. Turkey announced… Read More ›

Meet the new Humvee, expected to serve in Israel

Meet the new Humvee, expected to serve in Israel

New all-terrain vehicle, partly made by Israeli company Plasan, wins deal to replace Humvee with 55,000 units by 2040. There’s a new bully on the… Read More ›

Israeli Arab woman from North feared heading to Syria to join ISIS

Israeli Arab woman from North feared heading to Syria to join ISIS

According to officials in the northern town which was unnamed, the Israeli citizen in question is a woman in her forties.   An Israeli national… Read More ›

Israel not opposed to Iranian civilian nuclear program, Netanyahu tells Italian PM

Israel not opposed to Iranian civilian nuclear program, Netanyahu tells Italian PM

“We are opposed to a militarized nuclear program in Iran,” Netanyahu said during a trip to Florence.   Israel is not opposed to an Iranian nuclear… Read More ›