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The real reason a controversial secret side deal involving Iran is so important

The real reason a controversial secret side deal involving Iran is so important

  The Associated Press’s bombshell report that Iran will be able to carry out its own inspections on a facility where nuclear weapons research and… Read More ›

Uber hired a convicted murderer who applied with a fake name, complaint claims

Uber hired a convicted murderer who applied with a fake name, complaint claims

  Because of flaws in Uber’s background-checking system, 25 drivers with criminal records — including murder, child abuse, and assault — were allowed to drive for the… Read More ›

Newark, NJ – Agency: Stores Must Stop Drone Sales At New Jersey Airport

Newark, NJ – Agency: Stores Must Stop Drone Sales At New Jersey Airport

  Newark, NJ – At least two stores inside Newark Liberty International Airport are selling drones despite federal rules prohibiting flying them near airports. The… Read More ›

Mijas – Spain Vacation Ends Tragically As Jewish London Preschooler Drowns

Mijas – Spain Vacation Ends Tragically As Jewish London Preschooler Drowns

  Mijas, Spain – A four year old Golders Green boy who drowned Sunday night during a family vacation in Spain was laid to rest… Read More ›

Jerusalem – AP Interview: Huckabee Vows To Shake Up Mideast Policies

Jerusalem – AP Interview: Huckabee Vows To Shake Up Mideast Policies

  Jerusalem – Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee on Wednesday vowed to abandon key American policies in the Mideast if he is elected next year,… Read More ›

End of the road for Mahinda Rajapaksa — Sri Lanka’s ‘warrior king’?

End of the road for Mahinda Rajapaksa — Sri Lanka’s ‘warrior king’?

  Delhi – In hindsight the odds were stacked against such a major comeback — even for Sri Lanka’s most powerful politician of the last decade.… Read More ›

Qualcomm executive dies in plane crash

Qualcomm executive dies in plane crash

Qualcomm marketing executive Michael Copeland was killed in a plane crash this weekend. Copeland, who had served as Qualcomm’s (QCOM, Tech30) senior corporate communications manager… Read More ›

Indonesia crash: Plane was carrying cash lifeline for the poor

Indonesia crash: Plane was carrying cash lifeline for the poor

Jakarta, Indonesia – A passenger plane that crashed in a remote area of Indonesia this week was carrying nearly half a million dollars’ worth of cash… Read More ›

Wall Street Journal denies accusations about Iran reporter

Wall Street Journal denies accusations about Iran reporter

Paper says allegations against former Tehran correspondent ‘are completely false, outlandish and irresponsible’   NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday denied Iranian… Read More ›

Iran says all UN inspectors must receive stamp of approval

Iran says all UN inspectors must receive stamp of approval

Deputy foreign minister claims agreement allows Tehran to bar certain individuals from entering country at its discretion   Any international inspector wishing to enter Iran… Read More ›

Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment

Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment

Genetics specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center says new experiments reveal a mechanism previously unsuspected   Scientists have finally figured out how the key… Read More ›

Foreign Ministry workers: We’ll delay Danon’s departure

Foreign Ministry workers: We’ll delay Danon’s departure

The Foreign Ministry Worker’s Union, which is in a labor dispute with the government, announces it will delay issuing diplomatic passports for PM’s recent appointments.… Read More ›

Battles over Shabbat in Jerusalem intensify: Convenience stores to be fined

Battles over Shabbat in Jerusalem intensify: Convenience stores to be fined

The Jerusalem mayor’s office has decided to start issuing fines to convenience stores open on weekends, causing controversy; some suspect the decision is meant to… Read More ›

IDF soldier wounded in terror attack near Jerusalem

IDF soldier wounded in terror attack near Jerusalem

Soldier wounded by explosive device, soon after another attack near J’lem in which anonymous individuals threw stones at vehicle, lightly wounding 22-month-old and her father.… Read More ›

A world that was

A world that was

Maintaining the memory of an ancient Jewish community.   RHODES, Greece – Officially, the square located in what was once the heart of the Jewish… Read More ›

Remains of Jewish victims of Portuguese Inquisition found in ancient garbage heap

Remains of Jewish victims of Portuguese Inquisition found in ancient garbage heap

Although not as well known, the Portuguese version of the Inquisition was very similar to Spain’s.   A routine excavation in Evora, Portugal, led to… Read More ›

Four Palestinians kidnapped by gunmen in Egyptian Sinai

Four Palestinians kidnapped by gunmen in Egyptian Sinai

A bus with about fifty Palestinians on it was traveling from Rafah on the Egypt-Gaza border to Cairo airport when it was ambushed by the… Read More ›

Moving the needle on settlements debate?

Moving the needle on settlements debate?

With the possibility that the anti-settlement Orthodoxy promulgated by the Obama administration be challenged, the other side of the issue may get a wider hearing… Read More ›

Yom Kippur to once again coincide with Muslim holiday

Yom Kippur to once again coincide with Muslim holiday

Arab business owners appeal to open on Eid al-Adha, a significant day of revenue for shop-keepers and small businesses, which falls on the same day… Read More ›

The drought is going to cost California nearly $3 billion

The drought is going to cost California nearly $3 billion

  California’s ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss… Read More ›