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Escapee Richard Matt was drunk when he was shot and killed, police say

Escapee Richard Matt was drunk when he was shot and killed, police say

Richard Matt — one of two convicted murderers who escaped from a New York prison in June — was drunk at the time of his… Read More ›

Purported ISIS video threatens Croatian hostage

Purported ISIS video threatens Croatian hostage

  In a video purportedly released by ISIS on Wednesday, a group claiming to be ISIS’ branch in the Sinai Peninsula threatens to kill a… Read More ›

Police: Tennessee movie theater attack suspect had been committed 4 times

Police: Tennessee movie theater attack suspect had been committed 4 times

Vincente David Montano, the man who was killed Wednesday by Nashville police after he allegedly went after moviegoers with a hatchet and pepper spray, had… Read More ›

Iran busy cleaning up suspect nuclear site, US intelligence believes

Iran busy cleaning up suspect nuclear site, US intelligence believes

Satellite images show bulldozers at Parchin facility that IAEA is set to inspect in fall   Classified satellite images obtained by US government sources show… Read More ›

Kerry casts doubt on Iran’s desire to annihilate Israel

Kerry casts doubt on Iran’s desire to annihilate Israel

US secretary says Tehran’s ‘fundamental ideological confrontation’ with the Jewish state doesn’t necessarily ‘translate into active steps’   US Secretary of State John Kerry on… Read More ›

Israel ‘doesn’t doubt Obama’s sincerity,’ says official, but disagrees on Iran

Israel ‘doesn’t doubt Obama’s sincerity,’ says official, but disagrees on Iran

After US president’s speech, in which he called Netanyahu ‘sincere’ but ‘wrong,’ Israeli official says agreement hastens war   Israel “doesn’t doubt President Obama’s sincerity”… Read More ›

State comptroller: Defense establishment failed to streamline

State comptroller: Defense establishment failed to streamline

Yosef Shapira releases report on defense budget, finding weak supervision and control by senior staff over streamlining process. State Comptroller Yosef Shapira on Wednesday released… Read More ›

Government vote on budget halted

Government vote on budget halted

Meeting adjourned after Shas ministers boycott vote, Bayit Yehudi leader Bennett threatens to vote against budget over cuts to education; Netanyahu: The conversation is about… Read More ›

Obama: Everyone but Israel supports Iran deal

Obama: Everyone but Israel supports Iran deal

US president delivers speech at university defending nuclear agreement, saying that alternative to diplomacy is war. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that every country that… Read More ›

Malaysia confirms barnacle covered debris found in Reunion is from Flight MH370

Malaysia confirms barnacle covered debris found in Reunion is from Flight MH370

French investigators ascertain that a 2-2.5 meter (6.5-8 feet) wing surface known as a flaperon, belonged to missing airliner.   KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime… Read More ›

Settler leader Dani Dayan appointed ambassador to Brazil

Settler leader Dani Dayan appointed ambassador to Brazil

Dayan, a resident of the Ma’aleh Shomron settlement, was the head of the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea and Samaria from 2007-2013.   Settler… Read More ›

Palestinian religious leaders challenge Jewish presence atop Temple Mount

Palestinian religious leaders challenge Jewish presence atop Temple Mount

Palestinian religious leaders – both Muslims and Christians – signed a declaration stating that Jews have no right to enter the Temple Mount at a… Read More ›

Erdan: Slamming political rivals won’t bring change

Erdan: Slamming political rivals won’t bring change

Left-wing MKs say Right should take responsibility for Jewish terror attacks, not just criticize them   A discussion of last week’s attacks on the Jerusalem gay… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Iran deal will bring war, ‘nightmare’ atomic arms race

Netanyahu: Iran deal will bring war, ‘nightmare’ atomic arms race

In video talk to American Jews, PM accuses accord’s supporters of trying to ‘stifle debate,’ says alternative is to ‘increase sanctions’   The world powers’… Read More ›

Police are hunting a survivalist fugitive in a remote desert in California

Police are hunting a survivalist fugitive in a remote desert in California

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police were searching remote deserts and foothills in Central California on Tuesday for a unidentified fugitive with survivalist skills wanted… Read More ›

Why one CEO thinks the market Box and Dropbox created will be wiped out in two years

Why one CEO thinks the market Box and Dropbox created will be wiped out in two years

  Box and Dropbox are the two poster boys of the booming cloud file sharing and storage space. Box is now worth roughly $2 billion… Read More ›

The first GOP debate field is set — here’s who’s in and who’s out

The first GOP debate field is set — here’s who’s in and who’s out

  After a slew of new polling released over the past few days, the first Republican debate field is set for Thursday night. Fox News,… Read More ›

Los Gatos, CA – Netflix To Give Workers With Babies A Year Of Paid Leave

Los Gatos, CA – Netflix To Give Workers With Babies A Year Of Paid Leave

  Los Gatos, CA – Netflix is letting new parents on its payroll to take up to a year’s paid leave in a move that… Read More ›

New York – Luxury Retailer Neiman Marcus Files For IPO Valued At $100M

New York – Luxury Retailer Neiman Marcus Files For IPO Valued At $100M

  New York – Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has filed for an initial public offering for the second time in a little more than two… Read More ›

Louisville, KY – Shackling Video Ignites Debate On School Discipline

Louisville, KY – Shackling Video Ignites Debate On School Discipline

  Louisville, KY – The boy sat in a chair, the sound of his whimpering interrupted briefly by the clank of metal handcuffs closing around… Read More ›