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Is China’s 2022 Winter Olympics song too much like ‘Frozen’s’ ‘Let It Go’?

Is China’s 2022 Winter Olympics song too much like ‘Frozen’s’ ‘Let It Go’?

  Beijing – Did Disney’s fictional snow queen of Arendelle help Beijing win its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics? Some Chinese Internet users seem… Read More ›

Death row prisoner: ‘I have been told I am going to be executed seven times’

Death row prisoner: ‘I have been told I am going to be executed seven times’

  Editor’s note : Shafqat Hussain says he was tortured into making a false confession; campaigners say he was a juvenile when convicted. The following… Read More ›

Newborn baby pulled alive from toilet in Beijing

Newborn baby pulled alive from toilet in Beijing

  Police are searching for the mother of a newborn baby girl found wedged face-down in a Beijing toilet on Sunday. Residents heard cries from… Read More ›

US pledges to defend Israel if Iran attacks

US pledges to defend Israel if Iran attacks

Senior official says military action against Islamic Republic ‘always an option,’ but nuclear deal reduces likelihood it’ll be needed   WASHINGTON — The United States… Read More ›

Americans growing more skeptical of Iran deal — poll

Americans growing more skeptical of Iran deal — poll

33 percent oppose agreement, up from 17% last month; over one-third support it, a large majority of them Democrats   Americans who were undecided about… Read More ›

Obama to speak to Jewish leaders in first post-Iran deal meeting

Obama to speak to Jewish leaders in first post-Iran deal meeting

Reps from Jewish organizations to visit White House for presidential meet; Netanyahu to address American Jews via webcast   WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will… Read More ›

Senior American official: If Iran attacks Israel, US will protect it

Senior American official: If Iran attacks Israel, US will protect it

Following nuclear deal with Iran, Washington tries to ease Israel’s fears; official states Israel’s military qualitative edge will be ensured, adding: ‘US intelligence will check… Read More ›

Shin Bet arrests Kahane’s grandson, online incitement continues

Shin Bet arrests Kahane’s grandson, online incitement continues

Far-right activist Meir Ettinger suspected of involvement with extremist Jewish organization; police opens investigation into videos of Netanyahu, Rivlin wearing Nazi uniform. Far-right activist Meir… Read More ›

Hatred is killing the foundation of Israel’s existence

Hatred is killing the foundation of Israel’s existence

Op-ed: Freedom of expression is a noble value, the air democracy breathes; but the court has failed to equip democracy with tools to defend itself… Read More ›

IDF destroys illegally built home in West Bank settlement of Eli

IDF destroys illegally built home in West Bank settlement of Eli

High Court of Justice ruled that the structure and a portion of another must be removed because they were on private Palestinian property.   Just… Read More ›

Moniz to Israeli reporters: Iran deal does not change ‘one iota’ who America’s friends are

Moniz to Israeli reporters: Iran deal does not change ‘one iota’ who America’s friends are

US energy secretary defined America’s friends in the region as Israel, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and “a couple of Arab states.”  … Read More ›

‘A miracle saved my five boys’

‘A miracle saved my five boys’

Emam Dawabsha’s family was in Nablus when the two terrorists, believed to be Jewish extremists, snuck into the West Bank village of Duma and threw… Read More ›

US jets to begin striking Syrian forces if they target pro-US rebels

US jets to begin striking Syrian forces if they target pro-US rebels

US officials have long played down the idea that Assad’s forces would turn their sights on the US-backed Syrian rebels, but they cannot rule out… Read More ›

Democrats say Iran deal all but secure in Congress

Democrats say Iran deal all but secure in Congress

Leaders confident they can deny opponents of nuclear accord a veto-proof two-thirds majority in both chambers   Congressional Democrats are increasingly confident that they will… Read More ›

Wall Street is waiting for Twitter’s stock to hit the level where it becomes a takeover target

Wall Street is waiting for Twitter’s stock to hit the level where it becomes a takeover target

  Twitter’s stock plunged by more than 15% last week after leadership gave Wall Street an ugly report on the state of the company. The sell-off… Read More ›

Thomas Piketty has a new book coming out and Paul Krugman isn’t sure why

Thomas Piketty has a new book coming out and Paul Krugman isn’t sure why

  Thomas Piketty — the French economist who took the economics world by storm last year with his landmark tome “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”… Read More ›

Abercrombie stopped offending its most important customers — and that could spell trouble for the brand

Abercrombie stopped offending its most important customers — and that could spell trouble for the brand

  Being nice isn’t always a good thing. As teen customers continue to flee the brand, Abercrombie has taken several steps to change its image… Read More ›

Helena, MT – ‘Roving Rabbis’ Spread Across Montana On Kosher Mission

Helena, MT – ‘Roving Rabbis’ Spread Across Montana On Kosher Mission

  Helena, MT – Two young Orthodox rabbis have traded their studies in Brooklyn for the back roads of Montana, where they are teaching the… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Campaign Fires Staffer Over Controversial Facebook Posts

Washington – Trump Campaign Fires Staffer Over Controversial Facebook Posts

Washington – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has fired a staffer after racially charged and insulting Facebook posts under his name came to light, a person… Read More ›

Washington – Proof Of Trump’s Charity Giving Elusive

Washington – Proof Of Trump’s Charity Giving Elusive

  Washington – Donald Trump, widely believed to be the wealthiest American ever to run for president, is nowhere among the ranks of the country’s… Read More ›