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US calls Iran’s actions in Arabian Gulf ‘unsafe’ and “provocative”

US calls Iran’s actions in Arabian Gulf ‘unsafe’ and “provocative”

General Joseph Votel told reporters at a Pentagon press briefing that Iran was alone is carrying out what he said was the “unprofessional” harassment of… Read More ›

Jewish GOP billionaire abandons Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

Jewish GOP billionaire abandons Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

Martin Selig, a Jewish property developer who fled Nazi Germany with his family in 1939, originally cast his support for Trump.   WASHINGTON – A… Read More ›

Settlement building ‘surged’ in recent months — UN envoy

Settlement building ‘surged’ in recent months — UN envoy

Quartet’s calls to halt construction in East Jerusalem and West Bank ignored by Jerusalem, peace process coordinator says   Settlement construction has “surged” in the… Read More ›

Why Hillary Clinton won’t do a press conference

Why Hillary Clinton won’t do a press conference

  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton hasn’t held a press conference in 2016—265 days and counting—and grumblings from the press have now built into a… Read More ›

China has all but ended the charade of a peaceful rise

China has all but ended the charade of a peaceful rise

  There was a time when China tried hard to convince the world that its rise is peaceful. That pretense was abandoned seven years ago… Read More ›

The government just announced some big changes to try and fix Obamacare

The government just announced some big changes to try and fix Obamacare

  The government is offering some ideas to try and fix the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, amid a series of missteps that have… Read More ›

Los Angeles – Airport Scare Hard To Avoid With Cascade Of False Reports

Los Angeles – Airport Scare Hard To Avoid With Cascade Of False Reports

  Los Angeles – In the moments before reports of gunshots created a panic at the Los Angeles airport, police with weapons drawn had confronted… Read More ›

New York – Fitbit Makes Exercise Even More Of A Game

New York – Fitbit Makes Exercise Even More Of A Game

  New York – Fitbit wants to help you exercise more by making you think you’re hiking famous trails instead of strolling around your neighborhood.… Read More ›

San Francisco – Kaepernick’s Decision To Sit Through Anthem Scrutinized

San Francisco – Kaepernick’s Decision To Sit Through Anthem Scrutinized

  San Francisco – From the White House to San Francisco police union headquarters and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Colin Kaepernick’s name came up… Read More ›

Safety tip from India’s tourism minister: Don’t wear skirts

Safety tip from India’s tourism minister: Don’t wear skirts

India’s tourism minister is furiously backpedaling after suggesting that women who visit India shouldn’t wear skirts for their own safety. Mahesh Sharma made the comments… Read More ›

Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka,’ dead at 83

Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka,’ dead at 83

Gene Wilder, who brought a wild-eyed desperation to a series of memorable and iconic comedy roles in the 1970s and 1980s, has died, his lawyer,… Read More ›

Abedin, Weiner separating after new sexting allegations

Abedin, Weiner separating after new sexting allegations

Washington – Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin announced Monday that she and former US Rep. Anthony Weiner are separating after new reports surfaced that… Read More ›

When a Jewish Holocaust survivor ‘pissed’ on Hitler’s henchman

When a Jewish Holocaust survivor ‘pissed’ on Hitler’s henchman

Having captured Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher, a trembling Werner Meritz told fellow US soldiers he was going to have revenge   JTA — It sounds… Read More ›

Some scientists say human-caused geological epoch upon us

Some scientists say human-caused geological epoch upon us

Carbon dioxide, nuclear bombs and the domestic chicken all factor into recommendation to declare onset of ‘Anthropocene’   The human impact on Earth’s chemistry and… Read More ›

Israel’s ‘modest’ swimmers wade into burkini controversy

Israel’s ‘modest’ swimmers wade into burkini controversy

Both Israeli Arabs and Jews insist full-body swimwear isn’t just for religious women, and government has no place making fashion decrees   Burkinis may be… Read More ›

Ben-Eliezer’s death gives prosecutors a headache

Ben-Eliezer’s death gives prosecutors a headache

Former Minister Ben-Eleizer was in the middle of bribery and fraud hearings when he passed away; now, the prosecution has to give back all of… Read More ›

Egypt seeks tougher punishment for female genital mutilation

Egypt seeks tougher punishment for female genital mutilation

The practice, considered by many in the country as preserving a girl’s purity, can lead to significant health complications and even death. A new bill… Read More ›

Officer in Azaria case cross-examined on witness stand

Officer in Azaria case cross-examined on witness stand

The platoon commander from the Hebron soldier’s infantry company testified Monday morning, becoming the first IDF official to give testimony on behalf of the defense.… Read More ›

PM to meet with religious party leaders in bid to resolve coalition crisis

PM to meet with religious party leaders in bid to resolve coalition crisis

Railway chief: Two-year delay if Shabbat work halted.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with the heads of the United Torah Judaism and Shas… Read More ›

Israeli-Chinese hardware incubator launches in Tel Aviv

Israeli-Chinese hardware incubator launches in Tel Aviv

“The Chinese interest in the Israeli startup scene is undeniable yet it is not easy for Israeli companies to break into the Chinese market…” Hila… Read More ›