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Houston, TX – 1 Dead, 1 Injured As Fatal Houston Fire Ravages Home Of Prominent Members Of Houston’s Jewish Community

Houston, TX – 1 Dead, 1 Injured As Fatal Houston Fire Ravages Home Of Prominent Members Of Houston’s Jewish Community

Houston, TX – A devastating fire that swept through the one story Houston home of a well known couple in the Orthodox Jewish community Friday… Read More ›

Olympics: Brazil beats Germany on penalties to win football gold

Olympics: Brazil beats Germany on penalties to win football gold

  Rio de Janeiro – In the center circle, his teammates knelt in prayer, pleading for divine intervention. All around him, 70,000 Brazilians inside the… Read More ›

Mo Farah claims 5,000m and 10,000m double-double at Rio 2016

Mo Farah claims 5,000m and 10,000m double-double at Rio 2016

  The talk of the town at Rio 2016 may have been Usain Bolt’s quest for the “triple-triple” but Britain’s Mo Farah made his own… Read More ›

Ryan Lochte: ‘I over-exaggerated’ Olympics robbery story

Ryan Lochte: ‘I over-exaggerated’ Olympics robbery story

US swimmer Ryan Lochte told NBC’s Matt Lauer it was his fault that a fabricated story about a robbery caused an international Olympics scandal. “I… Read More ›

With detente agreed, Turkey’s deputy PM eyes Israel trip

With detente agreed, Turkey’s deputy PM eyes Israel trip

Jerusalem welcomes deal, calling for swift implementation of reconciliation’s terms, including mutual return of ambassadors   Hours after Turkey’s parliament ratified a reconciliation deal reached… Read More ›

Death toll rises to 50 from ‘IS bombing’ at Turkey wedding

Death toll rises to 50 from ‘IS bombing’ at Turkey wedding

Erdogan says jihadist group ‘likely’ responsible for terror attack targeting heavily Kurdish area near Syrian border   GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AFP) — At least 50 people… Read More ›

The Jewish Olympians among Hitler’s victims

The Jewish Olympians among Hitler’s victims

Largely forgotten, at least 30 Jewish Olympians were murdered in the Holocaust, often displaying uncommon heroism in the face of death   A century before… Read More ›

Certain staff at Israeli delegations to strike Monday in wage dispute

Certain staff at Israeli delegations to strike Monday in wage dispute

‘Local Israeli employees’ will strike on Monday at 12 Israeli missions abroad after 2 ½ years of unresolved negotiation; the striking employees claim that the… Read More ›

Mandarin quintuples in popularity as school subject

Mandarin quintuples in popularity as school subject

From 600 in 2012 to 3,200 come the fall, the number of Israeli pupils who are choosing to learn China’s official language are on the… Read More ›

Hamas set to take majority of West Bank cities in local elections

Hamas set to take majority of West Bank cities in local elections

As part of its efforts to take over the Palestinian Authority, Hamas unexpectedly decided to run in the West Bank municipal elections; this led Israel… Read More ›

Iran unveils its domestic answer to Russia’s S-300 missile defense system

Iran unveils its domestic answer to Russia’s S-300 missile defense system

Iran’s deal to import Russia’s S-300 was put on hold amid international sanctions in 2010, prompting the Islamic Republic to develop its own missile defense… Read More ›

‘Explosives found at Lebanon border were part of Hezbollah terror plot’

‘Explosives found at Lebanon border were part of Hezbollah terror plot’

Authorities originally believed that the explosives found in Metullah last month belonged to local criminals.   A bag full of explosives located in a wooded… Read More ›

Gaza rocket explodes in southern Israel’s Sderot; none injured

Gaza rocket explodes in southern Israel’s Sderot; none injured

IAF strikes terrorist infrastructure targets in Gaza following the rocket attack in Sderot.   A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip exploded in the southern… Read More ›

Nablus’s Kingmaker

Nablus’s Kingmaker

In Nablus municipal elections, Fatah makes moves to support the list of Adly Yaish, who Hamas backed in 2005 municipal elections.   In 2005, Hamas… Read More ›

US says $400m cash delivery to Iran was ‘leverage’ for release of prisoners

US says $400m cash delivery to Iran was ‘leverage’ for release of prisoners

In first, State Department admits connection between payment, prisoner swap and implementation of controversial nuke deal   The US State Department on Thursday said that… Read More ›

US veterans’ group to host Clinton and Trump for televised event focused on national security

US veterans’ group to host Clinton and Trump for televised event focused on national security

  Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will host Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for a live televised forum that focuses on national security… Read More ›

Here’s why the NSA won’t release a ‘smoking gun’ implicating Russia in these major hacks

Here’s why the NSA won’t release a ‘smoking gun’ implicating Russia in these major hacks

  Was Russia behind the massive hack of the Democratic National Committee, or the latest breach of what appears to be the NSA’s elite hacking… Read More ›

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says his company’s self-driving cars will create more jobs, not destroy them

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says his company’s self-driving cars will create more jobs, not destroy them

  Travis Kalanick says that Uber needs to move fast on self-driving cars or face an “existential threat” from foes like Google. But the CEO’s… Read More ›

Montpelier, VT – Sanders’ Wife Defends Non-disclosure, Vacation Home Buy

Montpelier, VT – Sanders’ Wife Defends Non-disclosure, Vacation Home Buy

  Montpelier, VT – Sen. Bernie Sanders has pushed hard for transparency on U.S. trade and campaign finance, but has been far less aggressive in… Read More ›

Washington – Hackers Targeted Trump Campaign, Republican Party Groups: Sources

Washington – Hackers Targeted Trump Campaign, Republican Party Groups: Sources

  Washington – Hackers targeted the computer systems of presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican Party organizations as well as Democratic Party networks, sources familiar… Read More ›