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Nigerian forces free 241 women, children in Boko Haram camps, arrest kingpin

Nigerian forces free 241 women, children in Boko Haram camps, arrest kingpin

The Nigerian military rescued 241 women and children in a raid on two camps controlled by the Boko Haram terrorist group, the country’s military said… Read More ›

Pope Francis gets political in Washington debut

Pope Francis gets political in Washington debut

Washington – Pope Francis immediately dove into the whirlpool of U.S. politics on Wednesday, using his first direct address to the nation to weigh in on… Read More ›

Minor violence as sweltering Yom Kippur comes to an end

Minor violence as sweltering Yom Kippur comes to an end

2,220 people treated by medical teams for bike injuries, dehydration; several stone-throwing incidents reported   The Yom Kippur fast passed without major incident Wednesday, despite… Read More ›

IDF troops arrest Palestinian carrying explosives in Jordan Valley

IDF troops arrest Palestinian carrying explosives in Jordan Valley

Suspect taken in for interrogation; several incidents of suspected arson reported across Jerusalem over high holiday   Israel Defense Forces troops manning a post in… Read More ›

Temple Mount closed to Jewish visitors, tourists for Muslim holiday

Temple Mount closed to Jewish visitors, tourists for Muslim holiday

Defense minister eases restrictions on Palestinian access to site for Eid al-Adha, the Festival of the Sacrifice   The Temple Mount will be closed to… Read More ›

Satellite imagery reveals new Russian bases in Syria

Satellite imagery reveals new Russian bases in Syria

Imagery shows another two military facilities under construction in addition to buildup of combat planes and tanks; Kerry: Supporting Assad is attracting foreign fighters who… Read More ›

Photos show soldier, Palestinian moments before shooting

Photos show soldier, Palestinian moments before shooting

Images capture Hadeel al-Shalom and a soldier after she reportedly pulled a knife and before she was fatally wounded. A video showing young Palestinian woman… Read More ›

Erdan rescinds Hirsch appointment to police commissioner

Erdan rescinds Hirsch appointment to police commissioner

After a month of uphill battles and rumors of shady business dealings abroad, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan rescinds appointment of Gal Hirsch due to… Read More ›

Church of Loaves and Fishes to be compensated for June arson attack

Church of Loaves and Fishes to be compensated for June arson attack

Tax Authority initially rejected payout.   Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein on Monday overturned the Tax Authority’s decision to deny the Galilee-based Church of the Loaves and… Read More ›

Abbas to Netanyahu: Chaos at al Aksa could lead to another intifada

Abbas to Netanyahu: Chaos at al Aksa could lead to another intifada

Following a meeting in Paris with French President Francois Hollande, the Palestinian leader said the situation in Jerusalem was “a very dangerous one.”   Palestinian… Read More ›

Senior Israeli official: World needs to see through Abbas’s ‘charade’

Senior Israeli official: World needs to see through Abbas’s ‘charade’

Official says world should finally hold Abbas “accountable” for his behavior.   The international community should end the “charade” whereby Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas… Read More ›

Israeli convicts make the most of High Holy Days behind bars

Israeli convicts make the most of High Holy Days behind bars

Like on the outside, the usual sparsely attended synagogues are bursting on Yom Kippur in prison, with seats in high demand.   As Franz Kafka… Read More ›

Marine Le Pen to stand trial for Muslim-Nazi comparison

Marine Le Pen to stand trial for Muslim-Nazi comparison

In 2010 speech, French National Front leader compared Islamic street prayers to occupation of French territory   PARIS — A top official in the French… Read More ›

Wall Street might be opening its doors to a dark-horse Republican presidential candidate

Wall Street might be opening its doors to a dark-horse Republican presidential candidate

  Wall Street may be warming up to Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Steve Schwarzman, the private-equity titan and Blackstone Group cofounder, hosted a meet-and-greet for… Read More ›

CHINA PMI MISSES …

CHINA PMI MISSES …

  The latest gauge on Chinese factory activity has just been released, and it’s missed expectations. The Caixin-Markit Flash manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI), a… Read More ›

The company that raised the price of a drug yesterday by 5,000% is rolling back the increase

The company that raised the price of a drug yesterday by 5,000% is rolling back the increase

  Turing Pharmaceuticals, a small company that generated outrage over raising the cost of an old anti-infective drug by more than 5,000 percent, said Tuesday… Read More ›

Livermore, CA – 1 Killed, 6 Hurt After Car Smashes Into California Gym

Livermore, CA – 1 Killed, 6 Hurt After Car Smashes Into California Gym

  Livermore, CA – An 80-year-old driver accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake Tuesday before plowing through the doors of a Northern… Read More ›

Chicago – Txt Msgs May Lead To Broad Heart-linked Benefits, Study Says

Chicago – Txt Msgs May Lead To Broad Heart-linked Benefits, Study Says

Chicago –  Txt msgs may b gud 4U. That’s the message in a study that suggests just four monthly text messages might spur health improvements… Read More ›

New York – Brian Williams Returns To Airwaves For Pope Coverage

New York – Brian Williams Returns To Airwaves For Pope Coverage

New York – Brian Williams returned to the airwaves of MSNBC to anchor coverage of the visit of Pope Francis to the United States on… Read More ›

EU ministers choose quota system to address migrant crisis

EU ministers choose quota system to address migrant crisis

European Union interior ministers on Tuesday voted in favor of a quota system to relocate 120,000 asylum-seekers in Europe, an EU source told CNN’s Nic… Read More ›