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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 ›

Indian man buried alive by road workers after falling into hole

Indian man buried alive by road workers after falling into hole

  New Delhi – Residents in a rural part of central India made a gruesome discovery over the weekend. They spotted part of an arm protruding… Read More ›

Donald Trump threatens Club for Growth with lawsuit after attack ads

Donald Trump threatens Club for Growth with lawsuit after attack ads

Washington – Donald Trump’s company released a cease-and-desist letter Tuesday demanding that a conservative group stop running a political attack ad against Trump or face “a… Read More ›

Iranian military chiefs deride US passivity, scoff at Republicans

Iranian military chiefs deride US passivity, scoff at Republicans

Speaking at military parade, Tehran’s army head says those who threaten use of force want to return to era of ‘crazy Bush’   TEHRAN —… Read More ›

Palestinian youth killed in West Bank explosion

Palestinian youth killed in West Bank explosion

Israeli troops find teen’s body while on patrol near Hebron. Army checking whether grenade detonated in his hands   A Palestinian youth was killed in… Read More ›

Abbas warns of ‘intifada risk’ over Temple Mount

Abbas warns of ‘intifada risk’ over Temple Mount

Ahead of Yom Kippur, Eid al-Adha, PA president calls situation ‘very dangerous,’ urges Netanyahu to stop uprising ‘we don’t want’   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud… Read More ›

Palestinian woman shot trying to stab IDF soldier dies

Palestinian woman shot trying to stab IDF soldier dies

Assailant, 18, attacked soldier in Hebron, hours after suspected terrorist blew himself up nearby   An 18-year-old Palestinian woman who was shot while attempting to… Read More ›

Day of abandonment: Kids escape parents on holidays by dumping them at the hospital

Day of abandonment: Kids escape parents on holidays by dumping them at the hospital

Israeli hospital staffs have been witnessing a growing phenomenon in recent years: Grownup children trying to get rid of their aging parents before long holidays… Read More ›

No forgiveness from the heat for Yom Kippur

No forgiveness from the heat for Yom Kippur

Weather during the holiest of Jewish holidays is expected to be hard on fasters this year, but Tuesday evening will be comfortable. Fasters, take note:… Read More ›

Yom Kippur poses issues for north London’s Jewish football fans

Yom Kippur poses issues for north London’s Jewish football fans

For many Jews, their ‘other’ religion is soccer   The Jewish community in north and northwest London is segmented along lines of religious observance, wealth,… Read More ›

German intelligence chief warns refugees could be ‘easy prey for Islamists’

German intelligence chief warns refugees could be ‘easy prey for Islamists’

Remarks come just hours after police raided 8 properties in Berlin that they suspect were being used by Islamists supporting fighting in Syria.   BERLIN… Read More ›

Chief Rabbi Lau to Post: One cannot ignore the fact that Israel is a Jewish state

Chief Rabbi Lau to Post: One cannot ignore the fact that Israel is a Jewish state

In an interview with ‘The Jerusalem Post’, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau says the most important message for 5776 is: ‘Let’s start listening to one… Read More ›