Thursday, March 28, 2024

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White House Fence Project Obscures Tourists’ View

Washington - Tourists aiming for postcard-perfect photos of the White House at first couldn’t avoid the black metal bicycle racks that were arranged to form an extra security barri...

Report: Iran Seizes Tanker Carrying ‘Smuggled Fuel’

Tehran, Iran - Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking the Revolutionary Guard’s third seizure of...

Israeli Army In No Rush To Go Fully Robotic

Elyakim Army Base - Israel, a world leader in hi-tech, is around 30 years away from its ambition of deploying robot forces, and for now will chose between three prototypes of semi-...

Snubbed By North Korea, Pompeo Hits Other Asian Turbulence

Bangkok - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Thailand on Saturday with his hopes for resuming nuclear talks with North Korea dashed, while facing an escalating trade war with...

2 People Bitten By Sharks Minutes Apart At Florida Beach

New Smyran Beach, Florida - Authorities say two people were bitten by sharks minutes apart at the same Florida beach. Volusia County Beach safety officials told news outlets the t...

Indonesian Capital Hit By Massive 8-Hour Power Outage

Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia’s sprawling capital and other parts of Java island were hit by a widespread power outage on Sunday that affected tens of millions of people. The eig...

Hong Kong Protesters Move To Luxury Shopping District

Hong Kong - Demonstrators in Hong Kong moved en masse to a luxury shopping district Sunday evening after riot police used tear gas to clear out an area they were previously occupyi...

UK’s Johnson Pledges $2.2B More To Public Health System

London - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will pump an additional 1.8 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) into the National Health Service, feeding speculation he wants an ea...

Russian Police Accuse 10 Of Mass Unrest In Crackdown On Eve Of Rally

Moscow - Russian authorities on Friday moved to press criminal charges against 10 people for their involvement in what they called mass unrest at an opposition protest last weekend...

9 Dead in Ohio Mass Shooting – Second Mass Shooting in the U.S. in Less than 24 hours

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says the gunman in a mass shooting that killed nine people in Ohio was wearing body armor and had extra magazines. She says Dayton police officers patrolli...

Israeli Chess Prodigy Sits Out Championships Set On Yom Kippur, Tisha B’Av

Israel - A 14-year-old chess prodigy from Israel turned down free trips to India and Slovakia and compete in chess championships these because they are scheduled to take place on J...

2020 Dems Back Gun Limits After El Paso Mass Shooting

Las Vegas - Democratic presidential candidates expressed outrage Saturday that mass shootings have become chillingly common nationwide and blamed the National Rifle Association and...

Florida Man Targeted Orthodox Jews In $3 Million Ponzi Scheme

Florida - A Florida man targeted Orthodox Jews as part of a Ponzi scheme that cost his marks $3 million in losses. Shayeh Dov, 49, is facing up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 ...

Teen’s Family Say It’s Looking Forward To Truth Coming Out

San Francisco - The family of one of the two California teenagers held in the slaying of an Italian police officer is looking “forward to the truth coming out and our son coming ho...

Jews Have Ugly Noses, Belgian Journalist Writes In Column Attacking Israel

Belgium - Representatives of Flemish Jews filed a police complaint after a Belgian journalist joked about Jews’ noses and accused Israelis of stealing Palestinian land. The refere...

O’Rourke Cancels Prison Tour, Heads To Texas After Shooting

Washinton - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke cancelled a visit to California’s San Quentin State Prison and abruptly flew to his native El Paso, on Texas’ border wit...

US Prosecutors Accuse Honduran President Of Drug Conspiracy

Mexico City - U.S. federal prosecutors have accused the Honduran government of essentially functioning as a narco-state, with the current and former presidents having received camp...

Anti-Semitic Graffiti Painted On Door Of Minneapolis School

Minneapolis, MN - Anti-Semitic graffiti was painted on the door of a school in Minneapolis, the 17th incident reported by the Jewish community so far this year. The graffiti disco...

Hatzolah & Shomrim Of Baltimore Assisted In Search Of Missing Boy – Mother Charged

Baltimore - Hatzolah & Shomrim Of Baltimore joined in a community effort to locate missing 4 year old Malachi Lawson on Friday. Malachi was last seen on August 1, 2019 in the 4...

Swastikas Painted On Jewish-Owned Food Truck In Miami

Little Haiti, Florida - Swastikas were spray-painted on a Jewish-owned food truck in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. The act of vandalism on the Bao Wow Burgers Bruh food ...