New York - Adelsons’ $55 Million For Federal GOP Races Makes Them ‘biggest Spenders’ In All Of American Politics
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New York - Casino mogul and Jewish mega donor Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, have given $55 million in the last few months to groups working to ensure Republican control of the House and Senate after the midterm elections.
The donations make them the “biggest spenders on federal...
Jerusalem - Israel Sets October Deadline To Evacuate Bedouin Village In West Bank
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Jerusalem - The Israeli military has informed residents of a West Bank hamlet that they have until Oct. 1 to leave before their homes face demolition.
Israel says Khan al-Ahmar, an encampment of corrugated shacks outside an Israeli settlement, was illegally built and has offered to resettle...
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Washington - Congress Takes Aim At Shrinking Seats, Legroom On AirplanesToday 01:00 PMWashington - The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be...Read More » |
Dallas, TX - Rising Oil Prices Haven't Hurt The US Economy So FarToday 12:27 PMDallas, TX - America's rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S...Read More » | |||
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Taipei - Taiwanese Protesters Angry At Hair Salon’s Swastika Logo Urinate In Front Of StoreToday 12:00 PMTaipei - A hair salon in northern Taiwan covered the logos on its store signs, which resemble a swastika, after people angry about the image began...Read More » |
Pensacola, FL - Florida Man Gets 20 Years For Cigarette TheftToday 11:30 AMPensacola, FL - A Florida man who stole $600 worth of cigarettes from a convenience store has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison. A jury...Read More » | |||
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Gaza City - Hamas Says Indirect Cease-fire Talks With Israel HaltedToday 10:57 AMGaza City - Gaza's Hamas rulers say their indirect cease-fire talks with Israel have halted. Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri on Sunday blamed the...Read More » |
United Nations - American Victims Want Palestinian Leader Barred From UN MeetToday 10:30 AMUnited Nations - A group of American victims of Palestinian violence are asking President Donald Trump to bar Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas from...Read More » | |||
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Kaunas, Lithuania - Pope Warns Lithuanians To Guard Against Anti-SemitismToday 10:00 AMKaunas, Lithuania - Pope Francis warned Sunday against any rebirth of the "pernicious" anti-Semitic attitudes that fueled the Holocaust as he marked...Read More » |
Moscow - Russia Again Blames Israel For Downing Of Plane By Syrian ForcesToday 09:15 AMMoscow - The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday again blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian plane by Syrian government forces and said Israel...Read More » | |||
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Tehran - Iran's President Blames US After Attack On Military ParadeToday 08:30 AMTehran - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf was behind an attack on a military...Read More » |
New York - Trump Lawyer Giuliani Says Iran's Government Will Be OverthrownToday 12:39 AMNew York - President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Saturday said that U.S. sanctions on Iran are leading to economic pain that...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Trump Administration Moves To Restrict Immigrants Who Use Public BenefitsYesterday 11:59 PMWashington - The Trump administration on Saturday said it would propose making it harder for foreigners to come to the United States or remain there...Read More » |
Nairobi, Kenya - Tanzania Death Toll 209 As Survivor Found In Capsized FerryYesterday 11:30 PMNairobi, Kenya - It was a stunning discovery. As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death toll...Read More » | |||
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Ottawa, Ontario - Canada's Capital Reeling After Tornado Hammers CommunitiesYesterday 11:00 PMOttawa, Ontario - A powerful tornado that carved a path through parts of Canada's capital snapped trees, tossed cars and obliterated dozens of homes...Read More » |
Lima - In Peru, Hitler Runs For Mayor Despite Threat From LenninYesterday 10:24 PMLima - In Peru, Hitler hopes to return to power in a small town in the Andes, despite a threat from a detractor named Lennin. Campaign slogans...Read More » | |||
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Hong Kong - Hong Kong Opens High-speed Rail Link With Mainland ChinaYesterday 10:00 PMHong Kong - Hong Kong on Saturday opened a new high-speed rail link to inland China that will vastly decrease travel times but also raises concerns...Read More » |
Jerusalem - Israeli Court Fines Ultra-Orthodox Radio Station For Banning Women From The AirYesterday 09:30 PMJerusalem - An Israeli court has fined an ultra-orthodox Jewish radio station one million shekels ($280,000) for excluding women from its programmes...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Kavanaugh, Ford Agree To Testify On ThursdayYesterday 09:05 PMWashington - A tentative agreement has been reached for the Senate Judiciary Committee to hear testimony Thursday from Supreme Court nominee Brett...Read More » |
Jerusalem - Thousands Of Ultra-Orthodox Protest Over Shabbat Work On Light RailYesterday 08:49 PMJerusalem - Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak Friday night after a court allowed work on the...Read More » | |||
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Tehran - Militants Attack Iran Military Parade, Killing At Least 25, Army General Blames IsraelYesterday 08:45 PMTehran - Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at...Read More » |
Washington - 55 House Republicans Urge Trump To Allow ‘Israel’ On Passports Of Jerusalem-bornYesterday 08:22 PMWashington - A letter from 55 U.S. House of Representatives Republicans to President Donald Trump asks him to direct the State Department to allow...Read More » | |||
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Washington - AP Sources: Rosenstein Not Serious, Was Sarcastic Of Possible Secret Trump TapingSeptember 21, 2018 06:00 PMWashington - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein floated the idea of secretly recording President Donald Trump last year amid law enforcement...Read More » |
Sao Paulo - Brazil Arrests Man Linked To Hezbollah On Crimes In ParaguaySeptember 21, 2018 05:30 PMSao Paulo - Brazilian police on Friday arrested a fugitive whom U.S. authorities have accused of serving as Hezbollah's financier and who has...Read More » | |||
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New York - Credit Freeze Free Nationwide As Of FridaySeptember 21, 2018 05:00 PMNew York - Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law. A credit freeze restricts access to your credit file...Read More » |
Sterling, VA - Paddlers Sue Over Limited Potomac Access While Trump GolfsSeptember 21, 2018 04:22 PMSterling, VA - Paddlers are suing the U.S. Coast Guard in an attempt to reverse a policy that closes a stretch of the Potomac River when President...Read More » | |||
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New York - Dow Jones Industrials Propel Market To Another New HighSeptember 21, 2018 04:18 PMNew York - Industrials led the Dow to a new closing high on Friday ahead of Monday's major sector reshuffle, capping a week in which investors...Read More » |
New Jersey - Bergen County Sheriff, 4 Undersheriffs Recorded Making Racial Remarks ResignSeptember 21, 2018 04:12 PMBergen County, NJ - A New Jersey sheriff has resigned after being heard in a recording making disparaging comments about blacks and alleging the...Read More » | |||
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Warsaw - Polish Town Accused Of Turning Jewish Cemetery Into Soccer FieldSeptember 21, 2018 03:34 PMWarsaw - A state-funded sports complex was built on a disused Jewish cemetery in southeastern Poland, several Jewish groups complained. The...Read More » |
Washington - IRS To Update W-4 Form In 2019 And 2020September 21, 2018 03:00 PMWashington - The IRS will soon update the W-4 form used by employees at their workplace to better reflect the recent changes to federal tax law. The U.S. Treasury said Thursday that the IRS will update the form in the coming weeks for use for the 2019 tax year. That...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Rosenstein Denies NYT Report That He Proposed Secretly Taping TrumpSeptember 21, 2018 02:53 PMWashington - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is denying a report in The New York Times that he suggested last year he secretly record...Read More » |
Paris - Abbas Denies Palestinians Refused Peace Talks With IsraelSeptember 21, 2018 02:26 PMParis - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has denied U.S. claims the Palestinians have refused to enter peace talks with Israel. Abbas' denial came...Read More » | |||
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Berlin - Nazi War Crimes Suspect, 94, Faces Trial In German Youth CourtSeptember 21, 2018 02:02 PMBerlin - A 94-year-old German is to go on trial accused of being accessory to hundreds of murders in a Nazi concentration camp during World War Two...Read More » |
United Nations - WHO: Alcohol Abuse Kills 3 Million A Year, Most Of Them MenSeptember 21, 2018 01:31 PMUnited Nations - More than 3 million people died in 2016 due to drinking too much alcohol, meaning one in 20 deaths worldwide was linked to harmful...Read More » | |||
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