International

Robot needle will help find that vein

CINCINNATI, Ohio (Press Release)  –Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center announce the formation of Xact Medical, a new company that will seek to commercialize the Fast Intelligent Needle Delivery (FIND) system. The FIND system uses robotics and ultrasound to guide and insert a needle into a patient’s body.

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Expert: PM aims to block Hezbollah enclave in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will convene on Thursday to discuss the “current situation in the Middle East, particularly in light of joint efforts to combat international terrorism,” the Kremlin said on Monday. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process will also be on the agenda, according to the Kremlin. At the start

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International, Middle East

San Francisco asks federal judge to block Trump order penalizing ‘sanctuary’ cities

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco asked a federal judge Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s order threatening to strip federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities that bar police from enforcing immigration laws. The city followed Santa Clara County in asking U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick for a nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump’s executive order

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USA

Does Ivanka Trump Back or Oppose Abortion Rights?

Marchers in New York marked International Women’s Day on Wednesday afternoon by chanting “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Donald Trump Has Got To Go” while walking between two of the real estate mogul’s signature properties. Some hoisted posters featuring coat hangers, a strong symbol for many women in the battle over abortion rights. Meanwhile, the most

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Fred Weintraub, who financed ‘Woodstock’ and helped discover Bruce Lee, dies at 88

Were it not for the renegade work of club owner, Hollywood producer and self-described showman Fred Weintraub, the lives of Bruce Lee, Frankie Valli, Neil Diamond, Richard Pryor and Woody Allen, to say nothing of the mud-encrusted hippies Weintraub captured in the film “Woodstock,” might have taken other turns. Weintraub died Sunday, leaving a legacy

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

President Rivlin sings with Arab Hebrew teacher who went viral

President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nehama hosted at the Presidential residence on Wednesday a teacher named Jeehan Jaber from the Ibn Sina school in Taibe. The president and Jaber called on Arab citizens of Israel to study Hebrew and for Jewish citizens to study Arabic. Jaber was accompanied by Taibe mayor Shuea Masrawa Mantzur,

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Public furor leads to George Bensoussan acquittal

Following widespread public furor over what has been compared to the world-changing Dreyfus trial and described as a “Stalinist show-trial”, a French court acquitted Jewish historian Georges Bensoussan of hate speech charges over his statement that Arabs receive anti-Semitism with their “mother”s milk.” The 17th Criminal Tribunal of Paris acquitted Bensoussan on Tuesday, saying in

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International

Despite promises, Ethiopian immigration still stalled as Israelis pass the buck

Eight months after decision to airlift 1,300 from dwindling Jewish community, officials have not processed a single request; reasons cited include lack of air conditioning in Addis Ababa embassy By Raoul Wootliff and Melanie Lidman In October 2016, 63 Ethiopian immigrants touched down at Ben Gurion Airport to the joy and tears of eagerly waiting

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International, Middle East

Islamic State attack on military hospital in Kabul leaves 30 dead

Kabul (dpa) – Islamic State militants killed at least 30 people in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Wednesday, an official confirmed. Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said more than five dozen were wounded in the attack. The four attackers also died. “All of the victims are patients, visitors

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