By Raphael Ahren Sweden is eagerly seeking to improve the currently less-than-stellar relations between Stockholm and Jerusalem, the speaker of the country’s parliament said this week during a three-day trip to the region. “The purpose of my visit is to show that there’s a big interest in the Swedish side to have a good relationship […]
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International, Middle EastA teenage model has sold her virginity online to a wealthy Abu Dhabi businessman for £2.2 million (more than $2.9 million). The 19-year-old teenager, who chooses to identify herself by the name Giselle, used the German website, Cinderella Escorts, to sell her virginity to the highest bidder, in order to pay her tuition fees and
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InternationalAn Ohio Republican state legislator who consistently touts his faith and his anti-LGBT stances resigned this week after being caught having sex with a man in his office. Representative Wes Goodman, who is married, was reportedly seen by someone who is not a staffer having sex with a man inside his Riffe Center office. The
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USAA special herb might be able to prevent cavities and stop people from having to go to the dentist. Scientists have found an ingredient in the herb called Chinese gall (scientific name Galla Chinensis) that works to prevent tooth decay and then boosted its power, what could potentially be the first step toward natural anti-cavity
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationPope Francis’ new car definitely looks like an angel! The 80-year-old was presented with the keys to a brand-new white with yellow-gold detailing Lamborghini Huracan, specially-made for him by the Italian brand, and inspired in his cassock. According to Vatican News, the luxury car base price usually starts at US$274,390, but, now that the Pope
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InternationalA week after the ruckus over blue checks on Twitter, the company has updated its policy on verifications and revoked the verifications of some white supremacists. Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler and others have lost the blue check marks next to their names on Twitter. “We are conducting an initial review of verified accounts and will
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International, USAIn a ruling that could set a precedent for lawsuits over the effects of climate change, a panel of appeals judges on Tuesday found three paint manufacturers responsible for the health hazards of lead paint in California homes and upheld an order that they pay to abate the dangers. The companies — ConAgra, NL Industries
By Stuart Winer Reform Jews clashed with ultra-Orthodox worshipers and security personnel at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Thursday, after attempting to pray at the site in celebration of newly ordained male and female rabbis. While members of the group, who fought security guards as they entered the Western Wall plaza with Torah scrolls, claimed
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastNEWARK — A hopelessly deadlocked jury brought an end to the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez Thursday with the declaration of a mistrial, after a contentious 11-week courtroom drama that concluded without a final act. The government now must decide whether to retry the Democratic lawmaker from New Jersey and co-defendant Salomon Melgen,
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USATexas truck A Texas truck driver has been displaying a huge anti-Trump message around town, and it has residents so fired up that the local prosecutor is considering pressing charges against the driver. “I have received numerous calls regarding the offensive display on this truck as it is often seen along FM 359,” Sheriff Troy
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Govs. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Rick Scott of Florida did not hesitate for a second Wednesday when asked what Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore should do amid accusations that he was engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior with teenagers as young as 14 when he was in his 30s. “He
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USAJohn Rood CAPITOL HILL: President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job appears to be in jeopardy after a bipartisan savaging by Senators John McCain and Elizabeth Warren this morning. At issue: Whether John Rood, who runs international sales at the world’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, would recuse himself from policy discussions affecting
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USAWASHINGTON — House Republicans approved their sweeping tax-cut package Thursday, setting up a showdown with the Senate, where Republicans are struggling to take a different approach. Shortly before the House vote, President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill to bolster Republicans determined to push the tax package through Congress — and accomplish a top GOP
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USABy Shoshanna Solomon When 21-year old Joseph Sokol moved to Israel in 2014 to study in Jerusalem’s Yeshiva Machon Meir, he found paying his rent in Israel from a bank in hometown of Los Angeles very inconvenient. “I had to transfer money from one bank account to my Israeli account and then change the money
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