International

Guy Makes Hilarious Commercial to Sell His Girlfriend’s Used Car–and Bidding Soars

Max Lanman knew that a description on Craigslist would not do his girlfriend’s 1996 Honda Accord justice. So instead of making a boring ol’ internet ad, he filmed his own car commercial for the automobile – and it is hilarious. The cheeky minute-long video is shot in almost the exact same style as typical modern […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

GOP tells Roy Moore to step down if allegations of teen sex are true

Top Republicans in Washington said their candidate in Alabama’s Senate race, former state Chief Justice Roy Moore, must drop out of the election if allegations that he enticed an underage girl into a sexual encounter decades ago are true. The Washington Post reported that a woman says Mr. Moore initiated the encounter when she was

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USA

SAUDI ARABIA – Dozens more Saudis detained in $100 billion corruption sweep

Dozens more people have been taken into custody by Saudi authorities, the kingdom said Thursday, bringing to 201 the number detained in a sweep that investigators say has uncovered at least $100 billion in corruption. Saudi critics and experts have called the unprecedented purge of top princes and businessmen a bold and risky move by

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Middle East

Federal judge in Baltimore considers whether to freeze Trump ban on transgenders in the military

BALTIMORE — Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union urged a federal judge in Baltimore on Thursday to freeze President Donald Trump’s impending ban on transgender Americans serving in the military. The attorneys sought an injunction in U.S. District Court, arguing that the judge should stop the rollout until the ACLU can present its argument

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USA

North Korea’s Alliance With Syria Reveals A Wider Proliferation Threat

The longstanding cooperation between the two regimes seems to have intensified during Syria’s war, with troubling implications for future missile, chemical, and even nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. North Korea’s decades-old military alliance with the Assad regime is stoking fears inside the Trump administration that Kim Jong-un is not only profiting from Syria’s six-year

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International, Middle East, USA

Texas church might be demolished and replaced by memorial after shooting

The pastor of the Texas church where a gunman carried out a massacre has discussed knocking down the building and replacing the structure with a memorial, a spokesman for the national Southern Baptist Convention said Thursday. The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, about 35 miles outside San Antonio, has remained closed since gunman

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USA

For first time in 100 years, Luftwaffe in Israel’s skies in huge air drill

By Judah Ari Gross OVDA AIR BASE – Way down, down in the Negev Desert — or, more accurately, in the skies above it — the countries of Falcon Land and Nowhere Land are waging a vicious aerial war, with dozens of fighter jets dogfighting and bombing each other’s infrastructure. So far there have been

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International, Middle East, USA

New Trader Joe’s Snack Could Reduce Peanut Allergies

Trader Joe’s is now selling Bamba, an Israeli snack that is long overdue for a triumphant entrance into the mainstream U.S. market. Bamba is “crunchy, airy, peanutty and highly craveable—kind of like a cheese puff without the cheese,” Trader Joe’s said in its announcement in late October. The snack is made with just four ingredients,

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Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

Israeli government has lost its way, says Corbyn’s visiting foreign policy chief

By Raphael Ahren The current Israeli government “has lost its way,” UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry said Thursday, citing the ongoing “occupation” and the “misery” of the Palestinians. In an exclusive interview with The Times of Israel, the woman who hopes to become Britain’s next top diplomat explained in great detail why she would

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International, Middle East

Egyptian envoy hails peace with Israel as top officials snub memorial invite

By Tamar Pileggi Egypt’s ambassador to Israel on Thursday said his country’s 1979 peace agreement with Israel should serve as encouragement to Palestinians and other Arab states to reach their own peace agreements with the Jewish state. “We can say, ‘Look, we have reached peace, there is no reason why you cannot reach this peace

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Middle East