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Volkswagen, Hyundai to set up hubs in Israel to tap into smart car tech

By Shoshanna Solomon Automotive giants Volkswagen (VW) and Hyundai Motor Company are planning to set up hubs in Israel to tap into the wealth of mobility and smart-car technologies the so-called Startup Nation is churning out. “We are very serious about creating a campus in Tel Aviv,” said Peter Harris, chief customer officer of Volkswagen […]

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International, Middle East

Women in Saudi Arabia cheer news they will be allowed into sport stadiums

Saudi Arabia women attend a rally to celebrate the 87th annual National Day of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 23, 2017. [Photo/VCG] BEIRUT – Women in Saudi Arabia on Monday welcomed the announcement that from next year they will be allowed to watch sporting events in previously all-male stadiums for the first time.

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Middle East

Driver kills at least 8 in Manhattan in what officials say was terror attack

NEW YORK — A terrorist drove down a crowded bicycle and pedestrian pathway in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly a dozen, officials said. The rampage came to an end when the suspect, described as a 29-year-old man, crashed his rented Home Depot truck and ran into the

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Middle East, USA

Michigan judge faces threats, calls for ‘painful death’ over vaccine case

DETROIT — Oakland County Circuit Judge Karen McDonald is facing online harassment, including calls for her to “die a painful death,” for her handling of two controversial cases involving divorced parents who disagree about vaccines. McDonald has drawn the online ire of vaccine critics, upset with her decision to order a 9-year-old boy immunized over

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USA

Facebook tells Congress that 126 million in US may have seen Russia-linked ads

WASHINGTON — As many as 126 million Americans may have seen divisive Russian-generated ads and posts on Facebook over the last two years, apparently part of a wide-ranging effort by Moscow to influence the 2016 presidential election, the social media company told Congress on Tuesday. “Many of the ads and posts we’ve seen so far

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International, USA

Miss Peru Contestants Killed It When Aked About ‘Measurements’

A group of 23 beautiful women from Peru competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Peru 2018, which will lead the winner to participate in the Miss Universe contest. With the slogan “The strength behind beauty,” the organization of the event, in charge of Jessica Newton, Miss Peru 1987, decided to break the tradition and

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International

Exploded tunnel was dug for soldier abductions, Gaza terror leader says

By Dov Lieber Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batsh said Tuesday that the attack tunnel stretching from Gaza into Israeli territory that was blown up by the IDF the previous day had been built by his group for the purpose of kidnapping Israeli soldiers. “The purpose of the tunnel was kidnapping soldiers in order

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Middle East

Rising From the Ashes, Santa Rosa Police Give 1,000 Halloween Costumes to Fire-stressed Kids

This police department is not just dedicated to saving lives – they are also determined to give the kids in their community a chance at a normal holiday season. The Santa Rosa Police Department in California just organized a free costume give away for over a thousand children in their community on Friday. The officers

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USA

Trump Impeachment Petition Reaches 1 Million Signatures

A billionaire’s petition to impeach Donald Trump blew past the 1 million-signature mark this week, just 11 days after he launched the campaign demanding the president’s removal. Tom Steyer, a Democratic donor and ex-hedge fund manager, told Axios on Tuesday that 1,119,720 people have added their names to his website, needtoimpeach.com. Judging from Trump’s tweets,

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USA

Black leaders offer to give Kelly a history lesson after Civil War ‘compromise’ remarks

WASHINGTON — Black congressional leaders, historians and commentators blasted White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s assessment of the causes of the Civil War and comments about former Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, the latest divisive statement on race from the highest levels of the Trump administration. Kelly made his remarks on Laura Ingraham’s television

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USA

Putin assassination plot suspect wounded, wife killed in Ukraine

A Chechen volunteer soldier who was accused of plotting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin was wounded and his wife killed Monday when their car was strafed by gunfire near Kiev. The apparent assassination was the latest involving high-profile figures in Ukraine who bitterly opposed Russia. Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko said Amina Okuyeva

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