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Secular Pam, modern Orthodox Tzippi and haredi Danit answer your questions on percolating issues in Israel’s complicated social and religious fabric.
Secular Pam, modern Orthodox Tzippi and haredi Danit answer your questions on percolating issues in Israel’s complicated social and religious fabric.
Batting dynamo Ben McDermott labelled his match-winning innings the best of his young life as he guided the Hobart Hurricanes to a record-breaking run chase against the Melbourne Renegades on Thursday night.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- James Clapper said he told Donald Trump that U.S. intelligence agencies did not leak a dossier alleging Russia had damaging data on the president-elect.
When you’re flying across the country and you need to do something that requires Wi-Fi connection, it’s always a bummer when your airline does not have a Wi-Fi network or if it charges you extra to connect. Thankfully, you'll never end up in this picture when you’re flying JetBlue from now on.
JetBlue Airways Corp.'s stock rose 0.8% in premarket trade Thursday, after the air carrier reported an increase in a key traffic metric during December. Traffic for the month rose 4.5% from a year ago to 3.97 billion revenue passenger miles, while capacity grew 3.1% to 4.72 billion available seat miles. That translated to a 1.1 percentage point increase in load factor to 84.1%. Revenue per available seat mile slipped 1.5% from a year ago. The stock has gained 9.1% over the past 12 months through Wednesday... Читать дальше...
In April, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.
WINTERSWIJK - Het gezondheidspark bij het streekziekenhuis Koningin Beatrix in Winterswijk zorgt volgens burgemeester en wethouders voor extra werkgelegenheid van 400 tot 600 banen.
Potential amendments to Turkey's constitution proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are a framework for introduction of dictatorship in the country, Ali Seker, lawmaker from the Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) told Sputnik on Thursday.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather said he has offered UFC champion Connor McGregor $15 million and a cut of pay-per-view to fight.
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The dollar is tumbling.
The US dollar index is down by 1% at 100.80 as of 7:56 a.m. ET.
This is the lowest level since December 14, the day that the Fed hiked rates when the index was at 100.73.
"After a choppy North American session [on Wednesday], the dollar and US yields remain under pressure," Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy, wrote.
"The main consideration appears to be the further unwinding of positions when no more details... Читать дальше...
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GENOA CITY, Wis. (AP) — Two girls reported missing in southeastern Wisconsin have been taken into protective custody in Kansas.
SKIEN, Norway (AP) — Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik told a court Thursday that his isolation in prison had deeply damaged him and caused him to be even more radicalized.
The 37-year-old right-wing extremist, who murdered 77 people in a 2011 bomb attack and shooting rampage, is serving a 21-year sentence in a high-security prison in southern Norway, where his correspondence is monitored. Dressed in a black suit and tie, the stone-faced Breivik spoke coherently without emotion, saying he agreed with government attorneys who had warned that the self-proclaimed neo-Nazi had become more radicalized in prison. In a surprise decision, the Oslo District Court in April sided with his claim... Читать дальше...
Mike Pompeo, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the CIA, goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday for his confirmation hearing. Pompeo may be an unfamiliar name to many Americans, but he is well-known — and apparently generally well-respected — among both intelligence professionals and his colleagues on Capitol Hill.
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AHAUS - Een 48-jarige vrouw uit Ahaus is donderdagmorgen zwaargewond geraakt bij een aanrijding door een bus op de Scheelenkamp in haar woonplaats.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called him to denounce the "false and fictitious" report about a dossier that makes salacious claims about him in Russia.
The Bills hired Sean McDermott as their new head coach on Wednesday, which means that Seahawks Kris Richard is unlikely to move up to a head coaching job this offseason. Richard had an interview with the Bills before they settled on McDermott as their choice, but has not appeared on the radar for any of…
The IPO market in London has lost ground, and high-profile U.K. startup Ve Interactive indicated this week that it won’t try to go public locally, but instead aim for an initial public offering in the U.S.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty in the drowning death of her infant daughter more than a year ago in a rain-swollen creek.
How merry a Christmas was it for the retail sector and where was the festive cheer felt the most?