JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said security coordination with Israel will remain frozen despite Israel removing the metal detectors it placed at the entrances for Muslim worshippers to the Temple Mount. Abbas made the announcement on Tuesday hours after the metal detectors and security cameras placed at the holy site less than two…
A small plane painted like the Nazi-era Messerschmitt BF 109 landed on a highway just north of Atlanta, according to the Times of Israel. The plane, complete with a swastika on the tail, was being flown by stunt pilot Fred Meyer, who told local news that the plane was painted like that because it “is…
An Israeli professor has agreed to pay more than $850,000 to settle U.S. claims he engaged in insider trading in Jerusalem-based Mobileye NV, a maker of sensors and cameras for self-driving vehicles, ahead of its $15.3 billion takeover by Intel Corp. According to an agreement filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday…
Snopes.com, the myth-busting site that’s been debunking internet-era myths since 1994, is asking for donations for the first time in its history. As the result of a protracted legal battle between its former web contractors, Snopes is asking for donations of $10 or more to help keep the site afloat. “Dear readers,” the plea reads,…
Over the weekend, the 24-year-old rapper Lil Twist posted a video of himself getting three in-home tattoos — including the Hebrew word “ne’eman,” meaning “loyal,” stenciled above his left eyebrow. The tattoo artist can be seen looking up the Hebrew spelling of “loyal” on Google in the video. Twizzy Tat Session @rockrollg @ashtonkingg YOUNG MULA…
Silicon Valley baron Elon Musk insulted rival billionaire Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, escalating a tech wizard war of words over whether robots will become smart enough to kill their human creators. “His understanding of the subject is limited,” Musk said in a tweet about the Facebook Inc founder whose algorithms and other technology revolutionized social…
As the rapper Ludacris sings in “My Chick Bad”, “Jimmy Choo fetish keep me fresh like lettuce.” Now fashion designer Michael Kors will be rich as romaine—the upscale fashion company bought the luxury shoe and accessory brand Jimmy Choo for a reported $1.2 billion today. Jimmy Choo, which has become synonymous with extravagance thanks to…
Rod Rosenstein, the top Justice Department official who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller, stuck close to President Trump’s line on Tuesday, praising the new leader’s policies in a speech to the NAACP. “In President Trump’s inaugural address, he said that Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families and good jobs…
Jared Kushner basically used the time-honored “I forgot” excuse when it came to a few pesky meetings with Russian operatiives. Kushner Companies, the real estate firm linked to the presidential son-in-law has encountered some paperwork difficulties of its own – running afoul for having failed to register as rent-stabilized units that the corporation got a…
(JTA) — A Guinness World Record for the most dreidels spinning at one time was set at the Boy Scouts of America’s 2017 National Jamboree. Some 820 dreidels spun simultaneously for 10 seconds Sunday at the Summit Bechtel Family Scout Reserve in Glen Jean, West Virginia, breaking the mark of 754 set in Tel Aviv…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Reform movement joined an array of health advocacy groups in urging the U.S. Senate to reject a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the signature Obama presidency health care reform legislation. “Every U.S. Senator should vote no on health care repeal,” said the full-page ad appearing Monday in The New York…
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