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Gun-toting rabbi says congregants should arm themselves
New York Post - 29 Oct 2018 00:09
New York City's gun-toting rabbi has renewed his call to arm shul-goers after an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday. "You must have it," Rabbi Gary Moscowitz said of armed congregants...
Syria Reopens Its National Museum After It Was Closed 6 Years Amid Civil War
Time - 29 Oct 2018 04:15
Syria's National Museum reopened on Sunday, more than six years after the institution was shut down amid civil war
US envoy confidant about achieving N. Korea denuclearization
Miami Herald - 29 Oct 2018 05:30
The top U.S. envoy for North Korea has expressed confidence about achieving North Korea's nuclear disarmament. There are worries about the slow pace of nuclear diplomacy since U.S. Secretary of …
President Trump marks Halloween at the White House
Boston - 29 Oct 2018 00:49
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are marking Halloween at the White House by handing out candy to kids at a festive event on the South Lawn
How Saudi Arabia Wins Friends
The New York Times - 29 Oct 2018 07:09
In the aftermath of the Khashoggi murder, the kingdom has fallen back on the old tactic of wielding its oil wealth to buy loyalty.
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Sacked Over Alleged Assassination Plot as the Nation Edges Toward Crisis
Time - 29 Oct 2018 04:53
President Maithripala Sirisena did not reveal the details of the alleged plot
Democratic donor Tom Steyer calls GOP House Majority Leader's tweet about him anti-Semitic
The Week - 29 Oct 2018 04:29
Billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer on Sunday condemned a now-deleted tweet by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), which he believes was anti-Semitic. On Tuesday, McCarthy posted a tweet targeting Steyer...
Trump congratulates Brazil's Bolsonaro on election win
Reuters - 29 Oct 2018 04:14
U.S. President Donald Trump called Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory and both men expressed a strong commitment to work together, the White House said.
Female suicide bomber wounds many in central Tunis
Miami Herald - 29 Oct 2018 17:03
A suicide bomber blew herself up on a busy Tunis avenue on Monday afternoon, killing herself and wounding nine other people, mostly police officers, Tunisia's Interior Ministry said. The 30-year-old …
The story behind viral photo of man cradling baby that was shared around the world
ABC News - 29 Oct 2018 16:50
It's been shared almost half a million times.
Thousands of U.S. troops could be sent to Mexico border: source
Reuters - 29 Oct 2018 16:49
The total number of U.S. troops heading to the border with Mexico could be in the thousands but there is no firm figure yet, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday, offering a much higher estimate than the 800 to 1,000 i...
Pentagon to deploy 5,000 active-duty troops to southern border to halt migrant caravan
USA Today - 29 Oct 2018 16:48
The Pentagon is preparing to announce that up to 5,000 active duty troops will head to the southern border to stop a migrant caravan.
WATCH: Bus swept away after attempting to drive through flood waters
ABC News - 29 Oct 2018 16:47
The driver of the bus drove through a low-water crossing on Oct. 16, according to police.
Merkel has dominated European politics in 13 years as German leader
Reuters - 29 Oct 2018 16:46
Angela Merkel heralded on Monday the end of a 13-year era in which she has dominated German and European politics, saying she would not seek re-election as head of her ruling conservatives and that this would be her last...
How is the stock market doing today? Dow climbs in early trading
USA Today - 29 Oct 2018 16:44
Technology companies are climbing, with open-source software company Red Hat surging after IBM agreed to buy it for $34 billion in stock.
Indonesia plane with 189 on board crashes after asking to return to base
Reuters - 29 Oct 2018 16:42
An Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea on Monday as it tried to circle back to the capital, Jakarta, from where it had taken off minutes earlier, and there were likely no survivors, official...
Sessions not expected to last past midterm elections
New York Post - 29 Oct 2018 16:05
Supporters of embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions expect him to be fired after the midterm elections but are lobbying President Trump to allow him to leave with dignity, according to a report. They argue that despit...
U.S.-bound migrants enter Guatemala, others clash at border
Reuters - 29 Oct 2018 05:28
A new group of migrants bound for the United States set off from El Salvador and crossed into Guatemala on Sunday, following thousands of other Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence who have taken similar journe...
Indonesia's Lion Air Says It Lost Contact With a Passenger Airplane
Time - 29 Oct 2018 05:13
A search and rescue effort has been launched for the Boeing 737-800 plane
Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony
Miami Herald - 29 Oct 2018 05:07
A Japanese princess has married a commoner in a ceremony at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine. Princess Ayako is the 28-year-old daughter of the emperor's cousin, and the groom, 32-year-old Kei Moriya, …
Malaysia launches sale of superyacht linked to graft scandal
Miami Herald - 29 Oct 2018 05:03
Malaysia's government has launched a one-month auction for a luxury yacht bought with money stolen from the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund. The sale that began Monday came …
'We will rebuild': Rabbis recall horror during synagogue shooting
New York Post - 29 Oct 2018 04:46
Rabbis from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh spoke out on Sunday night about the deadly shooting that happened there this weekend — with some recalling the frightening moments when bullets started flying. “I ...