Smoothly and confidently, Syrian President Bashar Assad merged into traffic at a large roundabout in Damascus before driving himself to the suburbs where his forces are battling rebels. The traffic

Continuing a years-long tradition of making the multi-hour trek to Albany to advocate for the needs of the Jewish community, members of Agudath Israel of America’s executive staff, community leaders

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A key executive behind Amazon Go, the online leader’s much heralded cashier-less grocery store, says she was surprised at how many customers were hesitant to just walk out the store.

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Well-known actress Cynthia Nixon said on Twitter Monday that she’ll challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York’s Democratic primary in September. Her announcement sets up a race pitting an unabashed

Arabs are asked if they view all or just eastern Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine and if they would permit the Jewish areas to remain under Israeli control. (YWN

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