The last commander to lead the IDF troops who defended the besieged Gush Etzion bloc in 1948, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Avraham “Abrasha” Tamir has passed away at age 86. Tamir, who served in the IDF from the time of the 1948 War of Independence to the 1982 Lebanon War, died Monday in Tel Aviv. He is [...]
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SymbolPriceChangeCMCSK20.56+0.50DIS37.06+0.01JPM39.95+0.28SNE35.19-0.20TWX31.65+0.14{“s” : “cmcsk,dis,jpm,sne,twx”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} LOS ANGELES (AP) — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. took a near-final step to emerging from bankruptcy on Monday as a slimmer studio that has a lot of its future riding on “The Hobbit” two-part movie series. The studio known for its roaring lion and classics such as “The [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Before too long, the government check will no longer be in the mail. Officials have settled on the dates when millions of people will no longer be able to get their Social Security and other benefit checks by mail. New recipients of benefits will have to accept paperless payments starting on May [...]
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A ricocheted bullet fired by a Border Police special unit Monday struck an Arab terrorist near the village of Bidu, next to Givat Ze’ev in northern Jerusalem. The wounded man was evacuated in serious condition to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. (IsraelNationalNews.com) From: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/141246
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Those stubbornly high gas pump prices might seem like an unwelcome house guest who overstays his welcome, come January. Drivers in many states already pay at least $3 a gallon for regular and analysts don’t expect any relief soon. That’s because crude oil has hovered between $83 and $89 a barrel since Thanksgiving. The national [...]
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SymbolPriceChangeAMZN183.29+5.71CMCSK20.56+0.50NFLX178.05-1.97{“s” : “amzn,cmcsk,nflx”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules aimed at prohibiting broadband providers from becoming gatekeepers of Internet traffic now have just enough votes to pass the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday. The rules would prohibit phone and cable companies from abusing their control over broadband connections to discriminate [...]
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Natural Good Sleep: Tips on Melatonin, Valerian, and More We’ve all been there — you’re too wired to drift to sleep. Or you wake up in the middle of the night. Insomnia can be debilitating. What’s your ploy for getting a decent night’s sleep? Doctors say it’s important to look at your lifestyle — whether [...]
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Obviously it would be an exaggeration to call the tension surrounding the military exercise conducted by South Korea on tiny Yeonpyeong Island, scene of last month’s North Korean shelling that resulted in 4 South Korean dead, reminiscent of the 1950 Korean War. Obviously China and Russia have no interest in encouraging a North Korean [...]
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In this Dec. 14, 2010 photo, trader Robert Moran, left, check prices as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo) LONDON (AP) — World stock markets were mixed Monday as investors watched with unease as South Korea went ahead with a military drill on a frontline island despite threats [...]
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Soldiers remove household gas tanks that survived the fires and explosions after an oil pipeline exploded in San Martin Texmelucan, Mexico, Sunday Dec. 19, 2010. An oil pipeline operated by Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, exploded early Sunday when thieves were attempting to steal oil, killing at least 27 people, injuring at [...]
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