Category Archives: World
US says airfares hit new lows after factoring inflation
The average fare for airline travel within the United States has hit the lowest level since the government started keeping track in 1995, after adjusting for inflation. However, that doesn’t count fees that airlines add for things like checking a bag, getting a better seat, or moving up in the boarding line. Read more » »
Cognizant of its Roots, AHEPA Condemns Alabama Publisher’s KKK Editorial
America’s largest organization of people of Greek descent has come out— with good reason— against an Alabama publisher who called on Ku Klux Clan to “clean out Washington. Read more » »
Israel aiming to land on moon with SpaceX launch
by MARCIA DUNN , AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Israel aims to land on the moon after hitching a ride with SpaceX. The Falcon rocket is scheduled to blast off Thursday night from Cape Canaveral, Florida. A communications satellite for Indonesia is the main cargo. Read more » »
“I am not a Holocaust denier – I am not an anti-Semite”
Browse > Home / News / “I am not a Holocaust denier – I am not an anti-Semite” February 21, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk Read on for article Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman has cancelled British conspiracy theorist David Icke’s visa ahead of lecture tour planned next month. Read more » »
Why politicians, and everyone, need to think about legacy
OPINION — At least the bill was approved on a voice vote. That was the bill that would make lynching a federal crime, passed in the Senate late last week — in 2019. Let that sink in. The legislation still must be approved by the Democrat-controlled House, which is expected to happen with no problem, and be signed into law by President Donald Trump. Read more » »
Édito du Président du B’nai B’rith France Philippe Meyer
#ÇaSuffit Partout en France, des milliers de citoyens sont descendus dans la rue pour dire Non à l’antisémitisme. Non à ce mal profond qui ronge notre société. Non à cette escalade dangereuse qui menace la République. Non à cette bête immonde qui cible les juifs au quotidien, encore et toujours. Non à la haine. Read more » »
Tortoise feared extinct found on remote Galapagos island
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos island of Fernandina. Read more » »
Neptune’s newest, tiniest moon likely fragment of bigger one
by MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune’s newest and tiniest moon is probably an ancient piece of a much larger moon orbiting unusually close. Read more » »
Matthew Stein | Obituaries
Matthew Stein | Obituaries Leader-TelegramOn Monday, February 18th, 2019, Matthew A. Stein, age 46, of Eau Claire passed away after a long battle with cancer. Read more » »
After surgery, Michael Cohen’s prison date postponed to May
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has agreed to postpone the start of ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s prison sentence by two months to May 6. New York Judge William Pauley approved the delay Wednesday after Cohen’s lawyers said he needed more time to recover from shoulder surgery and prepare for Congressional testimony. They noted prosecutors did not object. Read more » »
