Polish Ambassador to Israel Spat On and Verbally Abused in Tel AvivPoland’s prime minister on Wednesday condemned what he described as a “xenophobic act of aggression” on the country’s ambassador to Israel, who was spat at and verbally abused on a Tel Aviv street at a time of rising tensions between the two nations.

Verena Bahlsen says she 'deeply regrets' claim her company treated forced laborers 'well' in WWII; company employed around 200 forced laborers, mostly women, between 1943 and 1945

 Workers Rescued From Scaffold Flying Loose Atop 50-Story OKC TowerTwo window washers have been rescued from a dangling scaffold above the roof of a nearly 850-foot (259 meters) skyscraper in downtown Oklahoma City.
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Substandard education and brain drain are urgent existential threats to the country, says economist Dan Ben-David, and politicians need to do something before it’s too late

Likud party sources reportedly claim PM considering coalition without Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu by fielding just 60 of the Knesset's 120 MKs -- but Kahlon opposes the idea

The European Union will review whether Palestinian Authority textbooks promote hatred and violence, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said late last month.
The “comprehensive” academic study will “be carried out by an independent and internationally recognised research institute,” with plans to begin at an unspecified date this spring, Federica Mogherini announced in an April 24 statement.
Its Terms of Reference were “currently being prepared with a view to identifying possible incitement to hatred and violence and any possible lack of compliance” with peace and tolerance standards laid out by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), she added. “Necessary funds have been reserved in the 2019 budget.”

Police reportedly investigating if blast was so-called 'work accident' that took place while explosives were being transported; dead man said to be associate of known criminals

Russian leader meets US Secretary of State in Sochi, insists Iranians have been fulfilling their part of 2015 pact, but warns agreement is 'falling apart' and Europe can't save it

New law prohibits 'ideologically or religiously influenced' head-coverings, but Sikh patka and Jewish kippa not affected

The State Department on Wednesday ordered all “non-emergency U.S. government employees” to leave Iraq amid soaring tensions with Iran, which backs proxy forces there.
It said in a statement that the announcement affects both the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Baghdad, and a consulate in the northern city of Irbil.
“Normal visa services at both posts will be temporarily suspended,” the department said. “The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Iraq.”

Threat came from Iraqi militia 'commanded and controlled' by Revolutionary Guards; Trump predicts Iran will 'soon' want to start talks amid rising tensions

New York – A recent clash with the National Rifle Association (NRA) has shown some doctors who treat gunshot victims a way to heal their own trauma: through activism against gun violence. With rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on par with that of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, trauma surgeons have found that speaking [...]

IDF Permits Special Conditions For Talmidei Yeshivos Ketanos Reporting To Draft CentersThe Chairman of the Vaad Yeshivos, HaRav Chaim Aharon Kaufman, has reached agreement with IDF officials by which bnei torah reporting to induction centers for their first draft order, the ‘tzav rishon’, will have special provisions.

Top leaders in Congress to receive a classified briefing from administration Thursday; Pelosi: Trump has 'no business' moving toward confrontation without approval from lawmakers

Miami, FL – Police have arrested a man who allegedly shouted Jewish slurs and attacked two separate groups of Orthodox Jews in Bal Halbour. Bal Harbour Village Police said the incidents happened near the 9600 block of Collins Avenue, at around 11 p.m., on March 22. WSVN, Reports that Daniel Starikov was arrested Wednesday after [...]

A sun-drenched landscape by Claude Monet fetched $110.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday, setting a record for the Impressionist painter.
Painted in 1890, “Les Meules,” from the artist’s series featuring haystacks, had been estimated at $55 million. The final price includes fees.
The previous auction record for Monet was $84.7 million, for one of his water lilies works sold at Christie’s last year.
The bidding war lasted for more than eight minutes and drew at least six bidders. The winning bid was placed by a woman sitting in the back of the room, with paddle 989. Her identity wasn’t immediately clear.
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Washington – Researchers have created a way for a smartphone to “hear” a warning sign of ear infections — fluid buildup behind the eardrum. If it pans out, parents might one day check their tots’ ears at home simply using a phone app and “stuff you have around the house — paper, tape and scissors,” [...]

 Girl Sent to Principal’s Office For Shouting at Students Giving The Nazi SaluteA Tennessee elementary school will no longer have a student portray Adolf Hitler Y”MS in its living history exhibit after a group of students began giving Nazi salutes.
Rutherford County school district spokesman James Evans said in an email Wednesday that the fifth-grade student portraying Hitler was supposed to give a speech and a Nazi salute as part of the exhibit.

Being angry or being sad aren’t particularly ideal dispositions for sound mental health, but which is worse when it comes to physical health? A new study finds that anger appears to be much more harmful, with the potential to increase one’s risk for ailments like heart disease, arthritis, and even cancer in old age.
Researchers say that older adults who regularly show anger are more likely to have higher levels of inflammation, which can lead to numerous chronic illnesses. Inflammation occurs when the immune system attempts to protect the body and fight off bacterial infections and viruses after an injury or when battling an illness.

Black, whose newspaper empire included Chicago Sun-Times, Jerusalem Post and The Daily Telegraph of London, also wrote a flattering biography of the president

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