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May 16, 2019 at 1:13 pm
Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following an order from its national security council, an informed official in the country’s atomic energy body told the ISNA news agency on Wednesday.
Last week, Iran notified China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom of its decision to halt some commitments under the nuclear deal, a year after the United States unilaterally withdrew from the accord and re-imposed sanctions.
Under the nuclear deal, Tehran was allowed to produce low-enriched uranium with a 300-kg limit, and produce heavy water with a stock capped around 130 tons. Tehran could ship the excess amounts out of the country for storage or sale.
The official said Iran has no limit from now for production of enriched urani...
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May 16, 2019 at 1:12 pm
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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May 16, 2019 at 1:12 pm
Amazon broke ground on a new airport, expected to open in 2021, that will help Amazon expand on its shipping options.
Amazon agreed to a 50-year lease for more than 900 acres of property from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 2017. This space is close to the size of the global hubs of top cargo airlines, according to the Associated Press.
Amazon plans to take greater control of its shipping process and become less reliant on carriers such as UPS, FedEx, or the US Postal Service as it seeks to cut costs and speed up delivery times. This will be especially pertinent to its plans of one-day shipping for Prime members.
“This hub is going to let us get packages to customers faster, and that’s a big deal,” Bezos said, according to Cincinnati’s WCPO-...
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May 16, 2019 at 1:06 pm
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.”
The Trump administration has accused Iran of supporting “imminent attacks” on U.S. personnel in the region but has provided neither details nor evidence. Instead it has used a burst of diplomacy and briefings to try to win support for an increasing...
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May 16, 2019 at 1:04 pm
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.&rdquo...
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May 16, 2019 at 1:02 pm
Antisemitic crime rose by almost 20 percent in Germany last year, the interior minister said on Tuesday, blaming most incidents on individuals espousing far-right world views.
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said around 90 percent of the 1,800 recorded incidents were perpetrated by supporters of far-right groups. The main offenses included hate speech, antisemitic graffiti and displaying banned signs like the swastika.
This is a development that we have to confront, especially in this country,” Seehofer told a news conference, alluding to Germany’s Nazi past. “(That means) with all our means — this is a job for the police as well as for the whole society.”
Germany’s Jews are alarmed by the rise of the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, ...
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May 16, 2019 at 1:01 pm
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Akiva Stefansky, Z”L, who was Niftar in Lakewood today.
Reb Stefansky, Z”L, was the Menahel of Bais Yaakov Toronto for over 50 years. He was 93.
A well-respected Talmid Chochom, Reb Stefansky, Z”L, ran the Bais Yaakov b'lev v'nefesh from the Toronto’s early years, building it up to become the prominent school it is today. He also was close with many gedolim, and helped found the Kollel in Toronto.
For the last few years, Reb Stefansky, Z”L, was with his children and grandchildren in the U.S.
His children are:
Mrs. Rochel RabinowitzRabbi Nesanel StefanskyMrs. Naomi FriedmanMrs. Shulamis EhrentreauMrs. Rivka KohnMrs. Ruchama LampertMrs. Leah DovekMrs. Raizel MandelbaumMrs. Tirtza AmselRabbi Shmuel Stef...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:59 pm
PayPal has joined other major online payment systems in shutting down services to the BDS group Samidoun, which has close ties with Palestinian terror groups.
Over the last several weeks, the International Legal Forum, along with the Zionist Advocacy Centre, successfully petitioned PayPal, along with Donorbox and Plaid, to shut down financial services to Samidoun.
Yifa Segal, director of the International Legal Fund, commended PayPal and the other online-payment systems for their decision.
“The evidence against Samidoun is overwhelming. It paints a clear picture of a terror organization trying to create a seemingly legitimate operation under the guise of human-rights activism; to spread its message, recruit supporters and raise funds,” he told JNS.
Segal said “PayPal ...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:57 pm
A cyber kingpin who masterminded a criminal conspiracy that broke into 44,000 computers and likely stole millions of dollars has been apprehended, the FBI and global law enforcement partners claimed Thursday morning.
The GozNym operation was simple but successful: hack into Windows PCs, wait for users to enter banking passwords into their browser and hoover them up. They’d then break into users’ bank accounts and attempt to shift funds to their own accounts. They tried to pilfer $100 million in total, but it’s unclear just how much they successfully transferred.
Alexander Konovolov and his alleged accomplice, Marat Kazandjian, are now being prosecuted in Georgia for their alleged part in the so-called GozNym criminal network, Europol and the FBI confirmed. The U.S. also...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:53 pm
Boeing received no new orders for planes in April, according to CNN, which could signal trouble for the company as it tries to rebound after two deadly crashes in less than a year.
The report follows Boeing’s revelation in its first-quarter data that it did not receive any new orders for its troubled 737 Max planes in March, and also the decline in deliveries of all 737 models — including the older 737-800.
According to CNN, the company said in a report released on Tuesday that it did not receive any new orders for its 737 Max jets nor its other popular aircrafts like the 787 Dreamliner or the 777 last month. The only orders Boeing reported for April were four 737 Max jets that were previously sold to Boeing capital, it said.
Read more at The Business Insider
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May 16, 2019 at 12:50 pm
After the shooting and tragic loss of life during April 27 Shabbat-morning services in Poway, Calif., an AI (artificial intelligence) security company executive immediately ordered 100 of his security systems. He then put out a request on a WhatsApp group for Chabad Houses to sign up to receive one, free of charge.
Within days, more than 100 Chabads signed up.
Miami Beach resident and Teaneck, N.J. native Ari Teman, 37, said his Teman GateGuard™ system, which, if bought retail, ranges in price from $3,600 to $5,600 with monthly Internet-connection fees, does not replace a full-time security guard or a closed-circuit camera security system, but it is a low-cost start with significant value. “We’ve given these units before to Chabads, and it’s enabled the rabbis to ...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:48 pm
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio launched his presidential campaign on Thursday, joining a crowded field of 24 Democratic contenders.
“Donald Trump must be stopped,” he said in a video announcing the launch of his campaign. “I’ve beaten him before and I’ll do it again.”
“I will take on the wealthy. I will take on the big corporations. I will not rest until this government serves working people. As mayor of the largest city in America, I’ve done just that,” he added.
Read more at The Hill.
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May 16, 2019 at 12:45 pm
Police are investigating multiple shootings that occurred overnight in Baltimore city and eastern Baltimore County. One of which, was fatal.
In the city, a triple-shooting happened around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday in the 1000 block of East Biddle Street, according to police.
Once on the scene, police found three male teens, one 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds, all suffering from gunshot wounds. All were transported to local hospitals where the 17-year-old was later pronounced dead.
The names of the victims have yet to be released.
Anyone with information related to this incidents is urged to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
In Baltimore County another shooting took place around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Police would only ...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:45 pm
HOWELL, NJ – May 16, 2019: The founder of one of America’s largest commercial real estate financing firms has launched a new, separate company that educates the public about the power of lending as a pathway for commercial real estate investment – and then helps individuals become actual lenders.
Ira Zlotowitz, founder and president of Eastern Union, which this month marked its 18-year anniversary, launched the new firm, The Ira Group. Eastern Union, which continues to be led by Mr. Zlotowitz, closed a total of $12 billion in debt and equity financing over the past three years.
Focused on the lending side of the real estate investment equation, The Ira Group’s target market includes both those with past lending experience, as well as newcomers to ...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:41 pm
As Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu’s attempts to form a viable coalition come to a standstill, the premier is reportedly mulling over a forming a non-majority government of just 60 lawmakers.
According to the Yediot Ahronot, the coalition would be formed without the Avigdor Liberman-led Yisrael Beytenu party who has refused to back down on his demand to draft yeshiva bochurim into the army putting him at odds with the charedi parties.
Failure to bridge the impasse led to the dissolution of Netanyahu’s last government and resulted in the call for snap elections in the first place.
Read more at i24NEWS.
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May 16, 2019 at 12:41 pm
An Israeli security officer at the Erez Crossing between Gaza and Israel seized and confiscated a large number of mail bags filled with packages containing weapons, communications and scuba diving equipment which was being smuggled into Gaza, according to a report in Israel’s Ma’ariv daily on Thursday.
Of 250 mail bags set be transported by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the unit in the Israeli Defense Ministry responsible for implementing Israeli government policy in the Area C of the West Bank and vis-à-vis the Gaza Strip, 172 were deemed to contain “suspected dual-use products,” including electronic and military equipment which could be used for to carry out terrorist attacks. Items included weapon sights, ...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm
At least 3 fires caused by incendiary balloons break out in Israeli agricultural areas on Gaza border.
In Israel, it was assumed that the transfer of Qatari money to Gaza would, at least temporarily, calm the terrorist organizations.
At least three fires have broken out since the morning hours in the Gaza perimeter – in the Be’eri and Shokeda forests and near Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Firefighting crews were called to the area and, together with KKL-JNF foresters, acted to extinguish the fire.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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May 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm
US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Elan Carr warned on Tuesday about antiSemitism from three different directions.
“In Europe, we have a confluence of antisemitism, from ultra-right ethnic supremacist movements to the ultra-left anti-Israel, anti-Zionist movements, to radical Islam,” he said at the general convention for the Conference of European Rabbis in Antwerp, Belgium.
“These are movements that should hate each other far more than they hate anything else,” continued Carr. “And yet they are united in this age-old sickness of humanity, antisemitism—what [US] President [Donald] Trump calls the vile poison of antisemitism.”
“Antisemitism isn’t only about the Jews,” he added. “Antisemitism is history&rsq...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm
BALTIMORE —
Two months on the job, Baltimore's new health commissioner is discussing her vision for a healthier city.
Dr. Letitia Dzirasa sat down with 11 News Wednesday afternoon to talk about the biggest issues her department faces. Dzirasa was appointed to the position in March.
Dzirasa said she wants to see change in three areas in particular plaguing the city.
"Certainly, there are things that we can do better, just as any agency has things they can improve upon, but I think we are doing a pretty good job of serving the residents of the city," Dzirasa said.
Dzirasa said there are three main challenges facing the city, starting with access to healthy foods. She and city leaders announced Wednesday this summer's SNAP benefit will give recipients an additional $...
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May 16, 2019 at 12:38 pm
Baltimore, MD —Were warnings about the need for stronger cybersecurity in Baltimore City government missed?
The city's systems remain hobbled by an 8-day-old ransomware attack.
A year ago, a city information technology official gave a blunt assessment of the shortfalls of the city's cybersecurity effort, but did anything change? Gayle Guilford, a manager of the city's IT department, spoke at a Baltimore City Council hearing.
"You are quite correct, we are going to get sued," she said May 29, 2018.
Guilford told the council the cybersecurity effort was understaffed, underfunded and in need of updates.
"We would also need to upgrade our firewall systems, which have been in place for seven years," Guilford said.
City officials will not give details of the city'...
