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Jewish grouphalts operations
The American Jewish Congress has laid off most employees and suspended operations. The 92-year-old, New York-based organization lost $21 million of its $24 million endowment to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, which devastated a range of Jewish groups, including Yeshiva University.
Jewish group, Md. reach deal on future claims of Torah rescuer
A Jewish nonprofit group whose leader was accused of fabricating dramatic stories about rescued Torahs has reached a deal with Maryland investigators forbidding it from publicizing such stories about sacred scrolls unless it can prove them. Torah - Judaism - Religion and Spirituality - Education - Online
Jewish Music and Art Festival planned by Chabad Center
A Jewish Music and Art Festival will be held between noon and 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at the Chabad Jewish Center, 3048 Valley Road, just over the line from Millington into Bernards Township.
Jewish collector's heirs sue Hungary for return of art works
The heirs of a Jewish banker whose vast art collection was allegedly confiscated during World War II have sued the Hungarian government demanding its return, a report said Wednesday.
Israel chief of staff's bodyguard jailed for sex assault
A bodyguard of Israel's military chief of staff was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in prison for sexual assault, public radio reported.
Israel speeds up work on apartheid wall
Israel speeds up the building of its West Bank separation barrier despite Palestinian protests against the project that devours hectares of their farmland.
Israel braces itself for a UN fact-finding mission
Israel faces another disastrous report as an ?Independent and impartial? fact-finding team appointed by the UN Human Rights Council will look into Israel?s ?violations of international law? during her commando raid on the Gaza-bound Turkish ship.
Israel rejects 'impossible' terms for direct talks
Israel says conditions imposed by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for moving back to direct peace talks are impossible.
Bear gets into home, eats and grabs stuffed bear
(AP)
 AP - A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door. Mary Beth Parkinson said the bear apparently took advantage of the open outside door to get into her kitchen Tuesday in Laconia, about 20 miles north of Concord. She thinks the garage door going up scared the bear enough that it fled the house.
Inside the FLOTUS office
(Politico)
 Politico - The Oval Office is nearly as familiar an image as the president himself.
100 days of oil: Gulf life will never be the same
(AP)
 AP - A hundred days ago, shop owner Cherie Pete was getting ready for a busy summer serving ice cream and po-boys to hungry fishermen. Local official Billy Nungesser was planning his wedding. Environmental activist Enid Sisskin was preparing a speech about the dangers of offshore drilling.
Police discover body of former NBA player Wright: report
(AFP)
 AFP - Police have found the body of Lorenzen Wright, a 13-year NBA player missing since July 19, in a wooded area of southeast Memphis, the Commercial Appeal newspaper reported Wednesday.
No charges filed in probe of other Jackson doctors
(AP)
AP - State investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him, authorities said Wednesday.
Hollywood Foreign Press gives away $1.5 million
(AP)
 AP - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving away money.
CBS daytime show aims to be 'The Talk' of the town
(AP)
 AP - Sara Gilbert, producer and co-host of the new CBS daytime show "The Talk," said she will share her life as a lesbian partner and mom on the air when it seems right.
Is ABC Family's boss the right guy to run ABC?
(AP)
 AP - As head of cable's ABC Family, Paul Lee turned an also-ran channel into a hip destination for teens as well as their parents.
Sony leads Japan's electronics makers back to black
 AFP - TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday said it returned to the black in the fiscal first quarter thanks to strong sales in televisions, its PlayStation 3 console and computers.
Hyundai Motor second-quarter net profit soars 71 per cent to record $1.2 billion
The Canadian Press - SEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Motor Co.'s second-quarter profit soared 71 per cent to a record high on a double-digit jump in global sales, including strong performance in the United States, China and emerging markets.
Germany's Volkswagen says 2nd-quarter earnings soar to $1.6 billion
The Canadian Press - BERLIN - Sales at Volkswagen AG motored ahead in the second quarter thanks in part to strong demand from China, pushing the automaker's earnings sharply higher to €1.25 billion (US$1.6 billion), the company said Thursday.
Nissan returns to profit, Mitsubishi reduces loss on growth amid global recovery
The Canadian Press - TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. veered back into the black in its latest quarter as global car sales rebounded while its smaller rival Mitsubishi Motors Corp. narrowed its quarterly loss.
Abandoned 1854 ship found in Arctic
A ship abandoned in the Arctic more than 150 years ago while searching for Sir John Franklin's expedition has been found.
Phytoplankton vanishing from warming oceans
Microscopic marine algae called phytoplankton that produce half the world's oxygen and support most ocean life have been declining dramatically over the past century, Canadian researchers say.
Marine 'hot spots' surprise researchers
Ocean warming such as that due to climate change may rearrange the distribution of marine life, harming some species, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Rogers rolls out Chatr wireless
Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its discount Chatr wireless brand targeted at urban wireless users with unlimited talk and text plans.
'Excellence' centers no better for bariatric surgery
(Reuters)
Reuters - For weight-loss surgery, "Centers of Excellence" may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.
Complications From Weight-Loss Surgery 'Relatively Low'
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery, also known as
bariatric surgery, in the state of Michigan has a relatively low rate of
serious complications, a new study suggests.
Obesity fears inspire Mexican office exercises
(AFP)
 AFP - Mexico City government worker Agueda Galvan started stretching exercises out of fear of a heart attack, but also under an anti-obesity program introduced by her bosses.
New obesity compound shows promise in mice
(Reuters)
Reuters - A compound similar to Sanofi-Aventis' once-promising weight loss drug Acomplia helped obese mice lose weight and lower their blood fats and blood sugar without causing psychological side effects, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Suitcase stickers draw ire of Baird's office
Two Vancouver entrepreneurs selling eye-catching stickers to easily identify their luggage say they might consider halting sales within Canada.
Online banking growing in popularity
Nearly half of Canadians are now going online as their main way of accessing financial services, according to a survey by the Canadian Bankers Association.
Get informed before selling old gold: BBB
The Better Business Bureau in British Columbia is advising consumers to do their homework before responding to internet sites or television ads offering to buy their surplus gold.
Deli meat recalls expanded
More deli meats are being recalled due to listeria contamination.
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