Month: November 2021
Tel Aviv ranked world’s priciest city
White City climbs five rungs to top spot, for first time, in ranking by division of the Economist — due to strength of shekel, increased cost of transportation and groceries
Read MoreCNN Suspends Chris Cuomo for Helping His Brother Andrew in a Sexual Harassment Scandal
NEW YORK — CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to face charges of sexual harassment earlier this year. The network said documents released
Read MoreBriton jailed in Dubai for possessing CBD vape oil has term cut to 10 years – despite changes to law
A British football coach who was jailed for 25 years in Dubai for possessing CBD vape oil has had his sentenced reduced to 10 years on appeal.
Read MoreWife of drug king ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to three years in prison
A US federal judge sentenced the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to three years in prison Tuesday on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. The sentence was less than the relatively light four years
Read More3 Students Killed, 8 People Wounded in Mass Shooting at Michigan High School
(OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding eight other people, including at least one teacher, authorities said. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news
Read MoreDo Current COVID-19 Tests Still Detect Omicron?
While no cases of the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, have been reported in the U.S. yet, it’s only a matter of time. In fact, Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor on COVID-19 to President Biden, says it’s likely the virus
Read MoreJosephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Inducted Into France’s Pantheon
(PARIS) — The U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker was inducted into France’s Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to receive the nation’s highest honor. Baker’s voice resonated through streets of Paris’ famed Left
Read MoreElizabeth Holmes Accuses Ex-Lover, Business Partner of Abuse
Disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes described herself as the abused puppet of her former lover and business partner Sunny Balwani in tearful testimony Monday, part of her attempt to refute accusations that she lied about a flawed blood-testing technology she had
Read MoreMel Brooks insists he’s more ‘New York humor’ than ‘Jewish’
Comedy icon calls New York humor ‘tougher’ than Yiddish material, reveals his deli necessities in interview with New Yorker ahead of memoir’s release
Read MoreAt 95, and with a new book out, Mel Brooks isn’t thinking about his legacy yet
In long and lively phone interview, actor reflects on his new projects, life without longtime friend Carl Reiner, Jewish humor and modern sensitivities
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