WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion in the face of global threats. But it hinted that it won’t likely cut again this year. The Fed’s move reduces the short-term rate it controls — which influences many […]

The American NGO Alums for Campus Fairness released a comprehensive report last week that documents what ACF describes as “systemic anti-Semitism and an ingrained delegitimization of Israel” at Columbia University and its sister school, Barnard College.
The 33-page dossier documents more than 100 incidents that have made Columbia and Barnard “a hotbed for hate” since the 2016-17 academic year.
The catalogue categorized each act into one of these categories: anti-Semitic expressions, meaning language, imagery or behavior that would be considered anti-Semitic according to the guidelines outlined by the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism; incidents targeting Jewish students and staff; or activity related to the anti-Israel BDS movement.

Within a decade, about 75% of all lawsuits will be litigated online, according to Orna Rabinovich-Einy, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa. Rabinovich-Einy focuses on online dispute resolution (ODR), which employs algorithms to solve civil disputes, such as divorce cases, neighbor quarrels, and small claims. Algorithm-based legal proceedings are already being used to settle such cases in the US, the UK, Canada, and several European countries, speeding up the justice process, making it more accessible, and gradually pushing judges and lawyers aside.

 Israeli fighter jets were scrambled late Tuesday afternoon to intercept an unauthorized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over the Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported.
The interception was ordered because the UAV was flying at the very unusual altitude of four kilometers (some 12,000 feet).
Tuesday’s drone interception was not the first such incident. On Oct. 17, military personnel intercepted a drone en route to Israeli airspace from Gaza before it crossed the border fence.
This article first appeared in Israel Hayom.
(JNS)
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MIAMI (AP) – Florida’s new high speed rail system is building a station at PortMiami, giving theme park tourists the opportunity for a car-free vacation by connecting them to the cruise capital of the world. Brightline said Tuesday it will build a station at PortMiami by 2020. The rail will ultimately connect a crucial 170-mile […]

Jordanian security forces have arrested an Israeli citizen who crossed the border into Jordan illegally, a spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
“The authorities are handling the matter and the suspect has been taken in for questioning,” the spokesman posted on Twitter.
The message went out shortly after Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel, Ghassan Majali, for urgent consultations on the matter of two Jordanian citizens, Heba Al-Labadi and Abdul Rahman Miri, who are being held by Israel in administrative detention.
Administrative detention is an Israeli measure that allows for people to be imprisoned for months without being formally charged.

Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer weighs in on impeachment inquiry.
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The flag was unmistakable – even through a partially closed window, even from across the street.
A black swastika, set against a white background, framed by red.
Displayed anywhere, the image is jarring. But the flag was glaring through half-closed blinds at a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation building near downtown Sacramento, prompting outrage at the open exhibition of one of the world’s most famous hate symbols on public, government-owned property.

Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana declared in a televised speech Tuesday evening that “almost no one” has made an effort to expose the “dangerous symbiosis” that exists between Israel Police officials, the state prosecution and the media.
“When necessary—for example, to oust a justice minister who is not favored by the system—cases were pulled out and details were leaked to certain journalists. Always the same journalists,” said Ohana. “All so that the politicians labeled will always remember that a sword is at their throats. If that’s not extortion, I don’t know what is.”

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has unveiled a website aimed at helping millions of Americans with substance abuse issues learn about and locate treatment options. FindTreatment.gov is the latest development in the administration’s effort to address the nation’s opioid crisis. The White House said it believes the site, which went up Wednesday, will enable […]