'Window Stories,' the first installment of this year's Mekudeshet Festival, was created to remember artist and activist Yoram Amir, who died in March

The 14th edition of the Pan-American Maccabi Games features 3,800 athletes from 19 countries competing in 24 sports

University concludes Peter Brand violated its conflict-of-interest policy in entering contract with prospective student’s father

Honolulu, HI – Intense turbulence struck an Air Canada flight to Australia on Thursday and sent unbuckled passengers flying into the ceiling, forcing the plane to land in Hawaii. The flight from Vancouver to Sydney encountered “un-forecasted and sudden turbulence,” about two hours past Hawaii when the plane diverted to Honolulu, Air Canada spokeswoman Angela [...]

A new study has linked drinking just a small glass of a sugary drink per day — 100 ml, about a third of a typical can of soda — to an 18% increase in overall cancer risk and a 22% increase in risk for breast cancer.
The research, which looked at more than 100,000 French adults, links consumption of sugary drinks to an increased risk of some cancers. This follows a recent study linking sugary beverage consumption to greater risk of premature death.
“The results indicate statistically significant correlations between the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and risk of all cancers combined, and of breast cancer,” said Ian Johnson, nutrition researcher and emeritus fellow, Quadram Institute Bioscience, who wasn’t involved in the research.

The vast majority of the US Jewish community votes for Democrats. The Republican Jewish Coalition's executive director thinks the president can help him change that

At White House gathering, Trump praises online provocateurs and others as 'genius, but bad,' vows to go after Big Tech firms for alleged anti-conservative bias

San Francisco – Google contractors regularly listen to and review some recordings of what people say to artificial-intelligence system Google Assistant, via their phone or through smart speakers such as the Google Home. The company acknowledged that humans can access those recordings after some of its Dutch language audio snippets were leaked. Google product manager [...]

Bretton Woods, NH – It seems bears enjoy a good view just like any other visitor to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. A photo snapped June 29 by an employee at the Omni Mount Washington Resort shows a black bear holding onto a rail on the veranda and looking out. The photo was taken [...]