Brooklyn, NY – Investors in the defunct billion-dollar hedge fund firm Platinum Partners had ample notice they might not get their money back, a lawyer for Platinum founder Mark Nordlicht told jurors on Tuesday, urging them to acquit his client of criminal fraud charges. In his opening statement in Brooklyn federal court, lawyer Jose Baez [...]

Olympia, WA – Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday to removes parents’ ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. The vote comes as the number of measles cases nationwide this year has passed 600. The measure now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee, [...]

Jerusalem – Meretz leader Tamar Zandberg plans to submit a bill to cancel the law against selling leavened bread on Passover immediately after the inauguration of the 21st Knesset on April 30, she said Tuesday. “Israel is not a state run by Jewish law,” Zandberg said. “The Hametz Law has no justification in a democratic [...]

Washington – The American Israel Public Affairs Committee pushed back against Sen. Bernie Sanders for calling Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “racist.” The pro-Israel lobby, in a tweet that did not mention the Democratic presidential hopeful by name, said it was counterproductive when American leaders used “name-calling” against their Israeli counterparts. “The U.S.-Israel alliance serves America’s interests,” [...]

Damascus – The Syrian Presidency says its official account on the social media site Instagram has been shut down, calling it an “unjustified” closure that is part of the war against the government of President Bashar Assad. Instagram, however, said Tuesday the Syrian Presidency account was removed “in error” and has since been restored. The [...]

New York – Hillary Clinton says special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is only the beginning of a reckoning on election meddling, not the end. The former Democratic presidential candidate stopped short of calling for immediate impeachment proceedings. She says Congress should instead determine through a serious analysis whether President Donald Trump committed high crimes and [...]

Houston – A United Airlines airport agent is accused of using a racial slur against a customer and faces a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. The charge against Carmella Davano was filed in municipal court in Houston last month after a Feb. 26 incident at Bush Intercontinental Airport. United says Davano has been removed from [...]

Washington – The White House told the former security specialist who approved a security clearance for Jared Kushner to skip an appearance before the House Oversight Committee. Carl Kline approved Kushner’s security clearance over the objections of two career staffers, both White House security specialists. Kline was subpoenaed to appear on Tuesday before committee staff [...]

New York -The U.S. government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives over their alleged roles in fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic by putting profits ahead of patients’ safety. Rochester Drug Co-operative Inc (RDC), one of the 10 largest U.S. drug distributors, agreed to pay a $20 [...]

Jerusalem – A new weapon of the Shin Bet security service was revealed during the Netanyahus’ Passover vacation which will be used to neutralize a new threat – drones. A security guard was holding a rifle intended to neutralize drones in the air. The anti-drone rifle is a product of the Chinese company HIKVISION, which [...]