Iran’s top diplomat said Wednesday President Donald Trump’s aim “is to bring us to our knees to talk” — but national security adviser John Bolton and key U.S. allies in the Mideast want “regime change at the very least” and the “disintegration of Iran.”
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he doubts Trump wants conflict because the president ran on a campaign promise “not to waste another $7 trillion in our region in order to make the situation only worse.”

Who’s minding the store? In the not-too-distant future it could be cameras and sensors that can tell almost instantly when bruised bananas need to be swapped for fresh ones and more cash registers need to open before lines get too long.
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Kohl’s wants you to skip the post office and bring your Amazon returns to its stores.
The department store chain says it will accept Amazon returns at all its 1,150 stores starting in July.
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Police have arrested a man on criminal mischief charges for smashing up New York City’s flashy sidewalk Wi-Fi kiosks.
New York City police on Wednesday said the suspect, identified as 41-year-old Juan Rodriguez, was seen on surveillance video hurling bricks or other objects at 42 LinkNYC kiosks in Manhattan over the last week.

President Donald Trump’s prison-bound former lawyer told actor Tom Arnold last month that he pleaded guilty to some crimes he didn’t commit so his wife wouldn’t “get dragged into the mud of this garbage.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during their first summit Thursday he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons — but only if he gets an ironclad guarantee of security beforehand.
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Maximizing a home down payment can make sense: The bigger the down payment, the lower the monthly mortgage bill and the better the chance of building equity more quickly.
But putting too much down could leave you without enough cash for home maintenance — or anything else.
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US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visited Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, Hagaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein and Hagaon HaRav Berel Povarsky in Bnei Brak on Wednesday, Chol Hamoed Pesach.
Friedman asked the Ponovez Roshei Yeshiva to Daven for President Donald Trump.

The S&P 500 just hit an all-time high, recovering from last year’s dramatic plunge. The economy seems to be on fairly solid footing, still it’s anyone’s guess what happens next for the stock market.
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Thousands participated in the ‘Kabolas Pnei Rabbo’ event in the Jerusalem Arena Stadium, which included the members of the Shas Moetzas Chachmei HaTorah, headed by HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen Shlita.
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