‘Obama is a racist,’ settler rabbi tells protestors in Jerusalem

The Yesha Council of settlements organized a demonstration in which some 1,500 rightists gathered near the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday to protest the Obama administration’s demand for a total freeze on Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank.

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A Canyon in an Instant

A quickly formed canyon in England provides clues to how the Grand Canyon and other geological features formed recently—and not over millions of years.

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The longest solar eclipse of the century

Earlier today, the moon passed directly in front of the sun, causing a total solar eclipse that crossed nearly half the Earth – through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. Today’s was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in a few areas. Despite […]

Israel stocks up for seventh day

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — Israel stocks rose for a seventh session on Tuesday, in line with robust gains in global markets and led by strength in financials, while analysts pored over a pricing decision by Israel Chemicals.

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Europe raises pressure on Israel to stop settlements

JERUSALEM, July 21 (Reuters) – Germany, France and EU president Sweden on Tuesday joined Western nations pressing Israel to stop building settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank under a U.S.-led effort to resume stalled peace talks.

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China eagerly prepares for a rare total solar eclipse

Reporting from Beijing — In a popular Chinese legend, a giant named Kua Fu chased the fiery sun across the sky, hoping to bring about the end of a catastrophic drought. Though the hero dies in impassioned pursuit, the gods take notice of his inspired effort and punish the sun, forcing it farther from the […]

New NASA Images Indicate Object Hits Jupiter

July 20, 2009

Scientists have found evidence that another object has bombarded Jupiter, exactly 15 years after the first impacts by the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.

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U.S. military names soldier captured in Afghanistan

A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a Taliban video posted online.

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US: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

Four more Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month ever for US troops in the conflict.

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U.S. eyes Syrian, Palestinian tracks

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Despite the latest clash between Israel and the Obama administration over building — this time in eastern Jerusalem — the United States is pressing ahead with plans to reopen negotiations on both the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Syrian tracks.

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