JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister said Thursday that the country would allow Palestinian agricultural exports, a move aimed at defusing what has been an escalating trade crisis that had heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's leading opposition figure Benny Gantz denied wrongdoing on Thursday after media reports said Israel would examine an allegedly shady deal between a company he headed and Israeli police.
Uber(NEW YORK) -- Uber has launched a new safety function in its app: reporting a driver's unsafe behavior while the trip is happening. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing app announced Wednesday that the On-Trip Reporting feature allows riders "to report a non-emergency safety issue in real time while it is top of mind, instead of waiting […]
designer491/iStock(NEW YORK) -- One-third of adults age 30 or younger have student loan debt, with the median burden hovering at $17,000. In Debt Diaries, we introduce you to those who took on their debt and came away with a better understanding of themselves. Their testimonials offer hope -- and tools -- to show that you, […]
SolStock/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- It's a slice of life you can really sink your teeth into.The pizzeria featured in the ground-breaking South Korean movie "Parasite" -- which brought home the best picture and director Oscars among others -- is suddenly so popular that it ran out of dough the other day.As South Korea celebrates director […]
michaeljung/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Prominent women's clothing company M.M.LaFleur launched "Ready to Run," this week, a new program that vows to lend clothing -- at no cost -- to women running for any level of public office.It’s all part of their mission to "take the work out of dressing for work.""This spring, we’re taking things a […]
Andrei Stanescu/iStock(NEW YORK) -- SpaceX announced a new partnership that will send four private citizens into orbit as early as 2021 for an undisclosed price.The Elon Musk-founded private aerospace company will be working with Space Adventures, a Washington D.C.-based company that previously organized flights for the private space explorers using Russian equipment. The mission "will […]
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