Could Israel’s solar energy guru win the Nobel Peace Prize?
On Friday, a tech project with strong roots in Israel could conceivably snag the country an honor it hasn’t been granted in over 20 years. Among the candidates for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize More...
Report: Iran Seeks to Ethnically Cleanse Syrian Sunnis in Support of Assad
Iran is seeking to expel hundreds of thousands of Sunni Muslims from Damascus, the capital of Syria, “in an effort to cement local support for the regime [of President Bashar al-Assad], ” More...
NY Times: Nuke Deal Will Allow Iran to “Produce Uranium on an Industrial Scale” in 15 Years
The nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will provide Tehran with the means “to produce [enriched] uranium on an industrial More...
New Rule: People No Longer Allowed to Buy NYC Condos Anonymously
New rules from the de Blasio administration went into effect in May imposing disclosure requirements on shell companies involved in real estate transactions in New York City, the Times reports. The More...
The Critics Hate Woody Allen’s Latest — “Irrational Man”
–Its official. The critics hate Woody Allen’s new film “Irrational Man.” Movie review site Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 44% rating. Due out on Friday, the movie stars Joaquin Phoenix and More...
Fiat Chrysler CEO approached GM about a merger, was rebuffed: NYT
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO, Sergio Marchionne, who leads the world’s seventh-largest carmaker, sent an email to General Motors Chief Executive Mary More...
Israel pledges to rebuild entire Nepalese village
“After consulting with various departments in the Foreign Ministry, we decided to adopt a village in Nepal, to assist with its reconstruction and to do our utmost to help people who have really More...
The strange case of the missing dwarf
Some pairs of stars consist of two normal stars with slightly different masses. When the star of slightly higher mass ages and expands to become a red giant, material is transferred to other star and ends More...