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Breaking News Israel Takes Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks in Stride
Israel responded skeptically to the extension of Iranian nuclear talks with world powers on Saturday, saying it saw no cause for the optimism voiced by some Western diplomats about prospects for an accord. After failing to meet a July 20 deadline for a deal, international negotiators agreed to allow four more months for their high-stakes…
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Breaking News Iran Nuclear Talks Extended for 4 Months
Iran and six powers agreed to continue talking for four more months after failing to meet a July 20 deadline to reach a deal on curbing the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for ending sanctions, enabling Tehran to access $2.8 billion of frozen cash. But U.S. officials warned that most sanctions against the Islamic Republic…
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Breaking News Iran Nuclear Talks Stalled as Deadline Nears
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran’s nuclear program, remarks echoed by Tehran, with a July 20 deadline for a deal approaching. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China want Iran to reduce its nuclear fuel-making capacity to deny it…
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Breaking News Iran Digs in Heels in Nuclear Talks
Iran has stuck to “unworkable and inadequate” positions in nuclear talks with six world powers despite a looming deadline for a deal to end sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbs on its atomic program, a U.S. official said on Saturday. “We are still very far apart on some issues and obviously on enrichment capacity,”…
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Israel News Iran Nuclear Talks Deadline Looms With Little Angst About Extension
When nuclear negotiations with Iran began, policy wonks and pro-Israel advocates marked July 20 on their calendars. It was the deadline set for reaching a historic agreement between Tehran and the global powers, after which Iran would either rejoin the community of nations or face an escalation that could lead to military action down the…
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Breaking News Dating App Company Tinder Sued for Sexual Harassment
Former Tinder marketing Vice President Whitney Wolfe is suing the popular dating-app company for sexual harassment and discrimination, making it the latest technology business to face challenges over its treatment of women. Wolfe’s lawsuit, filed Monday, listed a series of alleged incidents of harassment over roughly 18 months starting in late 2012. Among the allegations:…
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Breaking News Terror Victims Eye Iran Internet Domain Names
Lawyers in Israel and the United States representing victims of terrorism filed papers claiming Iranian Internet domain names. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner of Tel Aviv and Robert Tolchin of New York served the claims on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the lawyers said Tuesday, seeking redress…
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News Jews Put Spotlight on 1994 Terror Bombing at Iran-Argentina World Cup Match
For many Jews, the World Cup match on June 21 between Argentina and Iran is far more than a soccer game. It’s an opportunity to remind the world of a crime that, 20 years on, remains unresolved. Eighty-five people died in the 1994 terror bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, or AMIA, the main…
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