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A group of 71 British physicians have begun to exert pressure on the World Medical Association (WMA) to revoke the membership of the Israel Medical Association (IMA), it was revealed in a Knesset meeting on Wednesday. IMA representative Dr. Ze'ev Feldman announced the disturbing new step during a Knesset Science and Technology Committee meeting on the subject of boycotts against Israeli academic institutions. "The sword of the boycott has been raised against the scientific medical community in Israel," he declared, warning that Israel’s medical doctors are "in grave danger." "The professional British journals have adopted the idea of letters to...

It turns out at least one firearm trafficked into Mexico (and lost) through the Obama Justice Department's Operation Fast and Furious made its way into the upper echelons of the Sinaloa Cartel. According to a report by Fox News' William La Jeunesse a .50-caliber rifle connected to the program was found inside the lair of notorious drug kingpin El Chapo Guzman. Bolding is mine: After the raid on Jan. 8 in the city of Los Mochis that killed five of his men and wounded one Mexican marine, officials found a number of weapons inside the house where Guzman was staying, including the rifle,...

Cadbury and other European chocolate makers may be on their way to making their own KitKat-like candy bars after the British High Court denied KitKat's attempt to trademark its four-finger wafer shape. Nestle, which makes KitKats, told CBS MoneyWatch that it plans to appeal the judgment. The ruling is the latest salvo in a battle between Nestle and Cadbury for chocolate dominance, with the KitKat maker trying for the past five years to ensure that rivals couldn't copy the bar's signature design. In the latest case, British judge Richard Arnold ruled that the four-fingered candy wasn't distinctive enough to merit...

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Eric Provost's father called Orlando police on Monday night, concerned for his son's well-being. But when officers responded to the Courtney Landing condo complex to check on the 28-year-old man, it was Provost who was the perceived threat, Orlando police Chief John Mina said. Provost walked out of one of the units armed with an airsoft gun that appeared to be a real firearm, Mina said. Officers Tino Cruz and Sonja Saunders fired their weapons after Provost kept ignoring their orders to drop the gun, according to police. Provost was struck by the officers' gunfire and later pronounced dead at...

The father of the teenage Arab terrorist who murdered mother of six Dafna Meir in her home on Sunday night has expressed pride over his son's gruesome actions. [...] Speaking to Palestinian media, (Murad Bader Abdullah) Adais's father said he was proud of his son for stabbing the unarmed nurse to death. ...

I was told today that Ted Cruz's conservatism was moot because he is not eligible to run for president. I have also been told by others that true conservatives cannot win a general election. If that is true, then there is no winning, for even if you prevail by sacrificing values and principles to enlarge your "tent", you have won nothing. The truth is, regardless of Cruz's status, Cruz's conservatism is not moot anymore than the Founders ideas were moot. For if values and principles are moot, you can follow the law precisely and you have nothing. The Founders parted...

The Dow plunged 540 points on Wednesday after crude oil plummeted another 7% and crashed below $27 a barrel. The S&P 500 slumped 3.5% to its lowest intraday level since October 2014. The Nasdaq is down another 3.5%. It's the latest blow in what's already been the worst start to a year on record for the stock market. The Dow is now down more than 11% in 2016. "Despite improving valuations, global equities continue to get hammered," Bespoke Investment Group wrote in a client note. The firm said the appetite for risk remains "awful." Turmoil in China and the crash...

If you are among those voters who think that America's 2016 presidential election has become the laughingstock of the world, you are not alone. There was a time when our elections were civilized and dignified, and the candidates stuck to the issues and were respectful of one another as they traded blows in the political arena. But this election will go down as one of the craziest in American political history, where all the campaign rules are broken, the electorate is more divided than ever, the really big issues aren't being addressed and the top candidates are behaving like schoolchildren....

A violent riot by anti-Israel activists at a leading London university has left Jewish students shocked and concerned about their safety on campus, and ended in at least one Jewish student being physically assaulted. Police were called to Kings College London University on Tuesday night, after a speech by former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon was attacked with shocking violence by pro-Palestinian groups. Ironically, Ayalon - who was brought to London by the controversial liberal Jewish group Yachad - is an ardent left-wing campaigner and advocate of Israeli concessions to the Palestinians. [...] Anti-Israel activists from Kings' "Action Palestine" student...

A group of California teachers fighting mandatory union fees at the U.S. Supreme Court had, by all appearances, a good day Monday. Supreme Court justices seemed receptive to the arguments brought by teachers in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case. If the case is successful, Rebecca Friedrichs and other government workers across the nation will gain the ability to opt out of agency fees unions charge to nonmembers. Remarks from several of the justices indicated they agree with Friedrichs on a central point, that public sector union negotiations are inherently political because they involve taxpayer money, public employees, and...

When it comes to measuring global warming, it's all about altitude. Temperature readings taken close to Earth's surface -- about 6 feet off the ground -- show a slightly warmer planet than measurements taken from on high by satellites in orbit. And that discrepancy has given ammunition to climate-change doubters. Government agencies and most scientists rely primarily on ground measurements, and they show that 2015 was the warmest year on record. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, NASA, the Japanese and British meteorological agencies and the World Meteorological Organization all use ground data. It's a matter of better accuracy and relevance,...

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Link below to a superb countdown clock to the end of the Obama administration. Makes a GREAT wallpaper or screensaver. Enjoy!!!

Already twice today, Cruz supporters have posted Jim Geraghty's article, titling it Trump hates Tea Party, Trump loves Obama, etc etc etc. This video shows Trump at a Tea Party rally in Boca Raton one day after the Larry King program, from which Geraghty and Cruz supporters have drawn their claims that Trump hates the Tea Party. It's from National Review which can't abide Trump, but did once have respect for truth, or some semblance of it.

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Iran effectively rejoined the international community a few days ago, as longstanding U.S. and European sanctions were lifted and the country was granted access to $32 billion of its previously frozen assets. It's the razing of the Berlin Wall all over again, as another country is opened up to the global market without any shots being fired. But why isn't there nearly as much celebration over Iran's economic liberation as there was with the fall of the Soviet Union? Russia even kept its nukes. In Iran's case, there's been much hand-wringing over the mere possibility it will develop nuclear weapons....

Refineries use hydrogen to lower the sulfur content of diesel fuel. Refinery demand for hydrogen has increased as demand for diesel fuel has risen both domestically and internationally, and as sulfur-content regulations have become more stringent. EIA data show that much of the growth in hydrogen use at refineries is being met through hydrogen purchased from merchant suppliers rather than from increased hydrogen production on-site at the refinery. The increased use of purchased hydrogen has implications for the refining industry's use of natural gas as a feedstock. There are two forms of hydrogen production: on-purpose hydrogen production using steam methane...

Donald Trump is the runaway favorite right now in Minnesota, as he’s up by 17 points over Marco Rubio. 37-20% Trump’s support seems to come from across all demographics, save for Hispanic voters, which gives him the rare opportunity to get close to the 40% mark in a state poll. This early in the primary season, with so many other contenders, receiving well over 1/3rd of the votes puts him in an enviable position. Marco Rubio also pulls in a significant number of voters at 20%, which puts him in line to get a fair share of the available delegates....

If you care to, make a prediction as to where the Dow will bottom out, along with a defense of your answer. Who knows, if you hit it right on the nose CNBC might offer you your own show.