The European Union agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group\’s involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war.
MLB says former MVP Ryan Braun banned for violating the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program.
A Jewish group convinced Van Wagner Communicatins to remove a suggestive billboard showing a mostly-naked woman that was an advertisement for XO energy drink. The had been displayed on the 2000 block of South La Cienega Boulevard, a neighborhood frequented by many observant Jewish families—from Pico-Robertson, Faircrest Heights, and Beverly Hills—near to the I-10 freeway.
To most people, Dennis Farina, who died Monday at age 69, may be best remembered as a tough-talking Chicago cop (which he actually was, for 18 years, before becoming an actor) or as a tough-talking New York City police detective, which he ably played for two seasons as Joe Fontana on “Law & Order.”
It was perhaps the biggest startup failure in Israel’s history. Five years of bombastic hype. $850 million of funding burned. Networks planned in at least seven countries. A founder who spoke of changing the world.
Prince William\’s wife Kate gave birth on Monday to a boy, who becomes third in line to the British throne, ending weeks of feverish speculation about the royal baby.
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