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New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai   
Business Standard
At least 35 people were killed and 48 others injured in a stampede during a New Year's Eve midnight- countdown gathering in Shanghai's waterfront tourist attraction, one of the worst tragedies to hit China in recent years. The crowd crush happened at about ...

2015-01-01 Israel Health

Slate Magazine (blog)   

These Are the Countries That Will Rage the Most on New Year's Eve   
Slate Magazine (blog)
This article originally appeared in Business Insider. New Year's Eve celebrations come with a lot of expectations—and one of them is the fact that you will be staying up until dawn toasting to the new year. But if all you want to do is have a bit of champagne ...

2015-01-01 Israel Entertainment

Fox News   

THE CULTURE WARS   
WND.com
In keeping with a time-honored liberal tradition, during the very season in which Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus (or his death and resurrection), Newsweek publishes a cover story devoted to attacking conservative Christians and their Bible.
Newsweek Slams the Bible, Labels Christians 'God's Frauds'   Gospel Herald
The many sins of Newsweek's expose on the Bible (COMMENTARY)   Washington Post
Snoping Newsweek: Is the Bible Really that Misrepresented?   Christian Post (blog)
Christian News Network   
Brnow   
The Inquisitr   
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Algemeiner   

Growing Jordan Valley Crocodile Threat Worries Israelis, Palestinians   
Algemeiner
The usually sleepy Jordan Valley is waking up to a real B-movie nightmare as some 1,000 crocodiles are slowly overrunning a closed-down local farm, frightening neighboring Israelis and Palestinians alike, Israel's NRG News reported on Wednesday.
Jordan Valley crocodiles find themselves in a snarl   Haaretz

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Is the 'Book of Mormon' the Great American novel? A lapsed Orthodox Jew tries ...   
Haaretz
Onetime yeshiva bocher Avi Steinberg spent a year tracing the epic text that is a holy writ for millions and a mystery to millions more. By Akin Ajayi | Dec. 31, 2014 | 7:30 PM | 1. submit to reddit. Poster for 'The Book of Mormon'. Text size. Comments (1).

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Plymouth Herald   

Feeling lucky? Winning numbers for EuroMillions £11 million jackpot draw   
Plymouth Herald
Is New Year's luck behind you? The draw for the EuroMillions lottery for Tuesday, December 30, 2014 has been made - with an estimated jackpot of £11 million. The winning numbers are: 6, 18, 39, 44 and 50, with Lucky Stars 8 and 11. The Boxing Day draw ...

2015-01-01 Israel Sci/Tech

Jerusalem Post   

On Jan. 1, fuel prices to be lowest in five years   
Jerusalem Post
As the New Year began at midnight on Wednesday, fuel prices hit their lowest level since January 2009. As of January 1, the maximum price of unleaded 95 octane at a self-service pump – including VAT – will not exceed NIS 6.27 per liter, down 63 agorot, ...

2015-01-01 Israel Business

Stuff.co.nz   

Divers hope to reach suspected AirAsia plane wreck   
Stuff.co.nz
SEARCH RESUMES: Indonesia Marine divers prepare their gear on deck of search and rescue ship Purworejo. A break in bad weather today raised hopes that divers would be able to investigate what is believed to be the sunken wreck of an AirAsia jet off ...

2015-01-01 Israel World

NDTV   

New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai   
Business Standard
At least 35 people were killed and 48 others injured in a stampede during a New Year's Eve midnight- countdown gathering in Shanghai's waterfront tourist attraction, one of the worst tragedies to hit China in recent years. The crowd crush happened at about ...

2015-01-01 Israel Middle East

The Star Online   

Syria's Assad visits embattled Damascus district - presidency   
The Star Online
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldiers fighting "in the face of terrorism", his office said on its Twitter account on Wednesday, posting pictures of the rare trip. The account said ...

2015-01-01 Israel Israel

Telegraph.co.uk   

Palestinian home torched in West Bank   
Aljazeera.com
Suspected Israeli settlers firebomb home of a family, including five children, in south of occupied territory. Last updated: 01 Jan 2015 02:26. Listen. Email Article. Email. Print Article. Print. Share article. Share. Send Feedback. Feedback. Anti-Arab graffiti written ...