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U.S. charges Russian spies, hackers in massive Yahoo hack
The United States on Wednesday charged two Russian intelligence agents and two criminal hackers with masterminding the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, marking the first time the U.S. government has criminally charged Russian spies for cyber offenses.
Russian spy ship returns off U.S. coast, near sub base
A Russian spy ship has reappeared off the U.S. eastern seaboard, sailing just 20 miles south of the U.S. Navy submarine base at King's Bay, Georgia, and heading north.
Incumbent holds off anti-immigrant populist in Dutch elections
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right party decisively beat back a challenge from anti-immigrant populist candidate Geert Wilders in the nation's parliamentary elections Wednesday, exit polls showed, in a closely watched vote many saw as a key test of the appeal of Donald Trump-style populism in Western Europe.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US demands UN pull report accusing Israel of apartheid
The United States on Wednesday demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw a report by a UN body accusing Israel of imposing apartheid on the Palestinians and of racially dominating them.
IDF strikes two Hamas facilities after rocket fired from Gaza at Netivot
Israeli Air Force jets struck two Hamas installations in the north of the Gaza Strip early Thursday in response to the latest rocket fire from the territory at Israeli communities nearby, the army said.
Knesset Approves 'Pornography Bill'
The Knesset on Wednesday passed 49-14 in a preliminary reading a measure that would widen the definition of 'harmful content' on the Internet to reduce the exposure of youths to pornographic content. The bill also sets an extra state-funding grant to Internet providers that filter this type of content.
Iran vows to 'liberate' Golan Heights
A new Iran-funded Iraqi Hezbollah 'brigade' aims to 'liberate' the Golan Heights from Israel, spokesman Seyed Hashem Moussavi last week said last week at a news conference in Iran.
Dome of the Rock inspired by Jewish Temple
Archaeologist Asaf Avraham, former director of the Jerusalem Walls National Park of the Parks Authority, is a guest of the opening conference of the Knesset lobby to strengthen Jewish ties to the Temple Mount heritage.

Inside the United States
DOJ: Hawaii ruling 'flawed both in reasoning and in scope'
The Department of Justice said it intends to take action against the federal judge in Hawaii who issued a restraining order against President Trump's revised travel ban that affected six countries from the Middle East and North Africa.
Three New Bomb Threats Hit JCCS
Jewish community centers in three states were hit with bomb threats between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, with at least two coming via email. All were deemed to be non-credible.
OMB Director: Trump Budget Will Increase Spending on Defense, Reduce Spending on Wasteful Programs
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that President Trump's budget will increase spending on defense while reducing the size of government by cutting wasteful spending.

Christian News
Christian pastors accused of smuggling North Korean defectors out of China
China arrested two South Korean Christian pastors for allegedly helping to smuggle North Korean defectors out of China, the latest in a string of detentions and expulsions aimed at South Korean Christians in the past several months.
Muslims Coming to Christ in Great Numbers through Dreams and Visions
Muslims around the world are coming to Christ in record numbers through dreams and visions.