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Brazil museum fire burns history from centuries

Brazil museum fire burns history from centuries

September 23, 2018

By Nicholas Fields, Torah Editor The 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil was burned to a crisp on Sunday, Sep. 2, after a fire which all of it...

Pepsico buys Israel-based SodaStream for $3.2 billion

Pepsico buys Israel-based SodaStream for $3.2 billion

September 23, 2018

By Jackson Resin, 10th grade On Aug. 20, another Israeli company came off the shelves, as SodaStream sold to U.S. based PepsiCo in a deal valued at $3.2...

To save the oceans: No more plastic straws?

To save the oceans: No more plastic straws?

September 23, 2018

By Molly Litvak, Outside News Editor It may be time to start carrying around a reusable straw. More and more cities and restaurants have dec...

TABLE TALKS: Brazil museum fire, Pepsico acquires SodaStream, and plastic straw pollution

TABLE TALKS: Brazil museum fire, Pepsico acquires SodaStream, and plastic straw pollution

September 23, 2018

BP Graphic by Zev Kupferman  ...

Table Talk – The Opioid Crisis and Uber Under Investigation

Table Talk – The Opioid Crisis and Uber Under Investigation

November 14, 2017

Opioid Crisis to be Declared National Emergency Last Thursday, Oct. 26, President Trump announced that he was instructing the Department of Health and Serv...

TABLE TALK: Health care fight and North Korea topped news over the summer

TABLE TALK: Health care fight and North Korea topped news over the summer

September 14, 2017

U.S. and North Korea exchange threats of Armageddon On July 4, North Korea successfully tested the Hwasong-14 ICBM, which some U.S. experts say could hi...

Did Trump campaign work with Russia? Time and FBI will tell

Did Trump campaign work with Russia? Time and FBI will tell

March 23, 2017

FBI Director James Comey testified in Congress March 20 that his agency is investigating whether members of Trump’s campaign worked with Russia to defeat Hillary Clinton. But don’t expect an answer in time for the next issue of the Boiling Point.

Table Talk: White House, Knesset open their doors to familiar faces / US adopts Israel’s knock-on-the-roof’ tactic in bombing ISIS

Table Talk: White House, Knesset open their doors to familiar faces / US adopts Israel’s knock-on-the-roof’ tactic in bombing ISIS

June 21, 2016

White House, Knesset open their doors to familiar faces Shalhevet has a new presence in world politics, with Reb Noam Weissman’s brother, Chanan Weissma...