Banking giant Chase has closed down more than three dozen of its branches across New York City as it grapples with severe staffing shortages. While many Chase employees have been
A major lawsuit in the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people will go to trial in March 2023, a judge said Wednesday. That’s about six months later than Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman had originally planned, but lawyers in the complex and unusual case said experts need more time to […]
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges. This time, they are dealing with
Israel is finally fully reopening its skies to all vaccinated tourists and is set to cancel the remaining list of “red” countries at midnight on Thursday, Health Ministry Director-General Prof.
At Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI), a community-based organization with a citywide scope, our talented and passionate staff are improving the quality of life for vulnerable people
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address Wednesday, outlining an agenda for an economic comeback from the coronavirus pandemic and new government investments in the health care industry, housing and renewable energy. Hochul, the state’s first female governor, is proposing a $10 billion plan to grow the state’s health […]
For years, Sean Hannity has skirted ethical boundaries with his role on a television network with “news” in its name. Yet it’s never been as stark as now, with the committee investigating last year’s Capitol insurrection seeking his testimony. The Jan. 6 select committee has revealed a series of texts where Hannity privately advised former […]
President Joe Biden will renew his push for federal legislation to protect voting rights next week in Georgia, where a new law limits how and when people can cast ballots, the White House announced Wednesday. Biden will be joined in Atlanta on Tuesday by Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the administration’s point person on […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Of late, a number of people have stopped leaving pots on the Blech over Shabbos. Recently, a married woman was heard while standing on line in a kosher supermarket expressing the following thought: “Who uses a blech anymore? It is so 1980’s.” True, many people use other proper means […]
A massive protest took place in Yerushalayim Wednesday night after police reportedly threatened to cut off all contact with the chareidi community over hafganos against cell phone stores in the
Serious clashes broke out between police forces and attendees of the hilula of the Baba Sali, who were being blocked from the Netivot site due to Israel’s Covid-19 regulations. An
Influential government advisers are strongly urging that teens as young as 12 get COVID-19 boosters as soon as they’re eligible, a key move as the U.S. battles the omicron surge and schools struggle with how to restart classes amid the spike. All Americans 16 and older are encouraged to get a booster, which health authorities […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday vowed to hold accountable anyone who was responsible for last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, whether they were physically there or not. In a speech to Justice Department employees, Garland said prosecutors remained “committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law.” His remarks […]
Following an unprecedented outburst by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday morning, when he confronted opposition members in a face-to-face confrontation after they jeered him for excluding Jewish settlements from
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A vocal anti-Covid vaccine mandate activist who served as a prosecutor in the Orange County DA’s Office in California since 2011, has died of Covid-19 at age 44. Kelly Ernby, who besides for being adamantly opposed to the vaccine mandates was also a well-known activist in Republican circles, spoke at a Turning Point USA rally […]
Israeli officials are in contact with Indonesian officials regarding the normalization of ties, according to a report by i24NEWS earlier this week. A senior Foreign Ministry official confirmed to i24NEWS that contacts are taking place and are being facilitated by the US. “The goal is to normalize relations with Indonesia and Saudi Arabia,” the official said. […]
“When I was 2 year old, we waited until past midnight for my father to come home from shul on Rosh Hashona night. Finally, there was finally a knock on
Israel confirmed its highest-ever number of new COVID cases on Wednesday since the pandemic began, with 11,978 cases diagnosed in the previous 24 hours. Although the number of seriously ill
The New York City Council will have its first Black leader after Adrienne Adams was chosen as the council’s speaker Wednesday. Adams, a Democrat from Queens, was elected to serve as speaker on a 49-2 vote by council members. The 61-year-old is a lifelong resident of Queens and was a Bayside High School classmate of […]
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