Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the omicron variants hold is weakening across the country. Total confirmed cases reported Saturday barely exceeded 100,000, a sharp downturn from around 800,850 five weeks ago on Jan. 16, according to Johns Hopkins University data. In New York, the […]
Three people were stabbed Saturday in the New York subway system in what police said were separate attacks that come as concerns rise about transit crime. A 20-year-old woman was
A German newspaper and other media on Sunday said a leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerlands second-biggest bank, reveals details of the accounts of more than 30,000 clients some of them unsavory and points to possible failures of due diligence in checks on many customers. Credit Suisse said in a statement that […]
Israel’s government, the IDF, the Jewish Agency and other official bodies are preparing for a mass aliyah of Ukrainian Jews in the case of a Russian invasion, Yisrael Hayom reported
With war looming on the border, the Ukrainian Jewish community is preparing for impact. Concerns include safety, food, and other supplies necessary for survival. Looting has already had an impact
Senator Ted Cruz tore into President Joe Biden’s “fecklessness,” blaming it for Europe now being on the “edge of war.” “Tragically, Europe is on the verge of war because of the weakness, the fecklessnessof Joe Biden,” Cruz told Fox News. What specifically set the stage for the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine? Cruz says […]
The streets around the Canadian Parliament are quiet now. The Ottawa protesters who vowed never to give up are largely gone, chased away by police in riot gear. The relentless blare of truckers horns has gone silent. But the trucker protest, which grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down […]
The sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida, according to news reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office on Sunday identified the couple as 87-year-old Sondra Wiener of Boynton Beach and her 90-year-old husband, Marvin. They were found unresponsive […]
Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraines northern border, in a move that U.S. leaders warned put Russia another step closer to launching an invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin was silent on Ukraines appeal for a cease-fire. Russias action extends what it said […]
The giyur reform proposed by Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana was approved in the Knesset’s Ministerial Legislative Committee on Sunday. “We’re making history,” Kahana said in response to the approval
After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books. Weighing a whopping 289 grams (10.19 ounces, more than half a pound), the titanic berry this week was declared the worlds largest by Guinness World Records. The strawberry was picked on Chahi Ariels family farm near the city of Netanya in central […]
A Beis Din in Netanya revoked a marriage that was conducted k’das Moshe V’Yisrael via the Rabbanut in Hadera after a startling discovery in the wake of divorce proceedings. The
On February 27, hundreds of women will sprint through American Dream Mall, in support of Chesed 24/7. The event will be epic, with guest star Beatie Deutch, Israel’s famed Marathon
People with COVID-19 wont be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for living with COVID that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ending all of the legal restrictions brought in […]
This once-bustling city in northern Arizona has a troubled relationship with rain. Winslow needs it, but just a little can overwhelm a levee system that officials have pleaded with the
Have you always wished you could suggest a successful shidduch start to finish? You are not alone. Join us Sunday Eveningsstarting tonight via Zoom as Mrs. Naomi Cohen, a highly sought after Shadchan and Dating Coach, will guide us, aspiring shadchanim, on The Art of Suggesting Shidduchim. With over 20 years of experience helping singles, […]
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the petirah of HaRav Yerucham Kaplan zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Mikdash Melech in Flatbush, and in his later
A federal judge has rejected efforts by former President Donald Trump to toss out conspiracy lawsuits filed by lawmakers and two Capitol police officers, saying in his ruling that the former presidents words plausibly led to the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta said in his Friday ruling that Trumps […]
A Wisconsin child has died of a rare condition linked to COVID-19. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday the child is the first in the state to die of Multisystem
Queen Elizabeth has been infected with Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday. The queen, 95, is expected to continue performing “light duties” at Windsor this week,
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