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A former Ben-Gurion Airport duty free employee was arrested on suspicion of smuggling Georgian nationals into Israel. The Israeli police arrested a 34-year-old Lod resident on Wednesday, on suspicion of
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The following video is perhaps no less shocking than the fact the Government of Israel recently approved Qatar turning over $15 million in cash to the
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of R’ Avrohom Yitzchok Stern Z”L, a longtime Williamsburg Hatzolah member. He was 56. R’ Avrohom Yitzchok, known in Hatzolah as “W17”,
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U.S. health officials say a record number of tick-borne diseases were reported last year. The 2017 tally of more than 59,000 cases is a 22 percent increase from the previous
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A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee
Israel moved closer to early elections Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner, the Bayit Yehudi party, said it wants a vote “as soon as possible,” and will
Facebook said it’s making progress on detecting hate speech, graphic violence and other violations of its rules, even before users see and report them. Facebook said that during the April-to-September
Likud Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, known to be among those close to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, caused a storm on Thursday when he announced that there is a difference between Gaza
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) There was a fire in an apartment on Kedushas Levi Street in Betar Illit, which fire fighters report was started by a hoverboard that was left
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Women’s winning streak in this year’s elections has extended to statehouses across the country, two groups reported Thursday. More than 2,000 women will serve in state legislatures when those chambers
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