The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new confirmed viral infections. Last weeks total declined from 812,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. That figure was revised higher from the previously reported 779,000. The numbers point […]
The top US infectious diseases expert said Thursday that open season for Covid-19 vaccination could begin in April, and that the country may be able to vaccinate the majority of Americans by the middle or end of summer. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told NBCs Savannah […]
Add another obstacle to the already stuttering rollout of COVID-19 vaccines brutal winter weather creating dangerous conditions and forcing tens of thousands of would-be shot takers to wait longer. Icy roads from the West Coast through the Midwest and into the South shut down vaccinations at many sites, pushing those with appointments back into […]
Today, Andrew Yang, Democratic candidate for Mayor of NYC, announced the appointment of David Schwartz as Yang for NYs Jewish Community Outreach Director. Schwartz, a Democratic District Leader for New York States 48th Assembly District, is also First Vice Chair to the Brooklyn Democratic County Committee, one of the largest Democratic committees in the country. […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today is the 94th Yartzeit of the Alter of Slabodka. The topography of todays Torah world would have been vastly different were it not for the vision and hard work of one remarkable individual the Alter of Slabodka – Rav Nosson Zvi Finkel ztl (1849- Feb. 1st, 1927). […]
Two NYPD horses were seen running wild through the streets of Flatbush on Thursday. It happened when an NYPD Officer had a medical issue at the corner of Quentin Road
Palestinian poll workers fanned out across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, where they found voters eager to register ahead of elections that could serve as the first referendum on Hamas rule since the militant group seized power more than a decade ago. The outreach came a day after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah party and […]
Swiss Jews found pig meat at the entrance to two shuls last week, JTA reported. The incidents were intended as a deliberate attempt at desecrating Jewish shuls, the Swiss Federation
United Airlines said Wednesday it will buy up to 200 small electric air taxis to help customers in urban areas get to the airport. The airline said it will help
President Joe Biden has announced he issued a proclamation on Thursday to terminate the national emergency declaration the former administration issued for the US-Mexico border as part of its effort
Senior Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s assassination in November was carried out by a Mossad team via a one-ton remote-controlled gun that had been smuggled into Iran in pieces, the London-based
Dozens of people were taken to hospitals after a massive car crash on an icy Texas interstate. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that about 30 people were transported early Thursday
A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a top ally of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but Lithuania, where the associate lives, bluntly rejected the demand to take
Chaim VChessed has been incessantly lobbying for additional emergency flights between Israel and the United States, and have just informed YWN that El Al will operate more emergency flights to and from the USA. They will operate a total of six flights between TLV and JFK. El Al is set to operate a number of […]
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) This Friday and Shabbos, of course, is Rosh Chodesh Adar. When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos there is a fascinating yet unresolved halachic question. As a preface, we know that Rosh Chodesh is a special and festive occasion that symbolizes the renewal of the Jewish people. It is […]
Chilling security video of last months deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, including of rioters searching menacingly for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence, has become a key exhibit in Donald Trumps impeachment trial as lawmakers prosecuting the case wrap up their opening arguments for why Trump should be convicted of inciting […]
When army generals in Myanmar staged a coup last week, they briefly cut internet access in an apparent attempt to stymie protests. In Uganda, residents couldnt use Facebook, Twitter and other social media for weeks after a recent election. And in Ethiopias northern Tigray region, the internet has been down for months amid a wider […]
Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former U.S. President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks
Its been three weeks, and he still hasnt called. Israelis are expressing growing concern that President Joe Biden has yet to call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following his inauguration. Some fear that it could forecast a chillier relationship between the two close allies after President Donald Trumps warm embrace. The United States is Israels closest […]
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