The IAF strike against a weapons storage warehouse in Syria was unsuccessful. The recent attack was intended to eliminate that threat, but according to a New York Times report, the
With its first smartphone designed completely in-house, Google is demonstrating one of the benefits of moving production from Asia to the U.S.: It’s letting buyers customize phones to give them
U.S. factories revved up production, hired more workers and received a surge of new orders in July, helping them expand at the fastest pace in two years. The gains suggest
President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered federal agencies to review safety rules at chemical facilities in response to the deadly April explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant. In an executive
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday, 24 Menachem Av 5773, decided to appoint Professor Leonardo Leiderman as Governor of the Bank of Israel. Prof. Leiderman
House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives, with overwhelming bipartisan support, passed a bill 400 to 20 tightening US sanctions on Iran’s petroleum. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomes the US House
The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern Spain, killing 79 people, has said he was traveling at twice the speed limit when he approached a treacherous turn. But,
To the surprise of many, the head of Bayit Yehudi in Beit Shemesh, Jack Edri, announced on Thursday, 25 Menachem Av 5773 that the party will be backing Eli Cohen in the fall mayoral race. Bayit Yehudi will be working hard to unseat the chareidi incumbent, Shas Moshe Abutbul. Most believed that the natural choice […]
Leaving piles of unfinished business for the fall, Congress began exiting Washington Thursday for a five-week vacation with its accomplishments few, its efforts at budgeting in tatters and its collective
A group of five friends hiking in Wadi Zarqa, near Nvei Tzuf in the Binyamin region, stopped at one of the springs in the area shortly after they set out on their hike. As they sat next to the spring a group of local Arabs threw large rocks at them from a great height. Only […]
Healthcare workers, community activists and politicians are decrying the imminent shutdown of Brooklyn’s Interfaith Medical Center. Participants at a rally in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Thursday said they’re willing to embrace changes.
The United States is shuttering its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world on Sunday after receiving an unspecified threat, officials said. State Department officials said Thursday that they were
Former MK Yaakov Katz (Ketzaleh), a veteran settlement leader and a founding member of Beit El is calling on Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett to step down and return home,
Mordechai Weinberger is an experienced therapist for many years, and currently hosts a free phone line of various psychological programs that combine Torah and psychology. To submit your questions which
Average rates on U.S. fixed mortgages ticked up this week but are still low by historical standards, a trend that has helped the housing market recover. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac
New York City plans to spend $7 million to transform a trash-strewn beach beneath the Brooklyn Bridge into a recreational destination. The plan announced Thursday would provide access to sand.
Israels team leader in talks with the PA (Palestinian Authority) in Washington, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni returned home on Wednesday, 24 Menachem Av 5773. Livni was instructed to return to vote with the coalition in the Governance Bill vote. She used the opportunity to address remarks from right-wing coalition members. Contrary to all the bleak […]
State Department workers were horrified by WikiLeaks’ publication of more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables leaked by Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, an agency official testified Thursday. Elizabeth Dibble didn’t give
According to Jerusalem chareidi city councilmen Mayor Nir Barkat has become a different person after Moshe Leon announced his candidacy in the Jerusalem mayoral race. The backing for Leon comes from the two primary deal-makers involved, Avigdor Lieberman and Aryeh Deri. Leons candidacy is also backed by Likud, so with the Sephardi chareidi vote, Likud […]
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