Spotify, responding to Joe Rogan controversy, will label podcasts that discuss COVID-19 On Sunday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said the company will implement new measures to deal with COVID-19 misinformation.

Health officials across the United States are reporting dozens of cases of a new Covid variant that’s even more contagious than Omicron – which is already far more contagious than

As YWN reported last week, some Lev Tahor members have taken residence in Sarajevo, in the latest of a series of destinations since leaving Guatemala. Neighbors of the cult members

Esther Pollard, z’l, the wife of Jonathan Pollard who worked tirelessly for decades to secure his release, has passed away at the age of 68, a statement issued by the

There have been calls in Israel to stop buying Doritos after the Israeli branch of the company published a video advertisement for Family Day featuring a number of LGBTQ families.

A cold snap in Florida is different than in other places. We put on heavy coats when its 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). No blizzard conditions here in the Sunshine State, but we have our issues as well when the thermometer drops. The National Weather Service said Sunday its all going to warm up […]

At President Joe Bidens lowest moment in the 2020 campaign, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn came to him with a suggestion: He should pledge to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. After some cajoling, Biden made the promise at a Democratic debate, a move Clyburn credits with turning out the Black support […]

The Jewish Community in West Rogers Park, Chicago was hit by string of hate crimes over the past 24 hours, YWN has learned. Two Jewish institutions have had swastikas scrawled

Thousands of Dati Leumi bnei yeshivos on Sunday participated in a protest against “the weakening of the Rabbanut by the State of Israel.” The protest was organized under the banner

With thousands of Jews in Florida for midwinter break, many were stunned to see a group of individuals in Orlando wearing Nazi-affiliated attire, carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas, and performing

As Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas visited Border Patrol agents, a tense exchange ensued between the agents and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz. “I do think that were losing too many agents,” Ortiz said. “As an organization, we gotta start taking care of each other.” “I get it. You come to work, youre frustrated. […]

The U.S. sought to step up pressure on Russia over Ukraine on Sunday, promising to put Moscow on the defensive at the U.N. Security Council as lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they were nearing agreement on the mother of all sanctions. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said the Security Council will press Russia […]

North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden took office, as it revives its old playbook in brinkmanship

Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 riots if he returns to the White House. If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly, Trump said Saturday night during a rally in Conroe, Texas. And if […]

A federal trial against three former Minneapolis police officers seeks to hold them responsible for not stopping George Floyds murder and perhaps strike a blow against long-standing police culture that breeds reluctance to rein in fellow officers. The circumstances of Floyds death pinned under Officer Derek Chauvins knee for more than nine minutes, […]

Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy’s emotional recitation of Kaddish at the German Parliament on Thursday made headlines around the world. However, many religious and traditional Israelis condemned Levy for not wearing

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman directly called then-Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to have the kingdom’s license to use controversial Israeli spyware renewed, the New York Times reports. NSO

First responders from United Hatzalah, Magen David Adom, the Fire Department, and the Police department responded to a fire in an apartment building on Har Tzion Street that claimed the

The widow of murdered NYPD officer Jason Rivera blasted the pro-crime policies of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg while eulogizing her husband in front of thousands of police officers. Rivera and a police partner, Wilbert Mora, were both killed last week while responding to a fight in a Bronx apartment. The suspect was shot and killed […]

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