The financial technology startup that Walmart is backing will acquire two financial companies as it tries to create one app where shoppers can do different financial activities from getting paid
The Jewish news this week has been filled with reports of the passing of 32-year-old Chaya Maryan. Readers were moved by videos of the 5 little children she left behind,
HaGaon HaRav Shalom Arush, senior Breslov Rav and head of the Chut Shel Chessed organization is in need of tefillos. Chut Shel Chessed issued a statement on Wednesday morning: “A
Donald Trump appears to be fully confident that he will be reelected as President in 2024, jokingly declaring himself the 47th US president while playing a round of golf. As Trump walked up to the first tee, one of his playing partners played the role of sports announcer. “First on tee, the 45th president of […]
Canada’s central bank declined to raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday but said interest rates will have to rise in the future as the economy rebounds. The Bank of Canada said that looking ahead, it expects interest rates will need to increase as it expects economic growth to bounce back. The bank is keeping […]
President Joe Biden has nominated a diverse group of six lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country, his latest picks for the top law enforcement positions. The nominees, announced by the White House on Wednesday, would run the federal prosecutors’ offices in Alaska, Connecticut, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Utah. They would […]
A suspect arrested for a shooting inside a New York City hospital was tracked down after he signed in at the hospital, police said Wednesday. Keber Martinez, 25, was arrested hours after Tuesday’s shooting at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, a police spokesperson said. Police believe Martinez was the gunman who opened fire inside […]
Two frum Jews were beaten by an assailant in an unprovoked attacked in Stamford Hill, London, on Wednesday night. Security footage from the incident shows two Jews talking to each
Israel expects to soon break its own record of its number of seriously ill COVID cases, Channel 12 News reported on Tuesday evening, based on Health Ministry sources. The number
A Colorado-based aviation company wants to build a plant for next-generation supersonic passenger jets at a North Carolina airport, government officials said Wednesday as local and state boards approved hefty
Over 200 Rare and special items are up for auction next week including Incunables, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Chabad and Rare books. The Tosher
Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. The high-profile visit by President Isaac Herzog aims at further cementing the burgeoning ties between the two states following the normalization of relations under the so-called “Abraham Accords.” Herzog will […]
The Federal Reserve is expected to signal Wednesday its latest thinking on when and how fast it plans to raise interest rates to help tame inflation that is squeezing family
A Virginia man who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt at the U.S. Capitol during last year’s riot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to joining the mob of people who stormed the building. Photographs of Robert Keith Packer wearing the sweatshirt with the anti-Semitic message went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, riots. The words “Camp Auschwitz” […]
Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, a rise in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) is being seen in children who recover from COVID in Israel and around the
European Union leaders pledged Wednesday to confront the rise of antisemitism and Holocaust denial witnessed during the coronavirus pandemic, on the eve of the annual commemorations of Auschwitz’s liberation. European Council President Charles Michel said the lessons of the Holocaust are now “more relevant than ever.” “First, because Jewish people feel threatened, and they are […]
As Israeli media is abuzz with news about the approaching Elpis storm, Kikar H’Shabbat reminded readers about a long-forgotten historical event – the year that “snow” fell in Bnei Brak.
A frum man who was in Turkey as a kashrus mashgiach was forced to spend the night in a mosque after becoming stranded in a severe snowstorm. The Chief Rabbi
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of enforcement actions Wednesday to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall. The agency will conduct unannounced inspections of chemical plants, refineries and other industrial sites […]
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