Lawyers for Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, are asking a judge to throw out tax fraud charges against him, arguing New York prosecutors targeted him as punishment because he wouldn’t flip on the former president. In court papers filed Tuesday, Weisselberg’s lawyer said the Trump Organization’s CFO is “collateral damage” in a “singular […]
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A large protest took place on Wednesday night at Jerusalem’s Bar Ilan intersection where Admorim and the head of the Eidah Chareidis, Hagaon HaRav Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss, were joined by thousands of Charedim in protesting the construction of the Jerusalem light rail. Approximately 100 policemen were at the scene of the protest, prepared to arrest […]
Britain promised to hit Russia with “powerful” sanctions over its military confrontation with Ukraine. But the slim sheaf of measures announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson has disappointed allies and critics alike. The U.K. has slapped asset freezes and travel bans on three wealthy Russians and sanctioned five Russian banks in response to President Vladimir […]
Jurors started deliberating Wednesday in the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights, after a judge gave them jury instructions. J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when fellow Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee […]
European Jewry Comes out on En Masse to Celebrate Torah and Undertake Daily Limud HaTorah Major Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Siyumim in England, Belgium South Africa and Australia By Chaim Gold “Rabbosai, THIS is the time!” said the venerable Rosh Yeshiva of Mir, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Ezrachi, shlita, his voice shaking with passion and emotion. “We […]
Alan, a longtime maintenance worker at Waterbury Yeshiva, spoke up during a mussar seder being led by the Menahel, R’ Doniel Kalish. Alan expressed his gratitude to the Menahel and
World leaders waited to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin would cast the die and order troops deeper into Ukraine. With Russian lawmakers having authorized Putin to use military force
Amid threats of war, a Hachnasas Sefer Torah took place on Monday in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine, the country’s business hub and fourth-largest city, with about one million residents. Hundreds
Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday extending a day-earlier slump as the crisis in Ukraine remains tense. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% as of 12:04 p.m. Eastern, deepening its “correction”, or a loss of 10% from its recent peak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21 points, or 0.1%, to 33,574 and […]
World leaders sought Wednesday to back up their tough words over Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, announcing financial sanctions, trade and travel bans and other measures meant to pressure Moscow to pull back from the brink of war. Even as they ramped up penalties, however, nations in Asia and the Pacific also prepared for the possibility […]
Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after President Vladimir Putin received authorization
An article was published on Tuesday in an Iranian newspaper questioning the reason for the visit of the “Rav of Saudi Arabia,” Rav Herzog, to the Islamic Republic. Entitled: “Trip
Republican candidate for New York Governor Lee Zeldin announced on Wednesday that he is selecting NYPD Deputy Inspector and Commanding Officer of the 70th Precinct Alison Esposito as his running
Israel fired several surface-to-surface missiles toward Syrian military positions in the country’s south early Wednesday causing material damage, state media reported. State TV quoted an unnamed Syrian military official as saying that the missiles were fired from Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and struck areas around the nearby town of Quneitra. It added that the attack […]
A former New York City police union president who’s clashed with city officials over his bombastic tweets and hardline tactics is expected to surrender Wednesday to face criminal charges connected to a raid last year on his home and union office, two law enforcement officials said. Ed Mullins resigned in October as head of the […]
China is accusing the United States of creating “fear and panic” over the crisis in Ukraine. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Wednesday that China opposes new sanctions on Russia, reiterating a longstanding Chinese position. She said the U.S. was fueling tensions by providing weapons to Kyiv in response to Russia’s large troop deployment around […]
Former NYC mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg warned Democrats that they are heading for a bloodbath in the midterm elections later this year if they don’t fix things now. “Without changing course, the party is headed for a November wipeout,” the former mayor wrote in an op-ed. “Three months after Republicans scored major […]
The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, a U.S. official said Tuesday, in the face of trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. The District of Columbia government and the U.S. Capitol Police are requesting the National […]
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