More than 8.1 million people in the U.S. have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn�t been of much use when their neighbors, classmates and coworkers aren�t on the same system. Apple and Google co-created �exposure notification� technology to alert phone users if they spent time near someone who […]
The window to prevent a famine in war-torn Yemen is narrowing, with a new study showing that millions of people in the country will face some form of food crisis next year, U.N. agencies warned on Thursday. More than half of Yemen�s population of 30 million risks slipping into �worsening levels of hunger� by mid […]
One of the two deputy U.S. marshals wounded in a gunfight with a fugitive in New York City has been released from the hospital, a spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals
The sons of slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh spoke about the details of their father’s killing with Iran’s IRIB News on Friday, Israel’s Kan News reported. �My father was hit four, five times by gunfire,� one of Fakhrizadeh�s sons said, adding that the bullets were shot at short range and the scene was “a war […]
Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven�t been all that interested. Fewer than half of U.S. states and territories � 18 in total � have made such […]
Mexico�s President Andr�s Manuel L�pez Obrador has tossed another hot potato to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden with a proposal that would restrict U.S. agents in Mexico and remove their diplomatic immunity. The proposal submitted quietly this week by L�pez Obrador would require Drug Enforcement Administration agents to hand over all information they collect to the […]
Glimpses of majesty from the great rally honoring Torah and its students. Talmidim in yeshivos under the umbrella of Ichud Mosdos Gur successfully participate in a comprehensive public exam. Supporters
SpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time the company has two capsules in orbit at the same time. The Dragon � packed with Christmas treats and presents � should reach the space station on Monday, joining the Dragon that delivered […]
On Sunday, engineering trucks began to scrap El Al’s last 747 Jumbo aircraft. The large aircraft, which enthusiasts called “The Queen of the Skies” signifies the ending of an era
German explosives experts successfully defused and disposed of a 500-kilogram (1,100 pound) bomb Sunday in the country�s financial capital Frankfurt, which was dropped during World War II and discovered during recent construction. About 13,000 residents were evacuated from the city�s Gallus district and trains were stopped from running through the area as Hesse state experts […]
Like most mothers, Rebbetzin Miriam Diamond loves her baby Suri more than life itself. On her most painful days, however, she can’t help but wonder if Suri was born into
Dror Soffer, z’l, the father of Facebook Israel CEO Adi Soffer-Teeni, was critically injured when a car accidentally plowed into him during a protest in the Tel Aviv suburb of
David Frohlich z”l Youth Department of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, and Black Arrow productions, led by Nochi Krohn, have teamed up to bring the Teaneck, the greater Bergen County area and
A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticized Israel on Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi showing the challenges any further deals
With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown Sunday because of the surging outbreak and top health officials warned Americans that this is no time to let their guard down. �The vaccine�s critical,� Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said on NBC�s […]
Last week, Israel’s Civil and Social Affairs Minister in the Ministry of Defense, Michael Biton, (Blue and White) met with leaders of the Netzach Yehuda Association, an organization that supports
In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriously unruly northern province. But the
In Reva Beck’s debut children’s book “Sam and the Trump Hat”, Sam just turned eight years old. He is very excited when he gets a special present from his parents,
Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what is typically one of America�s biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new president. While lots of details are still to be worked out, this Jan. 20 is sure to be more subdued than prior inauguration […]
The United Nations� human rights chief lamented a deteriorating situation in Belarus and said Friday that reported beatings of protesters by security forces may in some cases amount to torture. Michelle Bachelet, the high commissioner for human rights, told the U.N. Human Rights Council there has been no improvement since a September debate about Belarus […]
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