Facebook says it has removed a small network of fake accounts and pages that originated in China and focused on disrupting political activity in the U.S. and several other countries. The U.S.-focused activity was just a “sliver” of the accounts’ overall activity and gained almost no following, Facebook said. Their primary focus was Southeast Asia, […]
Cindy McCain endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president Tuesday in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the GOP’s 2008 nominee. Trump has had a fraught relationship with members of John McCain’s family since he disparaged the Arizona senator during his 2016 campaign. But the McCains have until now stopped short of […]
In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the House passed a temporary government-wide funding bill Tuesday night, shortly after President Donald Trump prevailed in
Being committed to Daf Yomi is tough, but so worth it. Every day, no matter what, you have to sit down and focus on the day’s daf – while forgetting about everything else. Having the right partner with you makes all the difference. In just a little bit more than 20 minutes, Shaul C. Greenwald […]
Abu Dhabi, the conservative capital of the United Arab Emirates, is eliminating its licensing system for alcohol purchases for drinkers after Dubai repeatedly loosened its own rules to boost sales and tourism amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The emirate’s Department of Culture and Tourism announced the new rules in a circular dated last week to […]
An international team of scientists said Monday it had joined forces to combat the spread of anti-Semitism online with the help of artificial intelligence. The project Decoding Anti-Semitism includes discourse analysts, computational linguists and historians who will develop a “highly complex, AI-driven approach to identifying online anti-Semitism,” the Alfred Landecker Foundation, which supports the project, […]
A man was arrested after starting a fire in Williamsburg late Tuesday night. Sources tell YWN that a man set a large pile of trash on fire next to a
The United Nations marked its 75th anniversary Monday with its chief urging leaders of an increasingly polarized, go-it-alone world to work together and preserve the organization’s most important success since its founding: avoiding a military confrontation between the major global powers. The “Um-Shmum’s” 75 years of bashing Israel while largely ignoring blatant and continuous violations […]
A senior counterterrorism official said on Thursday that caches of ammonium nitrate belonging to Hezbollah have been found across Europe. “I can reveal that such [Hezbollah weapons] caches have been moved through Belgium to France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland,” said Nathan Sales, the coordinator for counterterrorism at the US State Department, at an online […]
Palestinian Authority security forces arrested members of a rival Fatah movement associated with former Fatah head Mohammad Dahlan on Monday, Dahlan’s faction Democratic Reformist Current said in a statement. Senior
A Bulgarian court on Monday sentenced two Hezbollah terrorists in absentia to life imprisonment for blowing up a bus in 2012 in Bugas Bulgaria, killing five Israeli tourists, four in
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Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s senior aides broke quarantine regulations after returning from an official visit to Washington last week, Israeli media reported Monday. The breaches of health regulations by senior officials — which came as the country entered its second nationwide lockdown — were the latest cases of Israeli leaders and officials […]
A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to “give up and remove your application for this election,” according to court papers filed Tuesday. Pascale Ferrier, of Quebec, was arrested Sunday at the U.S.-Canada border and is due […]
Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam’s holiest sites, has made its official position on the region’s longest-running conflict clear: Full ties between the kingdom and Israel can only happen when peace is reached with the Palestinians. Yet state-backed Saudi media and clerics are signaling change is already underway with Israel […]
?For so many children, new clothing is about so much more than just dresses and suits. It’s about dignity. Self-esteem. Confidence. Bobbie’s Place opened 22 years ago in a Brooklyn basement with a few Rubbermaid bins of used clothing. But as the demand grew, so did the movement. Now, Bobbie’s Place has impressive operations in […]
Why settle for a good year when you can have a great year? For 15 Years, Avinu Malkeinu has been inspiring tens of thousands of women and girls around the world during the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. This year’s expanded, exciting week-long event will not just inspire you but will leave your spirituality IGNITED. Hear Rabbi […]
China on Tuesday said allegations against a New York City police officer charged with being an “intelligence asset” for the Chinese government are a “pure fabrication” and part of a U.S. plot to smear Chinese diplomats in the United States. Baimadajie Angwang, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Tibet, allegedly agreed to spy on U.S. supporters […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy, but he insisted that it is the U.S. that will surrender to the resilience of Iran. He spoke in a pre-recorded speech to the […]
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off on the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic and race and violence in the nation’s cities next week when they meet for their first presidential debate. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday announced the six topics for the first face-to-face event scheduled for […]
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