Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that new testing of a batch of baby powder that was recently recalled did not show any traces of asbestos. Earlier this month the company
Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its service. Its move sets it apart from Facebook, which continues to defend running paid political ads, even false ones, as a free speech priority. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that […]
The head of U.S. Central Command has provided some more information about the military working dog that was injured in the raid on the compound of the leader of the
The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates Wednesday for a third time this year to try to support the economy. But it signaled that it plans no further cuts unless
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) A recent viral video, highlighted by New York’s Channel 12 News, shows a young Yeshiva student apparently being kicked on the ground and holding his stomach in pain on account of some possible infraction that occurred in the classroom. Clearly, the behavior of the teacher is a horrible aberration […]
Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics. American officials sounding the alarm about foreign efforts to disrupt the 2020 election include multiple countries in that warning. Concerns abound not only about possible hacking of […]
Yaffa Issachar, the mother of Naama Issachar, who is jailed in Russia for marijuana possession, was denied a scheduled visit with her daughter on Tuesday although she was told by
Turkey on Wednesday condemned two resolutions passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that symbolize deteriorating Turkish-American relations. Addressing his ruling party, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wouldn’t recognize the nonbinding House resolution to recognize the century-old mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. The bill passed 405-11. Erdogan then said […]
A U.S. counterterrorism official said Wednesday he expects a new Islamic State leader to emerge after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned that the extremist group’s planning of major attacks probably will go on as before. “The ideology continues, the resonance continues, and that is a strategic concern for us,” Russell Travers, the […]
Israeli embassies and consulates throughout the world closed on Wednesday due to a strike by diplomats and consulate employees. The strike was called following a long-lasting dispute with the Finance
The Ministry of Transportation and Israel Railways have completed another milestone in the forging project after the completion of the electrical infrastructure of the express train system in Lod. On
A day before the acting Homeland Security secretary is set to leave his job, it remains unclear who will be tapped to run the sprawling agency tasked with national security,
Tonight there will be an open forum hosted by the NYC Regional EMS Council to address the request for a new Certificate of Need (CON) allowing Ezras Nashim (aka Chasdei
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet passed new measures Wednesday aimed at helping fight far-right extremism and anti-Semitism following an attack on a synagogue earlier this month. The proposals include tightening gun laws, stepping up prosecution of online hate, and boosting financial support for projects fighting anti-Semitism and far-right extremism. “The horrible attack on the Jewish community […]
Polish students in the town of Zalewo in northern Poland cleaned the local Jewish cemetery last week, according to a JTA report on Monday. The project was initiated by local
The top doctor at Missouri’s sole abortion clinic on Wednesday defended its handling of four patients who faced complications — women whose care has been cited by the state as it seeks to revoke the clinic’s license. The testimony from Dr. Colleen McNicholas at a hearing that could determine the St. Louis clinic’s fate came […]
The impeachment resolution pushed by House Democrats would deny President Donald Trump the “most basic rights of due process,” the Senate’s top Republican said Wednesday, sharply criticizing the leaders behind the measure. The House was expected to vote Thursday as Democrats look to counter protests from Trump and his Republicans allies that the impeachment process […]
An offshoot of Likud, the “New Likudniks” group, began a campaign this week using digital media and billboards, calling on senior party officials to enable the immediate establishment of a
An elderly man is in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle in Flatbush, Wednesday morning. The NYPD tells YWN that the 70-year-old man on his bike was
Two Hasidic men were attacked in Brooklyn on Wednesday, simply for taking a video. According to one of the victims, the two men witnessed a man having a fight with
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