New York officials want to add menthol to the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes as the vaping industry seeks to block it, according to the governor’s office. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’s directing his administration to take steps to include menthol in a ban that currently excludes tobacco and menthol […]
President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday at the person who gave information to a whistleblower who has accused the president of abusing the nation’s highest office for political gain, saying that individual is “close to a spy” who could have committed treason — an act punishable by death. Trump’s comments led several Democratic House committee […]
A Delta Airlines baggage handler has been arrested on charges of stealing over $250,000 in cash from John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to federal authorities. Quincy Thorpe was arrested at his Brooklyn home Thursday and was released on $80,000 after a brief court appearance, according to federal prosecutors. A message left with Thorpe’s lawyer […]
The federal government badly botched its response to a weeklong power failure amid a cold snap at a federal detention center in New York City last winter, fueling rumors and sparking unrest among shivering inmates, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said in a report Thursday. The Inspector General’s report criticized the U.S. Bureau of Prisons […]
The Tishrei Yomtov season is well underway and the shopping has begun, with consumers filling shopping carts to capacity. Meat, fish and pomegranate sales are up, as are honey sales,
For over a year now, Klal Yisroel as one has been waiting with bated breath for the 13th Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi. The word “historic” is an often overused cliché, but the upcoming Siyum of Daf Yomi is precisely that in every sense. Over 350,000 yidden worldwide will unite as one to celebrate the […]
North Korea said Friday it wants President Donald Trump to make a “wise option and bold decision” to produce a breakthrough in stalled nuclear diplomacy, in an escalation of pressure on the U.S. ahead of an expected resumption of talks. The statement by Foreign Ministry adviser Kim Kye Gwan came days after Trump said another […]
Just 24 hours after a Holocaust survivor found a swastika drawn in the lobby of her Boro Park building, more hate was directed towards Jews. The car belonging to a
Saudi Arabia called on the world to apply “utmost pressure with every tool available” to end Iran’s aggressive conduct, saying Thursday that the most effective way to control Tehran is to cut off its financial resources. Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf again blamed Iran for the Sept. 14 missile and drone attack on Saudi oil […]
HaGaon HaRav Bentzion Mutzafi, a prominent sephardi posek in Eretz Yisrael, addressed the outcome of the Knesset election vis-à-vis the Torah world. The rav explained “If we were real chareidim, and would block the breaches in our community, this would not be the situation today”. Rav Mutzafi spoke of the complicated political situation that resulted […]
President Donald Trump’s repeated trashing of a Democratic impeachment inquiry has helped prompt a $13 million flood of campaign cash to bolster his reelection effort. House Speaker “Nancy (Pelosi) just called for Impeachment. WITCH HUNT!” his campaign said in one fundraising text message sent Tuesday. “I need you on my Impeachment Defense Team.” In the […]
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint unveiled the designs for the Anwar El Sadat Congressional Gold Medal in the Department of the Treasury’s historic Cash Room. United States Mint Director David
The U.S. is sending one Patriot missile battery and four ground-based radar systems to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Thursday, in what officials describe as the first steps to help
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took to the world stage on Thursday to slam the United States for “depriving the peace process of any credibility” and undermining prospects for a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Abbas also criticized the U.S. for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, […]
As we prepare to welcome 5780, the number of Jews worldwide stands at 14.8 million, compared to 14.7 million in 5779. Of these, 8.1 million live outside Israel (including 5.7
Agudath Israel of America commends the United Nations for its release today of an interim report by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on Monday, in which alarm is expressed over anti-Semitic “tropes by white supremacists including neo-Nazis and members of radical Islamist groups in slogans, images, stereotypes and conspiracy theories meant […]
The Ministry of Agriculture provides some figures addressing the ingestion of fish by Israelis, a dish that is seen on many Yomtov table on Rosh Hashanah. The average Israeli will
A Texas inmate who claimed he was intellectually disabled was executed Wednesday for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during a 2007 attack in which his wife also died. Robert Sparks
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced that 14 Israelis will be spending Rosh Hashanah in a jail for smuggling the khat plant, regarded as an illegal drug in Europe, to
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