In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved the idea of full health insurance for people who are not legally in the United States into the political mainstream. That debate night moment last week symbolized the party’s move to the left heading a primary in which most candidates are trying to appeal to […]
John Sterling has called every New York Yankees game since 1989. That streak is about to end. Feeling a little run down, the team’s radio play-by-play announcer will finally take a breather this weekend when the Yankees play a four-game series at Tampa Bay beginning Thursday – his 81st birthday. Ryan Ruocco will fill in, […]
MK Amir Peretz has once again been elected to head the Labor party, replacing Avi Gabbai. Peretz, a former Sderot Mayor and former head of the Histadrut National Labor Federation,
A fire destroyed a massive Jim Beam warehouse filled with 45,000 barrels of bourbon, sending flames shooting into the night sky and generating so much heat that firetruck lights melted, authorities said Wednesday. Firefighters from four counties responded to the blaze that erupted late Tuesday. Lightning might have been a factor, but fire investigators haven’t […]
An exhibition that offers the public a glimpse into the role of faith as a mechanism for survival during the Holocaust, opened at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on Monday, July
The decorated Navy SEAL who was acquitted of murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive in Iraq thanked Fox News, President Donald Trump and two congressmen for their support during his trial. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher also told Fox & Friends on Wednesday he feels “blessed to have the support that […]
3,500 mispallalim were on hand during the night (Tuesday to Wednesday) at Kever Yosef in PA (Palestinian Authority) occupied Shechem for the yahrzeit. They were escorted by IDF soldiers and
A dozen people were injured and thousands of commuters were delayed on the eve of July Fourth as a garbage truck flipped over a stone wall outside one of two
Chief Rabbi of Poland, Rabbi Mordechai Sedrick, has come out in support of Chabad Shaliach Rav Mordechai Gurary in the machlokes surrounding a Shul in Krakow. Rav Sedrick, a member
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel will be holding a seminar for the public on the topic of eruvs in light of increasing interest and questions regarding the status of an
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed forming a politically unlikely partnership Tuesday to take on the city’s homeless crisis: with President Donald Trump. The Democratic mayor whose downtown streets have become home to filthy, drug-infested encampments for thousands of people issued a public invitation for the president to walk the streets with him and see […]
On Wednesday afternoon, Rebbetzin Rivka Diner A”H was niftar, the wife of HaGaon Rav Eliezer Diner, mora d’asra of Beit Knesset Beit Yitzchak in Modi’in Illit and a Rosh Yeshiva
Iran’s president warned European partners in its faltering nuclear deal on Wednesday that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to “any amount that we want” beginning on Sunday, putting pressure on them to offer a way around intense U.S. sanctions targeting the country. The comments by President Hassan Rouhani come as tensions remain high […]
Seconds before a small plane crashed at a suburban Dallas airport, killing all 10 people on board, the crew commented on a problem with the left engine, federal officials said
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday announced that despite efforts to prevent the planned Knesset election, set for Tuesday, September 17, 2019, there is no way possible to cancel the
A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration policy that would keep thousands of asylum-seekers locked up while they pursue their cases, saying the Constitution demands that
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp appear to have stopped working for many users in the United States, across the UK and Europe. Thousands of users have complained that the apps and
Some crew members have survived a fire that killed 14 sailors onboard one of the Russian navy’s deep-sea research submersibles, the nation’s defense minister said Wednesday. Sergei Shoigu didn’t specify how many crew members were rescued from Monday’s fire. Speaking at the navy’s Arctic base of Severomorsk, he praised the vessel’s crew for “heroic” action, […]
Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health support network, has secured more than $200,000 in funding in the City Council’s fiscal 2020 budget to support New York City area children and families living with serious illness. Under the leadership of Councilmember Chaim Deutsch, Chairman of the Jewish Caucus; Speaker Corey Johnson; and Councilmember Diana Ayala, Chair, […]
A Delta Air Lines pilot arrested a passenger who tried to enter the cockpit in an incident that forced a New York-bound plane to return to Puerto Rico on Wednesday, authorities said. Puerto Rico police said that 30-year-old Carlos Ramírez Rodríguez became aggressive and tried to enter the cockpit. Police said he yelled, “I am […]
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