Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers’ knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology provided the first proof that […]
Uber is letting passengers tell their driver in advance that they’d like a little less conversation, and more legroom, if they’re willing to pay. The ride-hailing giant launched “comfort” rides Tuesday. Riders are guaranteed a minimum amount of legroom in cars less than five years old and can use the app to tell drivers they […]
As a result of Siyata Dishmaya and the efforts of soldiers from the Chatmar Etzion area, members of two terror cells responsible for area firebomb attacks over recent weeks –
Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups using dehumanizing language. The social network already bars hateful language directed at individual religious adherents. Tuesday’s change broadens that rule to forbid likening entire religious groups to subhumans or vermin. The company has come under fire – along with fellow social media networks such as Facebook […]
An Indiana man who killed his 3-month-old son was socked in the face by the victim’s uncle in court last Wednesday. Kwin Boes was sentenced to 25 years for the death of Parker Boes. The infant died of blunt force trauma to the head, according to local media. It was unclear if the uncle is […]
Transportation Minister Betzalel Smotrich on Tuesday addressed the needs of the chareidi tzibur regarding public transportation, promising MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Yisrael Eichler his office would address those needs in a
A ticker tape parade to shower the U.S. women’s national soccer team with praise and paper confetti will start at 9:30 a.m. EDT in New York City on Wednesday. It will be the city’s first ticker tape parade since the team’s Women’s World Cup win in 2015. The procession will move down the Canyon of […]
MK (Hadash-Ta’al) Knesset Yousef Jabareen publicly called to boycott Israel in a speech he gave over the weekend at a pro-BDS conference in London, KAN news reported. “The international community
President Donald Trump can’t ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said Trump violates the Constitution when he blocks […]
Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and activist, said Tuesday he’s joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run. Steyer, 62, is one of the most visible and deep-pocketed liberals advocating for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. He surprised many Democrats in January when […]
Former Democratic New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind filed a lawsuit against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. in federal court on Tuesday for blocking users on Twitter based on their personal viewpoints,
Ehud Barak told Radio 103FM on Tuesday, that he is confident that he will pull some right-wing voters in the upcoming Knesset election. “I am not left of Gantz. There
A federal judge Monday blocked a major White House initiative on prescription drug costs, saying the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to require drugmakers to disclose their prices in
Izmir Koch, 34, of Huber Heights, Ohio, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for beating a man he believed to be Jewish outside of a Cincinnati restaurant. Koch
The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a dozen women to give birth, usually with wombs donated from a living donor such as a friend or relative. In December, doctors in Brazil reported the world’s […]
Amazon and Microsoft are battling it out over a $10 billion opportunity to build the U.S. military its first “war cloud” computing system. But Amazon’s early hopes of a shock-and-awe victory may be slipping away. Formally called the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure plan, or JEDI, the military’s computing project would store and process vast amounts […]
After local thugs were hired to lockdown the Isaac Shul in Krakow as part of a monetary dispute between a Chabad shaliach and Jewish community leaders, Minister of Religious Services
The designs are finished, the tenders have been issued and the work is about to begin. The Moriah Company is starting work this week to double Route 60. In the
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out for a second day at Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday, describing him as “wacky” and a “pompous fool,” after a leak of emails critical of the American administration. The series of tweets came hours after Prime Minister Theresa May stood by Kim Darroch amid the controversy […]
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