An Israeli investigative TV show reported on Thursday that one of the country’s richest men hired Israeli intelligence firm Black Cube to dig up dirt on a Cabinet minister. Black Cube denied the allegations. Tycoon Idan Ofer hired the firm in 2014 to dig up dirt on then-Finance Minister Yair Lapid and other top officials, […]
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is plunging $500 million into an effort to close all of the nation’s remaining coal plants by 2030 and put the United States on track toward a 100% clean energy economy. The billionaire Bloomberg’s investment in the Beyond Carbon initiative marks the largest ever philanthropic effort to combat […]
A V-shaped airliner that seats passengers in the wings instead of a central fuselage could make long-distance air travel more sustainable — and it’s more than pie in the sky. The Flying V prototype plane concept, backed by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will seat 314 passengers and burn 20% less fuel than the most efficient […]
An overnight power outage caused all of the merchandise at the “Ice Cream House” in Williamsburg to melt. The loss is estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars. Hundreds
As is done every year, HaRav Ephraim Wachsman joins HaRav Dovid Spiegel and the Bais Medrash of Cedarhurst, with an incredibly uplifting song preparing the Kehilla for Kabolas Hatorah. The
A number of cafeterias in schools in Rishon L’Tzion have shifted to the kashrus of Tzohar Rabbid. However, according to a Ministry of Education regulations, the food supplier must present
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The U.S. and Russian militaries accused each other of unsafe actions on Friday after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet (50 meters) of each
A lawyer for the New York City police officer accused of using a banned chokehold in the killing of Eric Garner says his client wants to keep his job. Officer Daniel Pantaleo’s attorney, Stuart London, said Thursday that the officer hopes to be cleared of administrative charges, so he can stay on the force. The […]
Iran has chosen to “step back and recalculate” after making preparations for an apparent attack against U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region, but it is too early to conclude the threat is gone, the top commander of American forces in the Mideast said. In an interview with three reporters accompanying him to the Gulf, […]
A New York man who talked about wanting to throw a grenade in Times Square has been arrested and was expected to be arraigned Friday on weapons-related charges, law enforcement
The Homeland Security Department’s internal watchdog says rotting food, moldy and dilapidated bathrooms and agency practices at immigration detention facilities may violate detainees’ rights. The Office of Inspector General made unannounced visits to four facilities in California, Louisiana, Colorado and New Jersey between May and November of last year, according to a report published Thursday. […]
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company is teaming up with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts for the platform. Under the Higher Ground partnership announced Thursday, the former president and first
Elizabeth Warren is welcoming a move by staffers on her presidential campaign to unionize. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is the fourth 2020 candidate to support campaign staff in forming a union. Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of Warren’s top rivals, earlier this year became the first Democratic presidential hopeful with a unionized campaign staff. Warren […]
A grandson of late prime minister, Ariel Sharon, a son of Gilad Sharon, will very soon be completing the IAF pilots’ training program and receive his wings as a combat
After many efforts by Beit Shemesh Mayor Dr. Aliza Bloch and Deputy Mayor Rabbi Shmuel Greenberg, they inaugurated the new park & ride stations – Next week, the new train
A former Florida deputy charged with 11 criminal counts after failing to confront the gunman in the Parkland school massacre was released from jail Thursday after a judge reduced his
Federal regulators voted Thursday to give phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers’ permission first. The Federal Communications Commission’s move could make call-blocking widespread and help consumers dodge annoying robocalls, which have exploded into a problem that pesters Americans on the level of billions of calls a month. One caveat: Phone […]
Hamas terrorists imprisoned in Israel will not receive visitors. Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan stated that Hamas terrorists from Gaza who are imprisoned in Israel for terrorist offenses will
House Democrats are poised to make it easier for their committee chairmen to take President Donald Trump’s administration to court, escalating their legal efforts against a president who has vowed to fight “all of the subpoenas.” A resolution unveiled Thursday would authorize contempt cases against Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Donald […]
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