New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce this month whether he is joining the growing list of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president, he said Thursday. “I’m going to make my decision in the month of May and as soon as we have something to tell you we’ll tell you,” de Blasio […]
It is an argument that often happens when the Rav is not there for Maariv. Often people are unaware of his particular ruling for Sefiras HaOmer when Ma’ariv ends well before sunset. This Shabbos will be the first time the question will come up this year. “Listen, Boychik, ven I vas much younger in da […]
On Sunday morning, around 32,000 cyclists from around the country and the world will ride together for 40 miles through all of New York City’s five boroughs this Sunday. Now in its 42nd year, the Five Boro Bike Tour is a 40-mile bike ride which will maneuver its way through all five boroughs causing many […]
The Florida State Legislature has passed a bill creating a new scholarship program to benefit low and middle income families. The Family Empowerment Scholarship would provide scholarships to families with
After more than two years of the Donald Trump presidency, Andrea Petrusky is ready for some fundamental changes in the way the United States government works. “Right now we’re being shown all of the loopholes, the president being able to do all the things that no president should,” said Petrusky, a 46-year-old elementary school teacher […]
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law acknowledged Thursday that it might not be a “smart money bet” to gamble on the success of the White House’s long-awaited blueprint for Mideast peace. But he insisted that it is a very detailed, fresh approach that hopefully will stimulate discussion and lead to breakthroughs in resolving the […]
Attorney General William Barr portrayed himself as an apolitical elder statesman at his confirmation hearing. He declared he’d rather resign than be asked to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause and insisted the prosecutor he’d known for decades would never involve himself in a witch hunt as the president claimed. But now Barr has […]
More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response to last year’s mass shooting at a Parkland high school.
A fire broke out Thursday morning in an apartment on Giora Street in Kiryat Bialik, during which heavy damage was caused. B’chasdei Hashem, due to the rapid and professional response
Baltimore’s mayor resigned under pressure Thursday amid a flurry of investigations into whether she arranged bulk sales of her self-published children’s books to disguise hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks. Mayor Catherine Pugh’s resignation came exactly a week after her City Hall offices, homes and multiple other locations were raided by FBI and IRS […]
Stephen Moore, a conservative commentator whom President Donald Trump had tapped for the Federal Reserve board, withdrew from consideration Thursday after losing Republican support in the Senate, largely over his past inflammatory writings about women. Trump tweeted the news of Moore’s withdrawal, only hours after Moore had told two news organizations that he was still […]
The increasing challenges posed by the New York area’s aging rail infrastructure came into sharp focus Thursday as a congressional delegation prepared to get a firsthand look at the country’s busiest station on the same day commuters learned about summer schedule disruptions due to track repairs. It’s the second time in three years that the […]
The largest ship to ever enter Israel arrived on Thursday morning towards dawn. The largest ship ever to arrive in Haifa entered the port, a container ship with a huge
After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on “dangerous individuals.” The company also removed right-wing personalities Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer, along with Jones’ site, Infowars, which often posts conspiracy theories. […]
Newark airport officials say a man had two loaded guns in his carry-on bag and now he faces several weapons charges. Transportation Security Administration officials say agents at Newark Liberty
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Unified. Moving. Inspiring. Those may not be typical words describing a state legislative session, but all were apropos for the start of Florida’s Senate session on Monday. A Somber Beginning Several events came together that morning. Agudath Israel of Florida’s executive director, Rabbi Moshe Matz, gave the opening prayer. He was invited by Senator Jason […]
Eyal Wurtzburger, a resident of Itamar in Shomron, sustained only light injuries B’chasdei Hashem when terrorists on Thursday morning ambushed his vehicle while driving through Chawarah, north of Tapuach Junction,
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