Fuel theft using fraudulent credit cards has become widespread with the development of skimmers that steal account information at gas station pumps. Here’s a look at how they work, what authorities are doing to combat them and what consumers can do to protect themselves. ——— SKIMMERS Skimmers are electronic credit card readers that thieves insert […]
Responding to the recent child abduction attempts in Lakewood, Yated Ne’eman in conjunction with the Barry and Harriet Ray Child Safety Awareness Campaign of the Center for Jewish Family Life is sponsoring a coloring contest for kids. The coloring pictures, will be printed in the center of the magazine section and will contain five critical […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of HaRav Aaron Brafman Z”TL, the longtime Menahel of Yeshiva of Far Rockaway. He was 73. He was Niftar on Friday
President Donald Trump tweeted that military solutions are “locked and loaded” as officials said Friday they plan to move ahead with large-scale U.S.-South Korea exercises later this month that North
The U.S. military has announced two new airstrikes against al-Shabab extremists in Somalia, and Somalia’s president says the joint operation killed a high-level leader of the group. The U.S. statement
The European Union says it has slapped sanctions on nine North Koreans and four entities including the state-owned Foreign Trade Bank, in addition to those already on its sanctions list.
A black market for diesel and gasoline has rapidly spread around the nation, with organized crime gangs using fraudulent credit cards to syphon millions of dollars in fuel from gas
On Tuesday, in the middle of receiving a haircut in her hometown of Ra’anana, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shiran Finder received a notification from the national dispatch center alerting her that a person nearby had collapsed and was unconscious. Shiran who already had dye packs and tin foil in her hair, rushed out of the […]
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were unchanged to slightly lower this week, continuing a pattern of little movement in recent weeks. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year,
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The past several weeks have brought a change to the face of Waterbury as bochurim from a Satmar yeshiva have been spending their summer soaking up the community’s unique ambiance while contributing a wonderful flavor of their own to the local area. The bochurim are part of Shvil HaTorah L’Metzuyanim, a […]
An NYPD officer was shot in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. The officer, assigned to the NYPD’s 75 Precinct, was responding to a call for an emotionally disturbed person on Ridgewood Ave in the Cypress Hills neighborhood. The 29-year-old suspect’s mother had called 911, reporting that her son was emotionally disturbed. She told the 911 operator […]
Syrian government forces and their allies have captured an area along the border with Jordan in their latest push against opposition fighters. Syrian state TV reported Thursday the troops captured
More Americans applied for jobless aid last week. Despite the small increase, the number of people seeking benefits remained close to historic lows. THE NUMBERS: Weekly unemployment applications rose by
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman For The 5 Towns Jewish Times) It is a halachic issue that is achieving near viral status and is at the center of a great Kashrus debate happening throughout the Kashrus agencies of Eretz Yisroel. The OU is watching the issue carefully, and has not issued an opinion on it. Thus […]
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