Month April 2019
Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler? Or maybe you’re craving a pint of ice cream? A camera could be watching you. But it’s not there to see if you’re stealing. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s most trusted policy adviser has been removed from one of his posts, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday, a reshuffle that if confirmed may be related to the breakdown of the North… Continue Reading →
What is the significance of the unique Israel Air Force exercise published last week in which pilots trained with UAE pilots? Last week it was reported that the Israeli Air Force had taken part in a large air exercise in… Continue Reading →
Kansas City, MO – Henry Bloch, who helped found tax preparation giant H&R Block, died Tuesday at age 96, the company announced. Bloch died of natural causes at St. Luke’s Hospice in Kansas City. He founded H&R Block in 1955… Continue Reading →
Washington – Jason Greenblatt, Assistant to President Donald Trump and Special Representative for International Negotiations, on Wednesday attempted to dispel rumors about the US’ pending peace plan for the region and rejected the report that it includes the establishment of… Continue Reading →
Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday to remove parents’ ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. The vote comes as the number of measles cases nationwide this… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump says his White House will be “fighting all the subpoenas” issued by House Democrats in their investigations into his administration. Trump is criticizing those investigations and telling reporters at the White House that he “thought… Continue Reading →
ila – The Philippine president has threatened to ship containers of garbage back to Canada and dump some at the country’s embassy in Manila if Canadian officials don’t take back waste that Filipino officials say was illegally shipped to Manila… Continue Reading →
Smiling and upbeat, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped off his khaki-green armored train in far-eastern Russia on Wednesday for a much-anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a meeting that comes amid deadlocked diplomacy over Kim’s nuclear program…. Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’ll go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court “if the partisan Dems” ever try to impeach him. But Trump’s strategy could run into a roadblock: the high court itself, which said in 1993 that the… Continue Reading →
The White House is planning to release its long-awaited Middle East peace plan in the next few months. White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Tuesday that it would be unveiled sometime after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which… Continue Reading →
Dubai – The story of a woman in the United Arab Emirates who woke up from a 27-year-long coma has grabbed international headlines. The story of Munira Abdulla first ran in Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper on Monday. The newspaper… Continue Reading →
London – The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time that children under five should get: not very much. The U.N. health agency said Wednesday that children under 1 should not have any screen… Continue Reading →
Google affiliate Wing Aviation has received federal approval allowing it to make commercial deliveries by drone. It’s the first time a company has gotten a federal air carrier certification for drone deliveries. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Seattle, WA – Boeing estimates that it will spend $1 billion to fix the 737 Max and has pulled its forecast of 2019 earnings because of uncertainty surrounding the jetliner, which remains grounded after two deadly crashes. The estimate was… Continue Reading →
The longest serving Republican in the Iowa Legislature announced Tuesday that he’s becoming a Democrat, saying he didn’t want to remain in a party led by President Donald Trump. Rep. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Las Vegas – Democrat Andrew Yang understands he’s unknown to much of America. But the political newcomer says he’ll ride what seems like an improbable path to the White House just like President Donald Trump. Yang, an entrepreneur who is… Continue Reading →
The Chabad shliach to Kenya, Rabbi Shmuel Notik, and his wife Chaya, were violently assaulted during a robbery at the Chabad House in Nairobi, Kenya, at about 2 a.m. Wednesday… Read more » The post Violent Robbery at Chabad House… Continue Reading →
Minister Tzachi Hanegbi condemned Democratic Party presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Tuesday for describing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government as racist over its treatment of Palestinians. Addressing a CNN event… Read more » The post Hangebi Condemns Sanders’ Remarks on… Continue Reading →