Month April 2019
An out-of-town family who was to spend Pesach in Lakewood has canceled after learning about the measles outbreak, TLS has learned. The family had booked a place to stay in Lakewood just after Purim, and had already paid for the… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump may not have obstructed justice, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. Robert Mueller’s 448-page report takes the American public inside the room with Trump as he expressed fear that the special counsel would end… Continue Reading →
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Some of Samsung’s new, almost $2,000 folding phones appear to be breaking after just a couple of days. Journalists who received the phones to review before the public launch said the Galaxy Fold screen started flickering and turning black before… Continue Reading →
Louisville, KY – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 nationally. The Senate leader said Thursday his bill will cover all tobacco products,… Continue Reading →
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 nationally. The Senate leader said Thursday his bill will cover all tobacco products, including vaping devices…. Continue Reading →
Washington – The U.S. Agency for International Development is preparing to lay off most of its aid workers in the West Bank and Gaza. The local staff, mostly Palestinians and Israeli Arabs, but also some Jewish Israelis, will be culled… Continue Reading →
Robert Mueller’s 448-page investigative report into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election includes 23 unredacted pages of Mueller’s written questions and Donald Trump’s written responses, the only direct exchange between the special counsel’s office and the president…. Continue Reading →
With the Mueller Report finally out Thursday, at least in redacted form, publishers are hurrying to release book editions. Two Mueller Report books already are in the top 100 on Amazon.com even though free pdfs are available online. Read more… Continue Reading →
The Kremlin says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month. It said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia “in the second half of April” on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation, but… Continue Reading →
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Ezriel Tauber ZATZAL of Monsey. Rav Ezriel Tauber was one of the pioneers of the Kiruv movement, a holocaust survivor, businessman, and lecturer to Jews of all denominations. Read more… Continue Reading →
New York – Police say an officer has been shot in the arm in upper Manhattan. Police say the officer’s injury is not life-threatening. It happened near West 187th Street and Wadsworth Avenue in Washington Heights Thursday afternoon. Police say… Continue Reading →
New York – Earth, meet Polo. Polo Ralph Lauren on Thursday launched a version of its iconic polo shirt made entirely of recycled plastic bottles and dyed through a process that uses zero water. David Lauren, the youngest son of… Continue Reading →
With great sadness Hamodia reports the passing of Harav Ezriel Tauber, zt”, world renowned speaker and founder of Shaheves. Rav Tauber had been sick for a while, and was niftar Thursday afternoon… Read more » The post BD’E – Harav Ezriel Tauber,… Continue Reading →
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his inquiry into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election described in extensive and sometimes unflattering detail a series of actions by President Donald… Read more » The post Mueller Report Reveals Trump Actions… Continue Reading →
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election identified 10 instances of possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Mueller said in his report that he could not conclusively determine that Trump had committed a… Continue Reading →
With its mountains and desert, beach resorts and Berber villages, Morocco is a feast for travelers of all kinds, including those who want to explore the kingdom’s deep Jewish roots. Read more on Yeshiva World News
An NYPD Officer was shot on Thursday afternoon. It happened at around 4:30PM at West 187 Street and Wasdworth Avenue in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. The officer was shot in his arm, and was in stable condition. Read… Continue Reading →
The pictured pair of boots may seem like just an old worn out pair of footwear, but they’re anything but ordinary. This pair of boots was given to Chaya Muller (Flanczer) by a Nazi in Auschwitz during the war in… Continue Reading →
New numbers from the U.S. Census show New York state’s population continued to decline last year. According to figures released Thursday, the state’s total population dropped by more than 48,000… Read more » The post New York State’s Population Continues… Continue Reading →
Following a 22 hour delay at the JFK airport, during which passengers were sent home, dozens of families who were planning to spend Pesach in Israel were finally been given a flight to get them to their destination. Read more… Continue Reading →