Month June 2019
The Chinese government’s top diplomat warned on Tuesday that the world should not open a “Pandora’s Box” in the Middle East, as he denounced U.S. pressure on Iran and called… Read more » The post China to U.S.: Don’t Open… Continue Reading →
A White House official says that Israeli representatives have not been invited to the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace conference in Bahrain next week. The official said Monday that the meeting is to focus on the administration’s “economic vision” for the… Continue Reading →
I received an email that looked very legit. It was from “Service Member” with the subject line “account login from Singapore.” It went on to say just like any other security email states. “Hi your account was recently logged in from… Continue Reading →
The current Mayor of Tiveria, who could not get a coalition inside the city government to pass the budget, announced on Sunday that he will be running for the Knesset under a new party that he has called “The Secular… Continue Reading →
n estimated 36,760 people died in motor vehicle crashes last year, about a 1% decrease from the year before, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Fatalities in 2018. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Washington – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it is moving to rewrite testing rules to allow for the eventual return of civil supersonic air travel. At an event in Paris on Monday, Acting FAA Administrator Dan… Continue Reading →
Once again, there is a report of Chilul Shabbos in the city of Bnei Brak, this time at a construction site on the outskirts of the city, in an area intended for ‘price for occupant’ affordable housing. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. officials say the Pentagon is sending about 1,000 additional American troops to the Middle East, as commanders try to bolster security for forces and allies in the region from what authorities say is a growing threat from… Continue Reading →
New York – New York will become the 13th state to authorize driver’s licenses for immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally under legislation approved by lawmakers Monday night. The Democrat-led state Senate voted 33-29 in favor of the bill after… Continue Reading →
A Southwest Airlines employee is being treated at a hospital after the truck he was driving struck the rear of a plane parked at a Pittsburgh International Airport gate. An airline spokesman said the Boeing 737-800 was taken out of… Continue Reading →
Local residents in Williamsburg are furious about what they are calling an “NYPD coverup”, and demanding action. Two months ago, on April 3, two Hasidic children were riding their electric hoverboard and a scooter on Marcy Avenue, when suddenly two… Continue Reading →
In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt said that America should protect “four freedoms”: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. As he runs for president,… Read more » The post Sanders is Selling a Socialist… Continue Reading →
Power came back in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after an unexplained blackout on Sunday, but journalists were still able to make puns about these countries being in the dark, while… Read more » The post Blackout Blues appeared first on… Continue Reading →
New Blow to Boeing From Engine Delay, Airbus Long-Range Rival Takes Off PARIS, France (Reuters) – Boeing suffered a fresh setback at the opening of the Paris Airshow on Monday… Read more » The post Business Briefs – June 17,… Continue Reading →
U.S. stocks posted slight gains on Wall Street on Monday, adding a bit to the last two weeks of gains. However, trading remains choppy as uncertainty continued over several trade… Read more » The post U.S. Stocks Add to 2… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon on Monday inaugurated the second center of the ‘New Home’ project in the N’vei Yaakov neighborhood of the northern capital. In a moving ceremony held at the second New Home Center, Mayor Moshe Leon, Deputy Mayor… Continue Reading →
Washington – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few alternatives other than China for producing clothing, electronics and other consumer goods as the Trump administration prepares new tariffs on remaining… Continue Reading →
Washington – When President Donald Trump’s campaign discovered he was trailing Democrats in crucial states earlier this year, it did what any campaign would do: Tried to bury the bad poll numbers. When the findings leaked to the media anyway,… Continue Reading →
gypt says it has struck a deal with the state-owned Israel Electric Corp to settle a fine for halting deliveries of natural gas. A statement from Egypt’s Petroleum Ministry said the settlement deal, which was signed Sunday, would reduce the… Continue Reading →
Whether you like the term or not, the Shidduch Crisis is arguably the most painful and sensitive issue that the frum community is grappling with today. Singles, their parents, educators and shadchanim are wracking their brains to help more singles… Continue Reading →
The Jerusalem Municipality will permit naming streets in the Arab neighborhood of Silwan after rabbonim. The Jerusalem Street Names Committee is expected to approve the naming of a number of streets in memory of rabbonim from Yemen in the eastern… Continue Reading →