Month January 2020

As the death toll and emergency measures increase daily, Jewish communities in cities across China joined the population at large in the struggle to protect themselves against the new deadly coronavirus and cope with the extreme precautions being taken to… Continue Reading →

Israeli and US researchers published two groundbreaking studies on Monday about an Organ-on-a-Chip platform – nine mini human Organs-on-a-Chip that can be connected to form a mini “Human-on-a-Chip” for pharmacologists to test drugs in lieu of “real” humans. Organs-on-a-chip, which… Continue Reading →

BANGKOK (AP) — British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain a new virus intensifies. The coronavirus has now infected more people in China… Continue Reading →

Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving up on the newspaper business. He’s selling all of Berkshire Hathaway’s publications to Lee Enterprises for $140 million, including the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska and The Buffalo News in New York Buffett is a lifelong… Continue Reading →

MONSEY (VINnews) — A Jewish person was robbed on Wednesday at approximately 8:30 PM. The robbery took place at the LifePlex Health Club, which is located on College Rd in Monsey. After the robbery, the suspect attempted to escape in… Continue Reading →

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) responded to the unveiling of President Donald Trump’s peace plan by tweeting: “This is not a peace plan. It is theft. It is erasure.” She also retweeted a statement from J Street: “This is an… Continue Reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters made a dramatic ladder rescue of a man about to jump from a burning Los Angeles apartment building on Wednesday and helicopters plucked people from the roof of the 25-story high-rise as other terrified residents… Continue Reading →

A Jewish female was robbed at the LifePlex Health Club (gym) on College Rd in Monsey at around 8:30PM, Wednesday night. The suspect fled in a vehicle, but crashed just nearby in front of “Wine on 59” on Route 59…. Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defenders asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political favors — even if proven —… Continue Reading →

Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation, and their identity and the extent of the data they obtained is unknown. An internal confidential document from the United Nations, leaked to The… Continue Reading →

Emergency forces including IDF platoons, the Fire Department, Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah were dispatched to Ma’aleh Amos in Gush Etzion after it was reported that an IDF helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing for an unknown… Continue Reading →

I stagger out of the simchah hall on Shabbos afternoon at 4:30, bleary-eyed and haggard. I’ve been at the aufruf since nine in the morning, and my muscles ache with exhaustion. Blessed with 27 grandchildren,16 nieces and nephews, and 96… Continue Reading →

A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility the president could… Read more » The post U.S. Senator: Trump Could Be… Continue Reading →

CHINA (Chabad.org) — As the death toll and emergency measures increase daily, Jewish communities in cities across China joined the population at large in the struggle to protect themselves against the new deadly coronavirus and cope with the extreme precautions… Continue Reading →

Two weeks after Aharon Ramati was arrested for operating a cult in Jerusalem, the Magisterial Court of Yerushalayim instructed for Ramati to be released to house arrest at his home in Safed. Ramati will be supervised by his son and… Continue Reading →

In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defenders asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for… Read more » The post Trump Defenders: Ukraine Trade No… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico, celebrating the fulfillment of one of his top campaign promises while declining to share the moment with Democratic lawmakers whose… Continue Reading →

DETROIT (AP) — The average sale price of a new vehicle hit a record of just over $39,000 late last year, a figure that chased many buyers out of the market and into used vehicles, which could set a sales… Continue Reading →

Just one day after President Donald Trump announced his Deal of the Century peace plan, Palestinian terrorists from Gaza launched a mortar shell at Israel’s southern region. The mortar exploded in an open field. The launching of the mortar caused… Continue Reading →

GENEVA (AP) — Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation, and their identity and the extent of the data they obtained are unknown. An internal confidential document from the United Nations,… Continue Reading →