Month January 2020

Airports around the world have begun taking precautions to deal with an anticipated influx of Chinese tourists taking Lunar New Year holidays, just as the outbreak of a pneumonia-like virus in China has prompted officials there to take drastic measures… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of New York City’s subways announced his resignation on Thursday, two years after being brought in to help turn around the beleagured system. No reason was given for the unexpected departure of Andy Byford,… Continue Reading →

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence invited Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his election rival Benny Gantz to Washington next week to discuss the U.S. Middle East peace plan, a… Read more » The post Pence Invites Netanyahu, Gantz to… Continue Reading →

The president of New York City’s subways announced his resignation on Thursday, two years after being brought in to help turn around the beleaguered system. No reason was given for… Read more » The post NYC Subway Chief Andy Byford… Continue Reading →

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Shimon Yehudah ben Rivka Yittel melted the hearts of those gathered at the Siyum HaShas as the story was told how he worked through his illness to make a siyum on… Read more » The post Tehillim Request for Shimon Yehudah… Continue Reading →

A massive fire destroyed construction that was in process to house an elementary school for girls in the Yeshivah of South Fallsburg community. The blaze became apparent at around eight… Read more » The post Fire Destroys Construction for Girls… Continue Reading →

Chinese authorities Thursday moved to lock down three cities with a combined population of more than 18 million in an unprecedented effort to contain the deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds of people and spread to other parts of… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a coveted U.S. passport. Applicants will be denied… Continue Reading →

World leaders in Yerushalayim for the Holocaust forum continued on Thursday to visit the Kosel, until recently a rare event until recent times. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence went there… Read more » The post Pence, Zelensky Visit Kosel appeared… Continue Reading →

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airports around the world have begun taking precautions to deal with an anticipated influx of Chinese tourists taking Lunar New Year holidays, just as the outbreak of a pneumonia-like virus in China has prompted… Continue Reading →

Muslim religious leaders joined members of a U.S. Jewish group at Auschwitz on Thursday for what organizers described as “the most senior Islamic leadership delegation” to visit the site of… Read more » The post Islamic Leaders Make ‘Groundbreaking’ Visit… Continue Reading →

TLS has learned that MONOC will soon be ceasing its operation, and shutting down. In a letter to employees today, the company stated it would be ending services by April 1, 2020. The company wrote, “MONOC has experienced a challenging… Continue Reading →

TLS has learned that MONOC will soon be ceasing its operation, and shutting down. In a letter to employees today, the company stated it would be ending services by April 1, 2020. The company wrote, “MONOC has experienced a challenging… Continue Reading →

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a summit in 2020 of leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to “defend peace” in the face of… Read more » The post Putin Calls for World Peace… Continue Reading →

Britain’s Prince Charles paid homage on Thursday to his grandmother, Princess Alice, for sheltering Jews in Nazi-occupied Greece, saying the royal family took great pride in Israel’s recognition of her… Read more » The post Prince Charles Honors Grandmother’s Wartime… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JNS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday assured the mother of Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia whose family has been anxious to secure her release, that “everything will be fine.” At a press conference in… Continue Reading →

House Democrats pressed into the second day of arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment case focused intently on the charge of abuse of power, which top prosecutor Adam Schiff said would leave senators with no choice but a finding of… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Benny Gantz have been invited to Washington next week to discuss the “prospect of peace” with the Palestinians. He spoke at a… Continue Reading →

A groundbreaking study has shown that it is possible to rejuvenate damaged kidneys and improve their function, a procedure that could reverse chronic kidney disease, offsetting the need for dialysis. This is the first breakthrough in decades to combat this… Continue Reading →

BEIJING (AP) – The central Chinese city at the center of an outbreak of a new virus that has sickened nearly 600 people and killed at least 17 is one of the country’s largest industrial hubs and a major crossroads…. Continue Reading →