Month February 2020

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expected to propose raising the state’s cigarette tax as part of his state budget plan.  Murphy will propose raising the tax on cigarette sales by $1.65, which, if approved, would raise New Jersey’s statewide… Continue Reading →

An outspoken and often outrageous Hebrew University professor was back in the news Tuesday, after he said that in order to keep Israelis safe from coronavirus, it was necessary to… Read more » The post Hebrew U. Professor: ‘Chareidi Mezuzah-Kissers… Continue Reading →

Austria has confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, a spokeswoman for the health authority in the province of Tyrol said on Tuesday. They are two Italians who live in… Read more » The post Austria Confirms Two Cases of… Continue Reading →

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world’s oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles earlier this month has died at 112. Guinness World Records had given the certificate to Chitetsu Watanabe on… Continue Reading →

A plan for a new express train line straight from Ben-Gurion airport to the heart of the Old City has been approved for advancement, Israel’s Transportation Ministry announced this week. The new train, an extension of the current Jerusalem-Tel Aviv… Continue Reading →

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews apologized Monday to Bernie Sanders for comparing the Democratic senator’s win in the Nevada caucus to the Nazi takeover of France. Matthews’ self-described “bad” analogy deepened the discontent that the presidential candidate and his supporters have been… Continue Reading →

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to establish the probable cause of a fatal March 2018 Tesla Autopilot crash in California and will issue… Read more » The post Safety Board to Issue Recommendations… Continue Reading →

CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forced by the military to resign after 18-day nationwide protests that were part of the Arab… Continue Reading →

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91 after undergoing treatment in an intensive care unit following surgery, state media said on Tuesday. Mubarak ruled Egypt… Read more » The post Egypt’s Former President Hosni Mubarak… Continue Reading →

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forced by the military to resign after 18-day nationwide protests that were part of the Arab world’s 2011 pro-democracy… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he had given orders to “immediately advance building plans” in the E1 sector, “in order to create a territorial connection between Maaleh Adumim… Read more » The post Netanyahu: Full Steam Ahead for… Continue Reading →

The U.S. dollar stayed soft on Tuesday amid expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates this year to curb downside pressure on the economy caused by China’s coronavirus… Read more » The post Dollar Pressured by Expected Fed… Continue Reading →

The olam hachassidus lost a legendary figure with the passing of the Clevelander Rebbe, zy”a, on Tuesday morning at the age of 88. The Clevelander Rebbe, Harav Yitzchok Eizek Rosenbaum,… Read more » The post The Cleveland Rebbe of Ra’anana,… Continue Reading →

Shares opened lower in Europe on Tuesday after a mixed session in Asia, where Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index skidded more than 3% as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged fresh efforts… Read more » The post World Shares Mostly Lower After… Continue Reading →

One hotel in the Canary Islands was put under lockdown after one coronavirus case was identified the day before, El País newspaper reported on Tuesday. Spanish health authorities could not… Read more » The post Canary Islands Hotel Under Lockdown… Continue Reading →

With polls showing support solidifying around the Likud, Blue and White leaders are thinking twice about their willingness to join with Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party. In an interview Monday, Blue… Read more » The post Both Gantz and Lapid Now… Continue Reading →

Most Israelis would turn in a neighbor who violated rules on self-isolation after being suspected of being infected with coronavirus, a poll by the Israeli Society for the Advancement of… Read more » The post Poll: Most Israelis Would Turn… Continue Reading →

Investigators were hoping on Tuesday to question a 29-year-old man suspected of plowing a silver Mercedes car into a parade in the western German town of Volksmarsen, injuring 30 people… Read more » The post Germany: Investigators Seek Motive after… Continue Reading →

At the age of five Yanky fell on his head onto a hard surface, and since then he suffers from brain damage and lives in a wheelchair, with severe epilepsy and muscular dystrophy. He needs to be carried everywhere, he… Continue Reading →

China and South Korea on Tuesday reported more cases of a new viral illness that has been concentrated in North Asia but is causing global worry as clusters grow in… Read more » The post As Concern Grows, China, South… Continue Reading →