Month April 2021

As first reported on our Status last night, a Lakewood home was significantly damaged in a fire – but a quick response from the fire department saved the home. The fire broke out at the Malibu Road home around 8:45… Continue Reading →

Ukraine’s SBU security service has detained a local resident on suspicion of planning a Russian-ordered cyber attack on the resources of Ukrainian state institutions, it said on Tuesday. “The attack… Read more » The post Ukraine Says It Prevented Cyber… Continue Reading →

Spain has demanded that Israel improve the conditions of Spanish citizen Juana Ruiz, 60, project coordinator of the Health Work Committees (HWC), who the Shin Bet has been detaining for… Read more » The post Spain Demands Better Conditions for… Continue Reading →

Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot, state election officials said Monday, likely triggering just the second such election in state history. “The people of California have done… Continue Reading →

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Police in Denmark said Tuesday they have arrested six men who are suspected of joining and financing the Islamic State terror group in Syria. Two of those arrested, ages 29… Read more » The post Denmark Arrests 6 Men for… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday it wanted to open up to vaccinated foreign tourists starting in May after a dramatic drop off in Israeli coronavirus infections, although the Health… Read more » The post Israeli Ministers at Odds Over… Continue Reading →

A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has been leaked, providing a rare look inside the country’s theocracy. The release of the comments by Mohammad Javad… Continue Reading →

Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut on Sunday issued an ultimatum to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, urging them to appoint a permanent justice minister within… Read more » The post Ofir Akunis Approved as New… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress is an invite-only affair, no guests allowed. The restrictions for Wednesday’s event are due to COVID-19 safety protocols, but will have the added security benefit of a limited number of people inside the… Continue Reading →

[Update – first reported by TLS yesterday] Chaim V’Chessed continues to monitor and advise community members regarding the issuance of entry permits to Israel. A troubling phenomena in recent days is an abundance of fraudulent entry permits. Apparently, people seeking… Continue Reading →

U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence…. Continue Reading →

An NYPD officer has died after being struck by a passing vehicle while investigating a crash in Queens, and one person is in police custody. The officer is identified as Anastasios Tsakos, assigned to Highway 3. He was a 14-year… Continue Reading →

Germany expects to receive around 28 billion euros from the European Union’s 750 billion euro recovery fund, designed to kick-start the bloc’s economy after it was hit hard by the… Read more » The post Germany Expects Around 28 Billion… Continue Reading →

The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] A woman’s intuition is a powerful force. When Rochie Rydal’s son of thirteen years started to throw up after every meal several years ago, she almost chalked it up to a stomach bug. But deep down, she felt that… Continue Reading →

Seeking frum, warm, capable couple in Brooklyn to work as a case/home manager for a middle-aged physically handicapped woman.  This job comes with a rent-free 3 bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor of a 2 family house (she lives on… Continue Reading →

Dryad Global is receiving “unconfirmed reports” that a vessel, possibly the NCC Dammam oil tanker, has been attacked off the Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu, the maritime security group… Read more » The post Unconfirmed Reports of Vessel Attacked… Continue Reading →

Egyptian officials say the Palestinian Authority plans to call off its first elections in 15 years, citing Israel’s refusal to allow voting in eastern Yerushalayim. The decision would effectively grant… Read more » The post Egyptian Officials: Palestinians Plan to… Continue Reading →

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