Month April 2021
New Jerseyans who often travel into Manhattan may want to reconsider their habits, as a recently-approved plan could cost motorists some serious cash – up to $3,000 per year, according to estimates. New York City recently received approval to move… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions on Thursday in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference, a senior administration official said. Over 10 Russians will also be… Continue Reading →
LIBYA (JTA) – An abandoned and ancient synagogue in Libya is being turned into an Islamic religious center without permission, the World Organization of the Jews of Libya said. David Gerbi, a Libya-born Italian Jew and member of the organization,… Continue Reading →
The Palestinian Authority is furious over British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s comments expressing his opposition to the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe Israel for “war crimes.” The PA’s mission in London issued a statement that Johnson’s… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com In 2019, car sales were at 17.1 million. During COVID of 2020, sales went down to 14.5 million. And forecasters say that sales in 2021 will just be one million more than 2020 –… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Twitter on Thursday afternoon permanently suspended the account belonging to James O’Keefe, president of Project Veritas. According to Twitter, the suspension is due to alleged violations of “manipulation and spam.” O’Keefe’s suspension comes shortly after his… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — After a union battle at an Alabama warehouse, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos acknowledged that Amazon has to do better for its workers and vowed to make Amazon a safer place to work. Bezos made the promise… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned Wednesday they will get a tiny fraction of the water they need amid the worst drought in decades, as federal regulators attempt to balance… Continue Reading →
My name is Lean Hela. I am embarrassed to turn to you for help, BUT IT IS A TRUE EMERGENCY!Me and my husband Moshe got married 10 years ago. Unfortunately we were not blessed with kids yet, so we adopted… Continue Reading →
Families anxiously awaited news of the 12 people missing from a capsized oil industry vessel Thursday, while stormy weather delayed divers from searching for survivors. Rescuers don’t know whether any… Read more » The post Weather Delays Divers From Searching… Continue Reading →
A 13-year-old Chicago boy appears to have dropped a handgun and begun raising his hands less than a second before a police officer shot and killed him last month, footage… Read more » The post Video Shows Chicago Teen Wasn’t… Continue Reading →
HaRav Chaim Druckman, a senior Dati Leumi Rav, was hospitalized on Wednesday due to heart failure. His condition improved somewhat as of Thursday morning but he remains hospitalized for observation. His family has requested that the public daven for the… Continue Reading →
JOHANNESBURG (VINnews) — In a terrifying incident on Thursday, a South African Rabbi was robbed and tied up in a Shul, along with two students. The horrific event occurred in Kehillas Shomer Emunim in Johannesburg Thursday morning. The Rabbi was… Continue Reading →
Entry permits to Israel will no longer be issued to student-visa holders, Chaim V’Chessed reported Thursday night. Permits that have already been issued will be honored. The new policy is… Read more » The post Israel Ceases Issuing Student Entry… Continue Reading →
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders’ campaign on Thursday said she has raised nearly $5 million in her bid to be Arkansas’ next governor, breaking the record for quarterly fundraising in the state. Sanders’… Continue Reading →
A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious,” with about 1.6 million new cases reported each week in the region. Overall, a tally by Johns Hopkins… Continue Reading →
Coming on the heels of a visit last month by Governor Murphy, Assemblyman Lou Greenwald of District 6 visited CHEMED Health Center today to see firsthand the impressive work going on to combat COVID-19. Assemblyman Greenwald arrived at 1:30 and… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street notched more milestones Thursday, as a broad market rally pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed above the 34,000 mark for the first time. The S&P… Continue Reading →
On April 11th, 2021, the Jewish Orthodox Women’s Medical Association hosted a livestream town hall for women about the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Naor Bar Zeev, Deputy Director of the International Vaccine Access Center at Johns Hopkins, opened the session with… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 235. The Order extends the Public Health Emergency that was declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103, which was previously extended in 2020 on April 7, May 6, June… Continue Reading →