Month June 2021
The European Union agreed additional sanctions on Belarus on Wednesday in response to the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk and the arrest of a dissident journalist on… Read more » The post EU Agrees Additional Belarus Sanctions… Continue Reading →
The Knesset inducted the first deaf person ever to serve in Israel’s parliamentary body. Yamina’s Shirley Pinto, a well-known advocate for the disabled, took the oath of office in both… Read more » The post First-Ever Deaf Knesset Member Sworn… Continue Reading →
LEONIA, N.J. (AP) — An investigation into a reported kidnapping in Philadelphia led authorities to a home in northern New Jersey where federal agents shot and killed a suspect early Wednesday, officials said. The shooting in Leonia, a town near… Continue Reading →
Over the past 18 years, thousands of travelers have made use of the Tefilas Mordche Mincha Area on the New York State Thruway, stopping on their way upstate for evening prayer services. Named in memory of Rabbi Mordechai Friedman Z”L,… Continue Reading →
GENEVA — Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the tone of the talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday as “constructive” and said there was no hostility during the talks. His remarks came at a news conference after he… Continue Reading →
Blood supplies at New Jersey Hospitals remain critically low due to the cancellation and postponement of hundreds of blood drives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to blood for transfusion is critical to hospitals’ ability to treat urgent and planned surgical… Continue Reading →
The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has long been a source of morbid fascination in rival South Korea, which sits in the shadow of Kim’s 1.2-million-strong army and his growing arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles. Has he gained… Continue Reading →
The White House believes it has an ally in the bond markets to make the case that inflation isn’t an economic threat. Republican lawmakers have interpreted the jump in consumer and producer prices as a sign that inflation is spiking… Continue Reading →
INDIANTOWN, Fla. (AP) — Florida Power & Light imploded the towering chimney stack of its last coal-fired generating plant on Wednesday, a milestone in its transition to cleaner energy sources. Puffs of smoke came from the base of the 495-foot… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – New York City’s street art lovers are mourning the death of an Orthodox Jewish artist, who passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 41. Hash Halper was known for drawing chalk hearts all over… Continue Reading →
Terror groups in Gaza continued to launch terror balloons into Israel on Wednesday despite the airstrikes the IDF carried out early Wednesday morning in response to terror balloons launched into Israel on Tuesday. At least four fires caused by incendiary… Continue Reading →
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A Rikers Island inmate was mistakenly released on Monday night, three months after the prison accidentally released a murder suspect due to a clerical error. The inmate was “erroneously discharged,”… Read more » The post Rikers Island Inmate Accidentally Released,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Foreign Ministry is investigating a report that an Israeli woman had her birthplace changed from “Jerusalem” to “Occupied Palestinian Territories” upon renewing her U.K. passport. Ayelet Balaban, a dual Israeli-British citizen who has held a U.K…. Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia executed a young man Tuesday who was convicted on charges stemming from his alleged participation in an anti-government rebellion by minority Shiites. A leading rights group said his trial, however, was “deeply flawed.” It was unclear whether Mustafa… Continue Reading →
For the second day in a row, Israeli firefighters battled fires in the southern Eshkol region that were sparked by incendiary balloons flown from Gaza. Tensions between Hamas and Israel… Read more » The post More Fires in the South… Continue Reading →
Maimonides Medical Center will be opening a new stand-alone emergency department in the former Victory Memory Hospital site. The site is located on 92nd Street and 7th Avenue, bordering the… Read more » The post Maimonides Medical Center to Open… Continue Reading →
Believe it or not, New Jersey has been ranked the best state to live in, according to a new ranking. Personal finance site Wallethub each year releases a ranking of the best states to live based on a scores on… Continue Reading →
U.S. reporters and producers were aggressively pushed and shoved by Russian security officials Wednesday at the start of the highly-anticipated meeting in Geneva between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying the press full access to what was expected… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is reining in a controversial practice of conducting late-night raids of Palestinian homes in the West Bank aimed at gathering information about the houses and their inhabitants. The military has in the… Continue Reading →
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