Month July 2021
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the last few days former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been very vocal in calling for a third COVID-19 vaccine shot for everyone in Israel. Netanyahu said that the third doses had been paid for and… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK — A spot check of U.S. stores and other data sources shows mask sales are rising again amid concerns about surging coronavirus cases from the delta variant. Retail analysts expect mask sales will increase further after The Centers… Continue Reading →
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Amron Fromowitz, z’l, one of the three bochurim killed in the terrible accident in Ukraine on Wednesday was a chassan who was soon to be married. Amrom, z’l, 20, the son of Rav Chaim, who is part of the Vizhnitzer… Continue Reading →
The NYPD is looking to create a tracking system for car parts made out of precious metals after thefts of them have soared. There has been a reported 361% increase… Read more » The post NYPD Cracking Down on Thefts… Continue Reading →
Vehicle traffic between New Jersey and New York City is approaching pre-pandemic levels while public transit ridership continues to lag, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Port Authority of… Read more » The post Vehicle Traffic Nearing Pre-COVID Levels… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and one-time executive chair of Nikola Corp. surrendered Thursday in New York to face charges alleging he lied about the electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup, duping some financially struggling novice investors looking for income… Continue Reading →
A German federal court on Thursday faulted aspects of Facebook’s handling of “hate speech,” at least in the past. It ruled that the social network giant can’t delete posts without… Read more » The post German Court Faults Facebook’s Past… Continue Reading →
Stinging from the disappointment of Bernie Sanders’ loss in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, supporters pumped millions into the powerful advocacy group Our Revolution to keep the progressive fight alive and prepare for another swing at the White House. But… Continue Reading →
Sarah Feinberg, who has served as the interim president of the NYC Transit, is leaving the position after 17 months on the job. Feinberg told the New York Post she… Read more » The post NYC Transit Interim Head to… Continue Reading →
The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits slid last week, another sign that the job market continues to recover rapidly from the coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 24,000 to… Read more » The post Jobless Claims Down 24,000 to… Continue Reading →
Three Israelis who were arrested in Nigeria and held for nearly three weeks landed in Israel Thursday morning, the Times of Israel reported. Rudy Rochman, Noam Leibman and Israeli journalist… Read more » The post Israelis Released From Nigerian Prison,… Continue Reading →
Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from… Read more » The post Economy Accelerated at a Solid… Continue Reading →
Israelis over the age of 60 who are at risk of developing severe coronavirus will now be eligible for receiving an extra jab of the coronavirus vaccine, the Health Ministry… Read more » The post Over 60s to Get Pfizer… Continue Reading →
Lebanese firefighters struggled for the second day on Thursday to contain wildfires in the country’s north that have spread across the border into Syria, civil defense officials in both countries… Read more » The post Wildfire Rages for 2nd Day… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com They could have been saved. Apparently, information about the unprovoked murder spree against the Jewish residents of Hevron, including the relocated Slabodka Yeshiva, had reached Jerusalem on the fateful day itself. Mr. Harbater, a… Continue Reading →
New Information Emerges About the Hevron 1929 Massacre By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com They could have been saved. According to a new video interview, apparently, information about the unprovoked murder spree against the Jewish residents of Hevron, including the… Continue Reading →
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is seeking to bolster ties with Vietnam, one of the Southeast Asian nations embroiled in a territorial rift with China, during a two-day visit starting Wednesday. In a speech in Singapore, his first stop… Continue Reading →
[Via Status] So a man rolls down his window at a gas station in Arizona and asks Lipa Ribiat of Lakewood if he was Jewish… It turns out he was Jewish himself…So Lipa – who was on a road trip… Continue Reading →
(THE CONVERSATION/AP) When suspects’ names appear in crime stories, their lives may be broken and never put back together. For years, people have begged The Associated Press, known as the “AP,” to scrub their indiscretions from its archives. Some of… Continue Reading →