Month August 2021
Cruise lines have detected infections among vaccinated crew members and passengers, including in an elderly traveler who recently died. Last Friday, the CDC began advising travelers who are at a… Read more » The post Cruise Lines Require Vaccinations, Tests,… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with American Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington DC to discuss mutual security interests on Wednesday, Ynet reported. Austin… Read more » The post U.S. Defense Security Meets Bennett,… Continue Reading →
Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation Tuesday, stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials… Continue Reading →
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President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are set to hold their first face-to-face meeting Thursday, and Israel’s new leader intends to press Biden to give up pursuit… Read more » The post Israeli PM to Make Case… Continue Reading →
Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine Thursday after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern of a supply shortage as the country tries to… Read more » The post Japan Suspends 1.63M Doses of… Continue Reading →
Starting on August 30, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) will be reduced from three lanes to two wider lanes in both directions. The New York City Department of Transportation warned commuters… Read more » The post BQE Shifting From 3 to… Continue Reading →
A large chunk of the German electorate remains undecided going into a parliamentary election that will determine who succeeds Angela Merkel as chancellor after her 16 years in office. Recent… Read more » The post With Merkel Going, Candidates Fail… Continue Reading →
The United States welcomes competition and does not seek conflict with Beijing, but will speak up on issues like maritime disputes in the South China Sea, Vice President Kamala Harris… Read more » The post VP Harris Says U.S. will… Continue Reading →
An Afghan evacuee under surveillance in France for possible indirect links to the Taliban was convicted and given a suspended sentence Wednesday for leaving the hotel where he was… Read more » The post Afghan Under Watch in France… Continue Reading →
Western nations warned Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift.… Read more » The post West Warns of Possible Attack… Continue Reading →
Around twenty Vishnitz Yeshiva Bochrim who were hospitalized and released on Tuesday for some type of food poisoning, were all re-admitted on Wednesday night. Boro Park and Flatbush Hatzolah responded to multiple homes in Boro Park, and transported the Bochrim… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a trove of records from federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, showing the sweep of the lawmakers’ review of the deadly attack by a… Continue Reading →
HaRav Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rav of the Kosel and Mekomos HaKedoshim and head of the Va’adas HaChamisha, the “Committee of Five,” which is in charge of the Kever Shimon Bar Yochai complex, testified on Monday to the state commission of… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, some of the bachurim from Vizhnits who had previously been released from the hospital where they were brought apparently suffering from food poisoning on a flight back from Ukraine… Read more » The post Some Bachurim From Vizhnits Re-Admitted… Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, the Israeli government voted to begin the school year on time, on September 1, despite the raging fourth coronavirus wave spurred by the Delta variant. Since then there have already been reports that the school year may… Continue Reading →
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have been prescribed ivermectin to combat COVID-19, despite warnings from federal health officials that the antiparasitic drug should not be used to treat the coronavirus. Washington County’s sheriff confirmed… Continue Reading →
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has selected Brian Benjamin, a state senator from New York City, as her choice for lieutenant governor, according to a person familiar with the administration’s internal discussions. The person spoke with The Associated Press on… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with President Joe Biden comes in the midst of heightened tensions with its regional archenemy, Iran, and as Israel grapples with a gradual resurgence of hostilities on its southern border with… Continue Reading →
As the Yamim Tovim approach and thousands of visitors are expected at the Kosel, a special test was carried out to ensure the stability of the mechitzos at the site, Kikar H’Shabbat reported. “The test was performed on the partitions… Continue Reading →