Month January 2022
The Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED) is offering free Tdap shots at CHEMED for all pregnant women, their family members, and anyone who will be in close contact with the newborn whether or not they are CHEMED… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — The books of Chaim Walder were burned in front of his kever in the Sgula cemetery in Petah Tikva on Tuesday. A private library in Bnei Brak sent all of his books that they have in… Continue Reading →
Israeli military officials are holding talks with Russian military officials following a rare statement issued by the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday saying that Russia and Syria held joint military jets patrols of the airspace along Syria’s borders, including the… Continue Reading →
DURACH, Germany (AP) — Andrzej Sitkowski was 15 years old when his mother told him that she had been asked by a neighbor to hide a little Jewish girl from the Nazis at their home. “It was a short conversation,… Continue Reading →
Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely led consumers… Read more » The post Three States, D.C. Sue Google… Continue Reading →
For the first time in history, a president of the state of Israel will make an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, President Isaac Herzog’s office announced on Tuesday.… Read more » The post Herzog to Visit UAE Next… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. The high profile visit by President Isaac Herzog aims at further cementing… Continue Reading →
It’s been several years since Tent City in Lakewood has been shut down, but it seems some still don’t have a place to call home. This morning, police in Lakewood were reportedly called for a man sleeping in the woods… Continue Reading →
BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. Navy F35C Lightning II combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea crashed while trying to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, injuring seven sailors, the military said Tuesday. The pilot… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — An expert panel on Tuesday advised the Israeli government to begin offering a fourth vaccine dose to everyone over the age of 18, citing research showing it helps prevent COVID-19 infection and severe illness. The advisory committee… Continue Reading →
High school graduation rates dipped in at least 20 states after the first full school year disrupted by the pandemic, suggesting the coronavirus may have ended nearly two decades of nationwide progress toward getting more students diplomas, an analysis shows…. Continue Reading →
A statement from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has many worried that lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments will no longer be available across the United States. However, this is not the case. The FDA on Monday pulled its emergency use authorization for… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — London police said Tuesday they were investigating Downing Street lockdown parties in 2020 to determine if U.K. government officials violated coronavirus restrictions, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Metropolitan Police Service has launched an… Continue Reading →
U.S. consumer confidence declined this month as persistent inflation and the highly-contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus dinged the optimism of Americans. The Conference Board, a business research group, said… Read more » The post U.S. Consumer Confidence Remains High… Continue Reading →
General Motors is making the largest investment in company history in its home state of Michigan, announcing plans to spend nearly $7 billion to convert a factory to make electric… Read more » The post GM to Spend Nearly $7B… Continue Reading →
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on guns, religion and COVID-19… Read more » The post Justices to Hear Challenge to… Continue Reading →
The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert to potentially deploy to Europe as part of a NATO “response force” amid growing concern that Russia could soon make a military… Read more » The post U.S. Orders 8,500 Troops on… Continue Reading →
Russian authorities have added imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and some of his top allies to the registry of terrorists and extremists, the latest move in a multipronged crackdown on… Read more » The post Russia Adds Navalny and Allies… Continue Reading →
Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the hugely contagious omicron variant. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced the study on Tuesday. COVID-19 vaccine makers have been updating their shots to… Continue Reading →
The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked. In the lawsuit filed Monday in a Washington… Continue Reading →
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday Israel hopes to build on its 2020 U.S.-brokered accords with four Muslim nations and establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, but… Read more » The post Israel ‘Hopeful’ for Ties With… Continue Reading →