Month January 2022
President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted and demoralized but insisted at a news conference marking his first year in office that he has “outperformed” expectations in dealing with it. Facing sagging poll numbers and… Continue Reading →
A British-Belgian teenager became the youngest woman to fly solo around the globe on Thursday and the first person to do so in a microlight plane after a five-month, five-continent… Read more » The post British-Belgian Teen Becomes Youngest Woman… Continue Reading →
Talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers need to speed up because the current trajectory will not enable a deal, a French diplomatic source… Read more » The post French Source: Iran Nuclear Talks… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they have arrested two people in connection with a hostage-taking at a synagogue in Texas. Counter Terrorism Police North West said one man was arrested Thursday in Birmingham, central England, and another in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s police chief said Thursday that he had ordered an extensive investigation into a newspaper’s claims that the force had used controversial Israeli spyware to hack the phones of protesters, mayors and other citizens under investigation without… Continue Reading →
The parents of Otto Warmbier, a U.S. student who died after being taken hostage by North Korea and released by the country in a coma in 2017, should receive $240,300 seized from a North Korean bank account, a federal judge… Continue Reading →
The parents of Otto Warmbier, a U.S. student who died after being taken hostage by North Korea and released by the country in a coma in 2017, should receive $240,300 seized from a North Korean bank account, a federal judge… Continue Reading →
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Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argued is vital for protecting democracy was blocked Wednesday by a Republican filibuster, a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate. Democrats were poised to immediately… Continue Reading →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki criticized U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday for moving too slowly to reverse all of the Trump administration’s adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using Washington’s special relationship to pressure… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Accidentally getting a medication that is actually a chemotherapy drug instead of getting a drug that was prescribed for “a little anxiety” is not fun. In fact, it can lead to death, rachmana litzlan…. Continue Reading →
Greece’s defense minister traveled to Israel on Thursday to meet with his counterpart, Benny Gantz, where the two discussed mutual defense cooperation. “We aim to build a stable, secure and… Read more » The post Greek Defense Minister Discusses Regional… Continue Reading →
Accusing the United States of hostility and threats, North Korea on Thursday said it will consider restarting “all temporally-suspended activities” it had paused during its diplomacy with the Trump administration, in an apparent threat to resume testing of nuclear explosives… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — January 20th marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi conference at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, where senior Nazi officials gathered in 1942 to formulate a plan for the “Final Solution to the… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Accidentally getting a medication that is actually a chemotherapy drug instead of getting a drug that was prescribed for “a little anxiety” is not fun. In fact, it can lead to death, rachmana litzlan…. Continue Reading →
Sources in the Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the “Green Pass” is about to be scrapped since it appears to be “irrelevant” in the face of the omicron variant… Read more » The post Experts Says Green Pass ‘Irrelevant’… Continue Reading →
The United Kingdom is usually following the lead of the United States, but it’s time for that script to flip, at least this one time. On Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that face masks will no longer be… Continue Reading →
Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said Thursday that he had ordered an extensive investigation into a newspaper’s claims that the force had used controversial Israeli spyware to hack the phones of… Read more » The post Police Chief Orders Probe Into… Continue Reading →
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended the decision not to release visitor logs from President Biden’s home in Delaware – where he has spent more than a quarter of his first year as president. “Well, the president goes to… Continue Reading →
Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting “provocations” in Ukraine even as it blames Moscow of planning aggressive military action in the neighboring country. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria… Read more » The post Russia Accuses West of Plotting… Continue Reading →
Facing the potential of losing control of Congress, President Joe Biden entered the midterm election year on Wednesday pledging to connect more frequently with voters and present a starker contrast with Republicans aiming to blunt his agenda. During a nearly… Continue Reading →