Month January 2022
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of… Read more » The post Rare, Pristine Coral Reef Found… Continue Reading →
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will require health care workers and employees in nursing homes and prisons to get fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, dropping an option… Read more » The post NJ Requires Shot for Health… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a self-appraisal that didn’t always fit with the facts, President Joe Biden on Wednesday made the dubious assertion that he’s outperformed all expectations on the pandemic in his first year and inflated his contribution to COVID-era… Continue Reading →
Yemen’s rebels used cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot and… Read more » The post UAE Envoy: Yemen’s Houthis Used… Continue Reading →
Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy it announced earlier this month. In a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to last week’s ruling… Continue Reading →
Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., was awarded on Wednesday the prestigious Genesis Prize for his efforts in leading the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The $1 million award is granted each year to… Continue Reading →
Leah Bas Avigail is currently facing a matzav that no one should ever have to endure. She is sick with a serious illness that has taken over her physical and mental wellbeing, the cost of which to cure is not… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Recently, Yeshiva World News ran a somewhat controversial article. The article was concerned with the “thank yous” that the Rabbi of the Texas Temple gave in two of his three speaking opportunities after his harrowing experience… Continue Reading →
In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. The justices… Read more » The post Supreme Court Allows Jan. 6… Continue Reading →
An effort by U.S. Senate Democrats to pass a voting-rights bill that faces rock-solid Republican opposition looked set to fail on Wednesday after Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said he would… Read more » The post Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill Appears… Continue Reading →
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised nearly $22 million for her election campaign, a huge sum that gives her a dominating advantage over a narrowing field of opponents in the Democratic… Read more » The post Hochul Nabs Biggest Haul of… Continue Reading →
Following the report that Shmulik Silman, the husband of Yamina MK Idit Silman, donated money to the crowdfunding campaign for opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu’s legal expenses, Army Radio host Sharon Gal made a surprise live phone call to him on… Continue Reading →
Although the FBI initially said the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue was focused on an issue “not specifically related to the Jewish community,” the captor voiced beliefs that Jews controlled the world and had the… Continue Reading →
The United States and Russia dug in their heels Wednesday over Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s border with no sign either will relent from entrenched positions that have raised fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe…. Continue Reading →
Brad Lander speaks with Hamodia about his new position as New York City Comptroller. Lander previously represented Park Slope and Boro Park in the City Council. The conversation has been… Read more » The post Taking Comptrol appeared first on… Continue Reading →
JUST IN: GSP shut in the area of mile marker 89 due to brush fire. pic.twitter.com/BCLiJWeSov — The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) January 19, 2022
Israel Police hired private citizens as hackers for various investigations, including classified ones, Calcalist reported on Wednesday in the second half of the expose which revealed on Tuesday that the police has been using Pegasus malware to spy on Israeli… Continue Reading →
Few gatherings more justly deserve the title of what Chazal termed “an assembly l’shem Shamayim” more than the thousands of Boro Park children who came together to hear worlds of… Read more » The post Thousands Attend Asifa on Technology… Continue Reading →
At a Wednesday news conference marking his first year in office, President Joe Biden called on the Federal Reserve to do more to fight inflation by pulling back on its… Read more » The post Biden Calls on Fed to… Continue Reading →
People who had previously been infected with COVID-19 were better protected against the Delta variant than those who were vaccinated alone, suggesting that natural immunity was a more potent shield… Read more » The post Study Shows Natural Immunity More… Continue Reading →