Month January 2022
Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as infections level off in most parts of the country, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday. Johnson told lawmakers that… Continue Reading →
Thanks to a gusher of federal pandemic aid, a booming Wall Street and a tax increase on millionaires, New York is projecting balanced budgets for the next five years, the… Read more » The post A First For New York:… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too little to prevent a push by his Conservative Party’s lawmakers to oust him over a… Continue Reading →
Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere. The Arrow Weapon System is part of an array of missile defenses Israel has developed in recent years to protect itself in… Continue Reading →
More Americans worry about unexpected medical bills than any other expense, according to polls by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2018 and 2020. Unfortunately, those bills aren’t rare: 18% of emergency visits and 16% of in-network hospital stays had at… Continue Reading →
Many have been inquiring about the condition of the young girl struck by a vehicle on Monday evening in Lakewood. “We would like to thank the entire community for their Tefillos and Massim Tovim they’ve taken upon themselves as a… Continue Reading →
Although the FBI initially said the man who held four people hostage at a Texas temple was focused on an issue “not specifically related to the Jewish community,” the captor… Read more » The post Jewish Organizations Renew Antisemitism Fight… Continue Reading →
Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Wednesday came out in support of investigations into allegations that the police used NSO Group’s Pegasus hacking technology against Israeli citizens. “There is an unbridgeable… Read more » The post Justice Minister Backs Investigation of… Continue Reading →
A California man and a Spanish museum locked in a dispute over a valuable impressionist masterpiece stolen by the Nazis should be able to agree on one thing, Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday during arguments in the case at the… Continue Reading →
A California man and a Spanish museum locked in a dispute over a valuable impressionist masterpiece stolen by the Nazis should be able to agree on one thing, Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday during arguments in the case at the… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy announced at a press conference on Wednesday that he will be requiring healthcare workers and anyone else who works in a setting deemed “high risk” to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. Workers in those settings will no longer… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — After a woman was pushed to her death in front of a New York City subway train beneath Times Square over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that even he didn’t feel entirely… Continue Reading →
The number of covid patients hospitalized in serious condition stood at 533 on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry’s first full update in three days. Technical problems had prevented the… Read more » The post Health Ministry Brings Daily Update… Continue Reading →
Agudah: We were all shocked by the terrible news that greeted us after havdala this past week. Another brazen antisemitic threat to Jewish lives, this time at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX! And so soon after the murders in… Continue Reading →
A blast of frigid air threatens to bring slick and cold conditions across southern Texas, triggering a winter storm watch and raising concerns for power grid operators and natural gas… Read more » The post Texas Braces For Cold, Sleet… Continue Reading →
The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in an interview with The Associated Press. Arrests and indictments of foreign cybercriminals… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airlines across the world, including the long-haul carrier Emirates, rushed Wednesday to cancel or change flights heading into the U.S. over an ongoing dispute about the rollout of 5G mobile phone technology near American… Continue Reading →
In December, TLS reported that FRIGG was recalling pacifiers due to a choking hazard. Today, the CPSC announced there is a an official recall on the item, which comes in two designs – Classic and Daisy. [See also TLS letter… Continue Reading →
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Wednesday, hailing the two countries’ cooperation on the crisis in Syria and other international issues. Greeting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the… Read more » The post Putin Hosts Iranian President For… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Wednesday evicted Palestinian residents from a disputed property in a flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood and demolished the building, days after a tense standoff. The predawn demolition took place in Sheikh Jarrah, an east Jerusalem neighborhood… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey State Police have arrested William Sabo, 22, of Berkeley, N.J., for allegedly brandishing a handgun and shooting at another vehicle on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County. On January 12, troopers from the State Police Galloway… Continue Reading →