Month July 2022
Russia’s Justice Ministry has filed a legal appeal to a Moscow district court demanding that the Jewish Agency be removed from the list of NGOs registered in the country and end its activities in the country, Russian state media reported… Continue Reading →
American Airlines joined its main rivals in limiting flying this quarter and for 2022 as the industry grapples with a rash of costly flight disruptions and economic volatility that threaten a rebound in travel demand. Flight capacity will be down… Continue Reading →
It was one year ago today that Biden said this quote: "You're not going to get covid if you have these vaccinations." Today, Biden tested positive for covid. pic.twitter.com/Q1BcBQaEXH — Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 21, 2022
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials on Thursday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s ninth largest jackpot. The jackpot for Friday night’s drawing has grown so large because there… Continue Reading →
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked up again this week in a rapidly cooling housing market as the Federal Reserve gears up for what could be yet another bump to its benchmark interest rate. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday… Continue Reading →
Thousands of Israelis attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Wednesday night – its first conference in Israel. Many of those attending came specifically to hear conservative media personality and Daily Wire host Ben Shapiro, who delivered the keynote speech…. Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 9:00 pmMaariv: Following Mincha Mrs. Roiza Yachet LipschutzWife R’ Aaron LipschutzBrother Mrs. Miriam GreenbergerSister R’ Binyomin Moshe LipschutzSon Hachosson Yaakov Kopell LipschutzSon R’ Meir Mordechai Shlomo LipschutzSon R’ Yehuda LipschutzSon Habachur Naftali LipschutzSon Mrs…. Continue Reading →
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — One passenger jumped into a river and several others climbed out of windows when a Boston-area public transit train caught fire during the Thursday morning commute, officials said. The fire is the latest in a string… Continue Reading →
Amazon announced Thursday it will acquire the primary care organization One Medical in a deal valued roughly at $3.9 billion, marking another expansion for the retailer into health care services. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said in a statement it will… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. “It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist… Continue Reading →
After several weeks of volatility, mortgage rates settled in ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average ticked up to 5.54% with an average 0.8 point. (A… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials said the patient, who lives in Rockland County, had developed paralysis. The person… Continue Reading →
MOROCCO (JNS) – On the second day of his historic visit to Morocco, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Wednesday toured the “Ben Grier” airbase of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, as well as neighborhoods where the… Continue Reading →
A group of South Korean tourists in Israel went to Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim this week to request a bracha from HaGaon HaRav Reuven Elbaz. Apparently, the power of HaRav Elbaz’s brachos has spread far and wide worldwide. Many Christian South… Continue Reading →
A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who was in her mother’s arms… Continue Reading →
New York health officials on Thursday reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. Officials said the Rockland County resident is an unvaccinated adult, but they did not detail the person’s condition. It appears the… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) Due to an uptick in recent Asian hate crimes in New York City, Jewish Councilwoman Inna Vernikov has formed a new neighborhood patrol group, modeled upon Shomrim. This week, a two-hour meeting took place between Shomrim, Jewish leaders,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – At the sold-out International Conservative Conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, The Daily Wire’s editor emeritus Ben Shapiro explained why he has not moved to Israel. After being asked the question by journalist Amit Segal, Shapiro… Continue Reading →
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A man who shouted racist, antisemitic slur at mispalelim at the Ohel Yaacob shul in Deal last weekend is now facing bias crime charges, after Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey added them to his rap sheet. “Members of the… Continue Reading →
The House Jan. 6 committee is headed back to prime time for its eighth hearing — potentially the final time this summer that lawmakers will lay out evidence about the U.S. Capitol insurrection and President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn… Continue Reading →