Month July 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The newest bridge in Los Angeles, a $588-million architectural marvel with views of the downtown skyline, opened to great fanfare on July 10. It has already been closed, to great dismay, several times since then amid… Continue Reading →
Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Credit card rates have grown more burdensome, and so have auto loans. Savers are finally receiving yields that are actually visible, while crypto assets are reeling. The Federal Reserve’s move Wednesday to… Continue Reading →
As the Jewish Agency crisis continues, some Jews in Russia are extremely perturbed by the deterioration of Israel-Russia relations, fearing its effect on the Jewish community. “[Former prime minister Naftali] Bennett understood what diplomacy was,” a senior member of the… Continue Reading →
HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. defense contractor and his wife who lived for decades under the identities of two dead Texas children have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, according to federal court records unsealed in… Continue Reading →
A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, the Department of Justice said Wednesday, in what is being called the second-largest redlining settlement… Continue Reading →
A beautiful Kiddush Hashem was made in Lakewood Tuesday night, after players from the LBA baseball division chipped in to help fund the medical bills of one of the leagues umpires. Carlos, the 40-year-old head umpire for the LBA, was… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is inching toward becoming the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested areas. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Wednesday a long-delayed environmental assessment should be released by… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven months after being fired by CNN, Chris Cuomo is emerging publicly with a new podcast and plans to host a prime-time television show again starting this fall on NewsNation. Cuomo made the latter announcement Tuesday… Continue Reading →
Any Asian aggressor who violates the sovereignty of other countries in the region risks punitive counter actions, just like what Russia is confronting now for its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. secretary of the Navy said in a veiled warning… Continue Reading →
By Adam Levick An analysis by The Independent’s senior US correspondent, Richard Hall, begins by recounting a speech made in the 1980s by then Senator Joe Biden denouncing “the immorality of South Africa’s apartheid regime and his country’s support of it.” Hall, in his July 14… Continue Reading →
The Jerusalem District Court ruled that two Arab-Israelis must pay damages of NIS 60,000 as well as NIS 7,020 in legal fees to a yeshivah bochur they physically attacked a year ago. In the incident, which took place in the… Continue Reading →
The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the end of pandemic-era spending, fast economic growth and higher tax revenues have caused the federal debt this year to be lower than forecast. But the non-partisan office also includes a warning in… Continue Reading →
Serves: 4 Ingredients 3 cups cubed watermelon 2 cups cubed cucumber 1 (7-oz.) container cubed feta or Bulgarian cheese ¼ red onion, diced or sliced Chopped mint, to garnish (optional) Dressing: ¼ cup olive oil ½ lemon, juiced ½ tablespoon… Continue Reading →
Yields: 20 Ingredients 4 large Persian cucumbers, sliced 3 tablespoons high-protein cheese spread Everything But the Bagel seasoning, to sprinkle 1 (4-oz.) package quality smoked salmon, chopped Top half the cucumber slices with cheese spread. Sprinkle with seasoning. Add smoked… Continue Reading →
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion — only the fourth time a lottery game has reached such heights — plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking… Continue Reading →
A bill designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States passed the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers raced to finish work on a key priority of the Biden administration. The $280 billion measure, which… Continue Reading →
EREZ MILITARY BASE, Israel (AP) — The Israeli army said on Wednesday that Hamas has rebuilt some of the capabilities that were damaged during last year’s Gaza war, including three new tunnels and a series of weapons manufacturing and storage… Continue Reading →
Dear brothers and sisters, My name is Shira and with Hashem’s help I will be getting married very soon! My happiness is not complete because I have no way to pay for anything! I do not have any relatives or… Continue Reading →
A Nevada man was arrested after police said he committed two brazen home invasion robberies, then stole an Amazon delivery truck and crashed into multiple cars as he led authorities on a chase throughout a Southern California city. The pursuit… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Jewish man was attacked by an anti-Semitic thug on the NYC subway this week. Former Assemblyman Dov Hikind sat down with the victim on Tuesday to hear his story. According to the victim, he was… Continue Reading →
Israel Police’s investigation is continuing following the sinkhole disaster at the private pool on the Karmei Yosef moshav last week, which tragically took the life of Klil Kimchi, z’l, 32. The first to locate Kimchi, z’l, was “Inga,” a rescue… Continue Reading →