Month August 2022
A former head of security at Twitter has filed whistleblower complaints with U.S. officials, alleging that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses and its problems with fake accounts, according to reports by The Washington Post and CNN. Peiter… Continue Reading →
Reb Yoshua Hersh Glick, who was critically wounded in the Jerusalem terror attack a week and a half ago, flew back to New York on Monday, together with his son HaChasan Baruch, who was moderately wounded in the attack. They… Continue Reading →
A swastika was found scrawled on a hiking trail used by many Orthodox Jews in Rockland County. The hate symbol was found on a trail at Kakiat Park, just outside of Monsey, NY. County Executive Ed Day sent the following… Continue Reading →
The IDF spokesperson on Tuesday responded to the report earlier in the day of an explosion in the Gaza Strip that killed a child and injured several others. “Another tragedy in the Gaza Strip today,” the IDF spokesperson stated. “Weapons… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — Mixed signals are emerging about travel in Europe heading into the winter season. British Airways is cutting more than 10,000 short-haul flights in and out of London’s Heathrow Airport through March, while nearby Gatwick Airport is ending… Continue Reading →
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to learn the identity of his general election opponent on Tuesday as Democrats choose between a man who spent a lifetime in politics — much of it as a Republican — and a woman… Continue Reading →
A former Louisville police detective who helped falsify the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. Federal investigators said Kelly Goodlett added a false line to the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges related to a May crash in California’s wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and… Continue Reading →
I recently met a frum person I had known in graduate school before I began writing and publishing. After politely saying hello, they told me they had been reading some of my articles. With a mixture of pity, sympathy, and… Continue Reading →
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s reconciliation efforts with Israel will in no way diminish Ankara’s support for the cause of the Palestinians, the Turkish leader said Tuesday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the comments during a visit by Palestinian President… Continue Reading →
COLORADO (VINnews) — From the days of Miriam, the sister of Moshe Rabbeinu who was born during the Egyptian exile, to after the Exodus, women such as Rachav, Ruth, Yael, and of course Queen Esther, and then Yehudis of the… Continue Reading →
Save Maimonides, a grassroots effort led by Brooklyn community leaders and members, hosted a town hall in Boro Park on Monday night to educate and mobilize the local community on the campaign’s goals and efforts to improve its hospital. The… Continue Reading →
A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a swift victory for prosecutors in a foiled plot that was described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives recovered 100 documents bearing classified markings, totaling more than 700 pages, from an initial batch of 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago earlier this year, according to newly public government correspondence with the Trump legal… Continue Reading →
INTERLACHEN, Fla. (AP) — Five dogs fatally mauled a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service after her truck broke down along a road in north Florida, officials said. The 61-year-old woman later died of injuries suffered in the attack,… Continue Reading →
Air travelers are continuing to suffer Tuesday at tri-state area airports after Monday saw hundreds of canceled and severely delayed flights across the region. More than 500 flights were canceled in the last 33 hours. The FAA says weather may… Continue Reading →
Most U.S. adults think gun violence is increasing nationwide and want to see gun laws made stricter, according to a new poll that finds broad public support for a variety of gun restrictions, including many that are supported by majorities… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Noor Dahri just published a new book on the Israel Defense Forces. He is a counter-terrorism researcher and a former officer with the London Police. He has studied at Herzliya’s International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) and has… Continue Reading →
From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere. And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it… Continue Reading →
The New York State Police today announced that Troopers issued 25,199 total traffic tickets during the special “Speed Week” traffic enforcement campaign. “Speed Week,” which was conducted from Monday, August 15, 2022, to Sunday, August 21, 2022, targeted speeding, and… Continue Reading →