Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division. When the Senate voted
With her father in tow, 13-year-old Gloria Raudjarv marched through a vaccination center inside a sports hall in Estonia’s second-largest city and up to a nurse for her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. So far, around half of Tartu’s teenagers from 12 to 17 have already received their first vaccine shot, and local health […]
Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot on Thursday instructed city schools to prepare to vaccinate high school students when the new school year begins on September 1, despite Education Minister Yifat
King David Center for nursing and rehab wished to recognize and celebrate outstanding medical professionals, so we invited members of the Brooklyn community to nominate their doctors for recognition. Participants submitted letters expressing their appreciation for all that their physician had done for them, or to a special senior in their life. Many included heartwarming stories of […]
Dutch police have launched a probe into an anti-Semitic mural found on a Rotterdam street featuring a popular Dutch soccer player who signed with a rival team historically associated with
Lawmakers in a suburban New York county are set to vote Monday on a proposal that would allow police officers to sue protesters and collect financial damages — a move civil rights activists say is payback for demonstrations after the police killing of George Floyd last year in Minneapolis. Newsday reports that the bill being […]
The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said. The department said 80% of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four U.S. attorney offices in New York were breached. All […]
States across the U.S. are looking to adopt new recycling regimes that require producers of packaging to pay for its inevitable disposal — but industry is digging in to try to halt the movement. Maine became the first state to adopt such a program in July when Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that […]
When Walter Wilkins roots through his memories, the decades between boyhood and old age, one lasting image of his older brother appears. He sees Paul walking away, up a mountain road in rural Pennsylvania. Walter, 86, doesn’t remember if that’s the day Paul left Bellwood, Blair County, to go fight in the forgotten war in […]
Momentum builds, excitement is high, and preparations are in full-swing for Acheinu’s annual Summer BBQ! On Monday, August 2nd, the Flatbush community will gather at the home of Mr. and
Translated and Compiled by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com 1] Who is obligated in paying the shadchan – the chosson’s side or the kallah’s side? Both sides are obligated to pay the Shadchan for his or her services “Dmai Shadchanus.” 2] What if we are dealing with an unsolicited shadchan? Even when the Shadchan involved […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is vowing he “won’t let grass grow under our feet” as the department begins to implement the new vaccine and testing directives. But Pentagon officials on Friday were scrambling to figure out how to enact and enforce the changes across the vast military population and determine which National Guard and Reserve […]
The Senate convened for a rare weekend session on Saturday, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer encouraging the authors of a bipartisan infrastructure plan to finish writing their nearly $1 trillion
Anger and frustration mounted as President Joe Biden showed no signs of reversing plans to allow a nationwide eviction moratorium to expire at midnight Saturday — one Democratic lawmaker even camping outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans were about to be forced from their homes. Biden’s decision announced days before the eviction […]
Thousands of people protested France’s special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French capital. Some 3,000 security forces deployed around Paris for a third weekend of protests against the pass that will be needed soon […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, said Saturday that she is expecting the couple’s second child. Carrie Johnson announced her pregnancy in a post on Instagram in which she also revealed that she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. “At the beginning of the year, I had a miscarriage which left me heartbroken,” she […]
Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean Sea resort of Bodrum due to
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with record sales of firearms, has fueled a shortage of ammunition in the United States that’s impacting law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters and hunters — and could deny new gun owners the practice they need to handle their weapons safely. Manufacturers say they’re producing as much ammunition […]
Israeli health authorities began administering coronavirus booster shots Friday to people over 60 who’ve already received both does of a vaccine, in a bid to combat a recent spike in cases. The decision was announced Thursday by the Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, making Israel the first country to offer a third dose of a […]
Several sophisticated Iranian drones were used in a strike on Thursday night on an oil tanker operated by an Israeli-owned company, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing anonymous Israeli officials. A US official confirmed to The Times that multiple drones were involved in the attack. “US Navy explosives experts are aboard to ensure […]
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