Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. As of midweek, Mississippi had just six open intensive
Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is facing a considerable amount of flak after a Kan News report on Wednesday revealed that he has failed to participate in
The nation’s top aviation regulator is suggesting that local police around the country should file charges more often against unruly airline passengers and that airports should clamp down on alcohol sales. Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson said that every week, police are asked to be there when a flight lands after an incident involving […]
To the merciful children of Israel – ?????? ??? ?????? Please help answer the call and rescue the family of our dear friend R. Moshe Ben Chana Leba who is in agony – both physical and emotional. He has 2 sick children at home, and now he is suffering tremendously, with the dreaded disease ?? ????? Please listen […]
Brooklyn, NY — Tonight, Councilman Mark Treyger and Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair and Assemblywoman Rodneyse BIchotte Hermelyn struck victory with their endorsed candidate Judge Gina Levy Abadi as she was elected as a Democratic nominee for Supreme Court Judge. Judge Abadi is the first Orthodox Sephardic Jewish female to seek a seat in the Supreme […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, buffeted by harassment allegations, is increasingly looking like he could be impeached and removed from office – something that hasn’t happened to the state’s governor in nearly 108 years. A majority of members of the state Assembly, the legislative body that has the power to start impeachment proceedings, have already […]
The kever of Sora, the daughter of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, was found by Breslover chassidim earlier this week in a state of desecration, with the matzeivah completely destroyed and
The delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the coronavirus out of the country need a less disruptive approach. As the highly contagious variant pushes leaders in the United States, Australia and elsewhere to renew restrictions, President Xi Jinping’s government is […]
State lawmakers told Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday that their ongoing impeachment investigation is almost done and gave him a deadline of Aug. 13 to provide additional evidence. Since March, the Assembly’s judiciary committee has been investigating whether there are grounds to impeach the Democratic governor over harassment allegations, misleading the public about COVID-19 outbreaks […]
Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that Israel is prepared to strike Iran. He was asked in an interview with Ynet if Israel is prepared to attack Iran if
The protege of Iran’s supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country’s new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes the hard-liners’ dominance of all branches of government in the Islamic Republic. The ceremony was attended by the presidents of Iraq and Afghanistan, senior officials from Oman, Qatar, […]
Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the world’s carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade. Biden also wants automakers to raise gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollution between […]
A South Florida hospital chain is suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and even a cafeteria as many more patients seek treatment for COVID-19. “We are seeing a surge like we’ve not seen before in terms of the patients coming,” Memorial Healthcare System’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marc Napp said […]
Japan is playing host to the Tokyo Olympics. But the capital, as well as other populous areas, are in the middle of a government-declared “state of emergency” to curb surging COVID-19 infections. What does that state of emergency mean? How is it enforced? We break it down here. HOW LONG HAS THIS STATE OF EMERGENCY […]
With Real Estate prices skyrocketing, where else can you get four amos of prime esrog orchard space, complete with your very own esrog tree? You can become a Shmittah observing
The budget of the Bennett-Lapid-Leiberman government, which was approved by the coalition on Monday, allotted NIS 40 million to Reform and Conservative groups in Israel. The money will be granted
Following the approval of the budget of the Lapid-Leiberman-Bennett government on Monday, which includes the kashrus reforms that Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana formulated, the members of the Council of
Preservation of evidence is critical to understanding why a Florida oceanfront condominium collapsed and to protect the legal rights of victims and others, a judge said Wednesday. Miami-Dade County is
For almost three decades, 81-year-old David Lidstone has lived in the woods of New Hampshire along the Merrimack River in a small cabin adorned with solar panels. He has grown his own food, cut his own firewood, and tended to his cat and chickens. But his off-the-grid existence appears to be at risk. “River Dave,” […]
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. The resolution adopted by consensus by the 193-member world body also calls for the forum to serve as “a platform for improving the […]
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