OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is asking a court to throw out a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts’ attorney general that accuses the company, its owners and top executives of deceiving patients and doctors about the risks of opioids. In its most expansive response to date, Connecticut-based Purdue argued in a motion filed late Friday that the […]
This story takes place in the United States, as told by HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein Shlita, Mora D’asra of the Ramat Elchanan community of Bnei Brak. The rav tells the
Now we know what Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was doing as she recuperated from lung cancer surgery: churning out opinions for the court at a faster clip than any of her younger colleagues. Eleven days before her 86th birthday, Ginsburg was in fine form as she announced two of the court’s three opinions on Monday. […]
The smell of burgers and fries wafted through the State Dining Room as President Donald Trump celebrated the championship football players from North Dakota State on Monday with fast food,
A California school district is investigating a social media photograph in which young people are seen giving Nazi salutes while standing around a table on which red cups form a swastika. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District was made aware Sunday of social media postings “involving some students who created inappropriate anti-Semitic symbols, and possible underage […]
The Election Committee, presided over by Judge Hanan Meltzer ruled on Sunday regarding the bus that the Labor party drove on Shabbos offering free rides to citizens, that the bus
Another member of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet resigned Monday over a scandal that has shaken the government in an election year. Treasury Board president Jane Philpott, considered a star minister, said in a resignation letter that it was “untenable” for her to continue in the Cabinet because she could not defend the government. […]
Officials say a pilot and four passengers suffered minor injuries when a United Express regional jet slid off a runway during a snowstorm in northern Maine. An official said the
As an avid reader of this publication, the first feature I turn to is the letters. There I can get a sense of what is on the minds and hearts of my “people” as we traverse the rough and tough of daily life. Many issues have been raised, vee efshar lefartam, gi rabhim haim (the […]
Picking through the twisted debris that had been her Alabama mobile home, Carol Dean found her wedding dress and a Father’s Day note to her husband reading, “Daddy, I love you to pieces.” But the storm took the 53-year-old husband and father. Dean was on the clock Sunday afternoon at Walmart while her husband was […]
Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has left the Justice Department. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec says Whitaker’s last day was Saturday. Whitaker was replaced last month when William Barr
The U.S. has deployed a highly advanced missile defense system in Israel for the first time, the American and Israeli militaries announced Monday, reflecting their shared concerns about Iran’s development of powerful missiles. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, as a testament to the […]
A New York City police detective who sued to join the police department at age 48 has retired 20 years later as the department’s oldest officer. The Daily News reports that Detective Michael Cusumano retired Thursday at age 68. Cusumano was working in his family’s kitchen and bath business when he decided to pursue his […]
Next week, 20-year-old Chaya Sofer of Jerusalem will celebrate her wedding with family and friends. Though they will sing and dance as if all is normal, there will inevitably be
Leading House Democrats will offer a resolution Wednesday condemning anti-Semitism in response to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s latest remarks on Israel, a senior Democratic aide said. The declaration, supported by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, comes after Omar’s new remarks suggesting American supporters of Israel are pushing people to have “allegiance to a foreign country.” It’s at least […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Monday that opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border have enough votes in the Republican-led Senate to prevail on a resolution aimed at blocking the move. McConnell, who fell in line behind Trump despite his own misgivings about the declaration, said Trump […]
The newest pressure point in the Democratic presidential primary isn’t health care or climate change — though it could make or break future progress on those issues. It’s an overhaul of arcane Senate rules. Some prominent liberals are urging Democratic presidential candidates to consider eliminating the filibuster for legislation. Such a move would allow bills […]
The Netzach Yehuda Chareidi battalion is just finishing their assignment in Ramallah and the Chareidi Tomer battalion in Givati recently moved to their new assignment, protecting the Ma’aras Hamachpela in
Massive Pidyon Shvoyim Campaign for Rabbi Osher Eisemann is Underway Rabbi Osher Eisemann founded SCHI (School for Children with Hidden Intelligence), in 1995 in search of a suitable school
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