Amazon jilted New York City on Valentines Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax breaks and the companys anti-union stance. With millions of jobs and a bustling economy, New York can withstand the blow, but experts say the decision […]
A group of inspiring teenager are currently enjoying a special journey to Eretz Yisroel as part of Chai Lifelines annual Wish at the Wall program. The trip is Chai Lifelines celebration of life for teenagers who have either completed treatment for cancer or are living with chronic illnesses or disabilitiesalternating between the two groups each […]
Waves of heavy rain pounded California on Thursday, trapping people in floodwaters, washing away a mountain highway, triggering a mudslide that destroyed homes and forcing residents to flee communities scorched
NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio attended a rally against anti-Semitism in Flatbush on Thursday. The gathering was attended by many elected officials and community activists, and was held at the Kingsway
William Barr was sworn in Thursday for his second stint as the nations attorney general, taking the helm of the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Earlier Thursday, the Senate voted 54-45 to confirm the veteran government official, mostly along party lines. Barr, who also served […]
The Shas party on Thursday, announced it was undertaking a campaign to open ‘Beit Shas’, hoping to reach NIS 5 million in funds. This week, the Shas movement began a
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence paid homage Thursday to the suffering of the Jewish and Polish people under German occupation during World War II with visits to memorials honoring their suffering and heroism. The heavily symbolic visits to a city destroyed by Adolf Hitlers forces were gestures of friendship to two of Americas closest allies, […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Thursday long-sought legislation that gives the victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to seek criminal charges or file lawsuits against their
European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the worlds biggest passenger jet and one of the aviation industrys most ambitious and most troubled endeavors. Barely a decade after the double-deck, 500-plus-seat plane started carrying passengers, Airbus said that key client Emirates is […]
President Donald Trump has put on some pounds and is now officially considered obese. The White House on Thursday released results of his most recent physical, revealing that his Body Mass Index is now 30.4. Thats based on the fact that hes now carrying 243 pounds on his 6-foot, 3-inch frame. Thats up from 236 […]
The following is via Chabad.org: Its a quiet, upper-middle-class suburb just east of the Everglades, a place where people live for its quality of life: picturesque homes abutting wetlands, superior schools and tree-lined streets. On Sundays, moms and dads cheer their kids on at little league games. Everybody knows everybody in Parkland, Fla. So when […]
A small fire caused by an overheated vape pen battery delayed a Houston-bound flight from New Yorks LaGuardia airport. The incident occurred on Wednesday during the boarding of a SkyWest flight operating as s Delta Connection. Video posted online shows a flight attendant using a fire extinguisher on a flaming bag, which was in an […]
A combined Yisrael Hayom/i24NEWS poll released on Thursday, February 14, 2019, reveals some interesting information; as Yahadut Hatorah has nine seats, while the Shas party rides the minimum threshold to
Five passengers suffered minor injuries Wednesday when a Delta Air Lines flight headed from Southern California to Seattle encountered severe turbulence in a winter storm and was forced to make
Amazon abruptly dropped plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to
After a smashingly successful inaugural year, Camp S.O.U.L (S.O.U.L – Summer Of Your Life) is proud to announce that registration for the upcoming summer 2019 camping trip is now open
Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise that would avert a second painful government shutdown. But a new confrontation has been ignited this time over President Donald Trumps plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican boundary. Money in the […]
Traffic was brought to a halt in Kikar Shabbos, Thursday night, as hundreds of Chareidim protested. Dumpsters were set ablaze as the protesters closed the streets. Hundreds of people were
Odds may still favor the eventual construction of former President Barack Obamas $500 million museum and library in a public park along Chicagos lakeshore, but its no longer a sure thing in the face of a formidable legal challenge by a parks-advocacy group. U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey hears arguments Thursday in Chicago on […]
A suspicious individual was shot at a Chabadgirls high school in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon. Police and paramedics responded to the Ohel Chana High School, located inside Etz Jacob Congregation on the 7600 block of Beverly Boulevard, at 12:24PM. In an email to parents, the school said it’s security guard observed the man “canvassing” […]
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