Month February 2021
Senior Democrats are abandoning a backup plan to increase the minimum wage through a corporate tax penalty after encountering numerous practical and political challenges in drafting their proposal over the… Read more » The post Senior Democrats Abandon Backup Plan… Continue Reading →
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged for the first time Sunday that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,” and said he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged for the first time Sunday that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted,” and said he would cooperate with a harassment investigation… Read more » The post Cuomo Acknowledges Unwanted Behavior, Agrees… Continue Reading →
United Hatzalah will be dismissing any of its volunteers who have not yet caught COVID-19 and refuse the vaccine. United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer, who himself was seriously… Read more » The post United Hatzalah Mandating Volunteers Get… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at a possible run for president again in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden, and repeated his claims that he won the 2020 election… Read more » The post Trump Declares Himself Future of… Continue Reading →
Former President Trump vowed during his address to CPAC on Sunday afternoon not to start a new political party to rival the Republican Party and called speciation that he was planning to do so “fake news.” “We’re not starting new… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a crude attempt to prevent the large gatherings of chasidim on Purim in Jerusalem which this year took place on Sunday, the Israeli government closed the roads leading up to Jerusalem and cancelled all forms of… Continue Reading →
TORONTO (JTA) – I was definitely lost, of that I was sure. I had turned off the main highway — if you could call a two-lane road a highway — and onto a dirt road, and after 10 minutes of… Continue Reading →
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity in a speech at a conservative political conference, even as he exacerbated its divisions and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For the first time in a year, many chasidic groups conducted a Tish (table gathering) honoring Purim. The tishes took place in Jerusalem Sunday, which was the main day of celebration in Jerusalem, while in other parts… Continue Reading →
The post Shomrim Looking for Missing Man in Brooklyn appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Deal for Pollard’s Freedom May Be in the Works Conference of Presidents Denies J Street Membership 53rd Annual Siyum Mishnayos of Pirchei Agudas Yisroel… Continue Reading →
COVID Numbers Continue to Trend Downward The number of COVID cases in Lakewood continued to read down with a total last week of 381, according to the Ocean County Health… Read more » The post Lakewood Briefs — February 28,… Continue Reading →
The post Livestream of Agra D’Pirka Shiur – March 2, 2021 appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Oil Ends Slightly Higher Ahead of Earnings, Fed Markets Are on Edge as Government Shutdown Begins This Week Bargain-Hunting Drives Slight Gains… Continue Reading →
Gender-neutral signs will soon be the rule in Israeli playgrounds, according to Arutz Sheva on Sunday. The Minister of Economy and Industry, Amir Peretz, approved an amendment that requires a… Read more » The post Ministry Approves Gender-Neutral Playground Signs… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu proposed on Sunday an extension of the school year into July in order to make up for lost study time due to the covid shutdown Netanyahu… Read more » The post Netanyahu Proposes School to July… Continue Reading →
Syrian air defenses were activated in the capital Damascus and its southern suburbs Sunday night to repel an Israeli missile attack, state media reported. There was no word on casualties.… Read more » The post Syria Reports Israeli Missile Attack… Continue Reading →
A young male wolf has been traveling near Yosemite National Park, the farthest south a wolf has been tracked in California in more than a century, officials said. Researchers have… Read more » The post Wolf Tracked Near Yosemite Park… Continue Reading →
There are certain things in life you’ll always remember, like a fun vacation or a night out at a particular restaurant (sometime prior to last March). But if asked to… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: The 2021 Kia… Continue Reading →
A picture circulating on social media has drew condemnation from the Lakewood Vaad. Though it is unclear when this picture is from, the Vaad released a statement exclusively to TLS condemning the costume. “The holiday of Purim is celebrated to… Continue Reading →
Senior Republican senators called on President Joe Biden to keep the U.S. out of the nuclear deal with Iran, joining some Democrats who have voiced reservations about the agreement. The… Read more » The post Don’t Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal,… Continue Reading →
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses were activated in the capital Damascus and its southern suburbs Sunday night to repel an Israeli missile attack, state media reported. There was no word on casualties. State TV quoted an unnamed military… Continue Reading →