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Kremlin To Expel 10 US Diplomats In Response To US Sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Moscow will order 10 U.S. diplomats to leave Russia in a retaliatory response to the U.S. sanctions.
Lavrov...
Iran Starts Enriching Uranium To 60%, Its Highest Level Ever
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran began enriching uranium Friday to its highest-ever purity that edges Tehran close to weapons-grade levels, attempting to pressure negotiator...
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Police Trying To Identify Gunman, Motive In Fedex Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police were working Friday to identify a gunman and determine his motive for opening fire at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, killing eight peopl...
Leader Of Neturei Karta, Extremist Anti-zionist Haredi Orthodox Group, Dies At 87
MONSEY (JTA) - A leader of the extremist anti-Zionist haredi Orthodox Neturei Karta sect who once met with former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has died. Rabbi Moshe Dov Be...
GOP Leaders Diverge On Trump, Putting Party In Limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, the Republican leaders of Congress have made the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump.
Kevin McCarthy visited after the deadly Jan 6 Capitol insu...
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Australia Reports Death After AstraZeneca Shot
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia reported its first death linked to the AstraZeneca shot on Friday.
The 48-year-old woman was injected with the vaccine on April 8. That was hours...
3 Resign From Auschwitz Council After Politician Appointed
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Three members of an advisory council for the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in Poland have resigned after the government appointed former Polish Prime Minister Bea...
Police Arrest Jerusalem Arab Youth Who Posted Tiktok Of Him Slapping Yeshiva Student On Public Train
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Jerusalem police have arrested an Arab youth involved in a Tiktok clip in which a friend of his slaps a yeshiva student across the face on a Jerusalem light ...
Police: 8 Dead In Shooting At Fedex Facility In Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis air...
“Forever 21” and Halacha
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Forever 21 is the fifth-largest specialty retailer in the United States. It is known for its fashionable and trendy accessories, beauty produc...
Antony Blinken Expects Other Countries To Sign Onto Abraham Accords This Year
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he anticipates more normalization agreements for Israel in the next year.
Blinken spoke Wednesday evening in Washington...
Armani Removes From Sale Blazer Resembling Holocaust Concentration-Camp Uniform
ITALY (JNS) - The Italian high-end fashion house Giorgio Armani recently removed from sale a blazer that resembled a Holocaust concentration-camp uniform following a request by th...
What Is It With J Street And Anti-Semites?
WASHINGTON (JNS/STEPHEN M. FLATOW) - Why does J Street keep honoring and defending individuals who have made anti-Semitic remarks?
The latest is former President Jimmy Carter, w...
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JOWMA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall a Success!
On April 11th, 2021, the Jewish Orthodox Women’s Medical Association hosted a livestream town hall for women about the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Naor Bar Zeev, Deputy Direct...
Yeshiva University Plans To Eliminate In-Person Hebrew Courses Indefinitely
NEW YORK (JTA) — Yeshiva University is planning to eliminate its in-person Hebrew courses indefinitely, making what was at first a pandemic-induced measure a permanent one.
The ...
Ancient Synagogue In Libya Being Turned Into Islamic Center, Jewish Group Says
LIBYA (JTA) - An abandoned and ancient synagogue in Libya is being turned into an Islamic religious center without permission, the World Organization of the Jews of Libya said.
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Twitter Suspends Project Veritas’s James O’Keefe, Who Threatens Lawsuit In Response
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Twitter on Thursday afternoon permanently suspended the account belonging to James O'Keefe, president of Project Veritas.
According to Twitter, the suspensi...
After Union Vote, Bezos Vows To Do Better For Amazon Workers
NEW YORK (AP) — After a union battle at an Alabama warehouse, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos acknowledged that Amazon has to do better for its workers and vowed to make Amazon a safer p...
VIDEO: Johannesburg Rabbi Robbed At Gunpoint And Tied Up With Tallis
JOHANNESBURG (VINnews) — In a terrifying incident on Thursday, a South African Rabbi was robbed and tied up in a Shul, along with two students.
The horrific event occurred in Ke...
Sarah Sanders Raises Nearly $5M For Arkansas Governor’s Race
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign on Thursday said she has raised nearly $5 million in her bid to be Arkansas' next governor, brea...
Dow Crests 34,000 On More Proof That Economy Is Recovering
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street notched more milestones Thursday, as a broad market rally pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed above ...
A Year After Stocks Soared, CEOs Must Show It Was Warranted
NEW YORK (AP) — It's time to show the receipts, CEOs.
For more than a year, investors have been pushing up stock prices, even though the pandemic caused profits to crater for co...
DAs Tossing More Drug Cases Tied To Indicted NYPD Detective
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors will seek to overturn scores of additional drug convictions that relied on the work of an indicted former NYPD detective who has been accu...
Defense Rests Without Chauvin Testimony At Murder Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Officer Derek Chauvin chose not to take the stand as testimony at his murder trial ended Thursday, passing up the chance to explain to the jury and the pu...
Louisiana Woman Arrested For Pocketing $1.2 Million Mistakenly Deposited In Her Account
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A New Orleans 911 dispatcher has been arrested and accused of refusing to return more than $1.2 million which was mistakenly deposited in her account by her br...