Thursday, April 18, 2024

US

Judge Says Cryptocurrency Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Can Post $250M Bond

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NEW YORK (AP) — The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried can post $250 million bond and live in his parents’ home in California while he awaits trial on charges that he sw...

Arizona To Remove Shipping Container Wall From Mexico Border

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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. gover...

Congressman-Elect With Fabricated Resume Also Lied About Having Nazi Refugee Grandparents

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NEW YORK (JTA) - When The New York Times reported earlier this week that virtually the entire resume of George Santos, recently elected as a Republican congressman from Long Island...

IRS Mandatory Presidential Audit Policy Goes Under Spotlight

WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS policy governing the audits of tax returns filed by U.S. presidents is under new scrutiny after a report published by a congressional panel found the agenc...

Tesla Offers Rare Year-End Discounts On 2 Top-Selling Models

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla Inc. is offering rare discounts through year's end on its two top-selling models, an indication that demand is slowing for its electric vehicles. The Austin...

Zelenskyy’s Surprise Visit To DC Was Months In The Making

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The idea of a daring wartime trip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington had percolated for some time before the surprise visit was revealed just hours ahead of the...

California Town Grapples With Toll Of Quake On Homes, Water

RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — Outside the Dollar General, the store manager ticked off the items she had to share with families trying to jumpstart their lives after an earthquake jolted...

Associates Of FTX Founder Plead Guilty To Criminal Charges

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NEW YORK (AP) — Two of Sam Bankman-Fried's top associates secretly pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and are cooperating with in...

‘Light Will Always Prevail’: Biden Invokes Hanukkah Story During DC Meeting With Ukraine’s Zelensky

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NEW YORK (JTA) — During a closely-watched press conference with Ukraine’s Jewish president, Volodymr Zelensky, President Joe Biden brought up the Hanukkah story, comparing Ukraine’...

Why is it so hard to collect accurate data about the Shidduch Crisis? (VIDEO)

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Dr. Yosef Sokol recently published a breakthrough study about trends of shidduchim and marriage in the frum community. If his data is accurate, it could have a...

Lake’s Trial To Be Named Governor Lacks 1st Day Bombshells

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PHOENIX (AP) — Since her loss in the Arizona governor’s race, Republican Kari Lake has claimed the election was stolen and promised bombshells showing she was the rightful winner. ...

Baltimore Police Investigate Dozens Of Rideshare Carjackings

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Police in Baltimore are investigating dozens of rideshare carjackings and robberies over the past month but have seen more cases despite several arrests, Police Co...

Detroit Pistons Seemingly Troll Kyrie Irving With Hanukkah Distraction During Free Throws

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DETROIT (JNS) - When Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving stepped up to the free throw line in the fourth quarter on Sunday, the Detroit Pistons put a Hanukkah display on their jumbotr...

New York To Open First Legal Pot Dispensary By Year’s End

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NEW YORK (AP) — The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is set to open Dec. 29, marking a long-awaited launch of a cannabis industry that could become one...

United Hatzalah Gala Event In Miami Raises $13 Million For Israeli EMS Organization

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Miami - On Tuesday evening, $13 million were raised by the Miami community at Friends of United Hatzalah’s gala, which took place at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort. The eve...

Consumer Confidence Bounces Back, Ending Year On High Note

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The confidence of American consumers rebounded this month to end the year on a high note despite high inflation, rising interest rates that have made credit cards...

WATCH: Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl Continues Learning After Car He Was In Collided With Another

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl, the former rabbi of the Jewish Quarter and one of the most prominent disciples of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zts'l, is well known f...

Congressman-Elect George Santos Campaigned As A Jewish Republican. Was He Lying?

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NEW YORK (JTA) - On Sunday night, George Santos joined the Republican Jewish Coalition on Long Island, where he was just elected to Congress, for a menorah-lighting to mark the fir...

Jewish Billionaire Mat Ishbia Buys Phoenix NBA, WNBA Teams From Disgraced Jewish Owner

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MICHIGAN (JTA) - Mat Ishbia, a billionaire mortgage lender who in high school was named Jewish athlete of the year by his hometown Jewish newspaper, has reportedly reached a $4 bil...

US Home Sales Fell In November, The 10th Consecutive Month

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the tenth consecutive in November, constrained by a tight inventory of properties on the market and mortgage r...