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Roberto and Elana Birman, an elderly couple returning from Miami to New York, were thrown off their plane for refusing to stow a tallis bag, which had been in the…
CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday after details emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced harassment allegations earlier this…
Iran abandoned any compromises it had made in talks to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, pocketed those made by others, and demanded more during indirect U.S.-Iran talks…
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the Kremlin said, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup…
A chareidi man in his 20s was seriously wounded in a terrorist attack in the Old City of Yerushalayim late on Shabbos afternoon after being stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist.…
Israel
Amid concerns that 30 additional Israelis have contracted the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry on Friday declared 478 newly confirmed cases over the past 24 hours, bringing…
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday appeared to back an extension of new quarantine requirements for vaccinated Israelis arriving from abroad, agreeing to push for fines of thousands of shekels…
Two Border Police officers were wounded in a car-ramming in Umm al-Fahm on Friday morning, after a night of violence in the northern Arab town following the murder of a…
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New York City is extending its vaccine mandate to private-school employees, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi announced Thursday, amid fears over the new Omicron variant…
“What occurred with Grey Goose vodka on Thursday clearly shows that our policy of encouraging Yidden to only buy liquors with a reliable hechsher is proper,” said Rabbi Sholem Yehudah…
National
A Michigan judge set bail at $500,000 each for the parents of a teenager accused of murdering four fellow high school students, after authorities arrested the couple on Saturday following…
A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary-manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying earlier that their…
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Iranian air defenses fired a missile as part of an exercise on Saturday over the central town of Natanz, which houses nuclear installations, state media reported, after local residents reported…
Britain’s government tightened travel restrictions Saturday amid concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, saying all travelers arriving in England will need to take a COVID-19 test before…
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