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Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island just days…
President Joe Biden's administration will release more policies it believes are needed to tackle climate change and is urging China to toughen one of its targets on greenhouse gas emissions,…
The head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, will reportedly meet with President Joe Biden in the coming weeks in Washington to present Israel's terms regarding any new version of the…
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the prevailing belief was that children are less likely to contract the virus, and if they do, rarely suffer serious cases of the…
House Democrats have proposed permanently and significantly expanding the child tax credit to provide thousands more to families in the form of monthly payments from the IRS, similar to the…
After violent clashes between police and protesters in Bnei Brak over the past few days, including a violent altercation on Thursday night with several undercover detectives working to enforce public…
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday approved establishing an embassy in Tel Aviv in Israel, the UAE government said on its Twitter account, citing a Cabinet decision. The UAE and…
Israel expanded its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday to include 16- to 18-year-olds. Israel, which has the world’s fastest vaccine distribution rate, is hoping to begin reopening its economy next…
More in Israel »Rabbi Yudi Dukes, the longtime director of Jewish Learning Network, who inspired many mitzvah campaigns in his merit, passed away today, 8 Shevat, 5781. He was 39 years old. Reb…
The Austrian government on Thursday presented a national strategy on fighting rising anti-Semitism that includes improving the protection of synagogues, improved education about Judaism and stricter prosecution of hate crimes…
Klal Yisrael is urged to daven for the refuah sheleimah of Hagaon Harav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, shlita, Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshivas Brisk, whose condition has taken a turn for the worse.…
More in Community »Straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation’s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring…
Federal law enforcement officials are privately debating whether they should decline to charge some of the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol this month – a politically loaded proposition but…
More in National »Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen almost 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic…
China on Saturday reported more new cases of COVID-19 and the financial hub of Shanghai imposed new restrictions, as the country marked the anniversary of the world’s first coronavirus lockdown…
More in World »A weeklong strike at New York City’s Hunts Point Produce Market, which provides 60% of the city’s produce, ended in workers receiving a pay raise and more money toward health…
New York will be sending more vaccination preparation kits to senior housing complexes and churches in an effort to ensure fairness in vaccine distributions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. The…
More in Regional »Hours after taking office, President Joe Biden handed Texas a huge gift that went mostly unnoticed, overshadowed by more controversial moves on climate, public health and the border wall. He…
President Joe Biden benefited from a record-breaking amount of donations from anonymous donors to outside groups backing him, meaning the public will never have a full accounting of who helped…
More in Politics »The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased modestly last week as the COVID-19 pandemic tears through the nation, raising the risk of a second straight month…
Bitcoin slumped 10% on Thursday to a 10-day low, retreating further from record highs, with traders citing fears of tighter U.S. regulation. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin was last…
More in Business »Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a Subway sandwich shop. Yet another was plucked from a list…
Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations. It’s the first major study to…
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