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Early results are in for the fundraising race in the 48th New York City Council District election, and Steven Saperstein is the big winner. Saperstein, who began raising money long before…
The hugely popular international messaging service Whatsapp has announced it will pause implementing its new business and data sharing policies after international confusion and outrage. Whatsapp, which is owned by Facebook,…
Some beetles go to great — and disgusting — lengths for their children. They scout for a dead mouse or bird, dig a hole and bury it, pluck its fur or…
Florida police arrested a homeless veteran who had been posting threats of Inauguration Day violence on social media. Daniel Alan Baker was taken into custody by FBI agents and the Tallahassee…
President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jump-start the economy. The plan, which would require congressional approval, is packed with proposals…
Israel
The announcement by the Bank of Israel that it plans to buy $30 billion during 2021 has already had an effect on the shekel, which lost some ground against the…
Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, 83, has tested positive for coronavirus, days after he received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Rabbi Lau was reportedly feeling well…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration official told Reuters. In a…
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Rebbetzin Gita Malka Cohn, a”h, the widow of Rabbi Avraham Cohn, passed away Sunday at the age of 93. Rebbetzin Cohn was married to Rabbi Avraham “Romi” Cohn, z”l, renowned…
A Jewish family’s home in Williamsburg was shot at by an unknown attacker Thursday night. A 13-year-old boy returning from yeshiva at 9:30 p.m. was walking into his home at…
National
President-elect Joe Biden’s goal of delivering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine within the first 100 days of his presidency “is absolutely a doable thing,” Anthony Fauci, director of the…
The FBI is looking into whether “foreign actors” funded some of the rioters that breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, NBC News reported Sunday, quoting an FBI official as saying.…
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Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it is urgent that Tehran and Washington return to a 2015 nuclear agreement, France’s foreign minister was…
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was arrested in passport control in a Moscow airport, his lawyers said. Navalny was returning to Russia despite a risk of an arrest. “Me, arrested? I’m an…
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