Spiraling-out-of-control co-working space company WeWork lost $1.25 billion in the third quarter of 2019, more than double its $497 million in losses recorded during the same period last year, The New York Times and Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Several hours later, Reuters reported additional details, stating WeWork, which rebranded as the We Company earlier this year ahead of its disastrous attempt to go public, opened 97 new sites and expanded to 16 additional cities during the quarter, its biggest quarterly expansion to date. The report is the most recent in a weeks-long incessant slew of news about the company, which has been plagued by the consequences of its failed IPO, change in management, and criticism of its business practices by backers and shareholders. On Monday, the Financ...
Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 16, 2019 - Situated with an impressive view of the Jerusalem Forest is ALYN, Israel’s only pediatric rehabilitation hospital.  Every day, ALYN services 300 children with various disabilities, while teaching parents how to administer their child's required, often life-saving, treatments. For the 20th year in a row, international cyclists have participated in a charity bike ride called "The Wheels of Love."  Five hundred participants, coming from twelve countries, raised over $2.5 million. A Dutch team had 14 members, some returning riders to the Wheels of Love Ride. There were many first-time participants this year, including Olympic Gold Medalist Carina Benninga. Besides extensive physical and medical rehabilitation therapies, ALYN&...
Former President Barack Obama on Friday warned 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls to pay attention to what voters actually think -- warning that most of them don’t want to “tear down the system.” “The average American doesn't think we have to completely tear down the system and remake it. And I think it's important for us not to lose sight of that,” Obama said. “There are a lot of persuadable voters and there are a lot of Democrats out there who just want to see things make sense. They just don't want to see crazy stuff," he said. "They want to see things a little more fair, they want to see things a little more just. And how we approach that I think will be important.” The two-term Democratic president made the ...
President Trump has granted clemency to two Army officers accused or convicted of war crimes and restored Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher to the rank of chief petty officer after he was docked a pay grade after being convicted of posing for a photo with a dead Islamic State (ISIS) fighter, the White House announced Friday. Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance could be released from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as soon as Friday evening, six years after being found guilty of second-degree murder. Maj. Matt Golsteyn, a former Green Beret, will have the murder charge against him dropped. "Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) for Army First Lieutenant Clint...
Yisrael Beytenu chair okays minority gov't supported by Arab parties as ultimatum to PM Netanyahu - but will he join it if PM won't cave? MK Avigdor Liberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beytenu party, on Saturday night gave Blue and White Chairman MK Benny Gantz the green light for the formation of a minority government supported from the outside by the Joint Arab List. The purpose of the agreement is to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to come to the table without the 55-MK right-religious bloc which stands behind him. According to Israel Hayom, Liberman and Gantz will sign an agreement in the coming days, leaving Netanyahu with the option of abandoning his supporters or allowing the formation of the potentially dangerous minority gov...
Both rockets intercepted by Iron Dome missile defense system Israel struck Hamas targets in Gaza after Palestinians launched two rockets towards the southern Israeli city of Beersheba early on Saturday morning. The IDF believes Hamas was responsible for firing the rockets. It was the latest violation of a ceasefire understanding that was put in place on Thursday morning after two days of heavy fighting between Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the IDF. Since then sporadic rocket fire against Israel has threatened the fragile agreement, worked out in Cairo with the help of Egypt and United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov.Saturday morning's exchange of fire marked the first time since the renewal of Israeli-Gaza violence on November 12, th...
Her campaign manager says Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is “healthy and recovering,” after undergoing a double mastectomy Friday. On Tuesday, the widow of Congressman Elijah Cummings, and former Maryland Democratic Party Chairman, entered the special election race for her late husband’s seat. On Friday, she went ahead with the preventative operation because she has a family history of breast cancer. “Maya is grateful for the tremendous outpouring of prayers and support from friends, family and supporters throughout the week,” said Tucker Cavanaugh, Cummings’ campaign manager. His statement thanks the doctors at Johns Hopkins who are treating Cummings. “We are so glad that Maya is healthy and recovering and she’s looking forward to getting ba...
The deadline for candidates to file for the February Primary to fill the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings' seat is just five days away. Friday morning one of the candidates, who had announced his bid right after the congressman's funeral last month, filed the paperwork and is officially on the ballot. Baltimore City Delegate and House Majority Whip Talmadge Branch is filing his paperwork with the Board of Elections in Annapolis. Another announced candidate is Kweisi Mfume, a former NAACP president, and Cummings predecessor in Congress. He is expected to file his paperwork soon, according to an aide. There are now 11 Democrats and three Republicans who have filed to be on the ballot. One of the Democrats, is the congressman's widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, who today is ...
The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office continues to investigate the death of Baltimore Police detective Sean Suiter as a memo shares new information on why they are still investigating despite police stating they found no evidence to believe his death was "anything other than a suicide" and the case was closed, according to the Baltimore Sun. Last week, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison released a statement declaring Suiter's death a suicide. Harrison's statement prompted responses from Suiter's family and prosecutors still investigating. Harrison wrote, "There is nothing in the report to suggest that Det. Suiter's death was anything other than a suicide, nor was there any suggestion that the case should be re-investigating or continued," He wr...
After the homicide rate in Baltimore City reached 300 Thursday, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said in an interview Thursday it could take seven to eight years for the homicide rate to decrease. For five straight years, Baltimore City has had at least 300 homicides. The city hit the grim milestone Thursday after two shooting victims were found at the corner of McHenry and Monroe streets around 3 a.m. Harrison was interviewed on "Midday with Tom Hall" on WYPR-FM when he addressed the spike in crime. Hall asked Harrison how long it would take to decrease violent crime in the city. Harrison compared the city to New Orleans. "So it took eight years, seven to eight years for that mayor to start seeing decreases based on the comprehensive violence reduction strategy...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Millions of Americans are choosing to experience the impeachment hearings through media filters that depict the proceedings as either a worthless sham or like Christmas in November. That’s the chief difference between now and the two other times in the modern era when a presidential impeachment was explored, and will likely be a major factor in determining whether the hearings change anyone’s minds about President Donald Trump. Fox News Channel was the favorite network of the 13.8 million Americans who watched Wednesday’s opening of the House hearing on television. The audiences for each of Fox’s prime-time opinion hosts — Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham — were larger that evening than the 2.9 million people who ...
Elazar Cohen, Israel’s new commissioner to Expo 2020, which will be held in Dubai, said this week that the world fair would give Israel an opportunity to build closer ties with the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states, the AP reported. Cohen said in a briefing at Israel’s Foreign Ministry that the Israeli pavilion at the world’s largest exhibition would present technological products, but also showcase the country itself. “There is curiosity, mixed with concern, about this thing called Israel, and we want to alleviate that concern,” said Cohen. ”We want to project that Israel is an open country, that Israel is a democratic country, that Israel is a country that respects all its citizens, that everyone finds their place in it.” Israeli Prim...
Yerushalayim-based emergency room startup Diagnostic Robotics has raised $24 million in a series A funding round, the company announced Wednesday. The round was led by Israel-based medtech investment firm Accelmed Growth Partners and Tel Aviv-listed investment firm Mivtach Shamir Holdings, with participation from Maverick Ventures Israel, Alpha Capital, and additional private investors. Diagnostic Robotics develops robots that use artificial intelligence to assess the urgency of each case before the people in line can be seen by a doctor. The company was founded in 2017 by Yonatan Amir, Kira Radinsky, and Moshe Shoham. Before stepping down last month, Radinsky was eBay’s director of data science and chief scientist in Israel. Shoham, a researcher at Technion Israel Institute of Tec...
Good Erev Shabbos to our Bais Yaakov 3rd Grade Parents and Grandparents, We want to thank you for partnering with us to help each of our Talmidos feel so happy about learning and growing closer to Hakadosh Baruch Hu each day. One critical area of limud (learning) that is always a challenge to find a way to excite all students around participating in is Kriah.  This year, the third grade Moros under the leadership of Mrs. Chaya Hoffman, our Limudei Kodesh Coordinator, have worked out a great system to encourage the girls to get excited about reading Lashon Hakodesh. Even more significantly, it has already had a huge impact in building the girls' skills in accuracy and fluency. This program is joint together with the Kriahbility program (From Mrs. Wenger in Lakewood) that ...
NEW YORK (AP) – New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who is deciding whether to launch a Democratic presidential bid, is pouring $100 million into an online advertising campaign attacking President Donald Trump. The campaign, which targets voters in four general election battleground states — Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — begins running on Friday, according to Bloomberg spokesman Jason Schechter. News of the massive investment was first reported by The New York Times. The former New York City mayor has already filed paperwork in at least two states to appear on presidential primary ballots. Bloomberg himself is not featured in the ad campaign. One example of a new ad: An image of Trump’s Twitter account that says, “A TWEET SHOULDN&rsqu...
PERTH, AUSTRALIA (AP) – Australia’s national carrier Qantas has completed a 19-and-a-half hour non-stop flight from London to Sydney, part of a series of tests to assess the effects of very long-haul flights. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner took off from London’s Heathrow Airport on Thursday morning and touched down at Sydney Airport 45 minutes behind schedule at 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday. The 17,800 kilometer (11,060 mile) journey is part of Project Sunrise — Qantas’ goal to operate regular, non-stop commercial flights from Australia’s east coast cities of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to London and New York. Last month, Qantas completed the first non-stop flight from New York to Sydney, which took 19 hours and 16 minutes. Another New York to S...
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In light of the rising anti-Semitic attacks across New York City as of late, Senator Simcha Felder penned a letter to incoming NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. In it he called attention to the safety concerns, and requested he bring back the Hasidic Cop Decoy program, as well as generally increase the amount of officers assigned to the 66th precinct. The letter can be read in full below: Commissioner Dermot SheaNew York Police DepartmentOne Police PlazaNew York, NY 10038 Dear Commissioner Shea, I wish to congratulate you on your appointment as Commissioner of the New York Police Department and wish you the best of luck in this important position. As you begin your work in this high profile role, I would like to bring to your attention concerns I have about pub...
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after overnight rocket fire that rattled a day-old truce. The Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers, who kept to the sidelines of this week’s fighting, cancelled the weekly protests they organize along the perimeter fence without explanation — apparently in an effort to preserve the calm. Israel reiterated that it was willing to abide by the cease-fire if there are no additional rocket attacks. The army said in a statement that it struck a military compound, a rocket-manufacturing site and a militant headquarters in the town of Khan Younis overnight. The airstrikes came after a barrage of rockets late Thursday. There were ...
TEHRAN (VINnews) – Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that Tehran is not calling for the “disappearance of Jewish people,” and that people of all religions should decide Israel’s future, Reuters reports. The Iranian Supreme Leader routinely calls for Israel’s destruction. “Calling for the elimination of the state of Israel does not mean the elimination of the Jewish people,” Khamenei told officials and participants at an Islamic conference in Tehran, according to his official website. “It means that the people of Palestine – be they Muslim, Christian or Jewish – should choose their own government.” Khamenei claimed that “we are not antisemitic” and that “Jews live in Iran safely.” Kh...
LYON (VINnews) — Jewish officials in Lyon, France are preparing to file a lawsuit against the city’s airport over anti-Semitic bias. The allegations involve the airport purposely delaying arrivals from Tel Aviv from receiving their lugagge in a timely manner. The situation came to a head last Sunday, when pssengers who arrived on a Transavia flight from Tel Aviv experinced a 2 hour delay to receive their lugagge, which ultimately resulted in a fight between the passengers and the airport staff. Passengers say that while they were experincing a 2 hour delay, they saw passengers who had just come off a flight from Algeria, and were receiving their luggage right away. Frustrated by the lack of explanation, some of the Tel Aviv passenegrs forced their way into a restricted area....
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