President Joe Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said. U.S. officials said Biden raised concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny while pressing the Russian president on his nation’s involvement in a massive cyberespionage campaign and bounties on American troops in Afghanistan. On a positive note, the two presidents agreed to have their teams work urgently to complete an extension of New START, the last remaining U.S.-Russian arms control treaty, before it expires next month. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens “...
House and Senate Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The measure was reintroduced in the House by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat who represents the District of Columbia, and its companion was unveiled in the Senate by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. As of Tuesday evening, Norton said that she had more than 200 co-sponsors in the House. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens “There’s never been a time when statehood for the District was more likely,” Norton said in a statement, adding the bill was passed by the House last ye...
House Republicans are asking acting Army Secretary John Whitley for a briefing on threats to the U.S. Capitol that are keeping the National Guard in Washington, D.C., through mid-March. A coalition of 11 GOP lawmakers led by Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) sent a letter on Wednesday to Whitley for information about the “the ongoing threats to the Capitol, justification of the decision for a significant troop presence through mid- March, and plans for troop utilization during the time period.” Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The letter comes after Pentagon officials said Mo...
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Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters. In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrio’s own lawyer described his undercover work and said he had helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for break...
When an 18-wheeler overturned on a San Antonio highway this Sunday, millions of bees escaped into the air, covering the truck and nearby cars, local news stations reported. The crash closed down the southbound lanes of I-10, which runs from Florida to Los Angeles, for several hours after it was reported at 11 a.m. near the area’s notorious “Finesilver Curve,” where truck crashes are all too common. It took 16 units of the San Antonio Fire Department five hours to clean up the hives, which had spilled all over the highway and surface streets below — but at a cost. “In order to prevent the bees from continuing to sting the driver of the truck, the bystanders, and emergency personnel the decision was made to utilize our foam systems to neutralize...
The Republican National Committee is “responding in real-time” to policies President Joe Biden’s administration is putting in place “that are hurting the American people,” according to its chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel. “We’re going to make sure that we’re pushing back on nominees or extreme policies that are coming out of this administration,” McDaniel told Fox News Tuesday. She added that the committee’s research and communications departments are now in a rapid response and research operation geared to “expose the Biden White House and hold Democrats accountable.” Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Grou...
A Washington, DC, police officer who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot committed suicide in the days after the siege, the acting chief of the Metropolitan Police Department told members of Congress. Officer Jeffrey Smith is one of two cops to commit suicide in the aftermath of the riot. Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood also died by suicide soon after the insurrection. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Officer Brian Sicknick, also of the Capitol Police, died after being beaten by rioters as they tried to break into the building in an attempt to overturn the results of...
 Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said he has ordered the preparation of plans to attack Iran’s nuclear sites in order to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear weapon. “Iran can decide that it wants to advance to a bomb, either covertly or in a provocative way. In light of this basic analysis, I have ordered the IDF to prepare a number of operational plans, in addition to the existing ones. We are studying these plans, and we will develop them over the next year,” he said in a speech to the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). “The government will, of course, be the one to decide if they should be used. But these plans need to be on the table, in existence and trained for,” stressed Kochavi. Join BJL on Whats...
The Biden administration 'intends to restore US assistance programs' to help the Palestinians The Palestinian leadership on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the new US administration of President Joe Biden to reopen the offices of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington, shuttered by the administration of former President Donald Trump. Acting US Ambassador to the UN Richard Mills told a Security Council video conference on Tuesday that the Biden administration "intends to restore US assistance programs" to help the Palestinians and "to take steps to reopen the diplomatic missions closed by the last administration." Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on ...
Baltimore, Md - Jan. 27, 2021 - Thursday January 28th Tu B’shvat 5781 marks the 9th Yahrtzeit of Harav Yosef Tendler zt”l. Mechinas Ner Yisrael will be having a zoom Hesped L’iluy Nishmaso this evening at 8:25pm Topic: Rav Yosef Tendler 9th Yahrtzeit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89414927032?pwd=bkJxbHpQK1RXenZtL1ZBS1ZLSW9JQT09 Meeting ID: 894 1492 7032   Passcode: v5ws1S Dial in: 301 715 8592   Meeting ID: 894 1492 7032 Passcode: 122320Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Video/audio will be posted at https://nirc.edu/harav-yosef-tendler-ztl...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 21, 2021 - In honor of Tu B’shvat, STAR-K is pleased to present our updated GUIDE TO CHECKING FRUITS commonly eaten on this day. Please note that we have updated our guidelines for blueberries. We now recommend that they be washed in soapy water, similar to strawberries. Refer to the guide for additional instructions. For questions, please call 410-484-4110 or email info@star-k.org. Click on the graphic below for a larger, printable copy. Click here for our full bug checking guide
Linda Thomas-Greenfield says BDS conduct 'verges on anti-Semitic,' vows to deny it a voice in UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US President Joe Biden's pick for the role of US envoy to the United Nations, condemned the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement during her confirmation hearing in the Senate on Wednesday. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens “I find the actions and the approach that BDS has taken toward Israel as unacceptable," Thomas-Greenfield said, adding that it "verges on anti-Semitic." She stressed that the group must not be allowed to exercise any...
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday amid disappointing earnings, while concern about heightened speculative trading activity deepened. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 620 points, or 2%, while the S&P 500 dropped 2.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 2.5%. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both hit intraday record highs in the previous session. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Boeing fell more than 4% after its earnings report showed 2020 net loss hit a record of $11.9 billion amid the 737 Max grounding and the coronavirus pandemic. Shares of AMD tumbled more than 7% e...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday warned the U.S. may face heightened threats from “ideologically-motivated violent extremists” in the wake of President Biden's inauguration. DHS warned that domestic violent extremists (DVEs) would continue to express opposition to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 election results and “other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives.” “DHS is concerned these same drivers to violence will remain through early 2021 and some DVEs may be emboldened by the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. to target elected officials and government facilities,” the agency wrote in a bulletin, using shorthand for domestic violent extremists. Join BJL on What...
The United States is projected to record as many as 514,000 deaths from the coronavirus by Feb. 20 based on the country's current trajectory, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. Speaking at the Biden administration's first formal public health briefing on the pandemic, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the agency predicts the country is on pace for between 479,000 and 514,000 COVID-19 deaths by Feb. 20. The estimate is a more specific version of what Walensky said she expected during an interview with CBS earlier this month. Walensky said the United States has reported slightly fewer than 420,000 coronavirus deaths since Jan. 22, 2020, based on CDC data. Join BJL on Whats...
More than 30,000 voters who had been registered members of the Republican Party have changed their voter registration in the weeks after a mob of pro-Trump supporters attacked the Capitol — an issue that led the House to impeach the former president for inciting the violence. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The massive wave of defections is a virtually unprecedented exodus that could spell trouble for a party that is trying to find its way after losing the presidential race and the Senate majority. It could also represent the tip of a much larger iceberg: The 30,000 who have left the ...
Today (Wednesday), representatives of the Jewish community of Kyiv led by Yonatan Markovitch, Rabbi of Kiev and chief Chabad emissary, planted seven trees at the Babi Yar memorial in commemoration of the 6 million Jewish lives taken by the Nazis and their henchmen. The ceremony dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day was attended by The Ambassador of Israel to Ukraine Joel Lyon, Head of the Department of culture, education and national minorities of the German Embassy in Ukraine Katarina Schaupp-Karmann, Israeli honorary consul to Ukraine, Oleg Vishnyakov, vice-chairman of the United States diplomatic mission  Joseph Pennington,  chairman of “Israel-Ukraine” parliamentary committee and people’s deputy, Alexander Kunitskiy, UN Program coordinato...
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