Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a former campaign and White House aide to challenge a Republican congressman from Ohio who voted to impeach him last month — his first such endorsement in what’s likely to become an effort to purge anti-Trump Republicans. “Max Miller is a wonderful person who did a great job at the White House and will be a fantastic congressman,” Trump, who will address the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, on Sunday, said in a statement via his Save America political action committee. “Current Representative Anthony Gonzalez should not be representing the people of the 16th District because he does not represent their interest or their heart.” Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for en...
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken came under criticism from social media users on Friday after touting U.S. relations with Mexico while posing with a Mexican flag that was upside down. Blinken posted a picture to Twitter of himself seated at a desk before he was to meet via video conference with Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard. Behind him was a U.S. flag and the Mexican flag, albeit with the eagle’s head in the middle white panel of the Mexican flag facing downward. 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 A correspondent with Televisa, the largest Spanish-language media compan...
A federal judge in California has approved a $650 million settlement in 2015 a class-action lawsuit against Facebook over its use of photo face-tagging. U.S. District Judge James Donato called the settlement a “landmark result” in a court filing on Friday, and said “it will put at least $345 into the hands of every class member interested in being compensated.” 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 “Overall, the settlement is a major win for consumers in the hotly contested area of digital privacy,” Donato wrote. The case centered around Facebook&rsq...
The Biden administration on Friday announced an agreement to purchase 100,000 doses of Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody cocktail that was recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The move will increase the available supply of one of the few proven treatments for people with COVID-19. The antibody drugs are authorized for use in patients who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill but are not yet hospitalized. 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 Under the agreement, the federal government will pay $210 million for the initial purchase of up to 100,000 treatment cour...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced to an online gathering of G20 financial officials on Friday that the United States was dropping its opposition to a global tax concept that could result in levies against large international tech companies like Amazon, Alphabet’s Google and Facebook. The proposal has been suggested under the auspices of the Paris-headquartered Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), but was blocked by the Trump administration which insisted on a ”safe harbor” for the major U.S. tech firms. 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 happe...
Gantz hinted at the meeting during a Zoom call with political activists on Friday Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz secretly met with Jordan's King Abdullah II for security talks in Jordanian territory, Hebrew media outlet Yediot Anronot reported on Sunday. The two reportedly held a meeting in Amman, the Jordanian capital, but Yediot did provide a specific date other than to say that the talks were held in December 2020.  Gantz, who also heads the Blue and White party, hinted at the meeting recently in a Zoom call with political activists last week while taking a swipe at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship with the kingdom.  Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, le...
An estimated 24% of the screening tests came back positive on Saturday as cases continue to rise Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday declared a partial lockdown in the West Bank planned for at least 12 days as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the territory.  The confinement plan is set to start on Sunday along with a nightly curfew from scheduled for 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. 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 Schools and universities will remain closed and classes will take place by Zoom. Companies will only 50 percent of their employees to be present a...
Sunday night at 8:45pm Israel time (=1:45pm EST) i am giving a Zoom shiur on the topic of: Egg Matzoh, Dairy Bread and Erev Pesach This is an introduction to a detailed look at the laws of Erev Pesach that falls on Shabbos.  The Zoom address is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87579473464?pwd=MUJCSDdDQUgzckE1OGdVa0FyU3ZmZz09
'Our operations will continue as long as the aggression and the siege of our country continues' Houthi rebels in Yemen on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack targeting neighboring Saudi Arabia and threatened the country with further assaults.  Saudi Arabia is at the head of a military coalition that supports the Yemeni government in its war against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group that it has waged since 2014.  "The operation was carried out with a ballistic missile and 15 drones... targeting sensitive areas in the enemy's capital of Riyadh," said Houthi spokesman Yahya al-Saree, according to the rebels' Al-Masirah TV channel. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, e...
The decision comes as a watchdog called the country's entry ban one of the most 'extreme' in the world Israel will soon reopen its main international airport in order to repatriate Israeli citizens ahead of parliamentary elections slated to be held on March 23. Only Israeli nationals will be allowed to travel into the country as restrictions aiming to keep coronavirus variants from entering Israel will still be in place for foreign travelers.     "We are preparing for the return of Israeli citizens in the run-up to the elections, to this end our airspace will be open exclusively to Israelis," Transport Minister Miri Regev said on Sunday. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & ...
Israel is highly pleased with Thursday night’s US airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia base on the Syrian-Iraqi border, Israeli officials told Walla News Friday. Officials told Walla they see the strikes as a positive signal about the new administration’s posture toward Iran, and believe it will send a message to Tehran that it must restrain itself and its proxies in the region. 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 They said they had been concerned by growing Iranian provocations in the region, often through its proxies, and had shared this concern with the Americans. &ldquo...
The IDF soldier seriously wounded at a military base in the Jordan Valley died Friday of his wounds. Staff Sergeant Yonatan Granot, 22, sustained critical injuries on Tuesday after a bullet shot out of another soldier's weapon. 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 A resident of Kibbutz Einat, Granot served in the Bazelet infantry battalion, as part of the Nahal Brigade. His family has decided to donate his organs. Military police are continuing to investigate the incident, and their findings will be passed to the Military Prosecutor for examination. In a statement, the IDF said ...
Rabbi Dr. Glatt will be discussing ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1) New Covid-19 vaccines2) Vaccine availability, and which one to take3) Pesach travel and gatherings4) Covid-19 treatment updates5) Epidemiology updates6) Q & A Session CLICK HERE FOR THE ZOOM Meeting ID: 980 3243 6809Password: SUMMER2020or by phone: 929 205 6099 CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE YOUTUBE LIVE
'Highly unlikely that Saudi officials would have carried out the operation without bin Salman's approval' Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved – and likely ordered – the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a US intelligence released on Friday. In a partially redacted two-year-old report released by President Joe Biden's administration, US intelligence concluded that the prince "approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi." 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 "...
Baltimore City leaders are reacting with consternation to an offhand comment from Gov. Larry Hogan. During remarks outside the just-opened mass-vaccination center at M&T Bank Stadium, Hogan said the city had gotten "far more (doses allocated) than they are really entitled to." Mayor Brandon Scott has been asking state officials to reserve for city residents a portion of the doses to be administered at M&T Bank Stadium. 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 "Baltimoreans are Marylanders too. They are both entitled to and deserve the vaccine. However, city residents do not h...
The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage. 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 new president’s vision for flushing cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities battered by COVID-19 passed on a near party-line 219-212 vote. That ships the massive measure to the Senate, where Democrats seem bent on resuscitating their minimum wage push and fights could erupt over state ai...
Israel's Defense Ministry said no delegations attending due to COVID-19 restrictions Israel decided against attending the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi due to concerns of a possible Iranian attack, Channel 12 reported on Saturday. This year's event, the largest defense expo in the region, was the first one to see Israel, known for its military hardware, invited to attend in the wake of the country's normalization of ties with the UAE. 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 Multiple Israeli companies, including state-o...
Saudi Arabia vehemently denied findings of US report alleging Mohammed bin Salman approved hit The United Arab Emirates sided with Saudi Arabia on the declassified US intelligence report looking into the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. 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 In a statement cited by the official WAM news agency, the Emirati Foreign Ministry "expressed its confidence in and support for the Saudi judiciary rulings" on the case. The ministry also stressed the Emirati solidarity with Riyadh in regional security matters and hailed its partner for...
The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Health experts are anxiously awaiting a one-and-done option to help speed vaccinations, as they race against a virus that already has killed more than 510,000 people in the U.S. and is mutating in increasingly worrisome ways. The FDA said J&J’s vaccine offers strong protection against what matters most: serious illness, hospitalizations and death. One dose was 85% protective against the most severe COVID-19 illness, in a massive study that spanned three continents — protection that remained strong even in countries such as South Africa, where the variants of most concern are spreading. ...
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