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December 1, 2022 at 1:37 pm
Anyone who owns a phone knows what it's like to get unwanted calls.
A new study shows Baltimore residents are bothered by them more than most.
According to the analysts at All About Cookies, Baltimore ranks second Per Capita among cities receiving the most weekly scam calls.
The study found that Baltimore residents alone received nearly one billion unwanted calls between January 2021 and September 2022.
More than 60 percent of unwanted calls nationwide during that time period turned out to be scam attempts.
To read more on the study, click here.
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December 1, 2022 at 12:04 pm
In recent days, a high level delegation from Misrad HaPnim (Interior Ministry) visited Chaim V’Chessed. The delegation was led by Mr. Erez Melamed, the recently installed manager of the Shlomzion Hamalka branch of Misrad HaPnim. It should be noted that this is the busiest branch in Israel and serves, by far, the largest number of English-speakers in the country.
Accompanying Mr. Melamed were the heads of each department in his office. The visitors were introduced to all segments of Chaim V’Chessed’s expansive work, with a particular focus on issues which relate to the Interior Ministry. Mr. Melamed spoke for the entire group when he commented that he and his staff view Chaim V’Chessed as the yada arichta (extended arm) of Misrad HapPnim in serv...
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December 1, 2022 at 11:00 am
It’s a process!
“If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.” A quote from food author Michael Pollin.
It’s crunchy, it’s tasty, it’s mouthwatering, it smells great and you always want more. But it can make you sick or even kill you. A study released only a few weeks ago shows us, once again, the harm of eating ultra-processed foods. These processed foods have become extremely prominent in the western diet. As a matter of fact, the estimates in a country like the United States is that it makes up more than 60% of the food consumed on any given day. What is processed food ? Why is the ultra-processed variety so harmful to our health and what’s keeping us from eating real, whole foods?
Processed...
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December 1, 2022 at 10:36 am
Givon Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Regains Full Consciousness After EMTs Resuscitate Him
Givon HaYeshana - Tuesday just after midnight in the community of Givon HaYeshana near Jerusalem, a man in his fifties started complaining of chest pains and requested his relatives call an ambulance.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Raziel Sade was at his house when his communications device beeped, alerting him about the emergency in the close vicinity. The first responder ran out to his car and just 15 seconds later, Raizel was already in front of the patient’s house. As he came inside, the volunteer found the quinquagenarian on the floor. “Relatives told me the man had said he needed to lie down and suddenly collapsed,” the volunteer relayed after the incident. “When I g...
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December 1, 2022 at 10:18 am
County hosting first ever government-focused career fair on December 15, 2022
TOWSON, MD — The Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development will host a first-of–its-kind government enterprise-wide career fair on Thursday December 15, 2022 at the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville to provide career seekers a unique opportunity to explore current career openings throughout Baltimore County Government. The Baltimore County Government Enterprise-Wide Career Fair will mark the first time that career seekers will have the opportunity to meet directly with hiring managers from every County department to discuss highly sought-after positions. “This exciting event will connect residents with opportunities across...
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December 1, 2022 at 10:03 am
World body to commemorate Palestinian 'Nakba' next year after 90-30 vote with 47 abstentions
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution to mark the founding of the modern state of Israel in 1948 as a "catastrophe."
Palestinians consider the establishment of Israel and its existence to this day as the "Nakba" (catastrophe in Arabic) and the world body decided to acknowledge the Palestinian version of events with the resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 90-30 with 47 abstentions. The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and most European Union countries including Germany voted against the anti-Israel resolution.
Israel's Abraham Accords ally the United Arab Emirates was one of the co-sponsors of the resolution.
The resolution calls fo...
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December 1, 2022 at 10:03 am
Sources told i24NEWS that Hamas would try to prevent the attacks
Several army and intelligence sources told i24NEWS on Thursday that there is suspicion of possible rocket launches from the Gaza Strip after two Palestinian terrorists were killed in clashes with the Israeli military (IDF) in the West Bank.
The sources confirmed to i24NEWS correspondents that the IDF operation in the Jenin area earlier this morning which led to the death of two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group, could prompt rocket attacks from Gaza. However, they noted that Hamas, which rules the enclave, is not currently interested in the confrontation with the Israeli army, and will try to stop PIJ.
Israeli forces conducted a counter-terrorism opera...
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December 1, 2022 at 9:57 am
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 1, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yoni and Jenny Schuster on the birth of a daughter.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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December 1, 2022 at 9:52 am
New York tops the list for the first time
Israel's Tel Aviv is ranked third most expensive city in the world after New York and Singapore, according to the EIU’s Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) index issued on Thursday.
The results are based on the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) analyzing the prices in 172 cities. According to the survey, the average cost of living rose by 8.1 percent, reaching the highest rate in 20 years since the beginning of digital collection of data.
Last year Tel Aviv topped the list, but this year America's most populous city, New York, took the pedestal for the first time tying with city-state Singapore. The Syrian capital of Damascus and Libya's Tripoli remain the cheapest cities, according to the survey.
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December 1, 2022 at 9:47 am
Mayor Brandon Scott has decided to veto the council bill effecting when elected city officials would be eligible for their pension.
It's a bill that had quite a bit of pushback as it would allow city council and other elected officials to have an early pension.
Known as City Council Bill 22-0292, sponsored by City Council President Nick Mosby, it would reduce eligibility for pension from 12 years to eight for city officials that begin serving December 1 of this year.
In the decision to veto the bill, Scott sent a letter to Mosby stating "I cannot in good conscience sign a city council bill into law without the benefit of a complete and thorough analysis."
Also stating there is potential for ethical issues with the bill.
On Tuesday, Ethics Board Chairman Stephan Fogleman sen...
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December 1, 2022 at 9:40 am
In two weeks, unpaid tolls for Maryland drivers are going to get a lot more expensive.
Maryland Transportation Authority’s board of directors voted to extend the grace period enacted back in February.
On December 15, MDTA will begin assessing a $25 fee per toll costing customers hundreds— if not thousands of dollars.
Traffic was flowing smoothly through the Fort McHenry Tunnel toll booths, but just on the other side of the highway, what drivers don’t see, is a major back up.
The lines packed out with customers extend beyond the wall of the E-ZPass Customer Service Center in Baltimore Wednesday.
Some customers were bundled up for the long wait with comfortable shoes, others with lawn chairs.
This was still not enough to calm frustrations.
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November 30, 2022 at 9:38 pm
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 28, 2022 - Last year, at the end of Chesvan TShP”B, or October 2022, something I thought I never would do, happened. I published a book. Having always liked to write as a teen, and then filling that outlet with my preschool newsletters, this somehow morphed into writing poetry, and then later on into essays.
It was on a trip to Eretz Yisroel that my husband took to visit our son who was learning there several years before the book was published, that my writing took on a whole new form. Like anyone who travels to the Holy Land and pours out their heart in prayer there, I joked with my husband after the book was official that I don’t know what window he opened up in the Heavens as that was when my writing took off.
In a ...
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November 30, 2022 at 7:37 pm
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 30, 2022 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Judith Herzog, a’h, mother of Rachel Kanovsky and Tobey Finkelstein
Shiva in Baltimore, MD - 7519 Slade Ave, Baltimore, MD 21208 tonight, Wednesday evening from 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Silver Spring, MD - 1609 Wilson Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Thursday evening from 7:00PM to 9:30PM
Saturday evening from 7:00PM to 9:30PM
In the US, Rachel can be reached at 301-335-5676
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November 30, 2022 at 6:38 pm
Updates as of 6:31PM - Currently, one lane on 795 is open and they’re clearing out the emergency vehicles, but 795 W. is now completely backed up with people stopping to work at the accident on the side of the highway.###Baltimore, MD –- Nov. 30, 2022 – 6:26PM – A car was pinned in between an oil tanker and the Jersey wall.Stay off 795 coming from Owings Mills to the 695 Beltway. Emergency personnel including at least 5 fire trucks, 2 ambulances and 2 tow trucks are on scene so far. Traffic is completely stopped due to the presence of the emergency vehicles.
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November 30, 2022 at 4:17 pm
Baltimore, Md - Nov. 30, 2022 - Comprehensive Housing Assistance Inc. (CHAI), in partnership with the Northwest Community Planning Forum (NWCPF), invite you to take part in updating the 2012 Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan (SNAP) for Cheswolde, Cross Country, Fallstaff, Glen and Mt. Washington. The updated plan will outline opportunities to improve and promote the vitality of these neighborhoods for years to come! This is the second community meeting and attendees will discuss and share reactions to the draft recommendations for the plan.We look forward to seeing you this evening at the Community Master Plan Meeting for Cheswolde, Cross Country, Fallstaff, Glen and Mt Washington from 6pm-7pm on Zoom. (See link below)
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November 30, 2022 at 3:06 pm
Baltimore, MD –- Nov. 30, 2022 - It’s official: Sam Cogen has been sworn in as Sheriff of Baltimore City and is shown here with his first two supporters. In the center with (L) Baltimore City Councilman Yitzy Schleifer and (R) Councilman Eric Costello
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November 30, 2022 at 2:35 pm
House Democrats on Wednesday elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) to head the party in the next Congress, marking a generational shift after 20 years under the reign of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) while making Jeffries the first Black figure to lead either party in Congress in the nation’s history.
The shift was no surprise. After Pelosi and her top deputies announced earlier in the month that they would step out of the top three leadership spots next year, Jeffries was one of three next-generation leaders who quickly swept in to solidify their place as uncontested contenders atop the party brass.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) addresses reporters during a press conference on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 to discuss the results of the House Democratic leadersh...
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November 30, 2022 at 2:12 pm
Term-limited Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was holding fundraisers for future political activity Wednesday at events where the Republican is expected to talk about his eight years as governor, as well as plans for the future.
Hogan, who leaves office in January, has positioned himself to run as a legitimate alternative to former President Donald Trump, who already has announced he's running for president in 2024.
Hogan was holding two fundraisers at a hotel and casino about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the state capital. One will mark the launch of a political action committee called Better Path Forward, and the other is being held for Hogan's political organization, An America United, said David Weinman, who is the organization's executive director.
The events are expected ...
