Manchin Sidesteps Questions On Leaving Democratic Party: ‘I’ll Let You Know Later’
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday sidestepped questions about whether he’d leave the Democratic Party after being asked about his comments regarding his serving in the Senate as an “independent voice.” Manchin avoided saying outright if he’d join fellow centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), who shocked Washington earlier this month by announcing that she would become an Independent. The […]
Mazel Tov To Yakov Marks (Baltimore) To Esti Weiss (Monsey) On Their Engagement
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"><strong>Baltimore, MD – Dec. 19, 2022</strong> – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov <strong>Yakov Marks (Baltimore) to Esti Weiss (Monsey)</strong> on their engagement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Mazel Tov Rabbi & […]
White House Won't Say Whether It Will Allow Release of Emails About Hunter Biden And Burisma
<p>The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is quietly preparing to release hundreds of pages of internal Obama White House records that could contain information about Hunter Biden's relationship with Ukrainian energy company Burisma, Insider has learned — and the Biden Administration, which could put a stop to it by invoking executive privilege, is refusing […]
Mazel Tov to Shloime Weiss (Monsey) & Rivki Hefter (Baltimore) on their engagement
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"><strong>Baltimore, MD – Dec. 14, 2022</strong> – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov Shloime Weiss (Monsey) & Rivki Hefter (Baltimore) on their engagement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Mazel Tov Yossi & […]
Musk Says Twitter Character Limit Will Increase To 4,000
<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday suggested the platform will dramatically increase character limits on tweets from 280 to 4,000.</p> <p>“Elon is it true that Twitter is set to increase the characters from 280 to 4000?” one user tweeted at the social media platform’s new owner.</p> <p>“Yes,” Musk responded.</p> <p>Such a change would shift Twitter […]
Biden Establishes Government Task Force To Combat Antisemitism
<p>President <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/biden/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/biden/">Biden </a>will establish a task force to coordinate government efforts to address antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, the White House said Monday, in the wake of a rise in antisemitic rhetoric from high-profile public figures.</p> <p>Biden is creating an interagency group led by the staff at the Domestic Policy Council and […]
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas
<p>The founder and former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency platform FTX Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas and will be indicted in the U.S. as soon as Tuesday morning, according to U.S. and Bahamian authorities.</p> <p>The Attorney General for the Bahamas said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/latraelrahming/status/1602446687712473088?s=20&t=dryFIdzjTNPPbKGM6tpDEw" _mce_href="https://twitter.com/latraelrahming/status/1602446687712473088?s=20&t=dryFIdzjTNPPbKGM6tpDEw">statement</a> Monday that the Royal Bahamas police arrested Bankman-Fried after […]
McCarthy Says GOP Will Subpoena Intel Officials Who Signed Hunter Biden Letter
<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he plans to subpoena intelligence officials who signed a letter saying a New York Post story about <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/hunter-biden/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/hunter-biden/">Hunter Biden </a>might be disinformation.</p> <p>The Post in October 2020 published a story headlined “Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad,” which was blocked on Twitter in […]
Thousands Of Flights Delayed By Powerful Winter Storm In Western US
<p>A powerful winter storm is barreling across the the western U.S. this week, delaying thousands of flights across the country as it moves inland.</p> <p>Flight-tracking website <a href="https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/today" _mce_href="https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/today">FlightAware reported</a> 6,313 delayed flights in the U.S. on Sunday and 245 cancellations.</p> <p>Another 1,442 flights were delayed and 104 were cancelled as of 11 a.m. Monday morning.</p> <p>Dozens […]
Scientists Link 1 In 100 Heart Disease Deaths To Weather Extremes
<p>Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures raises a heart disease patient’s risk of dying, according to a new study.</p> <p>Combing through four decades worth of global data on heart disease patients, the authors found that such extremes were collectively responsible for about 11.3 additional cardiovascular deaths for every 1,000 such incidents.</p> <p>Patients with heart […]