Day: April 26, 2022
Statement from Press Secretary to the Vice President Kirsten Allen – The White House
Statement from Press Secretary to the Vice President Kirsten Allen The White House ‘No 100% anything’: After Harris contracts COVID, can the White House protect Biden? USA TODAY Kamala Harris Tests Positive for COVID-19, White House says TODAY Kamala Harris tests positive for
Read MoreMyanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption
Her supporters and independent legal experts consider her prosecution an unjust move to discredit Suu Kyi and legitimize the military’s 2021 seizure of power. (Image credit: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)
Read MoreSingapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case
Supporters and lawyers of the man said he had an IQ of 69 and was intellectually disabled, and that the execution of a mentally ill person was prohibited under international human rights law. (Image credit: Vincent Thian/AP)
Read MoreLos Angeles sheriff appears to back down after signaling he was investigating reporter – CNN
Los Angeles sheriff appears to back down after signaling he was investigating reporter CNN LA County Sheriff responds to accusations of coverup and retaliation CBS Los Angeles Los Angeles Sheriff, Accused of Cover-Up, Opens Investigation Into Reporter The New York Times Sheriff Villanueva
Read MoreNetflix picks up Ottoman-era Israeli drama ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’
First ten episodes drop May 20, with star Michael Aloni dubbing own character into English for international audience
Read MoreRussia cuts gas to Poland in what Ukraine condemns as ‘gas blackmail’
Russia halted gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract on Wednesday, data from the European Union network of gas transmission operators showed, in a deepening of the rift between the West and Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria,
Read MoreBen Foster pulls no punches playing Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO movie
Led by Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson, film debuts on April 27 and charts Harry Haft’s life after WWII, as he resettles in a Brooklyn Jewish community suffused with loss
Read MoreAdmission tickets among changes for Lag B’Omer at Mt. Meron, a year after disaster
Worshipers at annual festival will be transported from nearby parking lot on shuttles, given limited time at holy site, and only one bonfire will be allowed
Read MoreWater restrictions ordered for Southern California – Los Angeles Times
Water restrictions ordered for Southern California Los Angeles Times SoCal water shortage emergency declared, outdoor watering restricted KTLA Los Angeles California water officials declare water shortage emergency FOX 11 Los Angeles California drought: 6 million SoCal residents asked to limit outdoor watering to
Read MoreThe lost Jews of Nigeria
Thousands in Nigeria have taken up Judaism in recent decades, despite no history of the religion in the country, The Guardian reports
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