London – President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that fellow Republicans would be “foolish” to block the tariffs he’s threatening on Mexican imports, but GOP senators fearing a new trade war were considering action and grilling his administration lawyers behind closed doors. Republicans are deeply concerned that Trump’s proposed 5% tariffs on all imports from [...]

A bill that would give Brooklyn residents who regularly cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge a discount similar to Staten Islanders has passed the state Senate, according to the Brooklyn Paper.
The measure would give Brooklynites who cross the span 10 or more times a month using E-ZPass a discounted toll of $5.50 — the same price borough residents pay under the Staten Island Resident Rebate Program.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Bay Ridge), passed Thursday by a 55-2 margin, the report said.
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Newly revealed documents show Abbas in 2017 approved 67% salary hike and lavish bonuses while West Bank economy struggled, further undermining leadership's image

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has been arrested outside NY Gov Cuomo’s office during a “Housing Justice 4 All” protest with a coalition of activists.

Netanyahu may be looking to reward loyalist Druze lawmaker, but Amira Oron already approved to go to Cairo this summer; Likud refuses to comment on report

Otisville, NY – Michael Cohen, the convicted former personal lawyer to U.S. President Donald Trump, says he is making new friends in prison and enjoying time away from the spotlight, according to a person familiar with Cohen’s first few weeks there. “He’s loving it there,” the person told Reuters. “Peace, quiet. He wants to stay [...]

As has been covered extensively on YWN, the Frum world is on the midst of a measles outbreak unprecedented in recent times. This is due to a small minority of people who refuse to vaccinate themselves and their children, putting their own families and those around them at risk of catching one of the most contagious diseases known to man.

Sari Halabli, mother of 19-year-old Yair who died in March drowning accident, eulogizes president‘s ‘modest’ wife, says she will ‘rest in peace, together with my enchanting son’

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says a lawsuit filed by an open government watchdog group claiming a meeting with the state’s Cabinet he held in Israel is frivolous. DeSantis and Florida’s three independently elected Cabinet members met Tuesday in the state Capitol, six days after meeting in Jerusalem as part of a trade [...]