What does more than $500 million get you? For Mike Bloomberg, it was 175 winning votes in this U.S. territory — a group of Pacific islands with lush vegetation and stunning coastlines some 7,200 miles from where he once served as New York City’s mayor. Bloomberg’s lone primary victory in American Samoa, population 55,000, was an unorthodox and dubious culmination to a much-hyped but short-lived Democratic presidential campaign marked by unprecedented spending designed to make a splash in Super Tuesday states. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, he did it. Bloomberg on Tuesday won half of the 351 Democrats voting in the American Samoa caucus, picking up five delegates before he dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday. U.S. Rep.

Super Tuesday was full of drama and excitement. Joe Biden had a huge win. Bernie Sanders did far worse than the pundits predicted. And Mike Bloomberg’s $500 million got abysmal results. Political Columnist and Blogger Moshe Hill (www.Ahillwithaview.com) breaks down the results and offers full analysis on the 2020 race. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app, including iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel hosted their 2nd Annual Gala in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 27th, 2020 with over 1,100 people in attendance and raised $15 million to support the lifesaving work done by the volunteers in Israel. The event featured performances by Jay Leno and Israeli recording artist Dudu Aharon, as well as a keynote address by Dr. Miriam Adelson. In her speech, Dr. Adelson spoke about the courage of the volunteers and said, “The dedicated men and women of United Hatzalah are fearless and energetic. They bring Israelis closer together, bridging differences of religion and race.

It’s back to normal for political reporters at Bloomberg News now that company founder Mike Bloomberg has dropped out of the presidential race. John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief at Bloomberg News, disclosed that in a memo to his staff on Wednesday. He said the company would follow the same rules for coverage of President Donald Trump and the remaining Democrats who are challenging him. When Bloomberg announced his candidacy in November, the news service that he founded said its reporters would be allowed to cover his campaign but not do investigative stories. The same rules were applied to other Democratic candidates but not to Trump, since he is the current office-holder.

“We are very careful about the kashrus of food products, but the kashrus of Mikvahs — which involves aveiros punishable by kareis! — gets pushed to the back of our collective consciousness!” Just over 10 years have passed since the groundbreaking meeting between Gedolei Ha’dor and Merkaz L’Taharat Ha’Mishpacha. Maran Hagaon Harav Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman, zt”l, Rabbi Avraham Genichovsky, the president of Merkaz L’Taharat Ha’Mishpacha, and the Rabbanim of the organization were discussing various issues when R’ Aharon Leib suddenly turned to those present and asked, “Who is supervising the kashrus of the Mikvahs that you are building?

The Democratic-controlled House passed an $8.3 billion measure Wednesday to battle the coronavirus outbreak that’s spreading rapidly and threatening a major shock to the economy and disruptions to everyday life in the U.S. The swift and sweeping bipartisan vote was a relative rarity in a polarized Washington and came just nine days after the president outlined a $2.5 billion plan that both Trump’s GOP allies and Democratic critics said was insufficient. The 415-2 vote came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi beat a tactical retreat on vaccine price guarantees and followed a debate that lasted only a few minutes. “The government’s greatest responsibility is to keep Americans safe,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y.

United Airlines will reduce flights, freeze hiring and ask employees to volunteer for unpaid leave as the airline struggles with weak demand for travel because of the new virus outbreak. United said Wednesday that starting in April it will reduce passenger-carrying capacity 20% on international routes and 10% in the U.S. — the first airline to cut domestic flying. United officials said they will temporarily ground an unspecified number of planes. The moves by United are the clearest sign yet of the financial harm to U.S. airlines from the virus, which has already led them to suspend flights to China and reduce service to other countries. United announced the cuts shortly after several airline CEOs met at the White House with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

A man suspected of opening fire on a New York City police van and a police station last month, wounding an officer and a lieutenant, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder charges. Robert Williams’ arraignment drew dozens of police officers and union leaders to a Bronx courthouse in solidarity with the victims of the attacks, both of whom were treated and released from hospitals. Williams, 45, was arrested Feb. 9 after police say he ran out of bullets, laid down on the floor of the 41st precinct station house and threw his pistol aside. He’s been jailed at the city’s notorious Rikers Island complex ever since and is due back in court in May. A telephone message seeking comment was left with Williams’ lawyer. Williams is accused of shooting at officers in a police van on Feb.

A group of about 150 Jews recently made an exceedingly rare visit to the kever of the Amora Rav Ashi that lies literally on the perilous Israeli-Lebanese border. As the Kan News report says, the visit involved a story that only the complex Middle East reality could create – one kever, two religions and a shared border. When the IDF withdrew from South Lebanon in 2000, there was one issue holding up the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers – the site of Rav Ashi’s kever. The Lebanese claim that Rav Ashi’s kever is a holy site for them, saying that the site is the tomb of a Shi’ite Muslim, Sheikh Abbad, a founder of the Shi’ite movement in Lebanon who lived about 500 years ago.

An American Jewish woman from New York City who visited Israel from February 23 -27 was diagnosed with the coronavirus on Wednesday night, Israel’s Health Ministry stated. The woman, in her 50s, stayed in Jerusalem and was at many local cafés, restaurants, stores and a bank and traveled on local buses and the Jerusalem-Ben Gurion train line. The Health Ministry has published a detailed list of the places the woman visited and the times she was there and has instructed anyone who was present in the same areas at the same time to self-quarantine for 14 days. The full list of places and times the woman frequented while in Israel: STAY UPDATED WITH BREAKING UPDATES FROM YWN VIA WHATSAPP – SIGN UP NOW Just click on this link, and you will be placed into a group.