On Thursday, President Trump announced that he was considering imposing tariffs as high as 200% on alcoholic beverages imported from the European Union. His threat came in response to the EU’s decision to implement a 50% tax on American whiskey.
“The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50% Tariff on Whisky,” Trump, 78, wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.

There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to an analysis by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. In a report published on Thursday, U.N. health experts said Romania had the most measles infections, at more than 30,000, followed by Kazakhstan, which reported 28,147 people with measles. UNICEF said that about 40% of measles infections in Europe and Central Asia were in children under 5 and that more than half of all people sickened by measles had to be hospitalized. Measles is among the world’s most infectious diseases and is spread by an airborne virus.

WASHINGTON – Egg prices have dropped sharply in March, offering consumers some relief after months of record-high costs. The decline comes as supply stabilizes and government scrutiny on major egg producers intensifies. However, U.S.

President Donald Trump’s hostage envoy Adam Boehler has been removed from talks regarding the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, The Jewish Insider reported. The report cited Republican sources who said that some are demanding that he be removed entirely from the Trump administration. “It’s like he’s in Never Never Land,” one senator said. Boehler faced a strong backlash following his interviews with CNN and other US and Israeli media outlets on Sunday, during which he defended his direct talks with the Hamas terror group. Boehler not only spoke directly with Hamas but made extremely controversial statements, saying that the Hamas terrorists he met “don’t have horns growing out of their head. They’re actually guys like us.

BRONX, NY — A massive fire tore through as many as six businesses in the Bronx on Thursday morning, sending thick smoke billowing over Jerome and West Burnside avenues in University Heights.

Fiery Purim Meshulash In Israel: Heat Wave Conditions In Most Of The Country: The weather in Israel has been unusually warm this week, with temperatures rising to above seasonal averages on Wednesday. The temperatures are expected to continue to rise on Thursday, with hot and dry conditions. There will be another slight rise on Friday, Purim day, and Shabbos. The temperature will continue to climb on Sunday, Shushan Purim, with heatwave conditions in the mountains and inland areas.

The Israel Defense Forces’ Military Rabbinate distributed almost half a million hamantaschen, or oznei Haman cookies, the army said ahead of Purim night.
Approximately 460,000 hamantaschen in the flavors of chocolate, poppy seed and date arrived at army bases across the country, according to the IDF announcement. Vegan and gluten-free options are also provided. Around 5,000 Purim gift baskets were distributed to various units.
The army gave out 125,000 copies of Megillas Esther.
For soldiers to familiarize themselves with the various halachos of Purim, 8,000 books were distributed.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “What we’re trying to do is create economic certainty. We’re going to do it with the tax plan. We’re going to do it with deregulation.”