FBI Says Crooks Are Using Fake QR Codes To Steal Money
Cybercriminals are trying to steal financial information from Americans through the QR codes that restaurants and businesses have increasingly turned to during the coronavirus pandemic, the FBI warned this week. The scammers are using fraudulent QR codes — bar codes that you scan on your phone to launch a website — to direct people to […]
Rabbi Binyamin Marwick's Shabbos Drasha -Yisro 5782/2022
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / Making Time For Our Souls
“Shalom Sivan, I read that you tested positive and that you are in isolation. Me too. I wanted to share a thought I had once my door was closed, and members of my household and my customers had to manage without me.“In this week’s Torah portion, Yitro joins the nation of Israel and notices that […]
Booster Shots In U.S. Have Strongly Protected Against Severe Disease From Omicron Variant, CDC Studies Show
Vaccine boosters provide robust protection against severe disease from the omicron variant in the United States, according to three reports released Friday that offer the first real-world data in this country showing the utility of the additional shots in keeping vaccinated people out of the hospital. But the reports by scientists the Centers for Disease […]
Judge Apologizes For Shaming 72-Year-Old Cancer Patient For Overgrown Lawn
A Michigan judge has apologized to a 72-year-old cancer patient after she shamed him in court for not maintaining his yard and faced widespread condemnation for her harsh remarks. District Judge Alexis Krot told Burhan Chowdhury during a Michigan state court appearance over Zoom earlier this month that he “should be ashamed” of himself for […]
Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Biden's Vaccine Mandate For Federal Workers
A federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked President Biden‘s mandate for federal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the latest blow to the White House’s vaccination efforts. Judge Jeffrey Brown, who was appointed by former President Trump, wrote that the order exceeded the president’s authority. The case is about “whether the President can, with the […]
Texas Hostage-Taker Searched Internet For Rabbis, Gun Shops And Aafia Siddiqui
A British man conducted Internet searches for influential rabbis, an imprisoned terrorist and gun and pawnshops in the days before he took congregants hostage inside a Texas Reform temple, according to law enforcement officials. FBI agents examining the digital trail left by 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram have found plenty of evidence hinting at his plan […]
FAA Says Some Planes Will Be ‘Too Susceptible’ To 5G Interference To Be Safe
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it had cleared more than three-quarters of the nation’s commercial fleet to land at airports where interference from 5G signals could pose a danger in bad weather, but indicated that some planes might never secure approvals. The agency has been reviewing devices called radar altimeters to determine whether they […]
Trump: No Rift With Gov. DeSantis — ‘Totally Fake News’
The media has pitched a rift between Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump, but the former president considers it a push of politics of division, Newsmax reports. “It’s totally fake news,” Trump told Fox News’ “Hannity” on Thursday night, refuting any talk of a rift between the top 2024 GOP presidential contenders. “I […]
Parshas Yisro: The Sneeze that Never Was (Video)
Haaatchu! One of the hardest things about writing is trying to do what I just did, that is, to write out the sound of a human sneeze. But G-d bless me for going out of my comfort zone and attempting to do so. And for heaven’s sake – or perhaps better stated, for your own […]
