Day: May 1, 2025

Fire Services Commander: This may be the largest fire in Israel’s history

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

(A7) Since Wednesday morning, a massive forest fire has been raging and rapidly spreading in the Judean Lowlands, leading to the evacuation of residents from nearby towns. Currently, there are five active fire hotspots: Highway 3, which has been closed to traffic, Canada Park, Neve Shalom, Mesilat Zion, and Mitzpe Harel. Firefighting forces called for […]

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Asian shares rise in subdued holiday trading, as US futures jump

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

Asian shares rise in subdued holiday trading, as US futures jump

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Watch: Independence Day opening torchlighting ceremony

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

The traditional torch-lighting ceremony that opens the celebrations for the State of Israel’s 77th Independence Day is being broadcast this evening, in a recorded broadcast from Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. After a situational assessment conducted earlier today, it was decided to cancel the live ceremony due to strong winds and instead broadcast the dress rehearsal […]

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Israel celebrates 77th Independence Day in shadow of wildfires

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

(JNS) Israel ushered in its 77th Independence Day at sunset on Wednesday night, with nightly celebrations canceled or postponed throughout the country as massive wildfires continued to engulf the Jewish state. The Jerusalem torch-lighting ceremony that traditionally marks the start of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Independence Day, and the end of Yom Hazikaron, the Memorial Day for the […]

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US funds supported Nepal’s growing LGBTQ+ community. Now that money is gone

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

Many support centers for Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community have closed since the Trump administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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ACT Liberals’ lead Senate candidate says Dutton’s plan to slash public service ‘unrealistic’

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

Jacob Vadakkedathu criticises Coalition plan to cut 41,000 positions in the capital, saying ‘that’s why we need a Liberal senator from Canberra’

The lead Senate candidate for the Canberra Liberals has hammered Peter Dutton’s policy to slash 41,000 positions from the Australian public service (APS) in the ACT, calling the Coalition’s plan “unrealistic” and “not practical”.

Jacob Vadakkedathu, who had previously said the APS cuts would be spread over the whole country – not just focused on the nation’s capital, as Dutton has recently clarified – told ABC radio that he would fight to change the policy if he were elected.

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‘Important you’re all there’: Erin Patterson urged husband to reconsider skipping mushroom lunch, murder trial hears

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

Estranged couple’s text messages in lead up to fatal ‘special meal’ revealed in Victorian court as Simon Patterson gives evidence

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Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks The Boston Globe

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Bill Belichick’s daughter-in-law shades Jordon Hudson as CBS…

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date May 1, 2025

Bill Belichick’s daughter-in-law weighed in on the ongoing drama involving his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordan Hudson the famed football coach and his “CBS Sunday Morning” interview.