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One of the most irritating behaviors in air travel may finally be getting addressed, thanks to a bold move from Turkish authorities.
In a new policy rolled out by Turkey’s civil aviation regulators, passengers who leap to their feet prematurely and clog the aircraft aisles before it’s their turn to exit may face fines of nearly $70.
“Please respect the disembarkation priority of the passengers in front of or around you and wait for your turn,” the Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced in a directive to airlines, urging flight attendants to report those who jump up too soon.
The penalty for such inconsiderate actions can reach up to 2,603 Turkish lira — approximately $67 — according to a report in the Washington Post.

LONDON — A Jewish-owned business in north London’s Stamford Hill neighborhood was attacked in the early hours of Thursday morning in what police are treating as a racially aggravated hate crime.

President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy,” a labor union leader and a onetime Army officer who flouted safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump’s actions mixed his willingness to pardon prominent Republicans and other supporters, donors and friends with the influence of Alice Marie Johnson, whom Trump recently named his pardon czar after he offered her a pardon in 2020. He commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, a former Chicago gang leader serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado.

Palestinians report that IDF troops planted an Israeli flag on the roof of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque, in the heart of the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank.

The Central Rabbinical Congress (CRC) has issued a notice regarding the consumption of Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago cheeses, particularly aged varieties. According to the CRC, these cheeses are classified as “hard cheese” under halachic guidelines, requiring a 4-6 hour waiting period before meat can be consumed. This applies when enjoying dairy dishes and delicacies that include these cheeses.

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply. Many companies have heeded calls from shareholders to tie CEO compensation more closely to performance. As a result, a large proportion of pay packages consist of stock awards, which the CEO often can’t cash in for years, if at all, unless the company meets certain targets, typically a higher stock price or market value or improved operating profits.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. government from imposing lasting restrictions on Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.
Judge Allison Burroughs granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday morning in Boston, where attorneys for Harvard argued against the Trump administration’s efforts to limit the university’s participation in the student visa program.
“I want to maintain the status quo,” Burroughs said, indicating that she would allow Harvard to continue admitting foreign students and those on visas. She instructed both parties to work out a temporary deal that would keep the program in place for now, according to CNN.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court in New York handed President Donald Trump a big set

President Trump has set a firm two-week window for Russian President Vladimir Putin to demonstrate whether he’s genuinely working toward ending the conflict in Ukraine — a move that comes even as the Kremlin announced there are no plans for a meeting between the two leaders.
“We’re going to find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not, and if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks,” Trump said Wednesday during a press briefing in the Oval Office.
When asked if he believed Putin was sincerely aiming to bring the war to a close, Trump responded, “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in about two weeks.”

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese students studying in the U.S.

A Jewish-owned business in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London was vandalized overnight in an of antisemitism cloaked in pro-Palestinian activism. According to witnesses and security footage, a group of masked individuals shattered the storefront’s windows and splashed red paint across the exterior of the building—an act meant to symbolize the blood of Palestinians. The attackers also left behind graffiti referencing the British government’s ties with Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense company. However, the business in question has no known with Elbit or with UK defense contracts, sources confirmed to YWN. “This was not a protest. This was targeted hate,” said a local Jewish community representative.

Homeland Security raided a transnational fraud ring that stole $30m in Small Business loans & Covid relief meant for taxpaying Americans.

Chananel Gez, the husband of Tzeela Gez hy”d and father of Ravid Chaim hy”d, speaks at the levaya of his son. “We are unstoppable, even when our hearts are broken” he says in English. “Do not mess with the Jewish people, because you will regret it!”

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