Month March 2019
United Nations – The United States was isolated at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights as the other countries on the council opposed the move. In… Continue Reading →
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday released her tax return for 2018, showing she paid $29,170 in federal taxes on an income of about $214,000. The New York Democrat became the first 2020 presidential candidate to disclose the latest tax filing…. Continue Reading →
New York – A 6-foot-10 (208 centimeters) New York City councilman from Brooklyn has been named tallest politician in the world. Robert Cornegy Jr. was honored for that distinction at a City Hall ceremony on Wednesday after being officially certified… Continue Reading →
A former staffer on the official campaign to persuade Britain to leave the European Union recently recalled an awkward moment from about a month before the Brexit referendum. The BBC’s… Read more » The post Brexiteers Ignored Ireland. Ireland May… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Senate offered a sampling of political theater at its best on Tuesday in the vote produced and directed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the Democrats’ Green New… Read more » The post A Unanimous Nay to Green… Continue Reading →
Facebook Extends Ban On Hate Speech to ‘White Nationalists’ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism… Read more » The post Business Briefs – March 27,… Continue Reading →
Technology and health care companies drove a broad slide in U.S. stocks Wednesday, erasing some of the market’s solid gains from a day earlier. The sell-off put the Dow Jones… Read more » The post U.S. Stocks Stumble, Erasing Some… Continue Reading →
Berlin – Authorities in Berlin say they have banned a Palestinian activist from taking part in a political rally in the German capital. State officials said Wednesday that Rasmea Odeh is forbidden from participating in the planned event by a… Continue Reading →
Using his Facebook page, Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi sent a message to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, beginning his Arabic post, “I wanted to send you this message by fax or email, but I understand that you no longer have an… Continue Reading →
Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) announced $250,000 in funding in this year’s budget to provide services and programming for Holocaust survivors. The monies would be directed toward programming and services… Read more » The post Assembly Allocates Funding for Holocaust… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and said that “all options” were open to make that happen. The arrival of two Russian… Read more » The post President Trump Tells Russia to… Continue Reading →
As seen in the declaration released by the High Representative on Behalf of the EU on the Golan Heights, the European Union does not recognize the declaration made by US President Donald Trump, with the United States now recognizing Israeli… Continue Reading →
Amsterdam – A pro-Israel Dutch party sent bottles of Israeli wine to the winners of last week’s local elections, joining others who fought back against a call to boycott the product on political grounds. The Reformed Political Party, or SGP,… Continue Reading →
Whether you are only thinking of relocating, or if you’ve actually decided to move, choosing the ideal location to move to is sometimes overwhelming. No doubt, jobs are near the top of your list in determining where to go. Read… Continue Reading →
Washington – The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report is “very substantial” in length and breadth. New York congressman Jerrold Nadler says he spoke with Attorney General William Barr for about 10 minutes… Continue Reading →
In an effort to increase bus speeds and keep them moving on congested city streets, the MTA New York City Transit announced plans to purchase a system to capture real-time… Read more » The post Automated Bus Lane Enforcement System… Continue Reading →
Salt Lake City – A Utah family that has had hundreds of unwanted service providers unwittingly sent to their home over the past seven months in a case of extreme stalking has a court-ordered protective injunction against a man in… Continue Reading →
Undoubtedly, we remember the situation during the tenure of US President Barack Obama, and how Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was shunned and even embarrassed at times. Tensions between Washington and Jerusalem reached an unprecedented high according to critics. Read more… Continue Reading →
London did it. So did Singapore and Stockholm. Now New York may finally be coming around to congestion pricing. The idea is gaining momentum in the state capital and at… Read more » The post Manhattan Drivers Near New Era… Continue Reading →
The ubiquitous plastic bag would be banned throughout New York state under a provision negotiated Wednesday as part of the budget plan that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democrat-controlled Legislature… Read more » The post Lawmakers: Plastic Bag Ban Gains… Continue Reading →