Month May 2019
Charlotte, NC – How much did it cost U.S. taxpayers to provide security for Eric Trump on a recent golf trip to Trump golf courses in Scotland? That’s what the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington… Continue Reading →
Pressure from the trade dispute between the U.S. and China continues to weigh on the retail sector. Retailers have seen their shares seesaw this week as they express concern over tariffs squeezing their businesses. Read more on Yeshiva World News
By Simcha Loiterman Do you ever feel like you’ve missed out? Do you feel a deep regret poking at your insides after seeing a selfie, hearing about an exotic vacation or passing by someone else’ steak dinner? Read more on… Continue Reading →
The first opinion polls out since Wednesday night’s debacle in the Knesset indicated that an election rerun will solve nothing, only giving Avigdor Liberman more votes. The outcome on September… Read more » The post Polls Show No Coalition in… Continue Reading →
Most congressional Democrats heard one message in Robert Mueller’s public statement on Wednesday: It’s up to you to punish President Donald Trump. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled unwillingness Wednesday… Read more » The post Why Nancy Pelosi Isn’t Talking… Continue Reading →
Lakewood School District: Thanks to a Township Grant more than 700 public school students had the privilege of receiving additional instruction after school in a wide variety of topics spanning writing instruction, to theater, to ballet. It should be noted,… Continue Reading →
Pittsburgh – Lawyers for the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue say the FBI has been discouraging witnesses from talking to the defense, undermining the suspect’s right to a fair trial. Robert Bowers’ lawyers said in… Continue Reading →
Yair Lapid, who holds the second slot on the Blue and White party list, did not waste time in attacking chareidim after the Knesset during the night voted to dissolve the Knesset and head to new elections. Read more on… Continue Reading →
New York – This year’s U.S. measles epidemic just surpassed a 25-year-old record, and experts say it’s not clear when the wave of illnesses will stop. U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 971 cases so far this year. That eclipses… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, the Israeli Consul General in New York, Dani Dayan, visited Lakewood to tour the growing town comprised largely of Jews, and to meet with community leaders regarding matters that are of interest to Lakewood residents. Arriving in Lakewood… Continue Reading →
While Israeli politicians spend the next three and a half months blaming each other for the election rerun, economists and industrial leaders are worrying about what it will do to… Read more » The post Political Uncertainty Could Spell Economic… Continue Reading →
Teffilos are needed for the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Ore, HaRav Simcha Scheinberg, who was rushed into emergency surgery on Thursday afternoon. Rav Scheinberg is currently in the United States raising funds for his Yeshiva. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
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Israel will be hosting a trilateral regional security conference in June, with the U.S. and Russia, the White House announced on Wednesday night, The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday. Although… Read more » The post Trilateral Regional Security Meeting to… Continue Reading →
New York – FedEx plans to deliver packages seven days a week starting next January as it tries to keep up with the continuing boom in online shopping. The company is also taking back nearly 2 million daily deliveries to… Continue Reading →
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating whether a 5-year-old General Motors seat belt recall fixed the problem. The recall covered about 1.4 million Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook SUVs from the 2009 through 2014… Continue Reading →
Today, CDC is reporting 971 cases of measles in the United States thus far in 2019. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1994, when 963 cases were reported for the entire year. CDC continues… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s Democrat-led Senate is set to vote on a bill expanding medical marijuana services. The marijuana bill has passed the Democrat-controlled Assembly and would head to Democratic Gov. Phil… Read more » The post NJ Senate to Vote on… Continue Reading →
Newark, NJ – As a tornado bore down on the western edge of New Jersey, some residents prepared for the worst, while others were caught off guard, despite bulletins from meteorologists and extensive coverage by television and radio stations. Marie… Continue Reading →
B’chasdei Hashem, alert border police in Shomron, outside the Menashe Brigade Military Court near the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Salim detected a suspicious Palestinian, who they decided to stop and inspect. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jerusalem – President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to push the Trump administration’s long-awaited plan for Mideast peace, just as Israel was thrust into the political tumult of… Continue Reading →