Month June 2019
New York – Fisher-Price has recalled 71,000 inclined sleeper accessories because infants can roll from their backs to their stomachs on inclined sleep products, risking injury or death. There have been no reported injuries or deaths related to the sleeper… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s next tweet might come with a warning label. Starting Thursday, tweets that Twitter deems to involve matters of public interest, but which violate the service’s rules, will… Read more » The post Trump’s Next Tweet Could Get… Continue Reading →
A vehicle overturned on the NY State Thruway, Thursday afternoon, but thankfully, no one was injured. The one-vehicle crash was on the Thruway northbound between exits 15 and 16 just before 2:00PM, as thousands of New York City residents were… Continue Reading →
Atlanta – The flu vaccine turned out to be a big disappointment again. The vaccine didn’t work against a flu bug that popped up halfway through the past flu season, dragging down overall effectiveness to 29%, the U.S. Centers for… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy said at a press conference today that he will be signing the budget passed in New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly before the July 1st deadline, averting what would have resulted in a state government shutdown. Signing the budget… Continue Reading →
Ocean County residents will always remember the power and devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and the more than 145 lives it took. Now as we head into the month of July, we find ourselves right smack in… Continue Reading →
It was a frightening few minutes at the Zichron Moshe Shteeblach, Thursday evening, after an Arab entered the Shul swinging a metal rod. Initial reports went viral on social media reporting a terror attack prevented, but that is not the… Continue Reading →
Washington – In one of the most awkward moments of his time as U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson realized his Mexican counterpart was in Washington only when he walked into a restaurant and found him dining with President Donald… Continue Reading →
West Bank – A day after the Trump administration wrapped up an international conference meant to lay the economic foundations for Israeli-Palestinian peace, the Palestinian premier said it was “divorced from reality” and unlikely to evolve into a political plan…. Continue Reading →
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Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says the number of anti-Semitic acts of violence rose sharply last year alongside a further increase in those identified as far-right extremists. The BfV agency said… Read more » The post Germany Sees Big Increase in… Continue Reading →
In an upbeat assessment of the Bahrain conference, White House adviser Jared Kushner said that even if the Palestinians weren’t there, the people who were, liked what they heard. Kushner… Read more » The post Kushner Upbeat After Bahrain Despite… Continue Reading →
Miami – Democrats hoping that Wednesday night’s first presidential debate of the 2020 campaign would be clarifying probably came away disappointed. There were no major stumbles but few standout moments as 10 candidates vied for the nation’s attention. Takeaways from… Continue Reading →
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Washington – President Donald Trump’s next tweet might come with a warning label. Starting Thursday, tweets that Twitter deems in the public interest, but which violate the service’s rules, will be obscured by a warning explaining the violation. Users will… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and Secretary of State Tahesha Way responded today to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected a decision by the Trump Administration to include a citizenship question in the 2020 U.S. Census. … Continue Reading →
The U.S.-led conference in Bahrain designed to drum up investment in the Palestinian economy and pave a path to peace with Israel has gone largely unremarked by Israelis preoccupied with… Read more » The post Bahrain Conference Blip on Israel’s… Continue Reading →
In what could be the worst day of Gaza-launched arson against southern Israel since it started over a year ago, at least 24 fires were started by incendiary balloons on… Read more » The post 24 Terrorist Fires in South… Continue Reading →
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday. Merkel, 64, folded her arms across her chest while her body trembled for around… Continue Reading →
Cairo – A U.S.-proposed $9 billion aid package could tempt Egypt with long-sought financing to transform its strife-torn Sinai peninsula, but analysts say political risks are likely to outweigh any potential financial benefit. Egypt has been struggling to launch infrastructure… Continue Reading →
In two politically charged rulings, the Supreme Court dealt a huge blow Thursday to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain and put a hold on… Read more » The post Supreme Court Allows Partisan Districts,… Continue Reading →