Month June 2019
Miami, FL – Vice President Mike Pence says the National Hurricane Center will improve its storm surge warnings this season thanks to three new satellites. After touring the center in Miami on Tuesday, Pence also said that for the first… Continue Reading →
Some marble grave covers are broken and tombstones lie on the ground, covered in moss. At some plots, vegetation pokes through the cement cracks. But slowly, the oldest Jewish cemetery in Cuba is beginning to be rehabilitated, along with the… Continue Reading →
Chicago – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 25 state and local agencies on Tuesday unveiled a crackdown on robocalls as a congressional panel approved a bill that would take new steps to reduce the unwanted calls. The FTC… Continue Reading →
After the reliability of speed cameras in Israel proved to be very problematic in court, the police will have to replace the cameras with another solution. Until then, for two years, there will be no summonses. Read more on Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
Bar Harbor, ME – Gordon Goodwin and his wife are rediscovering their passion for bicycling in their senior years thanks to new electric-assist bikes. The electric motors provide a gentle kick, making it easier for them to pedal up hilly… Continue Reading →
New York – FedEx Corp. posted weak quarterly results in its core express business and warned Tuesday that its profit in the year ahead will be hurt by slowing growth in the world economy and the decision to drop a… Continue Reading →
Ever since former Vice President Joe Biden announced his presidential run, he has enjoyed consistent and comfortable leads in the polls over his opponents also vying for the Democratic nomination, as well as in head-to-head 2020 matchups versus Donald Trump…. Continue Reading →
Washington – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to call a Senate vote on a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. That’s according to a group of first… Continue Reading →
For 75 years, Torah Umesorah has been ensuring that all children can aspire to the level of our Gadolim, who guide Torah chinuch from generation to generation. These great leaders, who carry the weight of our world on their shoulders,… Continue Reading →
Illinois’ new governor delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation legalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, making the state the 11th to do so and the first to implement a statewide cannabis marketplace designed by… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] A Mispallel in Reb Moshe Wehl’s shul Ohel Ahron was niftar erev Shavuous. He was a big tzaddik and a big anav never spoke ill of anyone he had sterling middos just a good person through and through. Unfortunately… Continue Reading →
Terrorists attacked three police checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula late Tuesday, killing at least six policemen and wounding eight other officers, security officials said. The officials said at… Read more » The post Egypt Officials Say Terrorists Kill… Continue Reading →
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, putting 24 experimental satellites into orbit after what Elon Musk’s rocket company called one of… Read more » The post SpaceX Lifts 24 Satellites Into… Continue Reading →
A lawsuit that alleges a 2020 census question pushed by the Trump administration violates minorities’ rights will be sent back to a federal court in Maryland so new evidence can… Read more » The post Federal Judges Send 2020 Census… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump is formally backing Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally in one of the most hotly contested Senate races of the 2020 election. Trump said on Twitter Tuesday that… Read more » The post Trump Tweets “Complete and Total… Continue Reading →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reassured Afghans on Tuesday that the United States will not negotiate behind their backs even as it seeks to fosters a peace deal with the… Read more » The post Pompeo Makes Unannounced Visit to… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump has awarded the nation’s highest military honor to an Iraq veteran who cleared an insurgent strongpoint and allowed members of his platoon to move to safety. The… Read more » The post Trump Awards Highest Military Honor… Continue Reading →
An ambitious group of state-backed hackers has been burrowing into telecommunications companies in order to spy on high-profile targets across the world, a U.S. cybersecurity firm said in a report published Tuesday. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Miami, FL – Rising sea levels could threaten the very existence of Miami and much of the rest of South Florida, and Democrats are facing calls to confront climate change squarely during this week’s presidential debates in the low-lying city…. Continue Reading →
The authority that operates New York’s airports and many of its bridges and tunnels is proposing fare and toll hikes across a broad swath of its facilities, some potentially taking… Read more » The post Port Authority Seeking Fare, Toll… Continue Reading →
The pilot killed this month when his helicopter hit the roof of a New York City skyscraper in rain and fog said before lifting off from a Manhattan heliport that… Read more » The post Pilot Killed in NYC Crash… Continue Reading →