Month June 2019
The Ethiopian army general accused of leading a failed coup in a restive northern region was killed Monday in a firefight with security forces amid a security crackdown in which more than 180 others have been arrested. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Officials: Sleeping Firefighter Struck, Killed By Ambulance PORT JERVIS, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York firefighter has died after an ambulance responding to a call struck him, apparently as… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – June 24,… Continue Reading →
The end of the New York State Legislative session each June is traditionally a frenzy of activity, often with hundreds of bills getting passed, three way deals between the Senate, Assembly and Executive being consummated, and often large omnibus bills… Continue Reading →
Washington – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump’s threatened coast-to-coast deportations of migrants “outside the circle of civilized human behavior” on Monday in remarks that underscored the gap between the two sides over immigration. Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke after… Continue Reading →
A German air force pilot was killed Monday after his fighter jet collided with another during a training mission in northeastern Germany, the country’s defense minister said. The pilot of the other Eurofighter Typhoon jet was able to eject safely… Continue Reading →
Washington – The U.S. intelligence community does not believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ready to denuclearize, U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Robert Ashley told Fox News in an interview on Monday. A summit in February… Continue Reading →
The latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race, former Pennsylvania congressman Joe Sestak, brings the primary field to 25 candidates. The candidates in the sprawling field range in age from 37 to 89 and include liberals and moderates; senators,… Continue Reading →
Lakewood residents who traveled to the Bais Hachaim of the Mahrsha in Ukraine, were shocked at a discovery they made – a human skull placed on a Kever. Reb Moshe Manies buried the skull nearby, and the group said Kaddish.
Multiple vehicles were on fire at a CarMax dealership in Bakersfield, California on Monday–some were reportedly exploding. The scene is at 6801 Colony Street. The business was evacuated and firefighters were on scene. Read more on Yeshiva World News
United nations – The World Jewish Congress, the Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic to the United Nations, and the Jewish Community of Argentina held a special commemoration at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday to mark the… Continue Reading →
Private schools and camps received an additional $20 million of security funding in the New York state budget passed last week. The funding is in addition to the $40 million… Read more » The post NYS Budget Includes Additional $20M… Continue Reading →
The White House will block counselor Kellyanne Conway from testifying before a House panel about allegations by a government watchdog that she violated the Hatch Act, increasing the likelihood of… Read more » The post White House to Bar Kellyanne… Continue Reading →
At a press conference in Newark where he touted tax incentives, Governor Murphy announced that he has notified state agencies to prepare for a shutdown. Negotiations are continuing over a budget passed in New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly which doesn’t… Continue Reading →
After every party it’s time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different. The record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from… Continue Reading →
Brighton, MA – A rabbi here has asked congregants to consider bringing guns to religious services as a form of protection in response to recent shootings at synagogues across the country. Rabbi Dan Rodkin of Shaloh House in Brighton, a… Continue Reading →
The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each… Read more » The post Government Moves Migrant Kids After… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Treasury’s watchdog says it will look into why the redesign of the $20 bill featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman was delayed. The Office of the Inspector General said in… Read more » The post Treasury’s Watchdog to Look Into… Continue Reading →
Washington – The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a longstanding U.S. ban on trademarks on “immoral” or “scandalous” words and symbols, ruling in a case involving a clothing brand with an indelicate name that the law violates constitutional free… Continue Reading →
Once again, forecasters in Israel are predicting some unseasonably hot days ahead, a heatwave that will peak on Wednesday. Temperatures on Monday are still pleasant, but a slight increase is expected in mountainous regions. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Yet another tale of coalition-making desperation surfaced on Israeli media Monday night, alleging that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu offered Benny Gantz a rotation deal for the premiership in a last-minute… Read more » The post Report: Netanyahu Offered Gantz Rotating… Continue Reading →