Month June 2019
A judge in the Belgian city of Ghent has opened charges against a newly elected MP from the far-right Vlaams Belang Party for racism and Holocaust revisionism, The Brussels Times reported.… Read more » The post Far-Right Belgian MP to Be… Continue Reading →
New York – Facebook Inc revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networking and move into e-commerce and global payments. Facebook has linked with 28 partners in… Continue Reading →
Minister Erdan: Palestinian Who Brutally Assaulted 7-Year-Old Chareidi Girl Should Be Terror Suspect
In the indictment prepared against the Palestinian school janitor who mercilessly assaulted a 7-year-old chareidi woman, there is no mention of the attack being nationally motivated. Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan on Monday evening addressed the attack on the… Continue Reading →
A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Tuesday night, and officials warned of a tsunami up to one meter (3.3 feet) high along parts of the coast. Japan’s Meteorological Agency… Read more » The post Powerful Quake Jolts Northwest Japan,… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump would consider using military force to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon but left open the question if it involved protecting oil supplies, he told Time… Read more » The post Time: Trump Would Consider Military… Continue Reading →
Battles between pro-government forces and jihadist groups in control of Syria’s northwest killed at least 45 on Tuesday, a war monitor reported. At dawn on the outskirts of the Hama… Read more » The post Battles Between Pro-Government and Jihadist… Continue Reading →
Music ricocheted off the walls of the nearby houses in Deal, NJ last Wednesday night, as Jewish superstar Yaakov Shwekey took to the stage. But this was far different than any regular concert. This was an event celebrating the love… Continue Reading →
The State Department revealed Monday that it has identified “multiple security incidents” involving current or former employees’ handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails, and that 23 “violations” and seven “infractions” have been issued as part of the department’s ongoing investigation. Read… Continue Reading →
Newark, NJ – Transportation Security Administration screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport discovered six smoke grenades in a passenger’s carry-on bag as he attempted to board a flight to the Dominican Republic. The TSA says an officer pulled the bag… Continue Reading →
Several hundred in Lakewood are without power this morning. The outages are in the area of Route 88 and New Hampshire Avenue area. Traffic lights are out as well. The cause is unknown, but according to JCP&L, the power is… Continue Reading →
New York – Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has equated the migrant camps set up on the US-Mexico border with Nazi concentration camps. Speaking to her followers on Instagram on Monday, Ocasio-Cortez said that the “United States is running concentration camps… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Today only, every entry in LIFE – Hatzolah’s amazing auction will be tripled! Yes, you read it right, we will give you three times the tickets.This year’s prize packages are already amazing, and just when you thought it couldn’t get… Continue Reading →
After shattering the car window using a rock, the criminal then burglarized the vehicle, stealing a teacher’s book bag and more. Other overnight vehicle burglaries were also reported to TLS, though we have not received any other reports of forced… Continue Reading →
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been transferred to a correctional facility in New York but will remain in federal custody while he faces state fraud charges, a Justice Department official said Tuesday. Read more on Yeshiva World News
San Francisco – Google Doodle is celebrating falafel, calling it the “best thing that ever happened to chickpeas.” It’s also among the best thing that ever happened to the animated Doodle – with Tuesday’s mini cartoon showing three smiling falafel… Continue Reading →
Kiev – Planned construction in Ukraine atop mass graves of Holocaust victims prompted strong-worded protest by Jewish community leaders and Israel. The World Jewish Congress expressed its “outrage” on Tuesday in a statement about the prospect of construction on the… Continue Reading →
Tens of thousands of Daf Yomi learners today completed Meseches Bechoros, and are beginning Meseches Erchin. Here’s a list of Daf Yomi Shiurim around Lakewood. See also Lakewood Daf Yomi’s Daf services here. And ICYMI, watch Yossi G’s Siyum Rhyme… Continue Reading →
A former candidate to lead Britain’s Conservative Party threw her support behind front-runner Boris Johnson on Tuesday, bolstering his lead as lawmakers prepared to eliminate at least one contender from… Read more » The post Ex-Rival Leadsom Backs Boris Johnson… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid. In a pair of tweets Monday night, Trump said that U.S. Immigration and Customs… Continue Reading →
For Democrats, the decisions being made of whether to support impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump are personal, gut-wrenching and, at times, starkly political, with fallout in 2020 and beyond. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Health workers have got the all-clear to use experimental Ebola treatments in Uganda, a week after the deadly disease spread over the border from Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said… Read more » The post Uganda Clears Experimental Ebola Treatments;… Continue Reading →