Month June 2019
First Democratic Primary Debates Held – The 2020 presidential election won’t be taking place for another year and a half, but the race for the Democratic nomination is well underway. In two debates held on Wednesday and Thursday, candidates dueled… Continue Reading →
Concord, CA – A 23-year-old East Bay man who threatened on a gaming website to murder “over 30” Jews and police officers wants his gun back. Ross Farca of Concord, California returned to court this week to contest a restraining… Continue Reading →
Rochester, NY – Three young men accused of plotting to attack an upstate New York Muslim community with homemade explosives pleaded guilty Friday. The three men and a 16-year-old high school student from the Rochester area were arrested in January… Continue Reading →
Members of Knesset of the Degel Hatorah party on Thursday morning met with HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita together with HaGaon HaRav Natan Zuchovsky MKs attending the meeting included Moshe Gafne, Uri Maklev, Yaakov Asher and Yitzchak Pindrus. Read more… Continue Reading →
Charlottesville, VA -The self-described neo-Nazi who killed Heather Heyer when he crashed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters after a 2017 white supremacist rally was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday,… Continue Reading →
Acting to improve health care access for New Jersey residents, Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation to establish a State-Based Health Exchange in New Jersey. The law will allow New Jersey greater control over its health insurance market and the… Continue Reading →
At the 35th Annual Conference of the Association for Israel Studies, one of the leading Israeli experts on the Israeli Russian-speaking community Prof. Ze’ev Khanin concisely summarized the key findings of multiple studies regarding the Russian-speaking Israeli citizens. Read more… Continue Reading →
Owosso, MI – A mid-Michigan health care system has agreed to pay almost $75,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a job candidate who was passed over because her beliefs preclude her from getting flu shots…. Continue Reading →
According to the State Comptroller’s latest report, kindergartens in the chareidi community of Rechasim do not even receive the minimum supervision regarding enforcement of safety standards. The State Comptroller, retired justice, Yosef Shapira, reported on Monday that local authorities and… Continue Reading →
In two debates held on Wednesday and Thursday evening, Democratic contenders for president made their case to primary voters. The first debate mostly consisted of lesser-known candidates, although it did include some heavy-hitters, most notably Elizabeth Warren. Warren set herself… Continue Reading →
Atlanta – Jimmy Carter is taking a swipe at the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s presidency, saying Russian interference in the 2016 election was responsible for putting Trump in the White House. The 94-year-old former U.S. president said Friday that he… Continue Reading →
Miami – The Democratic Party is in no mood for a coronation. Joe Biden stepped onto the debate stage Thursday night as a front runner by default more than depth of support, and walked away with a more fragile standing… Continue Reading →
World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan that began Friday are clashing over values that have served for decades as the foundation of their cooperation as they… Read more » The post G-20 Leaders Clash Over Values,… Continue Reading →
New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio shouted a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba’s Communist revolution at a rally Thursday, drawing criticism in a city heavily influenced… Read more » The post De Blasio Shouts Cuban Revolutionary… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court will decide whether President Donald Trump can end an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation. The justices’ order Friday sets up high-stakes legal arguments in late… Read more » The post Supreme Court to Decide on… Continue Reading →
Manhasset, NY – A New York man who boasted of generating returns of 362% in fewer than five years by day-trading Standard & Poor’s 500 futures contracts was charged by U.S. authorities on Friday with defrauding investors out of more… Continue Reading →
Don’t even think of speeding in Manhattan Beach. With New York’s expanded school speed zone camera program taking effect July 11th , Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) has successfully appealed to the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to bring a second… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case involving two former New Jersey officials convicted of felonies for causing gridlock near the George Washington Bridge to punish a… Read more » The post Supreme Court Agrees to Hear… Continue Reading →
U.S. stocks edged higher in midday trading on Wall Street Friday as investors closed a wobbly week ahead of key trade talks between the U.S. and China. Every major index… Read more » The post Stocks Indexes Edge Higher to… Continue Reading →
Israel has begun pumping natural gas to its neighbour Egypt in a landmark deal that has been heralded as a major economic boost for the country. Dolphinus Holdings, which is backed by Egyptian businessmen, signed a $15 billion deal to… Continue Reading →
Political unease over the White House’s tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress. The Senate is heading toward a vote Friday on an amendment to a sweeping… Continue Reading →