Month July 2019
Tell a friend you are going to federal prison and responses vary from surprise, to sarcastic comments, to questions about why a person would spend precious volunteer time visiting someone who had committed a crime. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
New York – Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday the personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth of about 100 million individuals in the United States were obtained by a hacker who has now been… Continue Reading →
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New York – Raise your hand if you can think of some different ways CNN will approach the second Democratic presidential debate, which will unfold over two nights in Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday. That’s a hint. CNN pledges not… Continue Reading →
“The Palestinian Authority is 100% to blame for the failure of the Oslo Accords,” said former ISA (Israel Security Agency/Shin Bet) Director, MK Avi Dichter to a packed Tel-Aviv audience on Sunday night. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Capital One, the Virginia-based bank with a popular credit card business, announced Monday that a hacker had accessed about 100 million credit card applications, and investigators say thousands of Social… Read more » The post Hacker Accesses 100 Million Capital… Continue Reading →
A bicyclist was critically injured in an accident and Toms River, police say. At approximately 8:51 PM yesterday, multiple Toms River Police units were dispatched to James Street near Berry Street in reference to a hit and run crash involving a bicyclist…. Continue Reading →
The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on motzei Shabbos extended the remand of a 35-year-old man who R”L is suspected of stabbing his mother to death on Shabbos on Herzl Street in Bnei Brak. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Washington – President Donald Trump emphasized his personal connections to the World Trade Center site as he signed legislation Monday to ensure the Sept. 11 victims’ compensation fund never runs out of money. Trump said: “I was down there also,… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Senate on Monday failed to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of legislation passed by Congress that would have blocked the sales of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia. In… Read more » The post Senate Fails to Override Trump… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s administration imposed another obstacle for asylum-seekers on Monday, finding that being persecuted on the basis of threats against a family member is usually not enough to be… Read more » The post Trump Administration Enacts Another Obstacle… Continue Reading →
Washington – Tom Barrack, a billionaire friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power… Continue Reading →
Police on Sunday morning received a report of a truck that was vandalized in the Israeli Arab municipality of Kfar Qassam. The tires of the truck were punctured, and anti-Arab graffiti painted on the walls of the vehicle, including; “Stop… Continue Reading →
An Afghan soldier shot and killed two American service members in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Monday. According to officials, the Afghan soldier was wounded and is in custody. The shooting… Read more » The post U.S. Officials: Afghan Soldier Kills… Continue Reading →
Kenover Marketing Corp., one of the world’s largest distributor of Kosher foods, announced they have reached an understanding to acquire of The Manischewitz Company, one of the largest manufacturers of… Read more » The post Manischewitz to be Acquired by… Continue Reading →
Apartment Building Fire Spurs Evacuations, No Major Injuries HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving fire at a central New Jersey apartment building forced the evacuation of residents… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – July 29,… Continue Reading →
Richmond, VA – Virginia’s black state lawmakers announced Monday they will boycott an event this week commemorating the beginnings of American democracy because President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend. The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus said its members would not… Continue Reading →
Inclement weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of the lomdei hadaf who gathered in Liberty, New York to celebrate Agudath Israel of America’s siyum of Maseches Eruchin at Camp Agudah. Read more on Yeshiva World News
London – A Jewish care home in London hosted a birthday party for a resident who is the city’s oldest man. The Jewish man just turned 108, The London-based Jewish Chronicle reported. At the party at Nightingale House Tuesday, Ben… Continue Reading →
Authorities said Monday they have yet to determine whether the weekend shooting of a member of a Miami area synagogue constituted a hate crime, adding they’re still seeking the suspect… Read more » The post Police: Synagogue Shooting Leaves 1… Continue Reading →
RWJUH Blood Services greeted a very enthusiastic group of staff and community members, who participated in a successful Blood Drive, on Thursday July 25. The Drive, hosted by Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus and co-sponsored by Bikur Cholim and The… Continue Reading →