Month July 2019
U.S. stock indexes rose Friday following strong profit reports from Google’s parent company, Twitter and other big corporations. The S&P 500 again flirted with its record and was on track… Read more » The post U.S. Stocks Reach Records Following… Continue Reading →
Electricity that went out during Monday’s severe storms is nearly fully restored in New Jersey. Jersey Central Power and Light hopes to have 1,362 homes and businesses reconnected Friday. Most… Read more » The post Electricity Nearly Fully Restored in… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump has vowed to slap tariffs on Apple’s Mac Pros if the company shifts production of the computer from Texas to China. The pledge, made in a Friday… Read more » The post Trump Refuses to Shield Apple’s… Continue Reading →
Washington – Iran test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile inside its borders, U.S. officials said Friday, defying Trump administration demands that it curtail the weapon program and demonstrating its intent to further push back against U.S. sanctions. The test came amid… Continue Reading →
The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the April-June quarter, even as consumers stepped up their spending. The gross domestic product, the economy’s total output of goods and services, grew at… Read more » The post U.S. Economy Slowed to 2.1%… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – A new portable device invented by SensoGenic, an Israeli-based startup company, can detect food allergens and potentially save lives. Food labels often have misleading allergy warnings, rendering them untrustworthy in the eyes of allergic shoppers. The new device… Continue Reading →
U.S. regulators are approving T-Mobile’s $26.5-billion takeover of rival Sprint, despite fears of higher prices and job cuts. Friday’s approval by the Justice Department and five state attorneys general comes… Read more » The post Justice Department Approves T-Mobile’s Takeover… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. regulators are approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, despite fears of higher prices and job cuts. Friday’s approval by the Justice Department and five state attorneys general comes after Sprint and T-Mobile agreed to conditions… Continue Reading →
In response to Israel’s recent demolition of illegal Arab buildings in Wadi al-Hummus, senior Hebrew University professor Amiram Goldblum called the IDF soldiers who demolished the buildings “Jewish terrorists” and wished for a “lighting bolt” to strike them down. Read… Continue Reading →
Washington – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is downplaying any differences with high-profile progressive lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, saying she had a “nice meeting” Friday with the social media dynamo who’s made some tart observations about the Democratic leadership team. Pelosi told… Continue Reading →
On August 14-15, nearly 600 cyclists will ride 180 miles across three states as part of Bike4Chai. Now in its tenth year, the annual cycling event raises funds for Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health support network which provides emotional, social,… Continue Reading →
United Nations – Norway and six EU countries voted at the United Nations in favor of two resolutions that singled out Israel alone for criticism as a violator of women’s and human rights. In the vote Tuesday at the 54-nation… Continue Reading →
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Washington – The House Judiciary Committee is expected to file a lawsuit Friday seeking secret grand jury material underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says his panel also will go to court next week to… Continue Reading →
Police are searching for two criminals who broke into vans owned by Eli’s Electrical and stole thousands of dollars in equipment. The incident occurred at around 11:15 PM on Tuesday night in a Lakewood parking lot. The perpetrators, who appear… Continue Reading →
Berlin – A former Nazi SS soldier was charged with denying the Holocaust in Germany. Karl Munter, 96, was indicted in the German state of Lower Saxony on Wednesday for questioning the extent of the Holocaust and offensive comments he… Continue Reading →
Promoting the Community’s Success WellCare Health Plans of New Jersey, Inc. Community Connections program recently announced the winners of their Community Impact Grant Awards. WellCare, a healthcare insurance carrier for individuals and families with NJ Family Care coverage, is known… Continue Reading →
Washington – The government says the U.S. economy grew more slowly in 2018 than it previously estimated, downgrading its estimate from 3% to 2.5%. President Donald Trump had frequently boasted of the 3% growth figure as evidence that his policies… Continue Reading →