Month July 2019
Joe Biden is proposing to reverse several key provisions of the 1994 crime bill he helped write in an acknowledgment that his tough-on-crime positions of the past are at odds… Read more » The post Biden Criminal Justice Plan Reverses… Continue Reading →
Unionized organizers for the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., approved a pay raise proposal from management late Monday, following a tense internal standoff in which employees had argued… Read more » The post Sanders’ Campaign Organizers Reach Deal… Continue Reading →
Two senior senators — a Republican and a Democrat — unveiled compromise legislation Tuesday to reduce prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare recipients, while saving money for federal and… Read more » The post Senators Unveil Compromise to Reduce… Continue Reading →
Washington – The U.S. military says that when it destroyed an Iranian drone last week over the Strait of Hormuz, it also took aim at a second drone. Iran denies it lost any drones. U.S. Central Command says that one… Continue Reading →
Tofurky Co., which produces plant-based alternatives to meat, filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday claiming an Arkansas law that bans the use of “meat” in the labeling of its… Read more » The post Tofurky: Arkansas Meat-Labeling Law Unconstitutional… Continue Reading →
About 3.1 million people would lose food stamp benefits under the Trump administration’s proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the food stamp program. The Agriculture Department said Tuesday that the rule would close “a loophole” that enables people receiving… Continue Reading →
The delegation of six Arab journalists, including one who was harassed by Palestinians at Har Habayis the day before, met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. During the… Read more » The post Arab Journalists Meet With Netanyahu… Continue Reading →
A tornado that tore across Cape Cod has put an exclamation mark on a wave of storms that broke the heat in the Northeast and Midwest. The National Weather Service… Read more » The post Tornado Hits Cape Cod as… Continue Reading →
Authorities are investigating an incident in Toms River today that resulted in the SWAT team coming out. At approximately 11:00 AM, Toms River Police units were dispatched Sierra Drive in response to a call placed to the Toms River Police… Continue Reading →
U.S. home sales tumbled 1.7% in June, with rising prices and a scarce supply locking out many Americans from ownership. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that homes were… Read more » The post U.S. Home Sales Fall 1.7%… Continue Reading →
Former special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the House Judiciary Committee to allow one of his top deputies to testify with him on Wednesday, going against the wishes of Justice… Read more » The post Mueller Seeks to Have Top… Continue Reading →
(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A private vehicle and a bus collided on Route 425 near Telshe Stone on Monday evening, with the location being from Telshe Stone towards N’vei Ilan. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jerusalem – More than 2,500 Jewish teens and staff from 29 states, Canada, Israel, Argentina and the United Kingdom participating in summer programs in Israel met in Raanana. The teens traveling on 14 different trips through the Orthodox Union’s youth… Continue Reading →
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that increased encryption of data on phones and computers and encrypted messaging apps are putting American security at risk. Barr’s comments at a cybersecurity… Read more » The post U.S. Attorney General Says Encryption… Continue Reading →
Advanced brain scans found perplexing differences in U.S. diplomats who say they developed concussion-like symptoms after working in Cuba, a finding that only heightens the mystery of what may have… Read more » The post Diplomats’ Brain Scans Show Differences,… Continue Reading →
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Washington – U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday that increased encryption of data on phones and computers and encrypted messaging apps are putting American security at risk. Barr’s comments at a cybersecurity conference mark a continuing effort by the… Continue Reading →
YWN is sad to report the untimely death of Dr. Mark Lebowitz who was killed in an auto accident on Monday morning. Dr. Lebowitz had a large practice in Brooklyn as well as being in charge of the Brooklyn Eye… Continue Reading →
The Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. The 97-2 vote… Read more » The post Senate Approves Bill to Extend… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Tonight, at 7:30 PM in Ateres Chana Hall, the Lakewood community is joining together in a monumental display of taking achrayus. Ahavas Tzedakah is celebrating their 9th Annual Dinner, and it’s our achrayus to attend. As the Lakewood population… Continue Reading →
Tragedy struck Kiryas Joel on Tuesday afternoon, after a child was killed in a horrible incident. It happened on Tuesday afternoon at around 3:00PM at the Bais Rochel School on Israel Zupnik Drive, when a closet reportedly fell on top of… Continue Reading →