Month August 2019
Washington – Declaring space crucial to the nation’s defense, President Donald Trump said Thursday the Pentagon has established U.S. Space Command to preserve American dominance on “the ultimate high ground.” “This is a landmark day,” Trump said in a Rose… Continue Reading →
Apple is loosening its grip on how its products are repaired to give customers more options for fixing cracked screens and other defects on their older iPhones. Under the new… Read more » The post Cracked iPhone Screen? You’ll Have… Continue Reading →
Uber and Lyft threatened Thursday to spend at least $60 million on a California ballot measure if they can’t reach a deal with unions and lawmakers on legislation that would… Read more » The post Uber, Lyft Threaten $60 Million… Continue Reading →
Tel Aviv – The Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv has denied that Russians are behind the hacking of the cellphone of Benny Gantz, the head of the Blue and White Party, and Gantz called the finding a political attack. CGI… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. plans to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan by more than half to 8,600 and then will determine further drawdowns. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer made well over a billion dollars over the last decade from holdings that not only include the hedge fund he founded, but also investments in… Read more » The post Billionaire Democratic Hopeful Steyer Releases… Continue Reading →
Two sisters were killed and a third fighting for her life after a horrific, single-vehicle crash in Ashkelon, early Thursday morning. It happened at around 3:00AM on HaTechiya Street when their vehicle smashed into a tree. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK — A 19-year-old Queens man has been arrested after he allegedly plotted an ISIS-inspired terror attack in the city. According to WABC, the unidentified teenager ‘exchanged texts with undercover investigators about his interest in conducting a possible knife… Continue Reading →
San Francisco – Apple is loosening its grip on how its products are repaired to give customers more options for fixing cracked screens and other defects on their older iPhones. Under the new policy announced Thursday, Apple will begin selling… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon announced that his year, there will be an unprecedented number of new buildings in the capital for the chareidi education system in addition to numerous important improvements. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Miami – The following is important safety information provided by Miami Hatzolah regarding the approach of Hurricane Dorian: It is fairly certain at this time that parts of South Florida will be affected by Hurricane Dorian. As the storm approaches,… Continue Reading →
The second span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens has opened to traffic. The span opened early Thursday. A ceremony on Wednesday night included a light show with music from Billy Joel via satellite from Madison Square… Continue Reading →
Hatzalah Miami-Dade provided TLS with the following important message: It is fairly certain at this time that parts of South Florida will be affected by Hurricane Dorian. As the storm approaches, we would like to make you aware of the… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled his planned weekend trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida. Trump, announcing the last-minute change of plans at a Rose Garden signing… Read more » The post Trump Cancels Poland Trip as… Continue Reading →
Maryland – A Jewish socialist philosopher who met with the leader of Hamas is running for president. On Wednesday, Jerome Segal announced that he would run as the nominee of the Bread and Roses Party he founded last year. The… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is gambling his future on the audacious proposition that he can blunt an effort to halt his Brexit plan by simply suspending “the mother of all parliaments” for key weeks ahead of the Oct. Read… Continue Reading →
Feds Clear Way For 124-Mile Gas Pipeline Over NY Objections ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal regulators have cleared the way for a 124-mile natural gas pipeline to move forward despite… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – August 29,… Continue Reading →
The second span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens has opened to traffic. The span opened early Thursday. A ceremony on Wednesday night included a light show… Read more » The post 2nd Span of NYC’s New… Continue Reading →
A major in the Army National Guard is facing public scrutiny for improper partisan political activity after appearing in uniform at a campaign event for Joe Biden in South Carolina… Read more » The post Army Major Faces Scrutiny for… Continue Reading →
According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) report on how many students there are in Israel, citing in the 5780 school year, there will be 1.819 million students, representing an increase of 29,000 students. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Wall Street – Stocks closing broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday on renewed hopes that new talks set for September can result in progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade dispute. Technology companies and banks were the biggest winners Thursday. Retailers… Continue Reading →