Month September 2019

The nation’s worst measles epidemic in 27 years could be in its final stages as a week went by with no new reported cases. “To get to zero is tremendously… Read more » The post No New Measles Cases Reported… Continue Reading →

A fierce propane explosion leveled a newly constructed building after fire crews arrived to investigate the smell of gas Monday, killing one firefighter and injuring at least eight other people,… Read more » The post Propane Blast Kills Firefighter, Injures… Continue Reading →

4 Accused of $99 Million Pharmacy Fraud Scheme NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Four people who owned or worked at pharmacies in New Jersey and New York City bribed doctors to… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – September 16,… Continue Reading →

Pillar To Pillar will be the rallying cry as Amudim launches its annual Charidy campaign in order to continue its lifesaving work that has helped thousands of members of the Jewish community who struggle with abuse, addiction and mental health… Continue Reading →

Pillar To Pillar will be the rallying cry as Amudim launches its annual Charidy campaign in order to continue its lifesaving work that has helped thousands of members of the Jewish community who struggle with abuse, addiction and mental health… Continue Reading →

San Antonio – Tent courtrooms opened Monday in two Texas border cities to help process thousands of migrants who are being forced by the Trump administration to wait in Mexico while their requests for asylum wind through clogged immigration courts…. Continue Reading →

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a new plan Monday to tackle corruption in Washington, part of the Democratic presidential candidate’s ongoing promises to enact “big structural change” if elected. Warren’s… Read more » The post Warren Releases Plan to Tackle… Continue Reading →

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It was hard for Jenna Evans to figure out when the dream ended and real life began. She and her fiancé, Bobby Howell, were on a high-speed cargo train. The… Read more » The post She Dreamed She Swallowed Her… Continue Reading →

Rescue workers and volunteers have saved six of seven orcas that became stranded on an Argentine beach. A person spotted the orcas in the beach town of Mar Chiquita and… Read more » The post Rescuers Save 6 Orcas From… Continue Reading →

Miami – A man arrested last month in the shooting of a 68-year-old man outside a synagogue in Miami, Florida, was charged with a hate crime. Carlints St. Louis, 30, was arraigned last week in criminal court in Miami on… Continue Reading →

A Dutch court will consider on Tuesday a request to hear a civil suit seeking damages from former Israeli armed forces chief Benny Gantz, the same day he will be… Read more » The post Dutch Court to Hear Case… Continue Reading →

A planned water-main replacement project in Kensington has been postponed until after the upcoming Yamim Tovim, following advocacy from local officials. The city’s Department of Design and Construction last month… Read more » The post Kensington Water-Main Replacement Postponed Until… Continue Reading →

New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s tax returns. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday that the office of Manhattan District Attorney… Read more » The post AP Source: New York Prosecutors… Continue Reading →

Amid predictions of violence at the polls on Tuesday, police and elections inspectors have been gearing up for an unprecedented show of force to handle any disturbances that might arise.… Read more » The post Unprecedented Security Set for Tuesday… Continue Reading →

Jerusalem- At the huge rally Sunday night in support of United Torah Judaism (UTJ), the Admor of Vizhnitz spoke out forcefully against Blue-And-White leader Yair Lapid and Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman who have spent their entire election campaigns villifying… Continue Reading →

NY Governor Cuomo has ordered the NY State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to investigate after swastikas found carved into bathroom door at Starbucks at Nyack, Rockland County (near Monsey). Governor Cuomo released the following statement: “Two swastikas were recently… Continue Reading →

The Women’s March is cutting ties with three inaugural board members who have been dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism, infighting and financial mismanagement – controversies some say have slowed the… Read more » The post Women’s March Cutting Ties With… Continue Reading →

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit ruled to uphold a complaint from the Shas party against the improper interference of the Tel Aviv municipality in the upcoming elections. Mandelblit determined that the… Read more » The post Mandelblit Rules Tel Aviv Voting… Continue Reading →

Spain’s National Court on Monday rejected the extradition to the United States of a former Venezuelan military spy chief accused of drug smuggling and other charges. The court released retired… Read more » The post Spain Won’t Extradite Venezuela’s Ex-Spymaster… Continue Reading →

Two children, four and six-years-old, were struck by a vehicle as they headed to talmud torah in Petach Tikvah on Monday morning. The incident occured in the Ganei Hadar neighborhood of Petach Tikvah. They were treated on the scene and… Continue Reading →