Month October 2019
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that new testing of a batch of baby powder that was recently recalled did not show any traces of asbestos. Earlier this month the company recalled 33,000 bottles of its talc powder after Food and… Continue Reading →
Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its service. Its move sets it apart from Facebook, which continues to defend running paid political ads, even false ones, as a free… Continue Reading →
The head of U.S. Central Command has provided some more information about the military working dog that was injured in the raid on the compound of the leader of the Islamic State group. Read more on Yeshiva World News
The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates Wednesday for a third time this year to try to support the economy. But it signaled that it plans no further cuts unless it sees clear evidence that the economic outlook has worsened…. Continue Reading →
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) A recent viral video, highlighted by New York’s Channel 12 News, shows a young Yeshiva student apparently being kicked on the ground and holding his stomach in pain on account of some possible infraction… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The medical examiner who ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide immediately pushed back Wednesday against the suggestion by a longtime forensic pathologist hired by Epstein’s family that some of the evidence indicates homicide. Chief Medical Examiner… Continue Reading →
Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics. American officials sounding the alarm about foreign efforts to disrupt the 2020… Continue Reading →
The following was submitted exclusively to TLS by the candidate: Dear Lakewood Voters, What do you know! It’s that Election time of year again. It is so important to have a large turnout at the polls on November 5th, the… Continue Reading →
Yaffa Issachar, the mother of Naama Issachar, who is jailed in Russia for marijuana possession, was denied a scheduled visit with her daughter on Tuesday although she was told by the court on Monday that she would be permitted to… Continue Reading →
A lawsuit Wednesday accused the Trump administration of preventing Americans from bringing their foreign spouses and parents to live with them in the United States by requiring those immigrants to… Read more » The post U.S. Sued Over Health Insurance… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON – (AP) The head of United States Central Command says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea after a weekend raid on his compound. Gen. Frank McKenzie told reporters Wednesday that al-Baghdadi died after he exploded… Continue Reading →
A thought experiment: Imagine that the president of the United States was a man named Ronald Stump, not Donald Trump. Suppose he was known, before reaching the Oval Office, for… Read more » The post Trump Without the Trumpiness Would… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages. Facebook has taken fire since it disclosed earlier in October that it… Continue Reading →
Turkey on Wednesday condemned two resolutions passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that symbolize deteriorating Turkish-American relations. Addressing his ruling party, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wouldn’t recognize the nonbinding House resolution to recognize the century-old mass… Continue Reading →
While there are many drawbacks to the endlessness of the 2020 presidential campaign, there is at least one significant advantage to it: that along with all the bombast and the… Read more » The post ‘Medicare for All’ Gets a… Continue Reading →
“My family fled the Soviet Union when I was three and a half years old. Upon arriving in New York City in 1979, my father worked multiple jobs to support… Read more » The post The Absurd Charge That a… Continue Reading →
Twitter Bans All Political Advertisements SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its service. Its move… Read more » The post Business Briefs – October 30,… Continue Reading →
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to a record high for the second time this week, as investors welcomed the Federal Reserve’s decision to… Read more » The post S&P 500 Hits New High… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, in a follow up to the US Special Forces raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Commander of US CENTCOM (Central Command) General Kenneth F. Mckenzie provided more details to Americans regarding… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — As of Wednesday morning, Israel’s embassies and consulates across the globe are on strike. “No consular services will be provided and no one will be allowed to enter,” one ambassador posted on Twitter. Those services include passport… Continue Reading →
Israel, facing U.S. concerns over its growing ties with China, has decided to form a committee to review the “national security aspects” of foreign investments. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Security… Read more » The post Israel to Review Security Aspects… Continue Reading →