Month October 2019
Over 1,000 in Lakewood and over 800 in Jackson are without power this afternoon. Multiple traffic lights are out as well. The cause is not known at this time, but JCP&L says the power should be restored by 6:30 PM.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 official at the State Department faced off Wednesday with senators demanding to know why he didn’t know more about the Trump administration’s backchannel diplomacy with Ukraine and the dismissal of the former U.S. ambassador… Continue Reading →
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet passed new measures Wednesday aimed at helping fight far-right extremism and anti-Semitism following an attack on a synagogue earlier this month. The proposals include tightening gun laws, stepping up prosecution of online hate, and boosting financial… Continue Reading →
The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipal Authority has approved a 1.5 million shekel budget for the operation of an intercity minibus service on Shabbos. The decision, made on Tuesday night, would authorize… Read more » The post Tel Aviv Planning Buses on… Continue Reading →
A day after Justice Minister Amir Ohana accused state prosecutors of belonging to a cult dedicated to destroying public officials including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, High Court Chief Justice Esther… Read more » The post Chief Justice Blasts Justice Minister… Continue Reading →
Israeli archeologists said on Wednesday that a hammer and nails they believe to be from the Byzantine period, about 1400 years ago, have been found in an excavation at Usha.… Read more » The post Ancient Hammer and Nails Found… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK – (AP) – Two of the hottest trends in home decor are sustainability and authenticity. No wonder architectural salvage shops are busy. Homeowners love features that come with a story, says Rich Ellis, publisher of Architectural Salvage and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VosIzNeias) — Israel’s streets all boast colorful names reflecting either meaningful figures in its brief history or other significant figures from the past 3000 years of Jewish history. In the past the streets were heavily loaded with names of… Continue Reading →
Due to the wildfires in California, Rabbi Chaim Bryski of Thousand Oaks, CA, was stranded on the highway for six hours on Monday morning as he was trying to drive back to… Read more » The post Rabbi Chaim Bryski Learning With… Continue Reading →
The Volkswagen Group is set to begin testing an autonomous version of its electric vehicle I.D. Buzz in Tel Aviv in 2022, Alexander Hitzinger, senior vice president of autonomous driving at the Volkswagen Group, told Calcalist in a Monday interview…. Continue Reading →
Saad al-Hariri is ready to return as prime minister of a new Lebanese government, a senior official familiar with his thinking said, on condition it includes technocrats and can quickly… Read more » The post Source: Hariri Ready to Be… Continue Reading →
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A Historically Cleansing Act: Polish Students Clean Jewish Cemetery, Learn Hebrew To Read Headstones
Polish students in the town of Zalewo in northern Poland cleaned the local Jewish cemetery last week, according to a JTA report on Monday. The project was initiated by local activists who tend to the Jewish cemetery in the town…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A court in Israel has blocked the sale of a letter written by an 11-year-old Polish girl who was killed in the Holocaust following a protest by family members. Five letters, including the one by Rachel Mintz,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion in the face of global threats. But it indicated that it won’t cut again in… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy, joined by Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) Commissioner Marlene Caride and enrollment assisters from across the state, today announced Navigator grant awards totaling $1.1 million to provide enrollment assistance to residents shopping for health coverage during… Continue Reading →
The top doctor at Missouri’s sole abortion clinic on Wednesday defended its handling of four patients who faced complications — women whose care has been cited by the state as it seeks to revoke the clinic’s license. Read more on… Continue Reading →
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year in a move to ensure the U.S. economy weathers a global trade war without slipping into… Read more » The post Fed Cuts Rates But Signals… Continue Reading →
A parasitic infection has been spreading in Boro Park and Williamsburg, and health officials are urging extreme care in hand washing and hygienic practices. Cryptosporidiosis, sometimes simply called crypto, is… Read more » The post Outbreak of Parasitic Infection in… Continue Reading →
The impeachment resolution pushed by House Democrats would deny President Donald Trump the “most basic rights of due process,” the Senate’s top Republican said Wednesday, sharply criticizing the leaders behind the measure. Read more on Yeshiva World News
FLATBUSH (VosIzNeias) — An elderly man is in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike on Wednesday. The accident took place on Ocean Parkway and Avenue P. According to the NYPD, the 70-year-old man… Continue Reading →