Month February 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is aiming to kill the supermarket checkout line. The online retailing giant is opening its first cashier-less supermarket, the latest sign that Amazon is serious about shaking up the $800 billion grocery industry. At the… Continue Reading →

President Trump slammed CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta on Tuesday during a press conference in India, telling the reporter he should be “ashamed” and blasting the liberal network. “First of all, I want no help from any country, and… Continue Reading →

The residents of southern Israel made a wary return to normalcy on Tuesday after two days of rocket barrages courtesy of Palestinian Islamic Jihad seemed over in an unofficial ceasefire.… Read more » The post Ceasefire Holds, So Far appeared… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] Talmud Torah Chochmas Shlomo in Yerushalayim is well-known for the quality chinuch it provides for its over 1,500 students. All classes are in Yiddish, and there is a great stress on imbuing the children with a great love for Torah… Continue Reading →

Attorney General William Barr is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill about expiring intelligence provisions a week after he told confidants he was considering resigning amid President Donald Trump’s refusal to heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department… Continue Reading →

Maran HaRav Don Segal was visibly overcome with emotion at Talmud Torah Chochmas Shlomo hachnasas sefer Torah Sitting in front of Chochmas Shlomo’s devoted menahel, Rav Avraham Shalom Pinzel, and looking out at the huge crowd of sweet children, we… Continue Reading →

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic rivals to Bernie Sanders are preparing to try to knock him off his front-runner perch in a debate Tuesday night before a critical South Carolina primary that could dramatically reshape the race. With mounting fear… Continue Reading →

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council reiterated its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even as rockets were still flying in the latest flareup with… Read more » The post UN Clings to Two-State Solution… Continue Reading →

The Challenge of External Criteria School consulting is a big business now. Schools need to balance their budgets and attract the “right” kind of students. However, if we run our schools like businesses, our children become the “products” and the… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ desire for dramatic political change has emerged as a driving force in the party’s presidential primary battle, one that extends beyond the progressive wing and presents challenges for candidates running on promises of moderation. In Iowa,… Continue Reading →

Numerous car owners in Queens were furious to find that their tires were stolen off their vehicle overnight. This happened in the kew Gardens Hills section of the Boro, at 138th Street near 68th Avenue. The message this man has… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – When Mike Bloomberg held a rally this month at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the signs of his wealth and influence were everywhere. Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, long a paid adviser to one of… Continue Reading →

BERLIN (AP) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her skepticism about Bernie Sanders but says she will support the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is. Clinton, who beat Sanders for the Democratic nomination only to… Continue Reading →

One of the four Israelis aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship off of Japan who contracted the coronavirus has completely recovered and was released from the hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday. Rachel Biton was rigorously tested by the hospital… Continue Reading →

A judge has ordered three current and former Jackson Township officials turn over their Facebook accounts to the Court. Judge Marlene Lynch Ford, presiding over the Oros Bais Yaakov vs. Jackson Township lawsuit, signed the order on February 20th to… Continue Reading →

BEIJING (AP) — Factories that make the world’s smartphones, toys and other goods are struggling to reopen after a virus outbreak idled China’s economy. But even with the ruling Communist Party promising help, companies and economists say it may be… Continue Reading →

Ruth & Matisyahu Shzigel chose to do something that most families dare not attempt: To raise 16 children. Like many to choose to live such a life, they did it with joy & seemingly endless energy. Mother Ruth raised and… Continue Reading →

NEW DELHI (AP) — President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to minimize fears about coronavirus spreading rampantly throughout the U.S., saying the situation is “very well under control in our country.” At the same time, the Trump administration on Monday asked… Continue Reading →

BOSTON (AP) – Steve Ross, a Holocaust survivor who founded the New England Holocaust Memorial and spent decades searching for a soldier who helped him at a concentration camp in 1945, died Monday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said in a… Continue Reading →

Israel in 2019 earned NIS 842 million from royalties on the Tamar and Leviathan natural gas fields – a figure that should double in 2020, as production from Leviathan ramps… Read more » The post State Earned Nearly a Billion… Continue Reading →

Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign offices across the country were defaced by vandals – which his office blames without evidence on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “hateful rhetoric.” At least 7 offices round the country were spray-painted in large red letters with slurs… Continue Reading →