Month February 2020

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government on Friday accepted a compromise candidate as the new director of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish museum, ending a long impasse that had raised concerns over the popular institution’s future. The POLIN Museum of the History… Continue Reading →

Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether he lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media disclosure, McCabe’s legal team said Friday. The decision resolves a criminal… Continue Reading →

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to throw his support behind international reforms that would require Silicon Valley tech giants to pay more tax in Europe. The billionaire social network founder is due to meet members of the European Union’s executive… Continue Reading →

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration is asking Congress for $1.5 billion over 10 years to create a new national stockpile of U.S.-mined uranium, saying that propping up U.S. uranium production in the face of cheaper imports is… Continue Reading →

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari is advising senior citizens to be aware of a potential Social Security Administration (SSA) Employee impersonation scam. “With Ocean County being home to more than 173,000 seniors, it is important to make sure… Continue Reading →

A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade. The number of child deaths and the hospitalization… Read more » The post Amid Coronavirus Fears, a Second… Continue Reading →

Poland’s government on Friday accepted a compromise candidate as the new director of Warsaw’s landmark Jewish museum, ending a long impasse that had raised concerns over the popular institution’s future.… Read more » The post Polish Government Ends Standoff Over… Continue Reading →

A federal appellate-court panel in Washington upheld a lower court’s decision on Friday that blocked the Trump administration’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court… Read more » The post Appellate Court Upholds Rejection of… Continue Reading →

U.S. stocks edged higher in midday trading Friday as investors focused on another round of mostly solid corporate earnings. Trading has been more subdued and cautious on Wall Street, following… Read more » The post U.S. Stocks Edge Higher in… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted that he had the legal right to ask the Justice Department to intervene in a criminal case, but he’s so far “chosen not to,”… Read more » The post Trump Tweets Again About Justice… Continue Reading →

A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American… Read more » The post Official Says U.S., Taliban Reach… Continue Reading →

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A team of U.S. award-winning documentary filmmakers pursuing a Holocaust-era story in western Poland could face charges of unauthorized excavation work, punishable by up to two years in prison, a Polish prosecutor said Friday. Seven filmmakers,… Continue Reading →

MUNICH (AP) — Jewish leaders called Friday for better policing of hate speech on social media platforms over concerns prompted by recent attacks that people on the margins of society are being incited online to violence. Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, president… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior U.S.official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan. The official said the agreement… Continue Reading →

As earlier reported, after NASA’s planned launch of a rocket to the International Space Station on Sunday was scrubbed just three minutes before launch time due to what they say were “off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor,” they announced… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday ignored his attorney general’s public request to stop tweeting about the Justice Department, saying he had the legal right to ask the agency to intervene in a criminal case, but he’s so… Continue Reading →

A federal judge in New York City who was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson and who contributed to the landmark case that struck down racial segregation in public schools is retiring at age 98. U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein was… Continue Reading →

HAVANA (JTA) — The remaining Jewish community in Cuba has much to contend with — a lack of resources and rabbis, a population that’s both aging and dwindling, and ongoing uncertainty about how much aid and assistance they can expect… Continue Reading →

Complaints about potholes are once again beginning to pour in. If you spot (or feel) a pothole in Lakewood, list it below so we can submit a list to the Township. You can also report potholes to the DPW at… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog plans to launch a nationwide probe into how telemarketers may be getting hold of seniors’ personal Medicare information, a red flag for potential fraud and waste. An official with the Health and Human Services… Continue Reading →

It was an ordinary night in Bnei Brak.  In his home, the Sar Hatorah, Rav Chaim shlit”a, gets up for Tikun Chatzos. He recites the tefilos and cries over Galus Hashechinah.  Suddenly, the door of his home opens. Standing there… Continue Reading →