Month February 2020

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he might end the long-running practice of letting other administration officials listen in on presidential calls with foreign leaders. That’s after Trump’s impeachment was triggered by his July phone call with the president of… Continue Reading →

WOODMERE (VINnews) — A video posted to Twitter by Dov Hikind on Wednesday sparked outrage. The video was alleged to show a teacher responding to a student who said a building was “purchased by the United Hebrew Community of NY”… Continue Reading →

Last month, Yad L’Achim held a counter missionary conference in Ashdod with the participation of about 500 avreichim from various kehillos in the city, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. Following the conference, over a hundred participants registered to volunteer for Yad L’Achim’s… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he might end the long-running practice of letting other administration officials listen in on presidential calls with foreign leaders. That’s after Trump’s impeachment was triggered by his July phone call with… Continue Reading →

The Lakewood Police Department will soon be placing “SAMI” signs in rideshare zones throughout Lakewood, in honor of Samantha Josephson and to educate residents on rideshare safety. Samantha Josephson, a 21-year-old senior at the University of South Carolina, was kidnapped… Continue Reading →

Construction Worker Electrocuted And Killed at Building Site NEW YORK (AP) – A construction worker died when he accidentally hit high-voltage wires while working in a cherry picker in a… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – February 13,… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran, with eight Republicans joining Democrats in a post-impeachment bid to constrain the White House. The rebuke was… Continue Reading →

A federal court has ordered a temporary halt in Microsoft’s work on a $10 billion military cloud contract that Amazon was initially expected to win. Amazon sued in November to revisit that decision, alleging that President Donald Trump’s bias against… Continue Reading →

The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly $4 billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico, a central promise… Read more » The post Trump Administration Taking $3.8 Billion… Continue Reading →

A grand jury indicted Mashon Wilson, 29, of Lakewood on February 12, 2020 in connection with charges of Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident, and Causing a… Read more » The post Lakewood Man Indicted for Leaving… Continue Reading →

Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted and longest-serving aides, is returning to the White House as his reelection campaign moves into high gear. Hicks will be serving as counselor to the president, working with presidential son-in-law and… Continue Reading →

In light of false bomb threats that affected New Jersey’s Jewish community and the rest of the country in recent years, the Assembly Judiciary Committee moved Thursday to advance legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Gary… Continue Reading →

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says she’s raised about $6 million from online donors since last week’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, fueled by people who want to see her stay in the 2020 race despite underwhelming performances in Iowa and New Hampshire…. Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Four years ago, Klal Yisroel had lost an extraordinary Rosh Yeshiva, a world-class Posek, and a remarkable Tzaddik – Rav Yisroel Belsky, zichron tzaddik v’kadosh livracha. Just one small example of this tzidkus occurred… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s foreign minister asked his Japanese counterpart to allow Israeli passengers on a cruise liner docked in Tokyo Bay in quarantine due to the deadly coronavirus to leave the ship. Israel Katz said he promised to quarantine… Continue Reading →

U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday pushed back against Donald Trump after the president’s attacks on the prosecutors, judge and jury in the trial of a longtime adviser, saying… Read more » The post Barr Tells Trump to Stop… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A passenger on Israel railways is suing the railway company for 66,000 NIS (20,000$) after she claimed to have been “highly insulted” when she was asked to move to another carriage while other male passengers conducted a… Continue Reading →

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Germany’s president called Thursday for his countrymen to stand up to extremism and nationalism, warning that hatred and a desire for authoritarianism are on the rise again in Europe, including in his country. Speaking at a… Continue Reading →

Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted and longest-serving aides, is returning to the White House as his reelection campaign moves into high gear. Hicks will be a… Read more » The post Trump Bringing Back Trusted Aide… Continue Reading →

The publisher of The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers across the country has filed for bankruptcy protection. The newspaper industry has been devastated by… Read more » The post McClatchy Files for Bankruptcy Protection… Continue Reading →

Officials met this afternoon to iron out details of the first-ever LBD vs LBA basketball game being held on February 25 in Lakewood. Security, entry process, seating, and details of the event were among the items discussed. The maximum capacity… Continue Reading →