Month February 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is transferring $3.8 billion in recently passed military funding to finance construction of the president’s long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall, angering not just Democrats but also GOP defense hawks. Thursday’s move by the Pentagon would… Continue Reading →

German comedian Atze Schröder, 54, tearfully apologized to Auschwitz survivor Eva Szepesi for his father’s war crimes on a talk show last week and was slammed on social media by far-right extremists, JTA reported. Schröder told Szepesi that his father,… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying that the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” Barr made the… Continue Reading →

The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Dear Mayor Thank you for discussing this topic. i have another couple of ideas that can… Continue Reading →

New recordings obtained by police investigators revealing how Eliezer Berland, the leader of Shuvu Banim who was arrested on Sunday along with his associates, tried to intimidate people with physical violence, were aired on Channel 12 News on Wednesday evening…. Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Rankins, a formerly homeless, drug-addicted Army veteran, got a standing ovation at the State of the Union after President Donald Trump described how he turned his life around thanks to a construction job at a… Continue Reading →

Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Donald Trump “has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case” but should stop tweeting about the Justice Department because his tweets “make it impossible for me… Continue Reading →

While politicians usually deny accusations of trying to be all things to all people, Benny Gantz tested a novel approach on Thursday—avowing it as a basic campaign strategy. “When I… Read more » The post Gantz Having it Both Ways,… Continue Reading →

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com) [Written in honor of the shalom zachar of our ninth grandchild – born to Moshe and Aliza Hoffman.] The Klausenberger Rebbe zt”l was once shot in the arm r”l by a Nazi while he… Continue Reading →

A federal court has ordered the Pentagon to temporarily halt work with Microsoft on a $10 billion military cloud contract that Amazon was initially favored to win. Amazon subsequently sued,… Read more » The post Court Halts Pentagon Work With… Continue Reading →

If re-elected, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ will appoint former mayor of Yerushalayim Nir Barkat to head the Finance Ministry. “I asked Nir Barkat to be the finance minister of… Read more » The post Netanyahu Taps Barkat for Finance… Continue Reading →

INDIANA (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is facing a more intense spotlight on his past leadership on issues of race and policing as he tries to translate his strong showing in Iowa and New Hampshire into support in… Continue Reading →

The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehran’s… Read more » The post U.S. Senate Rebukes Trump, Votes… Continue Reading →

The student government at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came out in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel on Thursday, JTA reported. By a vote… Read more » The post Illinois Students Pass Boycott Resolution… Continue Reading →

Degal HaTorah chairman Moshe Gafni told a Kikar HaShabbos reporter on Thursday that “Chinuch Atzmai received a heter from Gedolei Yisrael to establish schools with secular studies within the Chareidi sector if there’s a demand for it.” The Kikar HaShabbos… Continue Reading →

MOSCOW (AP) – Alexei Botyan, a veteran of Soviet intelligence hailed for saving the Polish city of Krakow from being blown up by the Nazis during World War II, has died. He was 103. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Botyan… Continue Reading →

Iran is ready to strike the United States and Israel if they give it any reason to do so, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said in a live… Read more » The post Iran Threatens U.S. and Israel… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (JNS) — On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed his “outrage” over the U.N. Human Rights Council for publishing a blacklist on Wednesday of 112 companies connected to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. “The United States… Continue Reading →

A vibration detected in the Leviathan offshore natural gas pipeline has necessitated a reduction of about 40 percent of total output until the issue is resolved, The Jerusalem Post reported… Read more » The post Bad Vibe Forces Leviathan Gas… Continue Reading →

U.S. Central Command reported today that on Feb. 9, 2020, members of the crew of the USS Normandy (CG 60), in accordance with international law, boarded a dhow and discovered… Read more » The post U.S. Navy Intercepts Illegal Iranian… Continue Reading →

DETROIT (AP) — Sixty-four cars and SUVs sold in the U.S. earned Top Safety Pick awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2020 model year vehicles perform well in crash tests and have headlights available that are rated… Continue Reading →