Month June 2020
LONDON (JTA) – A senior British lawmaker from Labour has been removed from her party position after she praised and retweeted an article that claimed falsely that Israeli secret services trained U.S. police in knee chokes. The leader of British… Continue Reading →
Coronavirus case numbers are rising to dire new levels in several U.S. states and around the world, potentially wiping out two months of progress in fighting the pandemic and prompting governments and businesses to impose new restrictions. Indonesia exceeded the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Victory, a large supermarket chain in Israel, decided due to the economic situation caused by coronavirus to sell bread or challah for Shabbos for just 1 NIS (about 30 cents). The company sent a group message for… Continue Reading →
The Israel Aviation Authority released a statement on Thursday that the ban of non-Israeli citizens from entering Israel has been extended until August 1. Any non-citizens who arrive in Israel will be placed on a flight back to their country… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges. The NYPD says officer David Afanador was arrested Thursday on charges… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the internet search giant and the beleagured news industry. The company said Thursday… Continue Reading →
This summer, AAA forecasts Americans will take 700 million trips based on economic indicators and state re-openings. That number is down nearly 15% compared to last July through September and is the first decline in summer travel since 2009. AAA… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The dramatic increase in COVID-19 positive cases in Israel over the past two weeks has not been accompanied by a corresponding spike in seriously ill and intubated patients. Corona departments reopened in hospitals in the wake of… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in every one of six key battleground states, all but erasing the advantage with White voters that Trump used to put together a razor-thin victory four years ago. The New York Times/Siena College poll of… Continue Reading →
Rabbi Motty Kopman, his friends recall, could become a person’s best friend the moment he met them. He always spoke from the heart, and had a charm about him that allowed him to connect with every individual on a personal… Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck E Cheese, the restaurant chain that became a Mecca for children and a crucible for many of their parents, is filing for bankruptcy protection. CEC Entertainment Inc. has reopened 266 of its 612 company-operated Chuck… Continue Reading →
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced the awarding of a combined $84 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to New Jersey’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-cost financing… Continue Reading →
Kentucky and New York had primaries Tuesday, but the winners of the closest races probably won’t be known until next week. What’s going on? Get used to it. Slow vote counts and delayed results are a feature of elections during… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS) – White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday criticized the “scare tactics” employed by critics of Israel’s plan to apply its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria. Asked during a press conference outside… Continue Reading →
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The United States on Thursday blacklisted four steel, aluminum and iron companies operating in Iran’s metals sector, as well as sales agents of Iran’s largest steel manufacturer it said generate… Read more » The post Sanctions Imposed on Companies Operating… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court on Thursday enhanced the ability of President Donald Trump‘s administration to quickly deport illegal immigrants including asylum seekers with limited judicial review, handing him a victory in… Read more » The post Supreme Court Bolsters Trump’s Power… Continue Reading →
British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sacked his education spokeswoman Rebecca Long-Bailey on Thursday after she shared an article online which included a reference to what he called an… Read more » The post U.K. Labour Party Sacks Education… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – An Israeli military court on Wednesday handed down four life sentences to a Palestinian terrorist convicted on three murder charges for a pair of attacks carried out in December 2018. The court also ordered Barghouti to pay… Continue Reading →
The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits declined slightly to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are… Read more » The post Applications for Jobless Aid Fall… Continue Reading →