Month August 2020
Gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was evacuated to Germany for medical treatment on Saturday, flown out of the Siberian city of Omsk in an ambulance aircraft and taken to… Read more » The post Kremlin Critic Navalny Is Flown… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration will send two top officials to the Middle East this week in a bid to capitalize on momentum from the historic agreement between Israel and the United… Read more » The post Pompeo, Kushner to Mideast as… Continue Reading →
Federal authorities on Saturday forced demonstrators away from a plaza near a federal building as dueling demonstrations in Portland by right-wing and left-wing protesters turned violent. The area includes county and federal buildings and has been the site of numerous… Continue Reading →
Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres in a week and destroyed hundreds of homes as weekend weather threatened to spark new fires and overwhelm the state’s firefighting ability. Responding… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Health Ministry recorded 1,140 new coronavirus cases over Shabbos. There are currently 22,393 active cases, with 398 patients in serious condition, of whom 119 are ventilated. Ten more deaths were recorded, raising the death toll to 819. Israel’s coronavirus… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration will send two top officials to the Middle East this week in a bid to capitalize on the momentum from the historic agreement between Israeli and the United Arab Emirates to establish diplomatic relations. Three diplomats say… Continue Reading →
Two tropical storms advanced across the Caribbean on Saturday as potentially historic threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast, one dumping rain on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands while the other was pushing through the gap between Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula… Continue Reading →
The coronavirus cabinet meeting on Thursday ended without a decision regarding restrictions to stem the tide of the high coronavirus infection rate and will convene again on Monday. The meeting was fraught with conflict as ministers clashed over the details… Continue Reading →
Two tropical systems could become nearly simultaneous threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast early next week. They could even get sucked into an odd dance around each other. Or they could fall apart as they soak the Caribbean and Mexico… Continue Reading →
Pressed by senators, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he was unaware of recent mail operation changes until they sparked a public uproar. But he also said he has no plans to restore mailboxes or high-speed sorting machines that have… Continue Reading →
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to cast a more positive light on his presidency Friday after four days of bashing at the Democratic National Convention, saying that where Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sees “American darkness,” he… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — One is a triple-amputee Iraq war veteran who ran news sites stoking right-wing rage, often with exaggerated stories. Another owns a company that sells Donald Trump-themed energy drinks. And the third is an ex-columnist for Breitbart… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration ran into immediate opposition after its top diplomat officially informed the United Nations it is demanding the restoration of all U.N. sanctions on Iran, with allies and opponents declaring the U.S. action illegal and doomed to failure…. Continue Reading →
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau is short by more than 25% of the door knockers needed for the 2020 census, according to its watchdog agency, and it’s about to let go of its least productive census takers…. Continue Reading →
Democrats Hold National Convention – The 2020 Democratic National Convention was held this week, with 4 days of trumpeting Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Democratic party, along with a healthy dose of anti-Trump remarks. Kamala Harris accepted the vice-presidential nomination… Continue Reading →
NEW JERSEY (JNS) – The weeks before, during and after Shavuot this year were unlike any other for two northern New Jersey rabbis. Rabbi Ezra Frazer of Teaneck and Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman of Rutherford spent the holiday in Montgomery, Ala.,… Continue Reading →
Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least six lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes blazed throughout California on Friday as firefighting resources strained under the vastness of the infernos authorities were trying to control. Three major… Continue Reading →
FLORIDA (JNS) – The Republican Jewish Coalition has not responded to conspiracy theorist and alt-right activist Laura Loomer’s primary victory on Tuesday in Florida’s 21st Congressional District. Loomer, who is Jewish, won against five other GOP candidates. She is a… Continue Reading →
A convention without a roaring crowd, confetti cannons, funny hats — a gathering in name only — delivered the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden, the culmination of a lifelong pursuit that comes at a time of crisis. Here are… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S855), which requires the title of “chosen freeholder” to be changed to “county commissioner” and all “boards of chosen freeholders” to be known as “boards of county commissioners.” The bill also requires counties to… Continue Reading →