Month September 2020
Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S19), which designates the third Friday in June as a State and public holiday, known as Juneteenth Day. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas to inform… Continue Reading →
President Trump tells Bob Woodward he believes there is institutional racism in America that impacts peoples’ lives and that it is “everywhere” and “unfortunate.” But when the veteran Washington Post reporter asks Mr. Trump whether white privilege prevented him from… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTS) — Israel appears poised to return all of its citizens to lockdown just before Rosh Hashanah next week, in a decisive action that comes as the country’s coronavirus outbreak spirals out of control. The country recorded more than… Continue Reading →
Motorists using the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will begin to see construction-related lane closures on the upper level during off-peak hours lasting until next summer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Thursday. All… Read more » The post Verrazzano Bridge’s Upper Level Have… Continue Reading →
The number of empty rental apartments in Manhattan nearly tripled compared with last year, as more New Yorkers fled the city and prices declined. There were more than 15,000 empty rental apartments in Manhattan in August, up from 5,600 a… Continue Reading →
The decision by the Corona Cabinet of Thursday, September 10, 2020, was released in a joint statement by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Health Ministry. The three-stage, long-term plan for… Read more » The post Corona Cabinet Release Three Stage… Continue Reading →
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Private consultants to the federal official who oversees Medicare billed taxpayers almost $6 million in less than two years to bolster her personal image, including efforts to win awards, place her on lists of powerful women and… Continue Reading →
U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages fell this week amid signs that the halting economic recovery slowed over the summer. The key 30-year mortgage again marked an all-time low. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on… Continue Reading →
A family is in search of the driver or license plate of a white Honda Accord (2018 or 2019 model) with LED lighting under the body of the car. The driver was involved in a hit and run on Friday… Continue Reading →
The New York State Labor Department will begin next week to distribute unemployment payments from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which provides an additional $300 in weekly benefits. More… Read more » The post New York State to Begin… Continue Reading →
The New York State Labor Department will begin next week to distribute unemployment payments from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which provides an additional $300 in weekly benefits. More… Read more » The post New York State to Begin… Continue Reading →
When it comes to California wildfires, it now takes days, not decades, to produce what had been seen as a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. Last weekend, a fire burning in California’s Sierra National Forest exploded in size, trapping hundreds of Labor Day… Continue Reading →
The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants,… Read more » The post Russian Hackers Targeting U.S. Campaigns,… Continue Reading →
A panel of three federal judges said Thursday that Presidential Donald Trump’s order to exclude people in the country illegally when redrawing congressional districts violates the law. The judges in… Read more » The post Court Strikes Down Trump Order… Continue Reading →
The Palestinians have been doubly stunned by the historic Israel-UAE agreement—first, by the agreement itself, achieved without first settling the Palestinian issue; and again this week in a stiff rebuff… Read more » The post Palestinians Reeling from Arab League… Continue Reading →
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland on Thursday ordered police in Oregon’s largest city to stop using tear gas for crowd control during the frequently violent protests that have racked the city for more than three months since… Continue Reading →
U.S. move to revoke the visas of about 1,000 Chinese students amounts to “outright political persecution and racial discrimination,” China’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The statement from spokesperson Zhao Lijian came a day after Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf… Continue Reading →
Dozens of extreme wind-driven wildfires burned through forests and towns in U.S. West Coast states on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least seven people, authorities said. In… Read more » The post At Least Seven Killed as… Continue Reading →
A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming… Read more » The post States Ask Judge to Reverse… Continue Reading →
The temporary $300-a-week unemployment insurance boost implemented by President Donald Trump is about to end, with no extension in sight. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday in an email… Read more » The post Money for $300 Unemployment Boost… Continue Reading →