Month January 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — A self-styled far-right propagandist is facing charges he used social media to try to suppress votes for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Douglas Mackey was arrested in Florida,… Continue Reading →
About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last… Read more » The post Bernie Sanders’ Mittens, Memes Help… Continue Reading →
News reports of Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi’s warning to the Biden administration not to return to the Iran nuclear deal and that the military is drawing up new plans… Read more » The post Gantz Admonishes IDF Chief appeared… Continue Reading →
Israel and Sudan may soon be signing a normalization agreement at the White House, according to The Times of Israel. Sudan has yet to respond officially to Israel’s proposal on… Read more » The post Sudan Wants Signing Ceremony with… Continue Reading →
Twenty years after Israel closed its liaison office in Morocco, a new Israeli chargé d’affaires arrived in the country on Tuesday and officially opened an Israeli consulate in the capital city of Rabat. David Govrin, who served as the Israeli… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump. Officials say that among the deals being paused is a massive $23 billion transfer of stealth F-35… Continue Reading →
As a parent, I often try to take stock of how I am doing. Are my children happy, content, and well-balanced? What am I doing wrong, or what must I improve on to better the life of my children? I… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey Transit has the right to an additional $300 million in insurance coverage based on damage it sustained during Superstorm Sandy. The… Read more » The post Court: NJ Transit Due $300… Continue Reading →
Apple is urging iPhone and iPad users to update their devices to fix security flaws that might have been “actively exploited” by hackers. Apple made the software upgrades available Tuesday, adding a rare note suggesting it was a serious threat…. Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow police launched a series of raids Wednesday on apartments and offices of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s family and associates, arresting his brother. The searched locations included Navalny’s apartment, where police detained his brother, Oleg,… Continue Reading →
A David and Goliath saga is unfolding in financial markets over the stock price of struggling retail chain GameStop. On Wednesday, Goliath walked away from the battle. Two Goliaths, actually. A pair of professional investment firms that placed big bets… Continue Reading →
Do you have a passion for people and the community? The New Seminary invites YOU to join us for an informative virtual open house Tuesday, February 2nd at 7:30PM for the BSSW and MSW Fall Cohort. With a program designed… Continue Reading →
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its key overnight interest rate near zero and made no change to its monthly bond purchases, pledging again to keep those economic pillars in… Read more » The post Fed Leaves Policy Unchanged as… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pledged on Wednesday to keep its low interest rate policies in place even well after the economy has sustained a recovery from the viral pandemic. The Fed said in a statement after its latest… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration has imposed a temporary halt on billions of dollars worth of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The sales being paused include the… Read more » The post Biden Pauses Arms Sale to… Continue Reading →
A barge loaded with toxic waste from the Gowanus Canal sank in the Gowanus Bay, prompting concerns the polluting sludge will seep back into the water. The Environmental Protection Agency… Read more » The post Barge of Waste from Gowanus… Continue Reading →
The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election, suggesting… Read more » The post U.S. Terrorism Alert Warns of… Continue Reading →
VIENNA (AP) — Hundreds of Holocaust survivors in Austria and Slovakia got their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine Wednesday, an acknowledgement of past suffering and a tribute to resilience 76 years after Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp… Continue Reading →
Jungle Cruise, one of the original Disney parks’ rides, is getting a 21st century remodel, criticized for its depiction of animatronic indigenous people as savages or headhunters. It’s the latest update to a legacy theme park ride criticized in years… Continue Reading →
Russia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on Moscow’s… Read more » The post Russian Lawmakers Approve Extension of… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden will establish a bipartisan commission on possible reforms to the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary. It will be working under White House Counsel’s office, and Biden… Read more » The post Biden Forming a Commission on… Continue Reading →