Month January 2021
The British anti-poverty charity Oxfam warned the politicians and business leader assembled at the virtual World Economic Forum that the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic will lead to the biggest… Read more » The post Oxfam Warns of Record Global… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden signed an executive order to bolster American manufacturing, setting into motion the fulfillment of his campaign promise to bolster American industry and manufacturing. Biden vowed to spend… Read more » The post Biden Signs Executive Order to… Continue Reading →
Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said Monday. The International Labor Organization estimated that the restrictions on… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trump’s challenge to lower court rulings that had allowed lawsuits to go forward alleging… Continue Reading →
The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office will be putting the brakes on distracted drivers and those who speed, thanks to two grants provided by the New Jersey Office of Highway Traffic Safety. “We have seen too many crashes as a result… Continue Reading →
The US Supreme Court is declining to take up the case of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is serving a 6.5-year prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption case. The high court declines to take up… Continue Reading →
The world must take decisive action to build resilience to the devastating effects of climate change, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told a global virtual summit Monday, pledging that President Joe Biden’s new administration would play its role. In a… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed Palestinian American Maher Bitar to the role of senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council, according to a report in the political journalism site Politico. Maher served in… Continue Reading →
Drivers with examination permits and special learner’s permits who are under the age of 21 would be required to complete at least 50 hours of practice driving, including ten hours while it’s dark, under legislation approved Monday by the Assembly… Continue Reading →
Republican Rob Portman will not run for a third term for Ohio’s senator in 2022. “This was not an easy decision because representing the people of Ohio has been the… Read more » The post Ohio Senator Not Running in… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining to take up the case of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is serving a 6 1/2-year prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption case. The high court on… Continue Reading →
Bnei Brak Mayor Avraham Rubinstein, who himself was attacked by rioters on Sunday, warned on Monday that youths participating in vandalism in the city will be publicly shamed and will be swiftly turned in to the police. “In no way,… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] For all of you coffee lovers out there, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for! In this week’s video, Rabbi Tzvi Holland addresses the questions of kashrus concerning coffee: Can you buy a coffee at Starbucks or the… Continue Reading →
The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn’t need to painstakingly break one-by-one into the networks of each department in order to… Read more » The post Russian Hack of U.S. Agencies… Continue Reading →
Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said… Read more » The post Job Losses From Virus Four… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s crowded in the back of the ambulance. Two emergency medical technicians, the patient, the gurney — and an unseen and unwelcome passenger lurking in the air. For EMTs Thomas Hoang and Joshua Hammond, the coronavirus… Continue Reading →
Five days after the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, the Supreme Court on Monday halted lawsuits accusing him of violating the Constitution’s anti-corruption provisions by maintaining ownership of his business… Read more » The post Supreme Court Ends Anti-Corruption Lawsuits… Continue Reading →
Dominion Voting Systems, whose voting machines were repeatedly attacked as fraudulent by Rudy Giuliani, has sued Donald Trump’s lawyer for defamation. The company is seeking $1.3 billion in damages for… Read more » The post Dominion Voting Systems Sues Giuliani… Continue Reading →
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority said Friday it was imposing an immediate block on TikTok’s access to data for any user whose age has not been verified. The authority said it was acting with “urgency” following the death… Continue Reading →
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority said Friday it was imposing an immediate block on TikTok’s access to data for any user whose age has not been verified. The authority said it was acting with “urgency” following the death… Continue Reading →
New York City “does not have enough doses” of Covid-19 vaccine to “be able to meet the demand we know exists among New Yorkers”, the city’s health commissioner Dave Chokshi told CNN on Monday. Chokshi said the current supply, only… Continue Reading →