Month June 2021
SURFSIDE, Fla. (JTA) — Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks fluent English and what she calls passable Spanish, but some of her constituents use a Yiddish word to describe her. “She’s heimishe,” said Jacob Solomon, the longtime president of… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits, stressing its $973 billion would include the largest investment in transportation in nearly a century and millions of jobs would be… Continue Reading →
Following the announcement of the composition of the Meron state commission of inquiry on Sunday, Channel 12 News reported that HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein approved the participation of the Chareidi representative on the panel. Rav Mordechai Karelitz, a former mayor… Continue Reading →
(THE CONVERSATION) The collapse of a huge condominium building near Miami, Florida was shocking news to wake up to on the morning of June 24, 2021. It is one of the worst building collapses in recent U.S. history. I am a professor of… Continue Reading →
New Jersey has spent $2.3 billion, about 5% of the state’s overall budget, in expenses related to COVID-19, according to public documents obtained by The Associated Press. That’s up from $222 million in expenses early this year. The spending goes… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday amid a major shakeup in Israeli politics and growing angst in… Continue Reading →
Watch as a school bus colliades with a vehicle at the intersection of Oak Street and New Hampshire Avenue this afternoon – as a power outage knocked out power to the traffic lights. (Video was first aired on our Status…. Continue Reading →
U.S. troops came under rocket fire in Syria on Monday, but escaped injury, in apparent retaliation for weekend U.S. air strikes against Iran-aligned militia in Syria and Iraq. A U.S.… Read more » The post U.S. Troops Come Under Fire… Continue Reading →
Ambassador Gilad Erdan, Israel’s envoy to the US and UN, who was appointed by former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, informed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday that he is stepping down from his position as US ambassador. Erdan, who is… Continue Reading →
Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation… Read more » The post Trump Org Lawyers Say No… Continue Reading →
Thanks to volunteers of the highly-trained Chaverim Of Rockland Search & Rescue Team, a couple who was in distress in the forest was located and safely taken out of the woods. Sources tell YWN that the couple contacted Chaverim at… Continue Reading →
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York State will provide $25 million in child-care scholarships to all essential workers starting June 23, 2021. The scholarships will be awarded on… Read more » The post Essential Worker Scholarship Fund Available… Continue Reading →
The Mayor of Bal Harbour said Monday that all death-related Jewish customs and laws are being practiced at the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida. “To clarify, all of the Jewish customs and laws related to… Continue Reading →
After Curtis Sliwa was declared the winner of the Republican primary for mayor of New York City, Agudath Israel of America released a statement concerning a rant by Mr. Sliwa… Read more » The post Agudath Israel of America Denounces… Continue Reading →
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg toured the century-old rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey Monday and offered his support for an $11 billion project to build a new tunnel that has endured years of political squabbling and funding… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday amid a major shakeup… Read more » The post Biden Tells Israel President He… Continue Reading →
On Monday, ahead of reports that the Trump Organization and possibly some of its high ranking executives could be indicted as part of an investigation by Manhattan prosecutors into the business’ tax and financial practices, former President Donald Trump issued… Continue Reading →
Multiple traffic lights around town malfunctioning due to brief power outage. Use caution. pic.twitter.com/1EDzYkupCm — The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) June 28, 2021
After a brief dip, gas prices in the U.S. are on the rise again. The U.S. average price for a gallon of gasoline rose 2 1/2 cents from last week to $3.09 per gallon on Monday, according to the travel… Continue Reading →
A lawsuit was filed over the weekend by a resident who survived Thursday’s partial building collapse at Champlain Towers South in Surfside. The lawsuit was filed Saturday on behalf of Steve Rosenthal, who lived in Unit 705. It is the… Continue Reading →
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled last week that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico said in… Continue Reading →