Month January 2022
Russia maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine, with a top diplomat warning Wednesday that Moscow will accept nothing less but “watertight” U.S. guarantees… Read more » The post Russia Says it Will Take… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings…. Continue Reading →
The Cabinet Secretariat is conducting a telephone call on Wednesday on reapproving the Draft Law, two days after the proposal fell in the Knesset. Once approved, there is no need… Read more » The post Gantz Resubmits Draft Law; Set… Continue Reading →
Effective today, New York City drivers and bike riders will be required to come to a complete stop at intersections when pedestrians are crossing. The rule applies to intersections where… Read more » The post New Traffic Rule for Drivers… Continue Reading →
The congressional committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol issued subpoenas on Tuesday to three lawyers who joined former President Donald Trump’s legal team in an unsuccessful… Read more » The post Giuliani, Other Trump Lawyers Hit… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office late Tuesday told a court its investigators had uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits. The court… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters, a day after a newspaper investigation prompted outraged lawmakers to seek a formal inquiry. On Tuesday, a Hebrew-language business paper published… Continue Reading →
Double standard or antisemitism? A cashier at a convenience store was caught on video denying service to a Hasidic Jew who wasn’t wearing a mask, while at the same time allowing another customer who supposedly had a mask in his… Continue Reading →
Dedicated to every parent and caregiver of children with special needs The JEWELS School is currently running its ‘Milestone’ campaign! CLICK HERE TO WATCH JEWELS’ mission is to provide a Jewish education for children of all abilities with an emphasis… Continue Reading →
Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as infections level off in large parts… Read more » The post U.K. Lifts COVID Restrictions, Says… Continue Reading →
There’s been much discussion about the dearth of babysitters, playgroup morahs and assistants. This is a serious issue and has affected families and schools in many different ways. However, this shortage has had truly devastating effects on a specific population:… Continue Reading →
A New York City police officer was shot in the leg during a struggle with a teenager who also shot himself, police said. The shooting occurred at about 9:30 p.m.… Read more » The post Police Say Officer, Teenage Suspect… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) – The NYPD is looking for a woman who spat on an 8-year-old boy multiple times Jan. 14 after harassing him and two other children, police said Tuesday. At about 12:35 p.m. the woman approached the three children,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Journalist Yisrael Shapira attended a recent Jerusalem wedding and rubbed his eyes in disbelief as he saw people hitting the Eidim, the witnesses to the betrothal, just moments before the wedding ceremony took place. Before calling the… Continue Reading →
Shas chairman Rabbi Aryeh Deri is expected to submit a letter of resignation to the Knesset Speaker this coming Sunday. The court is expected to approve the plea deal signed… Read more » The post MK Rabbi Deri Expected to… Continue Reading →
A plane carrying a delegation of Israelis landed in Khartoum, Sudan, according to a report by Kan News on Wednesday. According to the report, the plane departed Wednesday morning, making… Read more » The post Report: Israeli Delegation Lands in… Continue Reading →
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too little to prevent his Conservative Party’s lawmakers from… Read more » The post U.K.’s Johnson Defies Calls to… Continue Reading →
After a woman was pushed to her death in front of a New York City subway train beneath Times Square over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that even he didn’t feel entirely safe riding the rails…. Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden is likely to face a flurry of questions on relations with Russia, the country’s bumpy COVID-19 response, and the future of American democracy as his first year… Read more » The post Biden to Address Skeptics as… Continue Reading →
UTJ MK Yaakov Asher on Tuesday revealed how at the same time that the coalition is advancing the Chareidi draft law in the name of “equality,” it is discriminating against Chareidi schools in cooperation with the Islamic Ra’am party. In… Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Dear Mr. Mayor, Thank you for all you do on behalf of our township. Driving down… Continue Reading →