Category Archives: World
Atlantic County Women’s Hall of Fame to add 6 members
Atlantic County Women’s Hall of Fame to add 6 members Press of Atlantic CityThe Atlantic County Women’s Hall of Fame will induct six new members next month. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Rejects Biased U.N. Human Rights Council Report on 2018 Gaza Violence
(Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Read more » »
Military spent about $8M on transgender care since 2016
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lindsey Muller served in the Army as a man for nearly a decade before telling her commanders in 2014 that she identified as a woman and would resign because military policy barred transgender personnel. Her superiors, citing her outstanding performance, persuaded the decorated attack helicopter pilot to stay. Read more » »
New Hampshire gives initial approval to recreational pot
by MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House has given preliminary approval to a bill that would legalize the sale and possession of recreational marijuana. Read more » »
AROUND TOWN: This week’s top real estate events
TOM KROLPinnacle AwardsFe. 28: Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater New York holds its annual Pinnacle Awards at Pier Sixty from 5.30 to 10 p.m. Winners move onto the national TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year) competition. Donnelly Mechanical’s Thomas Krol is the 2019 Dinner Chair. Read more » »
Marshalls to launch online shopping
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Marshalls is venturing into online shopping. The retail store is known for its brick-and-mortar shopping experience, offering unexpected finds and deep discounts. But its parent company, TJX Cos. Inc. (which also runs T.J. Maxx), is planning to start an ecommerce website, according to Bloomberg and Business Insider. Read more » »
Rena Anstandig wanted to find ‘best in people’
Jennifer Chambers The Detroit News Published 6: 55 PM EST Feb 27, 2019 Open-minded, engaging, warm and a lifelong learner — that is how family remembered Rena Anstandig of West Bloomfield and Traverse City. Mrs. Anstandig died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at 93. Read more » »
Jewish youth organization nabs $25 million gift to help empower young women
(RNS) — A global Jewish youth organization has received one of the largest single gifts in recent Jewish organizational history — $25 million to help support women in their young adult lives. Read more » »
Babe Ruth Biographer Jane Leavy Talks about “The Big Fella” on the B’nai B’rith Podcast
(Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2019)–Sports writer and award-winning New York Times bestselling author Jane Leavy talks about the subjects of her three biographies, baseball legends Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Sandy Koufax on the latest B’nai B’rith International podcast. Read more » »
Mother suspected of killing baby, tossing son from landing
UPLAND, Calif. (AP) — Investigators on Wednesday were trying to determine why a California woman allegedly fatally injured her infant daughter, dropped her young son off a second-story apartment building landing and then jumped herself. Read more » »
