Category Archives: World

After surgery, Michael Cohen’s prison date postponed to May

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has agreed to postpone the start of ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s prison sentence by two months to May 6. New York Judge William Pauley approved the delay Wednesday after Cohen’s lawyers said he needed more time to recover from shoulder surgery and prepare for Congressional testimony. They noted prosecutors did not object. Read more » »

Government headed for close to half of nation’s health tab

by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal report estimates that government at all levels will be paying nearly half the nation’s health care tab in less than 10 years. Driving the increase is traditional Medicare, which is experiencing an enrollment surge as aging baby boomers shift out of private coverage. Read more » »

Times Square billboard takes aim at Ocasio-Cortez’s role in failed NYC-Amazon deal

by Sinclair Broadcast Group NEW YORK (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — An ad posted on a billboard in New York City is calling out newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for her role in the the failed deal that would have seen Amazon open a facility in the city. The billboard reads: „Thanks for Nothing, AOC. Read more » »

House Dems readying bill to block Trump’s border emergency

by ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution’s separation of powers. Read more » »

Questions Over Fairness Of New French Reparations

Since the year 2000, the French government has been paying — in today’s dollars — either a $530 monthly pension or a lump sum of $30,500 in reparations to orphans whose two parents were deported on French railroad cars to Nazi concentration camps. Read more » »

Failing Payless to honor gift cards, store credit into March

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The failing Payless ShoeSource chain will honor gift cards and store credit until March 11 as the company liquidates all operations. The Topeka, Kansas, company, which filed for bankruptcy protection this week, will allow returns and exchanges of non-final sale items through the end of this month for goods bought before Feb. 17. Read more » »

Live: Ivanka Trump tours UPS training facility in Georgia

Live: Ivanka Trump tours UPS training facility in Georgia  KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) -Ivanka Trump travels to Duluth, Georgia, for a tour of a UPS training facility with Gov. Brian Kemp. Read more » »

Invitación a tutorías 2019

La Comisión de Becas invita a los hermanos de B’nai B’rith que quieran participar, a integrarse a las Tutorías para Becados que ingresan el presente año al programa ProBecas. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Europe supports the rally organized by UN Watch

On March 18, once again, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will attack violently the State of Israel, and also its own fundamental principles.Enough is enough!We must react, gather and protest against the UNHRC manipulation and demonization of the Jewish state. Read more » »

Customs intercepts over $12M in meth at border crossing

PHARR, Texas (AP) — Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine inside a truck carrying frozen strawberries that crossed into the U.S. from Mexico. Read more » »