Ohio - With Donald Trump all but clinching the Republican nomination for president, Hillary Clinton is beginning to explore ways to woo Republicans turned off by the brash billionaire.
The Democratic front-runner’s campaign believes Trump’s historically high unfavorable ratings and penchant for controversy may be enough to persuade a slice of GOP voters to get behind her bid, in much the same way so-called Reagan Democrats sided with the Republican president in the 1980s.
Democrats caution their effort to win over Clinton Republicans — or Hilla-cans, perhaps — is in its earliest stages, but could grow to include ads and other outreach targeted in particular at suburban women in battleground states. Already, aides say, a number of Republicans have private...
Baltimore's school board on Tuesday announced city schools CEO Gregory Thornton is leaving and, at the sane timed, named a former city schools official, now a top official at a Washington education non-profit the new CEO of the district.
Sonja B. Santelisis, 48, is now vice president for K-12 policy and practice at The Education Trust, which focuses on closing the achievement gap. She starts on July 1. This is Thornton's last week--until July, city schools general counsel Tammy Turner will serve as acting CEO.
“We believe Dr. Santelises is the person to lead Baltimore City Schools for the next 10 years,” Marnell Cooper, chairman of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, in a statement. “The board recognizes that the work Dr. Santelises perfo...
Washington - Republican John Hammond III had made no secret of his distaste for Donald Trump and his desire to halt his march to the party’s presidential nomination, telling the Indianapolis Star newspaper in March that the mogul was “unfit” to lead the country.
But the Republican National Committee member, a partner at law firm Ice Miller, said no anti-Trump group ever reached out to him, nor did he see any evidence that such groups were in the state until just a few days before voting in Indiana’s primary election. By the time some direct mail and TV ads popped up, it was “too late” to make a difference, he said.
“There was never really any early ‘Stop Trump’ effort in Indiana,” he told Reuters.
Trump became the Repub...
For third time Wednesday, terrorists attack IDF forces stationed along Gaza border; fourth such attack in two days.
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a two mortar shells at IDF engineers operating on the Israeli side of the border Wednesday, as tensions in the south continue to rise.
The mortar strikes - which came hours after a similar attack this morning - bring the total number of similar breaches of the ceasefire by Gazan terrorists in two days to four. IDF forces returned fire at a Hamas military post in response to the second attack.
No soldiers were injured in the first attack on Wednesday, which IDF forces responded to with tank fire.
Early Tuesday evening, terrorists opened fire on IDF forces just hours after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu mad...
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Washington - Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump advocated for the continued building of settlements in the West Bank on Wednesday, The Daily Mail reported.
In an interview with the online news purveyor, Trump refuted the notion that halted expansion of Jewish settlements is a prerequisite for peace negotiations.
Contrary to the building magnate’s previous indication of neutrality on the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Trump rejected the proposal of a halt in new construction.
He asserted that Israel must continue to move forward with building projects, a position that directly contradicts that of both the Obama administration as well as the Palestinian peace-negotiating apparatus.
“Thousands of missiles [are] being launched into Israel. Who wo...
Albany, NY - After wielding power for decades as one of the state’s most influential politicians, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison after being convicted of using his office to trade favors for millions of dollars in kickbacks. The Manhattan Democrat joined a long and growing list of state lawmakers who have been sentenced for crimes including bribery, conspiracy, tax evasion, fraud and racketeering. More than 30 lawmakers have left office since 2000 facing criminal or ethical allegations.
Here are some of them, and their sentences. All are no longer in the legislature.
—SEN. MALCOLM SMITH, 7 years
Smith, a former Democratic Senate leader, was accused of authorizing $200,000 in bribes to scheme his way onto th...
New York, NY - Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a backroom master whose name was synonymous with political power in New York for a generation, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, destined to take his place atop the state’s crowded lineup of crooked politicians behind bars.
Silver, a 72-year-old Manhattan Democrat, lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes briefly as a stern U.S. Judge Valerie Caproni announced his fate.
“I hope the sentence I impose upon you will make other politicians think twice until their better angels take over — or, if there are no better angels, perhaps the fear of living out his golden years in an orange jumpsuit,” said Caproni, who also ordered Silver to forfeit $5.3 million and pay a $1.75 million fine.
Sil...
Washington - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will suspend his presidential campaign, according to the New York Times and Politico. The expected announcement comes after the front-runner, Donald Trump, won the Indiana GOP primary and widened his delegate lead.
Towson, Md - May 3, 2016 - 8:46 PM -HAZMAT Units are on on scene. There have been reports of pepper spray released in the mall resulting with one confirmed patient at this time
Washington - Republican front-runner Donald Trump scored an important victory over rival Ted Cruz in Indiana on Tuesday, a win that moves him close to being unstoppable in his march to the party’s presidential nomination.
The New York billionaire was quickly projected to be the winner by television networks shortly after polling places closed in the Midwestern state. Trump was on track to take well over 50 percent of the vote, eclipsing Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas. Ohio Governor John Kasich was running a distant third.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton was well ahead over Bernie Sanders as votes continued to be counted.
Cruz had been counting on a win in Tuesday’s primary to slow the New York businessman’s progress toward the nomination. But polls in ...
Baltimore, MD – May 3, 2016 – 7:50 PM - This evening, at approximately 6:20pm, Baltimore Police were called to the Home Depot parking lot, in the 6600 block of Reisterstown Road, (RRP) for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived they found a man in his 20's suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his body. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene and are investigating this incident. Detectives believe the victim and a woman were involved in an argument with a suspect earlier today inside of the store. A short time later, the suspect approached the victim in the parking lot and shot him. The suspect then fled from the scene.
Investigators are asking anyone with informatio...
Donald Trump will win the Indiana primary, according to a CNN projection. The victory places him on the cusp of clinching the GOP nomination.
Jerusalem, Israel - May 3, 2016 - On Yom HaShoah in Israel, regular TV programming is replaced with documentaries. Memorial ceremonies are held on a national level at Yad Vashem. Schools and organizations have special presentations. Restaurants are closed. Recreation shuts down. There is a national siren for a moment of silence.
But, Nadav Embon and his wife felt they wanted more. They wanted to find a way for those out of school and army to connect to the Holocaust, in a meaningful way. They invited 40 people to their home to hear a survivor tell their story, followed by appropriate music and a discussion. From this initial evening, זיכרון בסלון, Living Room Memories, or Memories at Home, began seven years ago. The goal of Zikaron Basalon is to encourage...
We all have complaints. Some of us sit back with the attitude of ‘What can I do? If only I had such and such, then I would be able to accomplish so much more’. And then there are the rare few who take what they were given, little as that may be, and scale the heights. Daniel Mizrachi is one of those rare gems.
Today Daniel Mizrachi is 24 years old and gets about in a wheelchair. And how he gets about! Daniel wakes up each morning and says to himself, “Now why did Hashem give me this new day? What can I accomplish with it?” It’s real accomplishments that Daniel is looking for... accomplishments that will help both him and others grow in ruchnius.
Were you born with your disability or did it happen later in life?
I was born with it. There a...
Baltimore, MD - May. 3, 2016 Nissan 5776 - Daily Dvar Halacha - Why Do They Always Say "Last Night Was The Of The Omer"?
Baltimore, MD – May 3, 2016 - It is with deep regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Mrs. Evelyn (Chava Sora) Levien, z’l, mother of Mrs. Barbara Posner, wife of Rabbi Refoel Posner.
Shiva will be observed at 6701 Park Heights Ave. Apt 2A until early Sunday morning.
(Please no visitors between 12:30-2:30 PM and not between 5:00-6:30 PM.)
There will be one minyan for Mincha/Maariv – tonight only, Tuesday, May 3 at 7:45pm.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
(JTA) — The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor, Michigan, was evacuated after an unknown person called in a bomb threat.
The unidentified caller on Monday morning said a bomb would explode in a locker in the building in 30 minutes, the Ann Arbor News reported, citing David Shtulman, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Ann Arbor. The building was immediately evacuated.
The JCC also houses the Jewish federation and the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor police brought bomb-sniffing dogs to the building, but no explosives were found inside the JCC or on its grounds, according to the report. Staff and students were cleared to return to the building after about an hour.
The police have opened an investigation into the phone call.
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says Israel should 'keep moving forward' in response to Arab terror.
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has said Israel should continue building in Judea and Samaria, insisting the Jewish state should "keep moving forward" in response to Arab terrorism.
Speaking to the UK's Daily Mail, Trump emphasized his support for the State of Israel, and appeared to veer away from previous comments in which he declared that he would stay "neutral" on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Trump referenced the "thousands of missiles being launched into Israel," by Arab terrorists prior to the 2014 Gaza war, asking rhetorically: "Who would put up with that? Who would stand for it?"
He also said he would sharply depart from th...
Businessmen and brothers David and Simon Reuben earned the number one spot on the Sunday Times' 1,000 wealthiest people list in Britain.
David and Simon Reuben, two Indian-born Jewish brothers, have topped the Sunday Times’ annual list of Britain's richest people
The two real estate moguls own the Millbank Tower in London, the London Oxford Airport and the London Heliport, which operates as the city's helicopter airport.
Their joint fortune is estimated at £13.1 billion, marking a £3.4 billion increase from the previous year.
Simon began his career as a rug importer, while his brother David made his start in the metal trade market. Later on, they moved their focus to real estate.
The second place on the list also belongs to two brothers, b...
Rabbi Asher Stern on Stop The Talking in Shul
