President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet. “To protect American workers, I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one-sided Paris climate accord, a very unfair act for the United States,” Trump said in a video statement from the White House to the Group of 20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia. His comments came during a discussion among the world’s largest economies on safeguarding the Earth. President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office in January, has said he will rejoin the global pact that the U.S. helped forge five years ago. Trump contended the international accord was “not designed to save the environm...
Millions of Americans are still planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday – despite warnings from the CDC and government officials to stay home as coronavirus cases continue to surge. Covid-19 cases in the US on Saturday passed 12million, with more than 255,000 deaths. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens According to travel agency AAA, although less people are expected to be leaving home for the holiday compared to last year, it was estimated that up to 50.6million people will still travel for Thanksgiving. That number will likely be lower amid a crackdown on coronav...
The U.S. military is developing Navy destroyers to take out hypersonic missiles and a ship off the coast of Hawaii has successfully tested the potential innovation, according to Warren Maven editor Kris Osborn on Fox News. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens An “engage on remote” intercept of an ICBM test Nov. 16 was successful from ship-fired SM-3 IIAs, Osborn reported. “In this developmental test, the destroyer used engage-on-remote capabilities through the Command and Control Battle Management Communications network as part of a defense of Hawaii scenario,” a Mis...
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert criticized former agent Jonathan  Pollard on Sunday, saying he should not be welcomed in Israel. Interviewed by Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz at the Maariv newspaper’s business conference on Sunday, Olmert cautioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against holding a festive ceremony for Pollard when he moves to Israel soon. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens “With all due respect, I would prefer that he not move to Israel,” Olmert said. “We don’t owe him anything. He was a spy who worked for a lo...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s ready to work with any U.S. leader, but still isn’t ready to recognize the election victory of Joe Biden. “We will work with anyone who has the confidence of the American people,” Putin said on Russian state TV Sunday. “But that confidence can only be given to a candidate whose victory has been recognized by the opposing party, or after the results are confirmed in a legitimate, legal way.” Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The comments are some of the most detailed since the election from Putin, one of a dwindling...
Joe Biden’s chief of staff on Sunday said the Democrat challenger’s inauguration would have to be changed due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I think it’s going to definitely have to be changed,” Klain said during an appearance on ABC News. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens “We started some consultations with House and Senate leadership on that. Obviously, this is not going to be the same kind of inauguration we had in the past.” When asked whether there would be parades, a big crowd on the Mall, and lunch inside the rotunda, Klain responded:...
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Assistant Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be his ambassador to the United Nations (UN), according to multiple news reports. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The Washington Post and Axios reported Sunday evening that Thomas-Greenfield would be Biden’s pick, shortly after news of the president-elect’s likely picks for national security adviser and secretary of State were reported by Bloomberg News. Greenfield served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs between 2013 and 201...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 23, 2020 - In response to our call to action requesting contacting Senator Jill Carter, this morning Chaim Rubenstein sent the following to the Senator. Others are urged to write and/or call. Our community needs your involvement. Please make your voice heard, TODAY!. Dear Senator Carter: I am strongly opposed to your suggestion that the juvenile designation for criminal suspects be raised from 16 years old to 18 years old. The recidivism rate among juveniles is out of control, mostly due to the juveniles' belief that there are no significant repercussions to their criminal activity and the current system's lack of effectiveness. Although currently, jail may not be appropriate for rehabilitation, it would be far better for you ...
Gov. Larry Hogan plans to address the state Monday about coronavirus enforcement alongside police, government and restaurant officials. MARYLAND — Gov. Larry Hogan is expected to update Marylanders Monday afternoon (watch on BJL @ 4PM) about additional statewide enforcement measures to fight the COVID-19 surge. His briefing will come less than a week after the state's health department gave orders to prepare for a potential spike in hospitalizations and three days after restaurants and bars were ordered to close table service by 10 p.m. to prevent the spread of the virus. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for b...
Group includes participants from seven cities in North America NEW YORK – The OU's Yachad, the leading organization for individuals with disabilities in the Orthodox community, has launched a support network for siblings of individuals with special needs. The group held its first session recently and has set monthly meeting dates through May of 2021. The participants in the first session ranged in age from 21 through 60, and joined from seven cities in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Canada.Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Individuals with special needs and their fam...
Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 23, 2020 - Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. The U.S. is committed to countering the Global BDS Campaign as a manifestation of anti-Semitism." stated a tweet on November 19, 2020, by  Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, during his whirl-wind trip in the Middle East, Dr. Einat Wilf added tweeting, "Anti-Zionism is the most sustained, broad, ruthless and potentially effective ideological and physical attack on Jews as a collective in the post World War II Era. It is designed to render Jews defenseless and homeless once more. Call it what you will." On October 21 and 22, 2020, The Conference of Internet Antisemitism: Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium, was hosted by Secretary of State Pompeo, who delivered opening remarks ...
NEW YORK – With children’s emotions and routines becoming a daily victim of the tumult caused by the pandemic, Hidden Sparks, which helps teachers and schools educate struggling learners, has provided six tips for parents to support their children experiencing anxiety during this time. Hidden Sparks spent the summer months focusing on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) techniques with teachers across the country to help them prepare for welcoming students back after months spent zooming at home.  Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration Dean and Hidden Sparks Co-Educational Director, Rona Novick, PhD., has developed these tips for parents looking to help their children cope during the pandemic: Offer reassurance. Always beg...
Stocks started off the Thanksgiving-shortened week sharply higher after another drugmaker announced positive results for its coronavirus vaccine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 300 points, a gain of 1%. The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite were up 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively. European indexes were also rising sharply, with the STOXX Europe 600 rising 0.1% and Germany's DAX climbing 0.6%. The other major indexes, France's CAC-40 and the U.K.'s FTSE 100, were up similar amounts. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens U.K. drugmaker AstraZene...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 22, 2020 -  WBFF recently reported "Right now a special council is discussing potential changes to Maryland’s Juvenile Justice System, as the debate over how to best handle juvenile offenders continues. The Juvenile Justice Reform Council was created by the state last year and charged with coming up with policy change recommendations. State Senator Jill Carter sits on the council and represents areas of Baltimore where recent juvenile crime has occurred, including the attempted armed robbery of a Jewish couple outside a Synagogue. Carter is pushing for all crimes committed by persons under the age of 18 to automatically go to juvenile court."ATTENTION MEMBERS OF THE BALTIMORE COMMUNITY: Please have your friends (and you!)  call State Senator Jill Car...
Israeli private jet makes direct trip to Saudi mega-city of Neom, flight tracking data shows Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a rare tour to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to hold an under-the-radar meeting with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Walla reported Monday.Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens According to the report, Netanyahu was accompanied by Mossad chief Yossi Cohen during the trip. A Saudi source confirmed Netanyahu's visit to i24NEWS. The report cites flight tracking data indicating that the plane took of...
U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program head Moncef Slaoui said the first Americans to receive a coronavirus vaccine could get it as soon as Dec. 11, CNN reported on Sunday. “Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours from the approval, so I expect maybe on day two after approval on the 11th or the 12th of December,” he said Efforts to speedily develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. won’t be derailed by a change in administration, said the head of Operation Warp Speed, the federal government’s program aimed at accelerating a Covid-19 jab. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official B...
The world must not abandon the pressure it has applied on Iran to curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens “An uncompromising policy must be maintained to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said in a speech on Sunday. He warned against a return to the 2015 accord that froze production of fissile material in exchange for economic relief. President Donald Trump‘s administration withdrew the U.S. from the deal in 2018 and imposed sweeping sanctions to tr...
U.S. intelligence agencies have long failed to make detecting global pandemics a priority, current and former U.S. officials say, posing a challenge for the incoming Biden administration, which has pledged to step up the government’s ability to prepare for biological dangers. In the wake of a global pandemic that has killed more than 250,000 Americans, there is growing support among President-elect Joe Biden’s advisers for broadening the definition of national security within spy and defense agencies and upgrading their ability to detect, analyze and respond to pandemics. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp grou...
Donald Trump has torn into Senator Toomey and praised the Pennsylvania judge who threw out his campaign’s “stitched together” lawsuit. The president’s campaign thanked US District Judge Matthew Brann’s dismissal for “helping us in our strategy to get expeditiously to the US Supreme Court”. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Trump tweeted Fox News presenter Mark Levin about Judge BrannCredit: Twitter/ @realDonaldTrump The federal judge on Saturday dismissed the lawsuit critical to Trump’s long-shot bid to overturn his November 3 election loss to ...
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