Wednesday, May 8, 2024
After a historically long strike, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Actors (SAG-AFTRA), the union representing thousands of actors, has closed its picket lines. Beginning in July of this year, the strike lasted over 100 days, and concluded last Wednesday after the union reached a tentative agreement […]
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives elected Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House, following nearly a month of the vacant position. The change in leadership comes as government funding is set to expire on Nov. 17, and a possible shutdown looms. Johnson was elected with 220 […]
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: New Jersey Hall of Fame Inductees 2023 Over the weekend, the New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) welcomed 14 new members to the list of great New Jerseyans. The list […]
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Access to Reproductive Healthcare Resources Expanded in New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill on Tuesday that establishes a new website that will offer New Jersey residents nonstop access […]
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Australian Referendum Failed Yes23 is an Australian campaign to add a referendum to the constitution to recognize the Aboriginal people and set up a government body to inform the prime […]
With the deadline quickly approaching, the U.S. government was able to narrowly avoid a full government shutdown just before midnight on Sept. 30. The stopgap bill signed by President Joe Biden will extend the deadline until mid-November, continuing funding to government agencies and allocating billions of dollars for disaster relief. […]
As the New York City migrant crisis continues to worsen, many fear that the city’s capacity and resources could be reaching a breaking point. The New York City Office of the Mayor reports that more than 116,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the city since the spring of 2022, 60,000 […]
In mid-September, the United Auto Workers labor union (UAW) announced it would be striking against Ford Motor Company, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis after worker contracts expired without a new deal being reached. The union represents about 145,000 workers with more than 18,000 currently on strike. The strike began by […]
Over the Rosh Hashanah Holiday weekend, multiple synagogues in northern New Jersey fell victim to “swatting” events. On Friday, Sept. 15, Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Millburn was evacuated nine minutes into a live-streamed service after reports of a bomb threat. On Thursday, Sept. 14, Congregation Ahavat Achim in Fair Lawn […]
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez Indicted On Friday, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bribery, making this […]
