New Jersey state lawmakers approved a bill that will compel employers to give more notice and pay severance to laid-off workers, after a public backlash against the treatment of workers who lost their jobs in the retail apocalypse.
The bill, which has been called the “Toys R Us bill” for workers of the retail chain that filed for bankruptcy in 2017, requires larger employers to pay workers one week of severance for each year of service. It also gives employees 90 days’ notice, rather than just 60 days, in the event of a mass layoff.
It was approved 55-21.

President Donald Trump took his attacks on Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to a whole new level Monday morning, by retweeting a photoshopped image of the two in traditional Muslim garb before an Iranian flag.
The tweet came in a flurry of frenzied presidential tweets (and retweets) critical of Speaker Pelosi’s criticism of the Trump administrations handling of Iranian foreign relations, in particular, that following the deadly drone strike that took the life of Quds force leader and Iranian Republican Guard Major General Qasam Soleimani.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a statement on Monday that fellow presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders told her in a private meeting in 2018 that a woman could not win the White House.
“Bernie and I met for more than two hours in December 2018 to discuss the 2020 election, our past work together and our shared goals: beating Donald Trump, taking back our government from the wealthy and well-connected, and building an economy that works for everyone,” Warren said in a statement. “Among the topics that came up was what would happen if Democrats nominated a female candidate. I thought a woman could win; he disagreed.”

Federal prosecutors on Monday recommended that former Rep. Chris Collins be sentenced to nearly five years in prison — the maximum prison sentence — for his role in an insider trading case that led to his arrest and eventual downfall in Congress.
Collins initially denied any wrongdoing after he was indicted on insider trading charges in August 2018, and the New York Republican even went on to win reelection that year. But Collins ultimately pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and making false statements. He resigned from Congress soon after.

Iran said Tuesday that arrests were made in the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet that killed all 176 people aboard shortly after it left Tehran.
Iranian Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in a statement “extensive investigations have taken place and some individuals are arrested,” according to The Associated Press. The statement reportedly did not say how many people have been arrested or name them.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a speech televised in Iran also called for a special court with a ranking judge and “dozens of experts,” according to the AP.
“This is not an ordinary case. The entire … world will be watching this court,” he said.

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President Donald Trump on Monday praised Iranian student demonstrators who refused to trample on the American flag during a protest at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran.
“Wow! The wonderful Iranian protesters refused to step on, or in any way denigrate, our Great American Flag,” Trump tweeted. “It was put on the street in order for them to trample it, and they walked around it instead. Big progress!”

Eight Israeli F-16 fighter jets were damaged by flooding at Hatzor air force base in the country’s south following last week’s extreme rainfall, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday.
After attempting to censor the news for several days, the military acknowledged the damage on Sunday evening, saying that while the jets are expected to return to duty by next week, the repairs will cost millions of dollars.
No soldiers were injured in the flooding, according to the army.
In addition to the damaged planes, record rainfalls of late left seven dead across the country and caused major damage to homes, vehicles and infrastructure.
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The game show “Jeopardy!” has come under fire for not accepting “Palestine” as an answer of where Jesus Christ was born during a show that aired on Friday.
The $200 clue in the category “Where’s that Church?” was “Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity.”
Contestant Katie Needle buzzed in and answered, “What is Palestine?”
Host Alex Trebek rejected her answer and accepted contestant Jack McGuire’s answer of “What is Israel?”

A man attempted to storm an airliner’s cockpit while the plane was in flight, injuring a flight attendant, then fought with several police officers while being taken into custody after the plane landed in New Jersey, police said. Six officers were also reported hurt in the incident.
Matthew Dingley, 28, was on a flight bound for Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday night when passengers witnessed him becoming violent and erratic, NBC New York reported. They watched as he rose from his seat and ran toward the cockpit.

Cory Booker, the New Jersey senator who pitched himself as a candidate of hope and optimism, is suspending his presidential campaign, he said Monday.
Booker, who recently announced he had surpassed his fourth-quarter fundraising goal, said his operation would not have the money “to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win,” particularly with a Senate impeachment trial looming and because he would be absent from Tuesday’s debate.
“So I’ve chosen to suspend my campaign now, take care of my wonderful staff, and give you time to consider the other strong choices in the field,” Booker wrote in a message to supporters Monday morning.