Microsoft announced an ambitious effort it says will make voting secure, verifiable and more transparent with open-source software. Two of the three top U.S elections vendors have expressed interest in potentially incorporating the software into their voting systems.
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A video showing children speaking in Arabic about sacrifice and chopping off heads wasn’t vetted before being posted on the Facebook page for the Muslim American Society’s Philadelphia chapter, and it does not represent their values, the executive director of the national group said Sunday.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler has scheduled a Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the battle between the Democrat-led House and President Donald Trump over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report .
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Israeli crop protection service teams identified isolated details of locusts in four communities in the central Aravah.

The Jewish community Staten Island offers a variety of different shuls for every type of community member.

Capping a week in which her testy exchange with Attorney General William Barr went viral, Sen. Kamala Harris on Sunday told a crowd of thousands gathered at a dinner hosted by the country’s oldest NAACP chapter that Barr “lied to Congress” and “is clearly more interested in representing the president than the American people.”

The Trump administration warned China and Russia on Monday that the U.S. won’t stand for aggressive moves in the Arctic region, which is rapidly opening up to development and commerce as temperatures warm and sea ice melts.
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U.S. health officials say at least 60 more measles cases have been reported, increasing a 2019 tally that is already the highest in 25 years.
Officials on Monday said 764 cases have been reported as of last Thursday.
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“Reb Shayala”, the name alone represents the tzaddik who cared for every yid. With his Yahrtzeit on Wednesday, you can submit your names (no minimum donation required) for the tefillah at the resting place of
“Reb Shayala” of Kerestir zt”l in Kerestir, Hungary on his Yahrtzeit this Wednesday- CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT NAMES
Talmidei Chachamim, messengers of Yad L’Achim will be in Kerestir to daven for all names submitted.

MK Betzalel Smotrich, who chairs the Ichud Leumi faction of Bayit Yehudi, was audible in his harsh criticism of Israel’s decision to once again accept another Hamas ceasefire, insisting that once again, Israel failed to restore its deterrence, which is critical to bring an end to future Hamas offensives.