Month March 2020
The European Union on Thursday will evaluate President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States amid deep concern over the economic impact of the move… Read more » The post EU Assessing Trump’s Travel Ban… Continue Reading →
By Matisyahu Rabbani Due to the rise in concern about the spread of the Corona virus, family members announced that, at least until the next week, Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s home will be closed to visitors. The announcement was reported by… Continue Reading →
With Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announcing drastic new rules on dealing with coronavirus Wednesday night, limiting public gatherings in closed places to no more than 100 people, events of all… Read more » The post Shuls, Halls Strive to Cope… Continue Reading →
European shares plummeted to their lowest in almost four years on Thursday as investors were rattled by dramatic travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump in an attempt to halt… Read more » The post European Shares Sink Again as… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry announced Thursday morning that the number of verified coronavirus infections in Israel has already reached 100. Ninety-one of the verified patients are hospitalized, and one patient is… Read more » The post Israel: Number of Verified Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
The European Central Bank is all but certain to unveil new stimulus measures on Thursday, pushing policy closer to its limits to help the euro zone economy cope with the… Read more » The post Fighting Virus, ECB to Run… Continue Reading →
The post Towels Out, Paper In appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Price of Tissues, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels to Rise Tu Bishvat at the Kossover Beis Medrash Supporting Yeshivah Independence Lag BaOmer in Boro Park: Hadlakos and Dancing… Continue Reading →
From the Desk of THE ROFEH CHOLIM Seventh Rikiya – Shaarei Shamayim Rx For Prevention & Treatment of COVID-19 1) Wash hands carefully for 20 seconds & say at least 2… Read more » The post Rx For Prevention & Treatment… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) — The run-up to Passover is the busiest time of the year for Masbia, a nonprofit that operates three kosher soup kitchens in Brooklyn and Queens. The organization has to order all kosher-for-Passover food and scrub one… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Board of Education is preparing for the possibility of a closure due to the coronavirus. This evening, the Board of Education voted to purchase no more than 500 laptops to supplement the existing District inventory of laptops, so… Continue Reading →
Part of Ocean Avenue in Lakewood will be shut until Thursday afternoon after a vehicle crashed into a pole, police say. The accident occurred shortly before 9:00 PM. Police say JCPL is on scene but the damage is more severe… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s only one television show that can stand atop the weekly ratings and say it did the same thing more than 40 years ago. That’s CBS’ venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” which was the week’s most popular… Continue Reading →
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — At the center of one of the nation’s biggest clusters of coronavirus cases, restaurant owner Joshua Berkowitz has adopted what he calls a “drop and dash” method of delivering food to customers — including many… Continue Reading →
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — While acknowledging his perhaps insurmountable deficit in the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders has vowed to press ahead with his presidential campaign at least long enough to debate Joe Biden this weekend and try to force him… Continue Reading →
The Russian parliament approved a sweeping constitutional reform in the third and final reading Wednesday, a move that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 years after his current term ends in 2024. The Kremlin-controlled… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice” after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league’s owners were leaning toward playing… Continue Reading →
The NBA announced that it has suspended its season until further notice after the completion of Wednesday night’s games after a member of the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus. (Source: ESPN) The post BREAKING: NBA Suspends… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday. Hanks said the couple were in Australia and felt tired, with colds, body aches and… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to combat a viral pandemic. Trump made… Read more » The post Trump Suspends Travel Between U.S…. Continue Reading →
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he is “reticent” to institute major closures and other uses of his emergency powers in response to the coronavirus pandemic, focusing… Read more » The post NYC Has 53 Coronavirus Cases;… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gyrating stock market is seizing headlines as the coronavirus threatens corporate profits and economic growth. Yet it’s in the normally temperate bond market, where companies go to borrow money, where the gravest dangers may lurk. Investors… Continue Reading →