Month March 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 the announcement in an Oval Office address… Continue Reading →
Dear Magen David Families, We are writing to inform you of our decision regarding COVID-19. In consultation with medical specialists and representatives from the Department of Health, many yeshivot have been working together to create a community-wide approach to dealing… Continue Reading →
SAUDI ARABIA (JCPA) — The trial of 68 alleged Hamas members has begun in Saudi Arabia. They were arrested in April 2019 in Saudi Arabia; most were Palestinians from the Palestinian territories who immigrated to Saudi Arabia, some were Jordanian… Continue Reading →
Governors and other leaders scrambling to slow the spread of the coronavirus stepped up bans on large public gatherings and a rapidly expanding list of universities moved classes online, as the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert Wednesday warned that the… Continue Reading →
The federal government’s top infectious disease expert told lawmakers Wednesday that the novel coronavirus spreading across the globe is 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu. “I mean people always say, ‘Well, the flu does this, the flu does… Continue Reading →
President Trump will deliver a prime-time address to the nation Wednesday on the federal response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. According to his tweet, the address will be at 8:00 pm Central Time. On Wednesday, Congress unveiled a coronavirus aid… Continue Reading →
Is your driver’s license valid? It may not be. In the last 28 months, New York issued nearly 1.7 million driver’s license suspensions for not paying traffic tickets. That is nearly two thirds of all license suspensions in New York…. Continue Reading →
Earlier today, Hatzolah of Central Jersey (Lakewood) announced its primary emergency line went down, and was instead using a new alternate number. The alternate number as it turns out, is a much easier number to remember – 732-888-3000. In response… Continue Reading →
This is our last opportunity to do what we need to do. Because when the stakes are this high, we do what we need – not want to do.Tonight we need to take a stand against the infiltration of foreign… Continue Reading →
This is our last opportunity to do what we need to do. Because when the stakes are this high, we do what we need – not want to do. Tonight we need to take a stand against the infiltration of… Continue Reading →
POLAND (JTA) – The Auschwitz Memorial and the site of the former Nazi camp are closed to visitors due to concerns over the coronavirus. The memorial announced on Wednesday that it would shut down until March 25. The announcement comes… Continue Reading →
Federal investigators took the unusual step of wiretapping a retired supervisor in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Miami office as part of an inquiry into whether sensitive case information was leaked to attorneys for suspected drug traffickers in Colombia, current… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News shut down its New York City headquarters for cleaning and disinfecting on Wednesday after two of its employees tested positive for coronavirus. Employees will be asked to work remotely for the next two days… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JTA-RABBI SHMULY YANKLOWITZ) I am not a medical professional, an epidemiologist or an expert on pandemics. I leave the serious information in those important fields for the professionals who have the appropriate training to help us get through the… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036. If Putin won and completed two more terms as president, it would make him the ruler of Russia… Continue Reading →
A Republican-led Senate committee has postponed a subpoena vote as part of its investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, though the chairman of the panel says the probe related to the Democratic presidential front-runner will move forward. The… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a win to President Donald Trump by leaving in effect a policy that requires thousands of people seeking asylum at the southern border… Read more » The post U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump’s… Continue Reading →
Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he will stay in the Democratic presidential race despite suffering a series of big losses to front-runner Joe Biden, promising to keep up the public… Read more » The post Sanders Stays in White House… Continue Reading →