Month March 2020
Stocks pushed higher on Wall Street Monday, led by big gains for health care companies announcing developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak. The rally tacked more gains onto… Read more » The post Wall Street Pushes Higher, Led… Continue Reading →
Ben Gurion Airport, reeling from coronavirus travel bans, is now servicing only three international airlines, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) said on Monday. Before the outbreak, 140 airlines were taking… Read more » The post Ben Gurion Airport Down to… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A $500 billion federal aid package for companies and governments hurt by the coronavirus includes rules aimed at ensuring that the money is used in ways that would help sustain the economy. But questions are being raised… Continue Reading →
A Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds arrived Monday in New York City as officials pressed for more federal help. Mayor Bill de Blasio said President Donald Trump’s suggestion that… Read more » The post Navy Hospital Ship Arrives in… Continue Reading →
As Israel fights the spread of the coronavirus, the never-ending political imbroglio continues. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz reportedly conducted talks for eight hours overnight on Motzei Shabbos, ending at 6:30 a.m Sunday morning… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey agency that operates the Atlantic City Expressway has scheduled a public meeting for Wednesday to consider toll increase, despite the governor’s order for residents to stay home… Read more » The post Public Meeting on Toll Hikes… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Tomchei Shabbos Needs Your Help Now! With just over a week until Pesach, Lakewood’s families are feverishly preparing for Yom Tov at home. The pantry and freezers must be stocked for Pesach by the end of this week. Unfortunately, due… Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhoa promoted the notion that the coronavirus plaguing the globe today did not originate in China but rather was brought there by… Read more » The post Chinese Chutzpah appeared first on… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is renaming proposed state hate crime legislation in honor of the Monsey stabbing victim who died on Sunday. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Josef… Continue Reading →
Macy’s says it will stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when the chain closed its stores in response to collapsing sales during the… Read more » The post Macy’s to Furlough Majority of… Continue Reading →
The post Watch This Video: Why All Minyanim Must Stop! appeared first on The Yeshiva World.
This video visually explains why all Minyanim must stop until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. The six feet of social distancing was what they knew at the time – but is not correct. Watch how a sneeze or cough really… Continue Reading →
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Governor Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed the USNS Comfort hospital ship to New York City today. The ship, which has over 1,000 hospital beds onboard, will assist with treating non-coronavirus patients so that New York’s hospitals… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) —The Mossad intelligence agency acquired and brought to Israel 27 ventilators and other valuable medical equipment needed in the fight against the coronavirus according to reports in Israel’s media Monday. Sources added that 160 more ventilators, crucial for… Continue Reading →
The videos below are from new York City on Monday. The first video is in Manhattan, and the second video is in Williamsburg. Clearly, this is a problem affecting all communities. The videos speak for themselves. (YWN World Headquarters –… Continue Reading →
ST. LOUIS (AP) — With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a rent strike until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. New York, Boston, Los… Continue Reading →
The Israeli Cabinet was set to meet later Monday to deliberate on whether to tighten movement restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. On the agenda will be a proposal… Read more » The post Israeli Cabinet to Meet on… Continue Reading →