Month April 2020
The Senate Republican leadership team said Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement that State and county parks and golf courses will be allowed to reopen is a reasonable step and that many businesses are also ready to resume operations once restrictions are… Continue Reading →
Like every year, the Israeli flag flew from the roof of the Ponevezh Yeshivah on Wednesday, Israel’s 72nd Yom Ha’atzmaut. The minhag was set by the Ponevezhner Rav, Hagaon Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, z’tl, who established the yeshivah in 1944…. Continue Reading →
Boeing outlined plans Wednesday to cut about 10% of its workforce, slow production of new planes and raise more cash to survive a downturn in business that started with the… Read more » The post Boeing to Cut 10% of… Continue Reading →
The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record. Yet the drop in the January-March… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States for the first time added five of Amazon’s overseas operations to its list of “notorious markets’’ where pirated goods are sold. The e-commerce giant dismissed the move as part of the Trump administration’s “personal… Continue Reading →
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Agudath Israel of America released the following message following tweets by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that targeted the Jewish community: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s tweets last night about a large funeral that took place in… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that recipients of federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) to the self-employed, independent contractors and others who are not usually eligible for unemployment insurance benefits will start being notified of their PUA eligibility today, and the Department will begin making payments Friday. PUA is a new program authorized by Congress as part… Continue Reading →
Time is running out for the nascent unity government to overcome a series of legal and political obstacles to its formation, but members of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party… Read more » The post Time Running Out for Unity… Continue Reading →
Excitement over bitcoin’s upcoming halving and an overall risk-on environment are pushing up cryptocurrencies, with the largest token reaching its highest level since before the coronavirus-induced crash. Bitcoin gained as… Read more » The post Bitcoin Tops $8,000 for First… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, announced the birth of a son on Wednesday, just two days after Johnson returned to work following hospitalization for the coronavirus. Johnson’s office said Symonds gave birth… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s parks and golf courses, shuttered because of the virus outbreak, will reopen at sunrise on Saturday, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday. Murphy announced the change at a news… Read more » The post NJ Parks, Golf Courses Opening,… Continue Reading →
As the first major country to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, China is focused on avoiding a devastating second wave of infections as it returns to a semblance of pre-pandemic life.… Read more » The post How China Is Attempting to… Continue Reading →
In response to the tragic petirah of Dr. Harvey Hirsch Z”L, longtime beloved pediatrician in Lakewood, Chai Lifeline has partnered with CHEMED to present a teleconference for parents by Rabbi Dr. David Fox, the Director of Interventions & Community Education… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Tuesday injected the divisive politics of immigration into negotiations over the next round of coronavirus relief. Trump used separate White House news conferences to raise a… Read more » The post Trump Adds ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Restrictions… Continue Reading →
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, a Trump critic from West Michigan, is weighing a third-party bid for the White House that he said he’s “confident” he could win. “There’s an urgency.… Read more » The post Amash ‘Confident’ in Winning a… Continue Reading →
The apparent increase in homeless people occupying New York City subway cars has ignited a new dispute between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo over who’s responsible and… Read more » The post Homeless Squatters on NYC Subways… Continue Reading →
RIYADH (VINnews) — During the last few days social media has seen a “tweeting war” between Palestinians and Saudis after Palestinian media published caricatures gloating over the Saudi losses from the sharp drop in oil prices. The Palestinians even mocked… Continue Reading →
Reversing course, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is “open” to considering additional funds for state and local governments in the next coronavirus relief bill as Democrats seek more than $500 billion to cover costs of police, fire… Continue Reading →
The Federal Reserve is signaling that it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future as part of its extraordinary efforts to bolster an economy… Read more » The post Fed Signals It Will Likely… Continue Reading →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit over how names are listed on Florida ballots wrongly targeted the state’s chief elections officer, who the court said isn’t responsible for printing ballots and setting the… Continue Reading →