Month April 2020
BERLIN (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres challenged leaders Tuesday to use the coronavirus pandemic to “rebuild our world for the better” by also working together to tackle other global threats such as climate change. The outbreak has resulted in… Continue Reading →
Here is some more good news for New Jersey businesses. Stores that are deemed non-essential and are closed to the public, are now permitted to take orders by phone or internet, TLS has learned. The stores can then have customers… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus. They appear to have the White House’s ear. President Donald… Continue Reading →
TONIGHT, Tuesday, 4 Iyar, April 28, Agudath Israel of America will be hosting an Azkarah in memory of the Novominsker Rebbe, HaRav Yaakov Perlow Z’’TVKL, Rosh Agudas Yisroel, at 7:30 pm EDT. We will be addressed by memebers of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah: HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky, Rosh HaYeshiva, Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia; HaRav Aharon Feldman, Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Baltimore; HaRav Yosef Frankel, Vyelipoler Rebbe; HaRav Elya Brudny,… Continue Reading →
Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim will be participating in a research program, and you may be eligible. They are looking for 200 candidates that have tested positive or had real Covid-19 symptoms. The test will entail having 3 tubes of blood… Continue Reading →
When Microsoft Corp reports earnings on Wednesday, analysts expect some areas of its business to take a hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic, with lower-than-expected sales in areas like advertising… Read more » The post Analysts: Remote Work Revenue Could… Continue Reading →
REHOVOT (VINnews) — On Israel’s Memorial Day this year the government took the painful step of prohibiting families from visiting the graves of their loved ones due to the fear of a spike in coronavirus infections. Senior IDF officers were… Continue Reading →
High Court President Justice Esther Hayut on Tuesday afternoon approved a hearing on several petitions against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu forming a government, as well as petitions against the Gantz-Netanyahu… Read more » The post High Court to Hear Cases… Continue Reading →
As states gear up to reopen, a poll finds a potential obstacle to controlling the coronavirus: nearly 1 in 10 adults say cost would keep them from seeking help if… Read more » The post Poll: Cost Makes Nearly 1… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] The Porush family gained international attention this week after living the seemingly worst-case scenario in the age of the coronavirus. It began last week when Rebbetzin Baila Porush, a 52 year old mother of 6, passed away suddenly. She… Continue Reading →
German airline Lufthansa has no intention of selling its Belgian unit, Brussels Airlines, the head of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr assured Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès in a letter seen by… Read more » The post Lufthansa to Belgian PM: No… Continue Reading →
Top US infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci said today “I’m almost certain it will come back” when he was asked about the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting later this year. “In my mind, it’s inevitable that we… Continue Reading →
The European Union should impose policies to underpin fossil fuel prices to protect the bloc’s climate ambitions during its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the French government said. EU ministers… Read more » The post France Backs Fossil Fuel ‘Price… Continue Reading →
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as nations and some U.S. states move toward reopening their economies from lockdowns made to restrict the spread of the coronavirus. The S&P… Read more » The post Stocks Open Higher on Wall… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – For millions of people around the world dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, sleep brings no relief. The horrors of COVID-19, and the surreal and frightening ways it has upended daily life, are infecting dreams and exposing… Continue Reading →
New York City schools will implement a new grading system for the remainder of the coronavirus-disrupted school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Elementary school students will be graded “meeting the standards” or “needing improvement” while high school students… Continue Reading →
A Brooklyn resident confronted Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray about their “non-essential” travel as they walked in Prospect Park over the weekend, a video posted on Twitter shows. The mayor and his wife have taken flack… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a tragic corollary to the effects of treating the coronavirus pandemic on medical personnel, a prominent New York ER committed suicide after weeks of treating coronavirus patients. Dr. Lorna Breen was the ER medical director… Continue Reading →
JetBlue announced Monday that beginning May 4, they will require that all passengers wear face coverings during travel to help slow the spread of coronavirus. The company is now the first major U.S. airline to implement that new policy. Previously,… Continue Reading →
Many New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will receive additional benefits in May to help address critical food needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. An additional $36 million will be provided… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) —The Flatbush Jewish Journal, a weekly Orthodox publication based in Brooklyn, published no less than fifty pages of obituaries in its most recent issue, a testimony to the devastating power of the coronavirus which has left the… Continue Reading →