Month April 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock rose on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 recovered a chunk of this week’s sharp losses as a bit of oxygen pumped through markets around the… Read more » The post Stocks Climb Worldwide as Oil… Continue Reading →
Not only does the stay-at-home regimen brought about by the Covid-19 crisis keep people from their jobs and their studies, but being stuck in the house for days and weeks… Read more » The post Coronavirus Loans: The Big and… Continue Reading →
A small study of five critically ill COVID-19 patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City could have major implications for how doctors respond to the virus going forward. The investigation found patients with the most severe COVID-related pneumonia… Continue Reading →
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that… Read more » The post McConnell Says He Favors State… Continue Reading →
With no end of the Covid-19 lockdown in sight, many have been wondering what the Summer will bring. As of now, schools will not be reopening before May 15, but the lockdown could obviously be extended. Should schools reopen before… Continue Reading →
A $484 billion coronavirus aid deal finalized Tuesday promises to breathe new life into two small-business loan programs that are designed to combat the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus.… Read more » The post How to Get a Small-Business… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will go into emergency lockdown on the country’s Memorial and Independence days in an effort to tamp down the coronavirus crisis, raising an outcry from bereaved families. On Wednesday, the Cabinet in a meeting via conference… Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines, the biggest and most profitable U.S. airline, lost $534 million in the first quarter, a setback that will appear trivial when the full force of the pandemic is revealed in the current quarter. Delta warned Wednesday that… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] (Lansing MI) Rachel exercised regularly, maintained a healthy diet, and had no family history of cancer. But she still got breast cancer and she still died. Rachel’s family and Rachel’s doctors were at a complete loss. It wasn’t until… Continue Reading →
A 52-year-old Chareidi woman, the mother of 6 children, who contracted the coronavirus on the background of already being chronically ill with kidney disease and dependent on dialysis, was released from the hospital on Tuesday, b’chasdei Hashem, Kikar H’Shabbat reported…. Continue Reading →
Throughout March, as the pandemic gained momentum in the United States, much of the preparations focused on the breathing machines that were supposed to save everyone’s lives. New York State… Read more » The post In New York’s Largest Hospital… Continue Reading →
The Pentagon is planning a multi-city tour of the U.S. military’s top flight demonstration teams to “champion national unity” amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to defense officials and a memo… Read more » The post Pentagon Plans to Dispatch Blue… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced a plan Wednesday to start paying hospitals and doctors who care for uninsured patients with COVID-19, but Democratic lawmakers and health industry groups are likely to press for more. Under the approach detailed… Continue Reading →
The Shin Bet revealed on Wednesday that it infiltrated a Hamas terror cell last month that was actively planning major terrorist attacks, including at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, which can hold over 30,000 people. The terror cell was also… Continue Reading →
EDISON, NJ (VINnews) – A $2 million Mega Millions ticket sold in New Jersey for Tuesday’s drawing was bought at a supermarket in Middlesex County. The lucky ticket was purchased at ShopRite on Route 1 in Edison, New Jersey Lottery… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com During this horrible pandemic – there are thousands of families that are sitting shiva. How does one console the family members of a tzaddik that passed away young – in the prime of his… Continue Reading →
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — The porch minyanim taking place in numerous Chareidi neighborhoods around Israel and the US have led to women becoming more involved in communal prayer, as they can hear and see the men praying on nearby porches…. Continue Reading →
United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and the Labor party signed the coalition agreement on Wednesday night, according to media reports. The “negotiations” broke all records for speed — all wrapped up… Read more » The post UTJ Signs Coalition Deal appeared… Continue Reading →
Over a dozen FBI agents were in Lakewood today, and here’s what we know about the visit so far. According to sources who were visited, the agents were investigating local companies selling medical supplies and equipment, including masks. Several business… Continue Reading →
MINNESOTA (JNS) — Two high school students in Minnesota apologized for posting a clip on the popular video-sharing app that pokes fun at Jews who were sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. In the TikTok video titled “Me and the… Continue Reading →
Lakewood Shomrim/Lakewood Civilian Safety Watch (LCSW) is shouldering a heavy portion of the emergency response needed in its area of the state during the current COVID-19 crisis, with hundreds of… Read more » The post 18-Hour Shifts During COVID-19 at… Continue Reading →