Month April 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government’s coronavirus social distancing guidelines will be “fading out” when they expire Thursday, counting on states taking charge as they pivot to reopening . The administration says the its cautionary… Continue Reading →
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. is doing everything it can to preserve cash and get leniency from lenders to avoid a bankruptcy filing in the midst of the travel industry’s collapse,… Read more » The post Hertz Talks With Banks, Treasury… Continue Reading →
The risk of men dying of COVID-19 is double that of women, according to a study on patients in China. The authors of the paper published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health looked at three sets of data for… Continue Reading →
The apportionment of ministries in the new government has yet to be finalized, as Yamina and Blue and White remain dissatisfied with what Likud has offered. Blue and White turned… Read more » The post Reports Say Coalition Still Wrangling… Continue Reading →
The Boro Park Jewish Community Council (BPJCC) is planning a 2020 Census Drive-Thru event. The event, done in partnership with Yad B’Yad, will take place on Sunday, May 3, from… Read more » The post BPJCC to Host Census Drive-Thru… Continue Reading →
Twenty-five New York State senators sent a letter to CEOs and chief administrators of hospitals in the state associated with& Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) and Greater New… Read more » The post Over Two Dozen NYS Senators… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Israelis may be required to download a mandatory coronavirus tracking phone app if they want to enter malls or markets. The app would allow authorities to track locations where infected or suspected coronavirus carriers had visited, according… Continue Reading →
CHEMED Health Center shares the sorrow of the Lakewood Community in the tremendous loss of our beloved Dr. Harvey Hirsch. Dr. Hirsch was a pillar of our Pediatric Department and a true friend to many of us in CHEMED. He was… Continue Reading →
A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially eroding confidence in what could be humanity’s best chance to defeat the virus. In recent weeks, vaccine opponents have… Continue Reading →
Who do we admire anymore? Given the choice of talentless cretins who populate the entertainment field and hold political office, I am more likely to admire the Japanese maple tree… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: The Chrysler Pacifica… Continue Reading →
In what may be the last stage of a decades-long legal battle, Justice Harriet L. Thompson ruled that the authority over 770 Eastern Parkway belongs to Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch and Agudas Chassidei Chabad (Aguch), the official institutions of Lubavitch headquarters…. Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN, NY (JTA) – The images were striking, the mayor had strong words and the backlash was swift. On Tuesday night, hundreds of Orthodox Jews gathered for a rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn, showing apparent disregard of public social distancing guidelines…. Continue Reading →
Sunday, May 10, 2020 By:Hadas Yuval It’s no secret that the Israeli startup scene is the envy of global tech hubs. Books have been written, lectures given, and the topic has been argued to exhaustion as to how a tiny,… Continue Reading →
The U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert said that early results of a closely watched clinical trial offered “quite good news” regarding a potential covid-19 therapy made by the biotechnology company… Read more » The post Fauci Calls Early Data From… Continue Reading →
U.S. home sales showed signs of collapsing in March, as the number of contract signs plunged sharply because of the coronavirus outbreak. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its pending home sales index, which measures signed buyer contracts,… Continue Reading →
GENEVA (AP) — A top World Health Organization official says the U.N. health agency is looking into whether grandparents can safely hug their grandchildren without risk of contracting the coronavirus. The comments from Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead of WHO’s… Continue Reading →
The smallest companies seeking coronavirus relief loans were moving to the head of the line Wednesday as the Small Business Administration said that for eight hours ending at midnight Eastern… Read more » The post SBA: Smallest Firms Move to… Continue Reading →
Lyft is laying off 17% of its staff, the company announced Wednesday, after the coronavirus crisis wrought havoc on the ride-hailing business and cut substantially into its revenue. The layoffs… Read more » The post Lyft to Lay Off 17%… Continue Reading →
HOUSTON (AP) — Two guards at an immigration detention center in Louisiana have died after contracting the coronavirus, raising new questions about whether the U.S. government is adequately protecting 30,000 immigrants in custody and the staff guarding them. Relatives of… Continue Reading →
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of $43,739,760 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance grants to the New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management to support those on the frontline combatting the… Continue Reading →