Month May 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus. CIAO BELLA! Alitalia is resuming… Continue Reading →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday, calling the $2 billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic “paltry” compared to the… Read more » The post Pompeo Calls China Virus Response… Continue Reading →
Dozens of Israeli websites were hacked Thursday morning. The National Cyber Directorate confirmed it had received reports of many websites coming under cyberattack. Israeli cyberexperts are attributing the attacks to elements… Read more » The post Dozens of Israeli Websites Cyberattacked… Continue Reading →
Minister David Amsalem (Likud), a close ally of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, blasted Thursday morning Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit ahead of the prime minister’s first day at court next Sunday.… Read more » The post Likud Minister Slams A-G Ahead… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may seek to revive a face-to-face meeting of Group of Seven leaders near Washington, after earlier canceling the in-person gathering of world leaders… Read more » The post Trump Opens Door to In-Person… Continue Reading →
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street rose despite Chinese trade tensions with Washington and Australia. Investors were looking ahead to Friday’s meeting of China’s legislature for details… Read more » The post Asian Stocks Mixed Amid China… Continue Reading →
Iran dismissed on Thursday new U.S. sanctions on several Iranian officials, saying they were a sign of the complete inefficiency of Washington’s previous sanctions on the Islamic Republic, state media… Read more » The post Iran Dismisses New U.S. Sanctions… Continue Reading →
A report on Kan Reshet Bet Thursday suggested that Yisrael Beytenu and the Yamina parties have decided to join forces against the Joint List in the opposition. The two parties… Read more » The post Yamina Denies Report That Party… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The comment was made on Monday night – on CNN by the Speaker of the House. It was in response to the president’s admission that he was taking the unproven drug “hydroxychloroquine” to prevent… Continue Reading →
Early Wednesday morning, just before students entered their classroom in the Barkfeld Talmud Torah in Modi’in Illit, a Viper was found inside one of the classrooms. The viper, which was 1.5 meters (4.5 feet) long, was found by the Rebbe…. Continue Reading →
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — High schools nationwide have canceled or postponed traditional graduation ceremonies to avoid worsening the spread of the new coronavirus, but some plunged ahead with full-fledged springtime commencement exercises as usual, with tweaks to account for health… Continue Reading →
New York City police officers shot and killed a 44-year-old man who was refusing to stop attacking another man with a knife, Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo said Wednesday night. A 45-year-old woman was found bleeding on the ground when… Continue Reading →
The condition of a yeshivah bochur from Neve Yaakov who was bitten by a poisonous snake on a hike last week and was hospitalized in extremely critical condition has improved. The bochur regained consciousness for the first time on Tuesday… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday adamantly denied that he recommended firing the State Department’s independent watchdog in retaliation for investigations into Pompeo’s conduct as America’s top diplomat. But Pompeo again declined to provide specific reasons… Continue Reading →
Leizer Porush, 22, the son of Rav Tzvi, z’l and Baila Porush, a’h, who passed away days apart after they both fell ill with the coronavirus, got engaged on Tuesday. The shidduch had already been suggested when the parents were… Continue Reading →
U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved. As with other recently released guidance, religious organizations were not included. Instead, the document has advice for childcare facilities, schools,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison Thursday and is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, a person familiar with the matter told The… Continue Reading →
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Even as Mexico saw its largest one-day death toll, Mexico City announced Wednesday it will begin a gradual reopening June 1. The nationwide death toll rose by 424 on Wednesday to 6,090, well above last week’s… Continue Reading →
This is what “normal” will look like for the foreseeable future. In Connecticut, restaurants are reopening with outdoor-only dining and tables 6 feet apart. In Beverly Hills, California, the rich… Read more » The post Reopening: It’s Back to Business,… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison Thursday and is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, a… Read more » The post Ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen to Be… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s considering holding an in-person meeting in the U.S. with the leaders of the world’s major economies after all because it would be a “great sign to all” of things returning to normal during… Continue Reading →