Month June 2020
The Motor Vehicle Commission announced today that most in-person transactions scheduled to start on June 29 will be delayed until July 7, while the text notification system undergoes final testing. Statement from Chief Administrator Sue Fulton: “We intended to rely… Continue Reading →
SPAIN (JTA) — Courts in Spain’s third-largest city voided the resolutions of two municipalities that had declared their adherence to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The 2nd Administrative Appeals Court of Valencia last week nullified the 2016… Continue Reading →
An accounting scandal at one of Germany’s fastest-growing blue-chip companies has raised doubts about the national financial watchdog and, coming on top of other high-profile cases of fraud, led to… Read more » The post Wirecard Goes Bust as Scandal… Continue Reading →
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t wear a mask. He wouldn’t let mayors enact extra precautions during one of America’s swiftest efforts to reopen. He pointed out that the White House… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing huge plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that’s likely shrinking by its steepest pace on record this quarter. Last… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Beginning next week, MRL will be distributing lunch boxes for children ages 1-18 who are not receiving lunches in day camp. If you would like to reserve, please email MRLMeals@gmail.com with your name, address, phone number (for texts) and… Continue Reading →
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction which overturns New York State’s restrictions on the maximum number of individuals allowed at religious gatherings. The ruling, handed down by Judge Gary Sharpe, said that the state is not allowed to… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is wrong to limit worship services yet condone mass protests, according to a federal judge. After telling Thomas More Society attorneys in a June 18 hearing that he was “troubled by”… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (Newsmax) – Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden said this week that if he was president, he’d enact an executive order forcing Americans to wear masks to fight back against the spread of coronavirus. “I would go back… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft said Friday it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world. Like other retailers, the software and computing giant had to temporarily close all of its stores in late March due… Continue Reading →
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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Victory supermarket chain, which was threatened with a boycott after an internal instruction was given not to sell a bargain sale on challah to children because “battalions of Chareidi children will come,” has issued an apology… Continue Reading →
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A federal judge in Albany has issued a preliminary injunction overturning New York’s limitation on religious gatherings, as an impermissible restriction on religious freedom considering the government’s allowing large race… Read more » The post Federal Judge Overturns New York… Continue Reading →
Submitted: HaRav Yosef Levi Hakohein Katzenstein zt”l was Niftar this past Wednesday. He was hospitalized just before Pesach. The levaya in Brooklyn took place at Shomeri Hadas and was attended by many Gedolei Torah, Yedidim and friends. The Kevurah took… Continue Reading →
Republicans are slamming Joe Biden after the presumptive Democratic nominee made a verbal gaffe during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania and said 120 million people had died from the novel coronavirus. “People don’t have a job, people don’t know where… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000 Friday — eclipsing the mark set during one of the deadliest stretches in late April — in a resurgence… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — Police in Glasgow say emergency services are currently dealing with an incident in the center of Scotland’s largest city and are urging people to avoid the area. There is a heavy police presence on West George Street… Continue Reading →
A recent ranking by personal finance website Wallethub has people questioning the methodology of the ranking, as well as the levels of patriotism in their home states. Released less than two weeks before the July 4th Independence Day celebrations, Wallethub… Continue Reading →