Month June 2020
By now everyone has noticed how cheap gasoline has become, but it would be foolish to assume the low prices will last. Inevitably, the cost of fuel will rise again,… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: 2020 Chevrolet Bolt… Continue Reading →
Novartis AG and its former Alcon eye-care unit will pay more than $346 million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil charges that they bribed doctors, hospitals and clinics in Greece… Read more » The post Novartis, Former Unit to Pay… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit the New York region in March, the Orthodox community was on edge. A surge in anti-Semitic incidents targeting visibly Orthodox Jews climaxed with an attack in which a man was… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have gotten coverage through HealthCare.gov, the government reported Thursday. The numbers from the Centers for Medicare… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday revamped its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness, adding pregnant women and removing age alone as a factor. The Centers for Disease… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Masa, which runs hundreds of long-term programs in Israel, said participants age 22 and under from North America and Britain are no longer eligible for grants for yeshiva and seminary programs. The move is due to cuts… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened the Trump administration’s ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge. Immigration experts suggested the administration would use sweeping language in the majority opinion to… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a far-reaching police overhaul from Democrats Thursday, a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the global outcry over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans…. Continue Reading →
Professional Computer Training Center offers computer software training for the Greater Jewish community. A wide range of courses are provided both for those who are interested in acquiring cutting-edge computer skills as well as for those who wish to brush… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A worst-case scenario for the U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic would cause nation’s 34 largest banks to collectively lose roughly $700 billion, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. To bolster the banks ahead such a… Continue Reading →
New York City is currently on track to enter Phase 3 as early as July 6, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. Under Phase 3, indoor dining at 50% capacity, nail salons and personal care business can resume. Mayor de… Continue Reading →
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A 47-year-old Texas man was cited for disorderly conduct Thursday after he allegedly smacked the hand of a San Antonio-area official who was trying to persuade him to put on a face covering, officials said. The… Continue Reading →
You can now see how coronavirus lockdowns have changed air pollution, hospital lights and even white asparagus harvests. Using data from 17 satellites, three space agencies have created a website that serves as a global dashboard for temporary changes observed… Continue Reading →
Notorious former Washington insider Jack Abramoff appears headed back to prison after entering into a plea deal with federal prosecutors in San Francisco. U.S. Attorney David Anderson said Abramoff, 61, of Silver Spring, Maryland, has agreed to plead guilty to… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Abramoff, a once-powerful lobbyist who spent time in federal prison for fraud and corruption, has been charged in a San Francisco court in an investor fraud case involving cryptocurrency and lobbying disclosure, federal authorities announced… Continue Reading →
Agudath Israel of America commends U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education for announcing today’s Interim Final Rule, which provides fairness for America’s school children in receiving the federal support they need to overcome the… Continue Reading →
Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, a government watchdog reported Thursday. More than 130 million so-called economic impact payments were sent to taxpayers as part of the $2.4 trillion coronavirus relief package… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Verizon is joining an escalating movement to siphon advertising away from Facebook in an effort to pressure the company into doing more to prevent racist and violent information from being shared on its social networking service…. Continue Reading →
Following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel’s civilian infrastructure by its attempt to hack into Israel’s water system to raise the chlorine to dangerous levels, the National Cyber Directorate took responsibility for protecting Israel’s water system, Channel 12 News reported on… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken issue with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to paint “Black Lives Matter” in giant letters on the street in front of Trump’s namesake Manhattan tower. Trump tweeted Thursday… Continue Reading →
Gilad Shalit, the IDF soldier who was held captive by the Hamas terror group for five years and who was freed in exchange for over 1,000 convicted murderers, spoke to Arutz Sheva after the passing of Yehuda Wachsman. Speaking at… Continue Reading →