Month June 2020
The government’s top infectious disease expert said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, but warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, as key Senate Democrats on Tuesday opposed a Republican proposal as inadequate, leaving the parties to decide whether to take on the hard job of negotiating a compromise or… Continue Reading →
Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections. The San Francisco company… Read more » The post Twitter Gives Workers Day Off… Continue Reading →
New Jersey Republicans on Tuesday asked the state’s top federal prosecutor to monitor the July 7 primary over concerns that the mostly vote-by-mail election could lead to “disenfranchisement” of voters.… Read more » The post NJ GOP Seeks Federal Election… Continue Reading →
Over 2,700 JCP&L customers in Lakewood are without power this afternoon. Traffic lights along Route 9 are out between County Line Road and Route 88, as well as multiple other areas. The cause of the outage is unknown, but JCP&L… Continue Reading →
A tax exemption on online purchases from abroad might soon become the next casualty of the coronavirus crisis, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The end of a tax-free policy on orders… Read more » The post Tax Exemption for Online Buys… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’ll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism during the unrest sparked by the… Read more » The post Trump Says He’ll Issue Executive… Continue Reading →
SAINT PAUL, MN (JTA) – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins scored a touchdown with his congratulatory message to the graduates of a Jewish student program. Cousins wished the graduates of the Jewish Student Union, a program of the Orthodox Union’s… Continue Reading →
Any men who fail to wear a mask in the Chareidi city of Elad will no longer be able to receive an Aliyah to the Torah or serve as a shaliach tzibur. The decision was reached at an emergency meeting… Continue Reading →
Any men who fail to wear a mask in the Chareidi city of Elad will no longer be able to receive an Aliyah to the Torah or serve as a shaliach tzibur. The decision was reached at an emergency meeting… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Hadassah hospital spokeswoman Hadar Elboim announced Tuesday evening that it had became the first hospital in the world to treat COVID-19 with a passive vaccine consisting of IgG serum. The Hadassah medical center began gathering antigen-rich plasma… Continue Reading →
Imagine taking on a part-time job that pays $70 an hour at the entry level. It allows you to earn a decent paycheck and only requires 8 hours of work a week. You could continue in Kollel for another few… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials tell Congress to brace for a second wave of coronavirus infections in the fall and winter of this year. Drs. Anthony Fauci of the NIH, Robert Redfield of the CDC, and FDA head Stephen Hahn… Continue Reading →
This past Friday the U.S Department of Justice issued a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expressing concern over the double standard seen in New York City in regards to freedom of religion. The letter, signed by… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated on Tuesday afternoon that in light of the increasing rise of coronavirus cases, he held a meeting on Tuesday with the health minister, the internal security minister and the head of the National Security Council…. Continue Reading →
A primary election season like no other neared a conclusion Tuesday as New Yorkers made their picks for Congress, president and other offices following campaigns in which candidates largely had… Read more » The post New York Primary Voters Might… Continue Reading →
The Toms River Police and United States Postal Inspection Service are investigating complaints of “fraudulent mail holds” being placed on addresses in Toms River and the surrounding communities. The unauthorized mail holds could indicate that a resident’s identity has been… Continue Reading →
Amusement and water parks, along with playgrounds across New Jersey, can re-open July 2 from the COVID-19 pause, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday. The parks must limit capacity to 50%… Read more » The post Rides, Water Parks, Playgrounds Re-Opening… Continue Reading →
As congressional lawmakers work toward one of the most ambitious policing overhauls in decades, there is increasing division between Republicans and Democrats about how to accomplish a common goal. Top… Read more » The post A Side-By-Side Look at Police… Continue Reading →
The post Agudah Urges Community to Vote appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Agudah Urges Jewish Community to Push for Increased Security Funding With Friday Deadline, Agudah Urges Voter Drive Public Advocate Candidates Address Community at Agudah/FJCC Forum Chief… Continue Reading →