Month June 2020

The latest episode of the Yeshiva World Podcast is now available – and it is really timely and a great listen. Following his successful stunts of getting NYC parks reopened, Heshy the ParkBuster” Tischler is interviewed by Yaakov M. about… Continue Reading →

The IDF arrested a Sudanese citizen who attempted to cross into Israel from Lebanon on Tuesday night, the IDF said Wednesday morning. It seems he was a Sudanese looking for work,… Read more » The post IDF Arrests Sudanese Infiltrator on… Continue Reading →

Unlisted German biotech firm CureVac will become the second company after rival BioNTech to launch human trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine in the country, eyeing a potential approval in… Read more » The post CureVac Starts Trial of Experimental… Continue Reading →

The Sept. 11 memorial plaza will reopen to the public on July 4, more than three months after it was closed due to coronavirus, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum announced Tuesday. Visitors will once again be allowed to approach the… Continue Reading →

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Donald Trump – the widest margin this year – according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. In the… Read more » The post Poll: Biden Opens 13-Point Advantage… Continue Reading →

The head of Hezbollah terror group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new U.S. sanctions against Syria which he described as deeply hurtful to his country if implemented. Sayed… Read more » The post Nasrallah: Lebanon Should Not Observe… Continue Reading →

As July 1, the date of Israel’s expected annexation of communities in Yehudah and Shomron and the Jordan Valley, looms, heads of the Yesha Council are trying to curb, or… Read more » The post Dissatisfied With U.S. Plan, Yesha… Continue Reading →

The German government is urging other EU states to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, according to internal document that casts doubt on Britain’s optimism over chances of an early agreement… Read more » The post Amid Brexit Impasse, Germany Urges… Continue Reading →

As chants of “defund the police” thunder at protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, New York City’s police commissioner has found himself trying to avoid deep cuts to… Read more » The post NYPD Boss Says ‘Cut Smartly’… Continue Reading →

American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines are now threatening to ban any passenger who refuses to wear a mask on board flights, the ABC reported. The airlines’ decision… Read more » The post American, United and Delta May… Continue Reading →

More than four dozen progressive groups have signed a letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign criticizing his police reform proposals and warning that if he doesn’t adopt more progressive policies he risks losing black voters — and… Continue Reading →

It’s been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they’ve been in nearly 50 years. This bold — yet unsurprising —… Read more » The post Poll: Americans Are the Unhappiest… Continue Reading →

Israeli researchers say they have invented a reusable face mask that can kill the coronavirus with heat by drawing power from a mobile phone charger. The disinfecting process takes about… Read more » The post Self-Cleaning Mask Can Kill Viruses… Continue Reading →

New Zealand on Wednesday said the defense force will now oversee the country’s quarantine facilities and strengthen border requirements, after a slip up allowed two people with coronavirus to move… Read more » The post New Zealand Military to Oversee… Continue Reading →

Major Asian stock markets declined Wednesday after Wall Street gained on hopes for a global economic recovery and Japan’s exports sank. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul… Read more » The post Asia Stocks Lower After Wall… Continue Reading →

North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed, largely symbolic display of anger that puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear… Continue Reading →

Brazil reported a record 34,918 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the same day that one of the senior officials leading the country’s widely criticized response to the crisis said the… Read more » The post Brazil Sees Record Daily Coronavirus… Continue Reading →

The Knesset voted late Tuesday to extend emergency regulations that allow the government to impose the coronavirus restrictions on the public, as Israel struggles with a resurgence in cases. Police… Read more » The post Knesset Extends Emergency Coronavirus Regulations… Continue Reading →

More than 60% of commercial flights in and out of Beijing have been canceled as the Chinese capital raised its alert level Wednesday against a new coronavirus outbreak and other… Read more » The post Flights Canceled as Beijing’s New… Continue Reading →

North Korea said Wednesday that it will send soldiers to now-shuttered inter-Korean cooperation sites in its territory and reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at front-line areas, nullifying tension-reducing… Read more » The post North Korea Says It Is… Continue Reading →