Month July 2020
Virginia has removed from its iconic state capitol the busts and a statue honoring Confederate generals and officials. That includes a bronze statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee positioned in… Read more » The post Virginia Evicts Confederate Monuments From… Continue Reading →
New York lawmakers voted Thursday to strip away pieces of the broad legal shield they gave nursing homes, hospitals and other health care facilities to fend off lawsuits and criminal… Read more » The post NY Lawmakers OK Cutting Back… Continue Reading →
President Trump on Thursday said he would consider granting pardons for individuals implicated in former special counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation. “I’ve looked at a lot of different people. They’ve been treated extremely unfairly, and I think I probably would, yes,” Trump… Continue Reading →
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Friday that a judge was wrong to dismiss a cafe owner’s complaint against Facebook that his social media account was shut down without warning. Emmett Soldati has marketed his Teatotaller… Continue Reading →
Florida Portion Of GOP Convention Cancelled – President Trump announced on Thursday that the main events of the Republican convention which were scheduled to take place in Jacksonville, Florida, will instead be held remotely. In announcing the change of plans, President… Continue Reading →
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new science-based resources and tools for school administrators, teachers, parents, guardians, and caregivers when schools open this fall. With states, cities, and communities around the United States experiencing different… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia dismissed U.S. and British claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space and declared Friday that the accusations served to justify Washington’s own plans to deploy weapons in orbit. U.S. and British officials claimed Thursday… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] The Crown Heights community was host to an historic plasma drive on Wednesday, the first ever held in a location other than an official blood center. The drive was organized New York Blood Center in conjunction with Ahavas Chessed… Continue Reading →
Stephanie Schmid, Democratic Nominee for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th District, held a victory rally and general election kickoff event Thursday evening in Eatontown. Supporters gathered in their masks and with homemade signs in support of their new Democratic Nominee…. Continue Reading →
New York state’s interim Education Commissioner Shannon Tahoe is resigning, and will leave her post next month. The news was announced Friday in a statement from Board of Regents Chancellor… Read more » The post NYS Interim Education Commissioner Resigning… Continue Reading →
Alternate Side Parking is returning to New York City next month. ASP had been suspended since mid-March, with the exception of one week in mid-May, one week at the end… Read more » The post Alternate Side Parking Returning in… Continue Reading →
Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, a sign of increasing pessimism that… Read more » The post Poll: Nearly Half Say Job… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A retail venture owned by licensing company Authentic Brands Group and mall owner Simon Property Group has entered into an agreement to buy the iconic Brooks Brothers for $305 million. The offer from Sparc Group LLC… Continue Reading →
A federal judge has halted the public release of police officer disciplinary records in New York, temporarily turning back a state transparency reform enacted in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted a… Continue Reading →
As the Covid-19. pandemic continues to rage across large swaths of the United States, a major dispute has erupted over measures to contain the spread of the virus. There are now millions of Americans who say that wearing a face… Continue Reading →
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday released various virtual tools and guidelines geared toward assisting schools and educational staff around the country, as in-person classes are set to resume in the fall following the coronavirus outbreak. The suggestions, which are… Continue Reading →
A nearly $21 million government-funded study to see if a popular, over-the-counter heartburn medication could be a COVID-19 remedy has fizzled amid allegations of conflicts of interest and scientific misconduct, according to interviews, a whistleblower complaint and internal government records… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – The wearing of face masks is causing a cacophony of human argument around the world. Here, a selection of voices from the global debate: ___ “To the best of my knowledge, the face mask has spread… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (JTA) – A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor was murdered in her Moscow apartment. The body of Irina Shur, a former professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, was found at her apartment late last week, TASS reported Wednesday. She had… Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines will provide at-home coronavirus tests for some employees, while Southwest and American will tighten their rules on face masks by ending exceptions for medical reasons. “We’re simply seeing too many exceptions to the (mask) policy, it has… Continue Reading →