Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month July 2020

Cuba Announces Opening of Foreign Currency Stores and an End to Taxes on U.S. Dollar

Cuba is set to open government stores across the island beginning on Monday that will accept U.S. currency to purchase hygiene and food items, and will do away with a… Read more » The post Cuba Announces Opening of Foreign… Continue Reading →

Dip in Number of New Cases, But Situation Still Worrying

Israel had some relief on Sunday from soaring coronavirus numbers, as the Health Ministry reported only 831 new infections over the past 24 hours, the first time in several days… Read more » The post Dip in Number of New… Continue Reading →

Drone Crosses Into Israel From Lebanon

The IDF confirmed on Sunday night that a drone entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon, though the military would not say what happened to it. “IDF troops spotted a drone that… Read more » The post Drone Crosses Into Israel From… Continue Reading →

Israel Okays Tripartite Gas Deal as Cyprus Warns of Turkey

The Israeli government approved on Sunday a deal with Cyprus and Greece to build the landmark Eastern Mediterranean pipeline. The project, which aims to supply natural gas to southern Europe,… Read more » The post Israel Okays Tripartite Gas Deal… Continue Reading →

AUTO REVIEW: World-Class Engineering Makes the 2020 Cadillac CT4-V Grin-Inducing Fun

It’s not unusual for luxury brands to experience an image slump. Sometimes they recover, like Gucci has, while others, such as Bill Blass, Halston and Anne Klein, never do. For… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: World-Class Engineering Makes… Continue Reading →

Roger Stone Calls Black Radio Host Racial Slur In Interview

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used the racial slur “Negro” on air while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio… Continue Reading →

New Jersey Experiencing 2nd-Worst Unemployment Rebound In The Country

Even with New Jersey having some of the fewest new cases of Covid-19 in the country, a new analysis of all fifty US states has found that the Garden State is suffering one of the worst unemployment rate recoveries. The… Continue Reading →

UK Ratchets Up Criticism Of China Over Uighurs, Hong Kong

LONDON (AP) — Britain and China issued new salvos of criticism against each other Sunday, with the U.K. foreign secretary hinting that he may suspend the U.K.’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong over China’s moves against the city-state. Foreign Secretary… Continue Reading →

Cyber Warfare: Two Of Israel’s Water Facilities Hit Again By Cyberattacks

Israel’s Water Authority confirmed on Thursday that Israel’s water infrastructure has been attacked again by two recent cyberattacks but stressed that no damage was caused. One of the cyberattacks targeted agricultural water pumps in the Galil HaElyon and the second… Continue Reading →

Chareidi COVID-19 Cruise? Israel Mulls Renting “Coronavirus Cruise Ships” For Thousands Of Chareidi Patients

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage in Israel, Israel’s Defense Ministry and the IDF are busy evacuating Chareidi coronavirus patients, who often lack the proper quarantine conditions at home, to coronavirus hotels. However, with an average of over 1,500… Continue Reading →

Mnuchin Says U.S. Should Weigh Forgiving All ‘Small’ PPP Loans

The federal government should weigh forgiving all “small” loans provided under the Paycheck Protection Program during the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. “We should consider forgiving all… Read more » The post Mnuchin Says U.S. Should Weigh… Continue Reading →

R’ Mordechai Lebovic ז”ל מרדכי בן שמואל דוד

Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: 8:05pmMaariv: Following Mincha Mrs. Rivka (Edith) LebovicWife R’ David LebovicSon Mrs. Miriam (Monica) HeimovitzDaughter Mrs. Sharon HoldDaughter

3M Has Investigated 4,000 Reports of N95 Fraud, Filed 18 Lawsuits

3M has investigated 4,000 reports globally of fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging in connection with its N95 respirators. As a result, it has filed 18 lawsuits in North America. The… Read more » The post 3M Has Investigated 4,000 Reports… Continue Reading →

No End in Sight; Congress Confronts New Virus Crisis Rescue

It stands as the biggest economic rescue in U.S. history, the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill swiftly approved by Congress in the spring. And it’s painfully clear now, as the… Read more » The post No End in Sight; Congress… Continue Reading →

Applications Taken For 1 Day To Replace Rep Lewis On Ballot

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats will gather Monday to decide a replacement on November’s ballot for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday after serving for more than 30 years in Congress. The seat will remain empty until Georgia Gov…. Continue Reading →

Six Billion Shekels — But to Whom?

The Cabinet on Sunday voted to approve a six billion-shekel economic stimulus package but left the details to be sorted out later. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ made the proposal last… Read more » The post Six Billion Shekels — But… Continue Reading →

Statue Honoring Union Volunteer Regiment Found Smashed

A statue of a Union soldier honoring a volunteer regiment from upstate New York was smashed into pieces in a public park. Police said Wednesday the statue was likely destroyed… Read more » The post Statue Honoring Union Volunteer Regiment… Continue Reading →

Food For Thought For The Three Weeks

Rabbi Moshe Greene, a rebbe in Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv, recounts the following humorous and inspiring story that happened to him: I was driving in New York City and everyone knows NYC is no easy place to drive in. One day… Continue Reading →

6 Cars Stolen During Food Deliveries on Long Island

Car thieves targeting food delivery drivers on Long Island have swiped at least a half-dozen vehicles in the last two weeks, police said. The thefts in Suffolk County all happened… Read more » The post 6 Cars Stolen During Food… Continue Reading →

EU Summit Drags Into 3rd Day Amid Splits On Virus Fund

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders remained fundamentally divided for a third day Sunday over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that they might not reach a deal… Continue Reading →

New York Virus Hospitalizations Drop; Cuomo Urges Vigilance

The number of people hospitalized in New York with the coronavirus continued to drop to one of the lowest levels since the pandemic began, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.… Read more » The post New York Virus Hospitalizations Drop;… Continue Reading →

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