Month August 2020
India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the… Read more » The post India Records World’s Biggest Single-Day… Continue Reading →
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Motzoei Shabbos in Yerushalayim in a continuation of summer-long weekend rallies demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who faces a corruption trial and… Read more » The post Thousands Continue Demonstrations Against Netanyahu… Continue Reading →
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Sunday in the capital of Belarus, beginning the fourth week of daily protests demanding the resignation of the country’s authoritarian President after an election… Read more » The post Huge Protest on Belarus Leader’s… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — White House adviser Jared Kushner on Sunday trumpeted the recent agreement by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish diplomatic relations as a historic breakthrough and said “the stage is set” for other Arab states to… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry is cautioning the public to avoid the sun as much as possible as the country endures an intense weekend heatwave. On Sunday, Israel broke its own record… Read more » The post Health Ministry Releases Guidelines as… Continue Reading →
A New York man has been charged with criminal possession of stolen property after sheriff’s deputies say he stole a school bus in Pennsylvania to drive home. Justin Preedom stole a school bus and drove back to Avon, New York,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an interview with the Yisrael Hayom newspaper, Rabbi Yaakov Jan, the rabbi of Uman in the Ukraine warned of utter chaos being caused by the prohibition against arriving in Uman for Rosh Hashana. Rabbi Jan cited… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday allowed employers to suspend collection of some Social Security taxes, although business groups don’t like the idea and it may create political headaches for Republicans. Democrats are already saying it would undermine… Continue Reading →
A local Yeshivah barely got the school year started when it needed to close its doors due a positive Covid case in the school, TLS has learned. When students showed up this morning to Yeshivah, they were greeted by the… Continue Reading →
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, police said. It wasn’t clear if the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in Gaza early on Sunday in response to continued launches of explosives-laden balloons out of the Hamas-run territory. There were no immediate reports of casualties on either side. But… Continue Reading →
With the economy still in the pandemic’s grip, the Federal Reserve is facing a decision on whether to stretch an emergency lending program in a way that could bring more risk for the government and taxpayers. Lawmakers are pressing the… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Sunday with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien. At a joint press conference with Kushner, Netanyahu… Read more » The post Kushner in Israel, Meets Netanayahu… Continue Reading →
“All options [are] on the table” to resolve violent protests in Portland, Oregon, including sending in federal law enforcement assistance, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told ABC on Sunday.… Read more » The post Acting Homeland Security Sec.: ‘All… Continue Reading →
There were 898 new coronavirus cases in Israel on Shabbos, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. 20,151 tests were conducted, with the positivity rate at 4.4%. There are generally less tests conducted… Read more » The post 898 New Coronavirus Cases, Death… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — Rescue efforts ended at a two-story restaurant in a northern Chinese village that collapsed during a local resident’s 80th birthday celebration, leaving 29 people dead, authorities said Sunday. The Ministry of Emergency Management said another 28 people… Continue Reading →
New York City youth sports teams will soon be able to get back on the field after being sidelined for months by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday. The city will start granting permits for baseball, softball,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The families of the three teenagers kidnapped and murdered in the summer of 2014 have submitted a 520 million NIS ($155 million) lawsuit against the Hamas terrorist organization for its involvement in the murders of their children…. Continue Reading →
At the request of the Board of Education and Superintendent Laura Winters, BOE Attorney Michael Inzelbuch sent a letter to Governor Murphy on Friday requesting that the state reconsider its decision to not allocate additional funds to help the Lakewood… Continue Reading →