Month September 2020
Health inspectors found safety shortcomings at 77 New York nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, including basic infection-control violations like failing to have staff wear masks or wash their hands, according to records and state officials. State and federal inspection… Continue Reading →
With Lakewood and Ocean County as a whole experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases, some shuls are beginning to seriously enforce social distancing, mask-wearing, and other preventative measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. Beyond hanging signs ordering shul attendees… Continue Reading →
A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September and ordered the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident to continue for another month… Read more » The post Judge: 2020 Census Must Continue… Continue Reading →
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Friday in President Donald Trump’s long-running fight to prevent a top New York prosecutor from seeing his tax returns. Trump’s lawyers… Read more » The post Fight Over Trump Tax Returns… Continue Reading →
Passengers will be allowed to leave Israel on flights during the lockdown, as long as they purchased their ticket before the national lockdown begins at 2 p.m. on Friday, Transportation… Read more » The post Minister: To Fly Now, Passengers… Continue Reading →
Police said the incident occurred while a man was being detained at the Croydon Custody Center at about 2.15 a.m. The unnamed officer was treated at the scene and taken… Read more » The post U.K. Police Officer Shot Dead… Continue Reading →
The number of newly diagnosed cases of the coronavirus in Israel hit a new record-high Thursday, with 7,527 newly discovered cases of the virus reported over a twenty-four-hour period. That… Read more » The post Record-Breaking 7,527 New Coronavirus Cases,… Continue Reading →
The United Arab Emirates and Israel share threats to their national online networks, the Israeli cyber-security chief said on Thursday in a rare public discussion of potential cooperation with his… Read more » The post UAE, Israeli Cyber Chiefs Discuss… Continue Reading →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary, saying he’s “very sorry” about the incident he… Read more » The post N. Korea’s Kim Apologizes Over… Continue Reading →
Firefighters in Brooklyn found wads of cash when they cut through a ceiling while battling flames at a house on East 57 Street in Mill Basin, Brooklyn early Thursday morning, The New York Post reports. FDNY members found the flames had made… Continue Reading →
Two oil-rich Arab Gulf states suffered severe economic blows on Wednesday, as a major credit agency downgraded Kuwait for the first time and the United Arab Emirates acknowledged its economy would contract to a level last seen in 2009. The… Continue Reading →
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters in Portland hurled several firebombs at officers in Oregon’s largest city during a demonstration over a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to not indict officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, police said, escalating tensions… Continue Reading →
With less than one day before the hermetic closure of Israel, the number of Corona cases still continues to spike. On Thursday 6,883 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed, and the total number of people to have contracted the virus since… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon wants to be able to answer the nagging question: Did I leave the stove on? The company unveiled a flying home camera that you can ask to fly to check the stove while you’re out,… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme even though they knew nothing of it must still pay back their profits, an appeals court decided Thursday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan… Continue Reading →
Demand for new homes continues to surge despite an ongoing pandemic and lingering anxiety about the U.S. economy. The pace of sales have now reached levels last seen before the Great Recession in 2006. Sales new homes in August rose… Continue Reading →
The Jewish community in Abu Dhabi shechted 2,500 chickens this week under the supervision of the United Arab Emirates’ only resident Rav, Rabbi Levi Duchman, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. Rav Duchman is a shochet and he was assisted by Chabad shaliach… Continue Reading →
SWASTIKA, N.Y. (AP) — The rural upstate New York hamlet of Swastika is keeping its name, despite a complaint that it symbolizes the hate and intolerance of the Nazi regime. The unincorporated crossroads in the Adirondack Mountain town of Black… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday morning, just two days before he announces his nominee to replace her on the high… Read more » The post Trump Pays Respects To Late… Continue Reading →
The Bais HaVaad’s Medical Halacha Center is here for Klal Yisroel in a crucial time. As medicine advances rapidly, Halachic authorities must stay apace. The Medical Halacha Center is up to date with current medical practices and it’s relevant Halachic… Continue Reading →