Month September 2020
Undaunted by criticism, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is forging ahead with a series of events that have overtly political overtones ahead of the November presidential election. Casting aside a long tradition of the nation’s top diplomat shunning partisan politics,… Continue Reading →
Undaunted by criticism, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is forging ahead with a series of events that have overtly political overtones ahead of the November presidential election. Casting aside a long tradition of the nation’s top diplomat shunning partisan politics,… Continue Reading →
MONTANA (JTA) – In many ways, Chavie and Chaim Bruk are the archetype of Chabad emissaries. The couple live in Montana, one of only a handful of observant Jewish families in the state. Pre-pandemic, they used to welcome as many… Continue Reading →
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca is still waiting for the go-ahead from the U.S. drug regulator to restart the clinical trial of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, Chief Executive… Read more » The post AstraZeneca Still Waiting for FDA… Continue Reading →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China, the United States and Russia butted heads at the United Nations on Thursday over responsibility for the pandemic that has interrupted the world, trading allegations… Read more » The post At U.N., China, Russia and… Continue Reading →
(AP) — Authorities pleaded for calm while activists vowed to fight on Thursday in Kentucky’s largest city, where a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests following the decision… Read more » The post Officials Plead for Calm Amid… Continue Reading →
The United Arab Emirates records 1,083 new coronavirus infections, marking a four-month peak after schools and businesses reopened across the country. That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the UAE to 87,530 and 406 deaths. While the spike… Continue Reading →
(Translated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com) The following ruling was issued by the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Yitzchok Yosef, shlita in regard to Yom Kippur and davening and fasting. It is a guide for shuls and individuals. It… Continue Reading →
As Hamodia goes to print, the NYC Dept of Health issued a cautionary notice that if the elevated positivity levels in Broklyn and Queens neighborhoods do not reverse themselves, the… Read more » The post Department of Health Issues Warning… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The NYC Health Department has issued a stern warning to the Brooklyn and Queens areas in its ongoing campaign to draw attention to the uptick in COVID cases in those regions. The department said that due… Continue Reading →
After nearly a month of a steady uptick in COVID cases in Orthodox population centers in and around the New York area, levels of concern have risen significantly among medical… Read more » The post Community Medical Professionals Urge Increased… Continue Reading →
At today’s weekly food box distribution, the Lakewood Board of Education gave out roughly 77,000 meals to the township’s school-age children. At the Clifton Middle School, 17,500 breakfast meals and 17,500 lunch meals were distributed. At the Middle School, 21,000… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments, in a bid to reduce partisan… Read more » The post Democrats Prepare Bill Limiting U.S…. Continue Reading →
In under 3 hours, Tomchei Shabbos’s crucial “$500k in 36 Hours” campaign will come to an end. The $500,000 goal must be met, in time, in order for Tomchei Shabbos to be able to feed every one of the 1,500… Continue Reading →
El Al is trying to prevent the airline’s transfer of control to Eli Rozenberg, who acquired 42.89% of El Al with a $150 million offering at the company’s public offering last week, Globes reported. El Al is claiming that Eli… Continue Reading →
The organizers of ‘The Big Bar Mitzvah’ have released the following statement: Dear Bar Mitzvah boys and family, It is with disappointment and perhaps some joy that we are announcing the postponement of The Big Bar Mitzvah. Not being able… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with Sudanese leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the next few days in Uganda, the Arabic language i24NEWS channel reported. Following the meeting, a press conference is slated to be held in the… Continue Reading →
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to bring an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt consumers, a person familiar with… Continue Reading →
PARIS (AP) — Another COVID-19 problem that the U.N. is trying to solve: how to help more than 300,000 merchant mariners who are trapped at sea because of coronavirus restrictions.… Read more » The post Stuck at Sea: Nations Urged… Continue Reading →
LFire officials announced continued success in the fight against the massive Bobcat fire, with U.S. Forest Service officials reporting the blaze is 50% contained. “Progress continues to be made on… Read more » The post Spread of Bobcat Fire Slows… Continue Reading →