Month September 2020
It’s impossible to tell without a test. Influenza and COVID-19 have such similar symptoms, you may need to get tested to know what’s making you miserable. Body aches, sore throat,… Read more » The post How Can I Tell the… Continue Reading →
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans of all walks of life are dancing to “Jerusalema,” a rousing anthem to lift their spirits amid the battle against COVID-19. In response to a call from President Cyril Ramaphosa to mark the country’s Heritage… Continue Reading →
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 about who mishandled and politicized the virus in one of the few real-time exchanges… Continue Reading →
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 about who mishandled and politicized the virus in one of the few real-time exchanges… Continue Reading →
The British government says it may take part in a study that tries to deliberately infect volunteers who have been given an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus in an effort… Read more » The post UK May Take Part in… Continue Reading →
Three railroad workers have been suspended for turning a storage room under New York’s Grand Central Terminal into an unauthorized “man cave” with a television, a refrigerator, a microwave and a futon couch, officials said Thursday. A Metropolitan Transportation Authority… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Dr. Or Goren, a member of the anasthesia staff at the ICU in Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, shared a shocking Facebook post in which he describes his feelings of dread in the wake of COVID-19 and… Continue Reading →
New York City has reported its first confirmed cases of West Nile virus for the 2020 season, including one death, the Health Department announced Thursday. Six New Yorkers have been… Read more » The post NYC Reports 6 West Nile… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (JTA) – A sign on a shoe store said customers would be required to wear masks. Inside, however, two women shopped with their faces uncovered. At an electronics store nearby, a sign posted on the window instructed customers to… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s legislature approved a $32.7 billion budget that borrows almost 14% of the total, raises millionaires’ income taxes and cuts the proposed pension payment. Gov. Phil Murphy, whose fellow… Read more » The post N.J. Lawmakers Approve Budget With… Continue Reading →
A top federal prosecutor in the battleground state of Pennsylvania revealed on Thursday his office has launched an investigation into a small number of discarded mail-in ballots that were cast… Read more » The post Federal Prosecutor Announces Inquiry Into… Continue Reading →
House Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge COVID-19 relief bill, paring back the measure in an attempt to jump-start negotiations with the Trump administration. House… Read more » The post Democrats to Redraft Virus Relief… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] This year, bring Eretz Yisrael to your Sukkah! Make your Sukkah shine with our beautiful Ushpizin and Lulav signs! Available in three gorgeous designs, printed on high quality acrylic or PVC. Easy to hand with adhesive velcro. SHOP NOW!… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton told a judge Thursday they want to interview White House officials following new allegations that a pre-publication review of his tell-all book was politicized in an effort to block… Continue Reading →
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For the past 23 years, Tiferes Devorah L’Kallah has been helping Lakewood’s kallahs set up their new homes. About 300 kallahs a year “shop” in the beautiful showroom, outfitted with everything a kallah needs to begin her married life. TDL… Continue Reading →
Yisrael Price – Invoking terms such as “war” and “national emergency,” Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the nation on Thursday night that a full nationwide lockdown was necessary in… Read more » The post Knesset Votes on Emergency Measures,… Continue Reading →
LONDON (JTA) — The Oxford English Dictionary’s online word of the day is kibitz. The dictionary defines the verb as “To watch (a card game or card player) as a spectator, typically while offering (unwelcome) advice or criticism.” The second… Continue Reading →
It’s been a time of turmoil and tribulation for so many. Wherever one turns, there’s confusion, uncertainty – and worry. Among those impacted financially by the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic are the precious yungeleit of Eretz Yisroel. Already… Continue Reading →
The following urgent message was sent to YWN by Chevra Hatzolah regarding the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases throughout the Jewish communities in NYC: September 24, 2020 Dear Community Member, Over the last few weeks, we have seen a steady… Continue Reading →
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA (VINnews) — According to an announcement by U.S. Attorney David J. Freed on Thursday, the FBI has discovered that 9 mail-in ballots were discarded, as part of an investigation into the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections. All… Continue Reading →