Month September 2020
A report by a team of researchers from Hebrew University and Hadassah predicts a significant increase in the number of critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel in the coming days.… Read more » The post Researchers Warn: Without Proper Lockdown,… Continue Reading →
The governor’s budget director said Wednesday it’s “premature” for some school districts to have laid off workers, and said New York will wait until after the November election to decide… Read more » The post Cuomo Aide: NY Won’t Consider… Continue Reading →
A man died and firefighters were injured in a crash involving an FDNY vehicle which collided with an ambulance early Thursday morning, NBC News reported. Authorities said that the incident… Read more » The post Man Dead, Eight First Responders… Continue Reading →
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator told the bloc’s 27 national envoys to Brussels that he still hoped a trade deal with Britain was possible, stressing that the coming days would… Read more » The post EU’s Barnier Still Hopes Trade… Continue Reading →
The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country — and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes… Read more » The post Western Wildfire Smoke Causes East… Continue Reading →
Germany has asked for the assistance of the global chemical agency in investigating the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a banned toxic chemical, the Hague-based organization said… Read more » The post OPCW: Germany Has Asked for… Continue Reading →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States would return to the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran next week and would do all it needed… Read more » The post Pompeo: U.S. Will Do All… Continue Reading →
U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday announced two Iranians had been indicted on allegations they were hackers connected with a string of cyber intrusions at U.S. and foreign universities, a Washington-based think… Read more » The post U.S. Prosecutors Indict Two Iranians… Continue Reading →
The government approved Thursday morning the final version of restrictions that will be implemented when a national lockdown begins on Friday, Erev Rosh Hashanah, at 2 p.m. and are valid… Read more » The post 4,537 New Coronavirus Cases as… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The reader is probably wondering what those enumerated in the headline all have in common. The answer is that they are all susceptible to injuries such as rucksack palsy, permanent lower back injury, ligament… Continue Reading →
PENNSYLVANIA (JNS) – Israeli-Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner is donating $10 million to the Wharton School to create scholarships for Israeli MBA students, announced the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. It will fund degrees over the next decade for 60 Israeli… Continue Reading →
The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top health officials faced questions about political interference with virus information reaching… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin) – The gala signing of the normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain was a bitter pill for the diplomatic establishment to swallow. The people who are counting on taking back control… Continue Reading →
Attorneys Batya Zacks and Rita Price sent a letter of warning to the Prime Minister, the Health Minister, and the Attorney General, prior to the submission of a petition before the Supreme Court to halt the lockdown. The letter speaks… Continue Reading →
A House committee issued a scathing report Wednesday questioning whether Boeing and government regulators have recognized problems that caused two deadly 737 Max jet crashes and whether either will be willing to make significant changes to fix them. Staff members… Continue Reading →
Aryeh Baruch has been a kollel avreich in Lakewood for many years. He has been giving haircuts on the side for the last 7 years, while struggling to find other ways to support his family while in learning. Unfortunately, he… Continue Reading →
The national debate over mail-in voting continues to rage, and will likely continue to simmer well beyond Election Day. While Democrats say that voting with a mail-in ballot is perfectly safe, Republicans led by President Trump are adamant that voting… Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (VINnews) — An attorney’s letter sent to Los Angeles County on behalf of a local Rabbi seeks to have the county reverse a policy which would restrict in-home gatherings for Jews on the High Holy Days. The letter,… Continue Reading →
Israel’s involvement in the explosion at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment site has been confirmed, according to a Jerusalem Post report on Wednesday. The report said that that the goal of the Natanz explosion was to send a clear message to… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus could be ready as early as next month and in mass distribution soon after, while callng the director of the Centers for Disease… Continue Reading →
Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Wednesday sought to disparage protesters demanding his resignation for a sixth straight week following a disputed election by accusing the United States of fomenting the unrest. In a long speech to top officials, Belarusian President Alexander… Continue Reading →