Month September 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s already- delayed school year started remotely Wednesday in a soft opening that will serve as a prologue to the return of students to actual classrooms next week. Even as more than a million… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump … and “Spike?” Local election clerks in Michigan downloading absentee ballots for residents overseas were given ballots that listed Trump’s Republican running mate as Jeremy Cohen, who is the Libertarian Party candidate for vice president, the Michigan… Continue Reading →
The LPD badge #392 vehicle magnets have arrived. Several hundred magnets were printed, and will be given out one per family on a first-come-first-serve basis. The distribution will take place between 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (or while supplies last) this Thursday,… Continue Reading →
The man who leaked the “Pentagon Papers” about the Vietnam War defended Julian Assange at his London extradition hearing on Wednesday, saying WikiLeaks had acted in the public interest and… Read more » The post WikiLeaks Acted in Public Interest,… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Belarus traded angry accusations Wednesday over thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims who have remained stuck on their border after Ukraine denied them entry because of coronavirus restrictions. Ukraine’s presidential office urged Belarusian authorities to… Continue Reading →
Images of a nearly empty Times Square and a cleared-out Grand Central Terminal signaled the stillness of New York City under lockdown orders this spring – orders that led to… Read more » The post New York City’s Lockdown Reduced… Continue Reading →
Barges dumped old rail cars into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday as part of New York’s efforts to build artificial reefs that attract fish and divers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke… Read more » The post The End Of The Line… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden made his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee with an urgent mission to boost support among Latinos who could decide the election in one of… Read more » The post Biden Courts Latino Voters in… Continue Reading →
The Hamas terror organization stated on Wednesday that a senior member of the group, Ahmad Abu Erra, died of the coronavirus. Abu Erra was imprisoned by Israel for several years and was deported to Lebanon upon his release. He is… Continue Reading →
A yesoma, from a chashuva family just got married a day ago and is in a terrible financial situation, as she cannot pay for the wedding or new clothing and appliances! Her father died of cancer a year ago, and her mother is at… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED In response to recent developments at Shas Yiden and to his requests, Maran Sar Hatorah, Hagaon Hagadol Harav Chaim Kanievsky, shlit”a, was moved to write a special brocho to Shas Yiden and its supporters. “As the new year approaches, I extend my… Continue Reading →
France said on Wednesday it regretted that Lebanese political leaders have failed to form a new government in line with a commitment made to President Emmanuel Macron, but that it… Read more » The post Warnings as Lebanon Misses Government… Continue Reading →
New York City would have received hundreds of millions more in emergency virus aid if Congress had distributed funding based on need instead of population, the state’s chief fiscal officer… Read more » The post Report: Federal Virus Aid Shortchanged… Continue Reading →
New York City’s already- delayed school year started remotely Wednesday in a soft opening that will serve as a prologue to the return of students to actual classrooms next week.… Read more » The post Doubts Persist At Start Of… Continue Reading →
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed into law four bills aimed at improving nursing home care after the COVID-19 outbreak devastated long-term care center residents and, at times,… Read more » The post NJ Enacts 4 Laws Aimed… Continue Reading →
Mossad chief Yossi Cohen shared his amazement over the normalization agreements with the UAE and Bahrain on Channel 12 on Wednesday in a rare interview. “It’s a dream, it’s really… Read more » The post Mossad Chief Marvels at Normalization… Continue Reading →
The Federal Reserve expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pegged near zero at least through 2023 as it strives to accelerate economic growth and drive down the unemployment rate.… Read more » The post Federal Reserve Sees Rates Near… Continue Reading →
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165 kph) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and trapping people in high water as it pushed inland for what… Continue Reading →
Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities are taking part in a 24-hour Instagram “freeze” on Wednesday to protest against what they say is parent company Facebook’s failure to tackle violent and hateful content and election misinformation…. Continue Reading →
At least seven people have died in connection to a coronavirus outbreak that continues to sicken people in Maine following a wedding reception held over the summer that violated state… Read more » The post Virus Death Toll Linked to… Continue Reading →
Are you allowed to use Listerine Strips on Yom Kippur? How about every day? Do toothpaste, mouthwash or breath strips need to be kosher? Learn about all this and more in just 20 minutes on the latest Yesh Omrim Podcast…. Continue Reading →