Month September 2020

A community near Grand Rapids has turned down thousands of dollars in state and federal aid related to the coronavirus epidemic. The reason: Cannon Township said it doesn’t need it.… Read more » The post No, Thanks: Michigan Township Turns… Continue Reading →

In what is likely the first incident of its kind in the area, a deer was seen running around the Flatbush community on Tuesday. Flatbush Shomrim was the first to receive multiple calls from residents in the area of Ocean… Continue Reading →

U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more quickly in September than most economists had expected. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose sharply to a reading of 101.8,… Read more » The post Consumer Confidence Posts Solid Gain… Continue Reading →

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Monday ridiculed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, saying the proposal raises “significant… Read more » The post EPA Ridicules California’s Proposed Ban… Continue Reading →

Scott Brennan stood powerless in the Iowa Democratic Party’s war room in the wee hours of Feb. 4 as efforts to report 2020′s first presidential caucuses results failed spectacularly. But the Des Moines lawyer had been worried for years. He… Continue Reading →

A computer outage at a major hospital chain thrust healthcare facilities across the U.S. into chaos Monday, with treatment impeded as doctors and nurses already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic… Read more » The post Cyberattack Hobbles Major Hospital Chain’s… Continue Reading →

  Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated outside the Knesset on Tuesday against a government-backed bill likely to stifle protests near Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s home during the current coronavirus lockdown. The… Read more » The post Hundreds Protest Bill to Stifle… Continue Reading →

The United Arab Emirates has defended its decision to normalize ties with Israel and criticized interference in Arab affairs, an apparent reference to its foes Iran and Turkey. Emirati Foreign… Read more » The post UAE Defends Israel Accord, Decries… Continue Reading →

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ has a surprise in store for the Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday evening. The Prime Minister’s… Read more » The post Netanyahu Speech Has Surprise for… Continue Reading →

The Israeli government has rebuffed an attempt by El Al Airlines to disqualify the purchaser of the controlling share in the company, Globes reported on Tuesday, citing informed sources. Earlier… Read more » The post Report: Government Backs Rozenberg El… Continue Reading →

The following is a letter that was received today by all Ezer Mizion staff. They are currently in desperate need of equipment to save the burgeoning numbers of coronavirus patients in Israel. They are accepting all donations at this time… Continue Reading →

Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, visited Borough Park on Tuesday, September 29th to raise awareness about taking precautions against COVID-19. He spoke with local leaders about a concerning uptick… Read more » The post Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams… Continue Reading →

Hamodia is saddened to report the petirah of Miriam Levinger z”l, a founder of the revived Jewish community in Chevron after the 1967 Six Day War. She passed away on… Read more » The post Miriam Levinger, z”l appeared first… Continue Reading →

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ revealed evidence of a secret weapons facility belonging to Hezbollah in Beirut during a speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. “We all saw… Read more » The post Netanyahu Reveals Hezbollah Weapons Site… Continue Reading →

On Monday, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo extended an executive order halting coronavirus-related residential evictions through January 1st, 2021. The “Tenant Safe Harbor Act” includes evictions that were pending… Read more » The post New York Eviction Moratorium Extended… Continue Reading →

With the signing of the Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Act today, the Murphy Administration extended a critical lifeline to an additional 60,000 New Jersey residents by expanding the minimum age of eligibility for the New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit… Continue Reading →

The attached video speaks for itself. A Boro Park resident filmed a news crew on Tuesday afternoon that was deliberately looking for the 1% of people seen walking on the street without a mask. Additionally, the news camera did not… Continue Reading →