Month December 2020
Eastern Union, one of America’s largest commercial real estate finance firms, is offering immediate assistance to business owners nationwide to expedite their access to the new round of loans being offered under the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…. Continue Reading →
Police set up temporary roadblocks at the Gilo junction, outside of Yerushalayim, as Israel enters its 3rd nationawide lockdown, in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus… Read more » The post Knesset Approves Lifting Requirement to… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Public relations veteran Howard Rubenstein, who for decades polished and protected the images of New York celebrities and power brokers from George Steinbrenner to Donald Trump, has died. He was 88. Rubenstein died Tuesday at home… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Veteran Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, who has long expressed his wish to enter national politics, has decided to launch a new center-left party to run in Israel’s coming elections. Huldai announced the formation of his… Continue Reading →
U.S. home prices jumped in October by the most in more than six years as a pandemic-fueled buying rush drives the number of available properties for sale to record lows. That combination of strong demand and limited supply pushed home… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jonathan Pollard, who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel, arrived in Israel early Wednesday with his wife, triumphantly kissing the ground as he disembarked from the aircraft in the culmination of a decades-long… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON – Today, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service will begin delivering a second round of Economic Impact Payments to millions of Americans as part of the implementation of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of… Continue Reading →
A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and former members of Congress. “It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] This Thursday evening, December 31, thousands of Mirrer Yeshiva alumni, parents, friends, and supporters from around the world will gather around their computer screens to watch the live stream Mirrer Yeshiva Virtual Dinner. The short yet powerful one… Continue Reading →
The weekly free food boxes for eligible children under the age of 18 will be distributed today from 3:00 PM until 5:15 PM or until supplies last. To be eligible for the seven-day box, children must not be receiving free lunches… Continue Reading →
A Chinese drugmaker said Wednesday its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 79.3% effective at preventing infection in preliminary data from the final round of testing, moving Beijing closer to… Read more » The post Chinese Drugmaker: Vaccine 79.3% Effective… Continue Reading →
During Monday’s meeting of the Special Committee for Dealing With Drugs and Alcohol, the Chief Toxicologist of Environmental Health in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamar Berman, said that according… Read more » The post Health Ministry Warns: 40% of… Continue Reading →
Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Chairman MK Rabbi Yaakov Asher (UTJ), who chaired the committee’s meeting for the first time on Tuesday since he recovered from the coronavirus, criticized the… Read more » The post Justice Committee Chairman Rabbi Asher… Continue Reading →
Loud blasts and gunfire were heard at Aden’s airport shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Yemeni government arrived from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, witnesses said. The Cabinet members,… Read more » The post Blasts, Gunfire at Yemen Airport… Continue Reading →
A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday. Matthew W., a nurse… Read more » The post California Nurse Tests Positive a… Continue Reading →
Turkey and the United States have formed a joint working group to discuss sanctions that Washington imposed on its ally over its purchase of an advanced Russian air defense system,… Read more » The post Turkey, U.S. in Talks to… Continue Reading →
After leaving Blue and White and joining Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai’s new The Israelis party on Tuesday, Avi Nissenkorn on Wednesday morning resigned from his position as justice minister.… Read more » The post Nissenkorn Resigns as Justice Minister;… Continue Reading →
Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot announced Wednesday that following consultation on the subject, he has decided to forgo running for the 24th Knesset. There were many rumors in… Read more » The post Former Chief of Staff Eizenkot… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry on Wednesday morning reported that 5,583 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed on Tuesday, the second day in a row Israel recorded over 5,000 new infections. Israel’s death… Read more » The post Over 5,000 New Coronavirus Cases;… Continue Reading →
The European Union’s top officials have formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel put… Read more » The post EU Officials Sign Post-Brexit Trade… Continue Reading →
Deep in the lush valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative to COVID-19. The area is of… Read more » The post China Clamps Down in Hidden… Continue Reading →