Month December 2020
President Donald Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans on Thursday as his haphazard actions throw a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into chaos. The rare Christmas Eve session of… Continue Reading →
Democratic Georgia Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock have broken fundraising records over the last two months, with each of the candidates raising over $100 million in the Senate runoffs that are set to determine which party… Continue Reading →
The daily routine of Sar HaTorah, HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, is well-known. His time is dedicated almost entirely to Torah study, which fills most of the day, with some additional time allotted to answering questions and giving brachas to those… Continue Reading →
The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight. The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading… Continue Reading →
European Union ambassadors were convening on Friday to start assessing the massive free-trade deal the bloc struck with Britain that should kick off next next week when the acrimonious Brexit… Read more » The post EU Nations Start Assessing Post-Brexit… Continue Reading →
Syrian state media said that Israel carried out airstrikes in the central province of Hama early Friday morning. SANA, Syria’s official news agency ,said the attack occurred near the town… Read more » The post Report: Israeli Strikes in Syria… Continue Reading →
The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday. The U.S.… Read more » The post U.S. to Require Negative COVID-19… Continue Reading →
The estimated cost of the third nationwide lockdown that will begin on Sunday is set to run into the tens of billions of shekels, even if it is to last… Read more » The post Third Lockdown to Cost Tens… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry on Thursday evening reported 5,036 new cases of coronavirus in the previous two days. On Wednesday, health authorities detected 3,340 cases of coronavirus from about 88,00 tests,… Read more » The post Health Ministry Reports Over 5,000… Continue Reading →
Less than a month before President Donald Trump is set to leave the White House, his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz… Read more » The post Kushner, Berkowitz: We Were the… Continue Reading →
A New York City police officer responding to a domestic violence call in Brooklyn was shot in his bulletproof vest on Thursday night, officials said. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and… Read more » The post NYC Police Officer Shot in… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported its largest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Christmas Day, as the prime minister pleaded for vigilance to arrest a viral surge that has worsened hospitalization and deaths. The 1,241 new… Continue Reading →
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday night that is challenging Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for the leadership of Israel in the upcoming elections. Bennett slammed Netanyahu in his speech at the Knesset, saying he has failed to properly manage… Continue Reading →
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision dismissing a lawsuit seeking to declare President Donald Trump won swing state Wisconsin. Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump by 0.6 points in Wisconsin in the Nov. 3… Continue Reading →
With nearly one percent of the entire population in the country having received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in less than three days, Israel ranked the highest country in the world in the number of people vaccinated per… Continue Reading →
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California has found a new owner in billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. Burkle views the 2,700-acre property in Los Olivos, near Santa Barbara, as a land banking opportunity, his spokesman said Thursday… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JNS) — A survey found that a large percentage of Jewish philanthropists have increased their charitable giving in response to emergency needs brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic and that nearly all expect to give at the… Continue Reading →
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An intensive care nurse in Mexico City on Thursday became the first person in Latin America to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine. Mexico began administering the first 3,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in a broadcast… Continue Reading →
In a shocking move, Higher Education Minister Ze’ev Elkin (Likud), a long-time confidant of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, blasted the prime minister during a speech on Wednesday announcing he is leaving the Likud and joining Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope party…. Continue Reading →