Month January 2021
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Tuesday slapped advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their non-compliance with a controversial new law that requires social media platforms to appoint legal representatives in the country. The law — which human… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey State Police say they received 442,214 applications for gun permits in 2020, a 332% increase from 2019 when 102,270 applications were submitted. Applications to purchase handguns have soared in New Jersey and across the nation as people… Continue Reading →
With millions of adults vaccinated, drug companies are holding clinical trials of adolescents to see if the vaccines are effective and safe. “If you want to get this under control,… Read more » The post Vaccine Trials in Children and… Continue Reading →
Though there are no immediate or specific threats, New York City is on a high alert for potential violence on Inauguration Day. Additional armed NYPD officers are stationed outside City… Read more » The post NYC on High Alert for… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A pediatrician… Continue Reading →
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China is using localized tactics to battle a wave of COVID-19 outbreaks, an approach that avoids the sort of widespread shutdowns that devastated the economy last year but is also… Read more » The post ‘One Village, One Policy’: China… Continue Reading →
After hearing from many frustrated constituents, including first responders, who have been stuck in standstill traffic after taking the Hamilton Avenue exit at the end of the Prospect Expressway, Assemblyman… Read more » The post Eichenstein Calls for Signal on… Continue Reading →
Frustrated by the flow of coronavirus vaccine from the federal government, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday floated the idea of buying shots for New Yorkers directly from one of the vaccine makers, Pfizer. The idea seemed far from a sure… Continue Reading →
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned… Read more » The post Panel: China, WHO Should Have… Continue Reading →
Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch. As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President… Continue Reading →
Israel’s hospitals are overwhelmed with a soaring number of seriously ill coronavirus patients and hospital officials say that they are running out of ICU beds. The sad incident on Friday when a coronavirus patient died after overworked medical staff failed… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status,… Continue Reading →
The head of France’s state rail company has sounded the alarm over the future of the Eurostar train service, which connects the U.K. with continental Europe and has been hurt… Read more » The post Concerns Grow Over Eurostar Rail… Continue Reading →
As the coronavirus continues to rage in Israel, with a record number of seriously ill patients, it is also taking a toll on pregnant women and their babies. On Motzei Shabbos a two-day-old baby born to a coronavirus patient passed… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — At least nine pregnant women have been hospitalized over the past week in Israel due to deterioration in their condition after being infected with COVID-19. Four of the women have undergone premature delivery of their babies in… Continue Reading →
Palestinians expect to receive a first batch of COVID-19 vaccine by the weekend, officials said Tuesday. Abdel Hafiz Nofal, Palestinian ambassador to Russia, said it would send 5,000 vaccine doses… Read more » The post Palestinians Expect First Russian Sputnik… Continue Reading →
Statement: Tomorrow, the Nation and the world will witness an orderly and peaceful transfer of power in the United States, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court swears in President-Elect Biden. Throughout our Nation’s proud history, this ceremony has… Continue Reading →
Two shuls in Petach Tikvah were vandalized overnight Sunday, with Sifrei Torah desecrated by being thrown on the floor, and money from tzedaka boxes and silver ornaments stolen. The shocking incidents occurred at two adjacent shuls on Shlomtzion Street in… Continue Reading →
Ending her four years in the chamber, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submitted her resignation to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. She told Americans in an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle… Read more » The post Vice President-Elect Harris Resigns Senate… Continue Reading →