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The head of the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar tested positive for the coronavirus, Hamas said in an official statement on Tuesday morning. Sinwar, 58, the
As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. “I suspect many people won’t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,” said Dr. Michael Ryan said […]
President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state’s two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700 votes. Trump filed the day after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the chairwoman of the […]
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The Unity Torah, which will be completed next Sunday, made a special trip to Flatbush and Boro Park on Motzei Shabbos, and respected Rabbis of various communities were given the opportunity to inscribe a letter. In attendance were the Kosover Rebbe – Rabbi Shraga Feivish Hager, Rabbi Moshe Wolfson – Mashgiach of Yeshiva Torah V’daas, […]
From one of the most dynamic, prominent hubs of policy and influence in the country, AFL (Chabad) offers a diverse array of impactful programs to empower and enhance the lives
The EU drug agency said Tuesday it may need another four weeks to decide whether to grant its first approval for a coronavirus vaccine, even as authorities in the United
From one of the most dynamic, prominent hubs of policy and influence in the country, AFL (Chabad) offers a diverse array of impactful programs to empower and enhance the lives
President-elect Joe Biden appeared at a theater in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, moving gingerly in a black walking boot he’s worn since breaking his right foot while playing with one of his dogs over the weekend. The president-elect fractured two small bones in the middle of his right foot, according to Biden’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor. The […]
Spanish authorities have dismantled a makeshift camp for migrant processing that for over three months was known as the “dock of shame” for holding thousands of Africans in squalor after they arrived in the Canary Islands. The Spanish government’s delegation in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago confirmed Monday that all the 830 people held Friday at […]
United Refuah Healthshare’s first ever “health-share 101” free webinar is less than one week away! As the Jewish community’s first health sharing organization, United Refuah HealthShare is saving the average
There’s a new toll system for drivers crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn. Split tolls go into effect on Dec. 1. That means drivers must pay to cross the bridge in both directions, but the total for a round trip equals the toll that was only collected on one side before. […]
Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet another virus lockdown. The reopening won’t be enough to make up for sales lost during the pandemic – but reflects the glimmer of hope that forecasters are starting […]
President-elect Joe Biden is considering former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a substantial and somewhat divisive figure in Democratic Party politics, to serve as his transportation secretary. Biden’s selection of his nominee to lead the Transportation Department is not believed to be imminent, and Emanuel is among multiple candidates in the running for the Cabinet position, […]
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed over 1,200 daily coronavirus cases on Tuesday for the first time since October 19. A total of 1,227 new coronavirus cases were confirmed, with tests showing
Yeshiva Tiferes Tzion/Kiryas Melech, one of the most respected institutions of higher Torah learning in all of Eretz Yisroel, is currently in need of desperate funds, largely because the rosh yeshiva,
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