New York City has reached its goal of performing 50,000 coronavirus tests a day, and its contact tracing effort has potentially prevented thousands of new infections, officials said Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio said four new clinics operated by the urgent care company MedRite will bring the total citywide daily testing capacity to 50,000. “This […]
A nearly $21 million government-funded study to see if a popular, over-the-counter heartburn medication could be a COVID-19 remedy has fizzled amid allegations of conflicts of interest and scientific misconduct,
Delta Air Lines will provide at-home coronavirus tests for some employees, while Southwest and American will tighten their rules on face masks by ending exceptions for medical reasons. “We’re simply seeing too many exceptions to the (mask) policy, it has put our flight crews in a really tough spot and also made our customers pretty […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is considered one of the best neighborhoods in Long Island and personifies suburbia itself. And almost overnight, it popped up. There is a shul, an eiruv, and, yes, affordable housing. The Rav of the shul is Rabbi Moshe Winter, a great grandson of Rabbi Irving Bunim, one of […]
The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow’s intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied satellites. In Moscow, the Defense Ministry said the July 15 event involved “a small space vehicle” that “inspected one of the national satellites from […]
Reb Daniel Shore z”l was a fixture in the Kensington community for many years, his smile lighting up the faces of all who knew him. He and his large family
Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed itself Thursday and told
Softening his earlier stance, President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that some schools may need to delay their reopening this fall as the coronavirus continues to surge. It marks a shift from Trump’s previous demand for a full reopening of the nation’s schools. In recent weeks, Trump has said that it’s safe to open schools […]
Israel’s Health Ministry warned on Thursday that an intense heatwave will hit Israel on Sunday and continue all week and urged the elderly and those suffering from illnesses, including the
The White House says President Donald Trump will visit North Carolina on Monday to tour a business that is participating in work on a COVID-19 vaccine. The White House said
In response to numerous requests Merkaz L’Chinuch HaTorah is offering a full gamut of summer workshops for rebbeim and moros, and its intensive summer and fall programs for talmidim. Both children and bochurim can improve learning skills, from kriah through Gemara. Rebbeim and moros can acquire new techniques for reaching their talmidim and talmidos at all […]
We need your opinion and advice! In less than two weeks is Tu B’Av Together by Yad L’Achim, where thousands of Jews across the world will be davening for each
House Democrats are trying to rein in President Donald Trump’s clemency powers on Thursday as they advance legislation that would discourage pardons for friends and family and prevent presidents from pardoning themselves. While the bills are unlikely to pass the GOP-led Senate, Democrats say a response is necessary after Trump used his clemency power to […]
My sister and her family, the KELLER FAMILY is dealing with a financial crisis and can use your help now. The Kellers have 8 kids (a few with special needs) and are under a huge pressure as their 14 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. Please help them provide their daughter with the […]
Due to the alarming rise of daily coronavirus cases in Israel, which reached a red line number of over 2,000 cases on Thursday, the Gedolei Yisrael have joined the call
Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic? The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at
Rep. Rashida Tlaib had been in Congress for a matter of hours when she was seen on video telling supporters that she and other Democrats were going to impeach President Donald Trump, using an expletive rather than Trump’s name. The room full of activists cheered, but some people back home – and in Democratic leadership […]
Israel’s IDF stated on Thursday that it is sending reinforcements to the northern border due to threats by Hezbollah to retaliate the death of its operative in airstrikes on Monday
A New York City police officer and two other men were arrested on drug charges after an investigation that was sparked by a fatal overdose on Long Island. Joseph Recca,
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