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Gun Background Checks Smash Records Amid Coronavirus Fears
BOISE (AP) — Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety during th...
Trump Warns Iran Against Attacking US Troops In Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tehran should expect a bold U.S. response if Iran or Iranian-backed groups attack American forces or assets in Iraq.
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UN Climate Summit Postponed Until 2021 Because Of COVID-19
ONDON (AP) — This year's United Nations global climate summit is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, host country Britain said Wednesday,
The U.K. government sa...
Pesach and a Pandemic Urgent Message From Alan Rosenstock; Tomche Shabbos of Rockland County
Yes, we are busy preparing for our pre-Pesach delivery of approximately $750,000 worth of essential Pesach foods, but we are also being bombarded with calls due to the unprecedente...
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Los Angeles Mayor Urges Everyone To Wear Masks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has recommended that the city’s 4 million people wear masks when going outside amid the spreading coronavirus.
Garcetti on Wed...
Grand Canyon National Park Closes To Visitors Amid Pandemic
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Grand Canyon closed indefinitely to visitors Wednesday, joining other national parks seeking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Staff at the G...
Reporting For Duty: Airline Crew Sign Up To Help Hospitals
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Filip Palmgren had wanted to work on planes since he was a child. Now, after just two years as a flight attendant, the 21-year old has lost his job because of the ...
A Smart Idea – That We Hope We Won’t Need
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
This idea comes from a wise woman by the name of Bonnie Gurewitsch - and it should be spread.
The current policy in hospitals is that no ot...
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Feds: Man Intentionally Derailed LA Train Near Hospital Ship
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital...
Despite Grim Projections, Trump Resists National Quarantine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as he warns of a grim few weeks ahead with tens of thousands of Americans likely killed by the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump is resisting issuing a...
Macy’s To Be Removed From S&P 500; Credit Rating Downgraded
NEW YORK (AP) - Its market value just a fraction of what it was five years ago, Macy's is being removed from the S&P 500 index.
Macy's has been struggling amid competition f...
What The Special Needs Community Can Teach Us About Responding To The Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (VINnews/Rabbi Chaim Perkal) — A crisis like the coronavirus pandemic inspires questions that many of us have never before asked ourselves. Should I take the risk of leav...
Why Health Experts Aren’t Warning About Coronavirus In Food
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren’t health officials warning people abo...
BMG Poskim Ban All Travel Over Passover
The text disscussing the issur previously published regarding traveling to family or others over Pesach, many have asked if this applies only to out-of-town travel, or if travel t...
Biden: A Normal Convention ‘Hard To Imagine’ As Scheduled
NEW YORK (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Democrats and Republicans to take a close look at whether they'll be able to move forward as planned this summer with convention...
Israel Declares Face-Masks Obligatory In Public
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel announced new steps Wednesday evening in an attempt to curb the further spread of coronavirus in the country, with the number of positive COVID-19 pati...
Trump’s Friend In Coma From Coronavirus Is A Jewish Real Estate Mogul, Vanity Fair Reports
NEW YORK (JTA) - The friend whose case President Donald Trump cited as a point in his realization of the dimensions of the coronavirus crisis is a Jewish real estate mogul named St...
Sar HaTorah Reb Chaim Encourages People to buy Letters in the United for Protection Sefer Torah
The Posek Hador, Sar HaTorah, HaRav Hatzadik HaGoan Chaim Kanievksy Shlita has encouraged and endorsed the Miracle Sefer Torah of Healing. Yesterday, 6 Nissan in Eretz Yisroel, Reb...
Watch This! New Tape Revealed of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l on Shabbos HaGadol – with English subtitles
As a gift to Klal Yisroel suffering in the COVID-19 Pandemic, a new tape was just revealed of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l. The topic is Shabbos HaGadol. The tape was translat...