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Zach Banner Tries Challah And (Spoiler) He Loves It

Zach Banner Tries Challah And (Spoiler) He Loves It

  PITTSBURGH (JTA) – Zach Banner of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers now knows what challah tastes like — and he can say the word properly.… Read More ›

US weekly jobless claims hit 1.4 million, the first increase since March, as spiking virus cases halt reopening plans

US weekly jobless claims hit 1.4 million, the first increase since March, as spiking virus cases halt reopening plans

  US jobless claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 1.4 million, the Labor Department said Thursday. That came in above the consensus economist… Read More ›

Trump says ‘nasty, horrible’ virus in US will get worse before it gets better

Trump says ‘nasty, horrible’ virus in US will get worse before it gets better

President brings back coronavirus briefings, changing tone and professing newfound respect for the protective face masks, holding one up, but not wearing it   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

China Moves Rocket Into Place For Upcoming Mars Mission

China Moves Rocket Into Place For Upcoming Mars Mission

  BEIJING (AP) — China has moved a rocket into position to launch a rover to Mars in one of three upcoming missions to the… Read More ›

Opinion: Covid-19 has exposed India’s failure to deliver even the most basic obligations to its people

Opinion: Covid-19 has exposed India’s failure to deliver even the most basic obligations to its people

Days before India lifted its nationwide lockdown on June 1, the country’s health ministry issued a press statement with a triumphant headline. “15 countries with… Read More ›

Fauci holds his ground against Navarro broadside

Fauci holds his ground against Navarro broadside

The public battle between President Donald Trump’s economic and medical advisers stretched into another day after Peter Navarro, the senior White House trade official, apparently… Read More ›

Giuliani: Disrespect For NYPD Worse Than In ‘Bad Old Days’ Of High Crime

Giuliani: Disrespect For NYPD Worse Than In ‘Bad Old Days’ Of High Crime

NEW YORK (Newsmax) – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday the disrespect for the New York Police Department is worse than “the… Read More ›

Florida hits new record for daily coronavirus cases, with more than 15,000 infections

Florida hits new record for daily coronavirus cases, with more than 15,000 infections

  Florida reported Sunday more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day total for any US state so far. The previous daily record was… Read More ›

The man Trump is accused of paying to take his SAT exam died in 1999, but his widow denied that he would have helped cheat the system

The man Trump is accused of paying to take his SAT exam died in 1999, but his widow denied that he would have helped cheat the system

  In her new book, Mary Trump, President Donald Trump’s niece, says her uncle cheated his way into the Wharton School by paying a friend,… Read More ›

South Dakota Man Linked To Russian Spy Sentenced For Fraud

South Dakota Man Linked To Russian Spy Sentenced For Fraud

  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former conservative operative who was once romantically linked to a Russian agent was sentenced Monday to seven years… Read More ›

US is still ‘knee-deep’ in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says

US is still ‘knee-deep’ in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says

In the span of a week and a half, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has doubled, yet officials are saying this… Read More ›

Hand Sanitizer and Fireworks Make a Dangerous July Fourth Cocktail

Hand Sanitizer and Fireworks Make a Dangerous July Fourth Cocktail

NEW YORK (Newsmax) – It’s hard to imagine the Fourth of July without fireworks, but experts warn that using hand sanitizer while handling sparklers can… Read More ›

El Al cancels all flights until further notice

El Al cancels all flights until further notice

El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin, ordered all of the company’s aircraft to return to Israel. All flights, including both passenger and cargo flights, are cancelled… Read More ›

Report: 6 pro-Iranian fighters killed in alleged IDF raid in Syria

Report: 6 pro-Iranian fighters killed in alleged IDF raid in Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 4 Syrian nationals were among those killed in the strikes – ‘likely’ to have been carried out by the… Read More ›

Analysis: Annexation’s irony: Bringing Israeli politics closer to Palestinian statehood

Analysis: Annexation’s irony: Bringing Israeli politics closer to Palestinian statehood

A window of opportunity has opened for Israel, but it isn’t cost-free; many now argue annexation could finally draw a line in the sand between… Read More ›

Washington Post: Trump campaign had social distancing stickers removed before Tulsa rally

Washington Post: Trump campaign had social distancing stickers removed before Tulsa rally

Washington, DC – President Donald Trump’s campaign directed the removal of thousands of “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” stickers from seats in the Bank of… Read More ›

Europe battles fresh virus surges as new US infections skyrocket

Europe battles fresh virus surges as new US infections skyrocket

American officials say 24 million may have had coronavirus — 10 times higher than previous estimate; WHO: Outbreak in European countries could push health systems… Read More ›

Allen Fagin, Head Of The Orthodox Union, Reflects On How The Pandemic Has Changed Orthodox Life

Allen Fagin, Head Of The Orthodox Union, Reflects On How The Pandemic Has Changed Orthodox Life

  NEW YORK (JTA) – Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit the New York region in March, the Orthodox community was on edge. A surge… Read More ›

Fired US Attorney Refused To Sign Letter Critical Of NYC Mayor For Restricting Religious Gatherings

Fired US Attorney Refused To Sign Letter Critical Of NYC Mayor For Restricting Religious Gatherings

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before Geoffrey S. Berman was axed from his job as head of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, he… Read More ›

Some public health officials are resigning amid threats during the Covid-19 pandemic

Some public health officials are resigning amid threats during the Covid-19 pandemic

  During a live public briefing on Facebook last month, “someone very casually suggested” the Los Angeles County’s public health director should be shot, the… Read More ›