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Will a coronavirus vaccine be a ‘cure’ for the pandemic?

Will a coronavirus vaccine be a ‘cure’ for the pandemic?

The answer to this is more complicated than one thinks and centers on the question of the strength and longevity of the immune response.  … Read More ›

Government’s coronavirus law is impractical and undemocratic

Government’s coronavirus law is impractical and undemocratic

Opinion: Legislation giving ministers total authority over decision-making sets dangerous precedent for Israeli democracy and chaotic decision making will surely diminish the already-dwindling public trust… Read More ›

Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US

Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US

1 killed in Texas when driver of car that drove through a crowd opened fire on an armed demonstrator, as protests continue over racial injustice… Read More ›

Trump To Discuss Energy, Tour Oil Rig, Raise Money In Texas

Trump To Discuss Energy, Tour Oil Rig, Raise Money In Texas

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will shift his focus to American energy dominance during a stop in Texas later this week that will… Read More ›

Trump’s top advisors are still pointing to signs of a ‘V-shaped’ economic recovery despite surging coronavirus cases

Trump’s top advisors are still pointing to signs of a ‘V-shaped’ economic recovery despite surging coronavirus cases

  Two of Trump’s top advisers, Larry Kudlow and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, said in interviews Sunday that they still see signs of a “V-shaped”… Read More ›

8 pro-Iranian militants killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes last week

8 pro-Iranian militants killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes last week

The death toll is expected to continue to rise due to a number of injured people, including some in serious condition.   Eight pro-Iranian militants… Read More ›

Netanyahu is laundering the language

Netanyahu is laundering the language

Opinion: We live in ‘post-truth’ era, where public attitudes are based on appeal to sense of ‘unity,’ personal opinions and gut feelings, while facts and… Read More ›

Over a third of coronavirus patients feel symptoms for weeks, says CDC

Over a third of coronavirus patients feel symptoms for weeks, says CDC

New study shows even those with mild case are unwell for 2-3 weeks, including those with no pre-existing conditions   At least 35 percent of… Read More ›

Sinclair Pulls Show Where Fauci Conspiracy Theory Is Aired

Sinclair Pulls Show Where Fauci Conspiracy Theory Is Aired

  NEW YORK (AP) — The Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week” program… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump is calling protesters who disagree with him terrorists. That puts him in the company of the world’s autocrats

Analysis: Trump is calling protesters who disagree with him terrorists. That puts him in the company of the world’s autocrats

Heavily armed, unidentifiable security agents dressed in camouflage have been snatching anti-racism protesters off the streets of Portland, Oregon, and bundling them into unmarked cars,… Read More ›

US fighter jets near Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace

US fighter jets near Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace

Israel and the United States have long accused Mahan Air of ferrying weapons for Iranian-linked guerrillas in Syria and elsewhere.   Several passengers on an… Read More ›

Israeli government becomes latest coronavirus casualty

Israeli government becomes latest coronavirus casualty

Opinion: Israelis are united in their criticism of the government’s failure to address the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis; Israel needs a national plan with… Read More ›

Thousands mass outside Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence in latest protest

Thousands mass outside Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence in latest protest

5 arrested as police begin to forcibly disperse anti-government demonstrators; several hundred at counter-protest; some women remove tops, imitating Tuesday protester Thousands of demonstrators massed… Read More ›

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 ›

Netanyahu, Edelstein make Gamzu coronavirus ‘czar’

Netanyahu, Edelstein make Gamzu coronavirus ‘czar’

Prof. Gabriel Barbash refused role after ultimatum not met   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein appointed Sourasky Medical Center CEO Ronni… Read More ›

Iran’s bid for splendid isolation

Iran’s bid for splendid isolation

Analysis: Tehran is trying to convince the world of catastrophic scale of its coronavirus pandemic, hoping to persuade U.S. to ease the pressure until the… Read More ›

Knesset passes coronavirus law, weakening its oversight of government decisions

Knesset passes coronavirus law, weakening its oversight of government decisions

Law approved 48-35 gives cabinet wide-ranging powers to set virus restrictions, sidelines Yifat Shasha-Biton’s combative coronavirus committee   The Knesset in the early hours of… Read More ›

Video: Joe Biden Calls Trump The Country’s ‘First’ Racist President

Video: Joe Biden Calls Trump The Country’s ‘First’ Racist President

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country’s “first” racist president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came… Read More ›

Analysis: US move to shut China’s Houston consulate draws questions about political motives

Analysis: US move to shut China’s Houston consulate draws questions about political motives

Washington – The US demand Wednesday that China shut its Houston consulate within 72 hours triggered Chinese threats of retaliation, the latest escalation between the… Read More ›