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BD"E: Hagaon Harav Chaim Wosner, Zt"l, Rav of Zichron Meir, Bnei Brak Sara Marcus

The Torah world was once again plunged into mourning with the petirah Sunday of Hagaon Harav Chaim Meir Wosner, zt"l, Rav of Zichron Meir in Bnei Brak and Rosh Yeshivah,…

National

U.K. Coronavirus Strain Spreading Rapidly in U.S.Sara Marcus

A more infectious coronavirus strain that originated in the United Kingdom has made its way to the United States, and cases of it are doubling nearly every ten days. The…

Some Baby Foods Contain Toxic Metals, Study RevealsSara Marcus

A grim study published by the Congressional Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy found “dangerous levels” of toxic heavy metals in baby foods. The “inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury”…

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World

Biden: U.S. Will Not Lift Sanctions to Get Iran to Negotiating Table Hamodia

President Joe Biden said the United States will not lift its economic sanctions on Iran in order to get Tehran back to the negotiating table to discuss how to revive…

Chinese Whistleblower Doctor Honored on Death AnniversaryHamodia

A year after his death from COVID-19, residents in the Chinese city of Wuhan say they remain grateful to the “whistleblower” doctor who first sounded the alarm about the outbreak…

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Regional

NYPD Officer Disciplined for Wearing ‘Politically Oriented’ Trump PatchSara Marcus

The New York Police Department announced it will be disciplining an as of now unidentified officer who wore a Trump patch while on duty. A video of the officer at…

New York Sees Coronavirus Numbers Fall 29 Days in a RowSara Marcus

In an encouraging sign the worst of the winter surge has ended, New York has seen its coronavirus positivity rates drop for 29 days straight. Hospitalizations are below eight thousand,…

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Politics

U.S. Senate to Pause Trump Impeachment Trial for ShabbosHamodia

The U.S. Senate will pause former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial from Friday evening to Saturday evening this week to honor a request by a Trump attorney who is shomer…

Weary Postal Workers Hope Biden will Bring ChangeHamodia

The U.S. Postal Service’s stretch of challenges didn’t end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during…

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Business

World Shares Near Record Levels as Vaccines Inject HopeHamodia

Global shares approached record highs on Friday and the dollar headed for its best weekly gain in three months, as progress in vaccine distribution and U.S. stimulus hopes prompted bets…

Unemployment Claims Fall to 779,000 but Job Cuts Grind OnHamodia

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined to 779,000 last week, a still-historically high total that shows that a sizable number of people keep losing jobs to the viral…

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Health, Science & Technology

‘New Chance at Life’: Man Gets Face, Hands in Rare SurgeryHamodia

Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last…

SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Test Flight Ends With Another KaboomHamodia

SpaceX’s second full test flight of its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship ended in another fiery crash landing Tuesday. Elon Musk’s company launched its latest Starship prototype from the southeastern tip of…

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