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The leading U.S. infectious disease expert says he is cautiously optimistic that a coronavirus vaccine with some degree of effectiveness will be successfully developed by the end of the year…
New York Attorney General Letitia James proposed sweeping changes Wednesday to boost oversight of the New York City Police Department, including forming an independent commission that would approve the department's…
The heat is on. And for most of America it'll stay on through the rest of the month and maybe longer, meteorologists say. Widespread and prolonged extreme heat is baking the…
The Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on whether Congress and the Manhattan district attorney can see President Donald Trump's taxes and other financial records that the president has…
Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced Wednesday…
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yisrael Katz were not able to deliver Wednesday night on a promised financial aid package for workers and businesses hit hard by…
The city of Bnei Brak has decided to establish a committee of rabbanim and medical professionals to oversee compliance with Health Ministry regulations in educational institutions and batei knessiot. The…
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has supported an NGO’s petition to the High Court to cancel the immunity from prosecution granted by the Knesset to Likud MK Chaim Katz in…
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As the shuls and centers of Jewish life have reopened albeit while observing precautionary restrictions and health guidelines, the presidium of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) formulated a plan…
Lakewood BriefsGOP Primary Candidates for 3rd District Profiled on Israel and Jewish Issues A recent article by the Jewish Insider asked candidates vying for the Republican nomination to take on Rep.…
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A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic…
The president of the police union in Portland, Oregon, said Wednesday he has “no confidence” that city leaders will move to stop the nightly violent protests that have wracked the…
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Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast’s ruling party, died Wednesday just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France, where he previously…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed…
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