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Friday, February 28, 2020 | ג' אדר תש"פ
Thursday, February 27, 2020 | ב' אדר תש"פ
- U.S. Identifies Habitat Critical for Survival of Rare Songbird
- Vice President Pence Announces Ambassador Debbie Birx to Serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator
- Shocking and Painful: Tzion of the Yid Hakudosh of Peshischa Desecrated by Rioters
- Stock Market Rout Deepens on Virus Worries; Indexes Lose 4%
- Austrian Parliament Passes Unanimous Condemnation of BDS
- Polls: Likud Moves Ahead of Blue and White, Right Bloc Closes on 61
- U.S. Mortgage Rates Decline; 30-Year Loan at 3.45%
- El Al to Announce a Thousand Layoffs, TASE Plummets
- U.S. Mulls Using Sweeping Powers to Ramp Up Production of Coronavirus Protective Gear
- Many Israelis Resigned to Fourth Election
- Netanyahu Defends ‘Over-Preparation’ Policy on Coronavirus
- Man Who Sued NYC Twice Over Stop and Frisk Settles for $10K
- Rescued California Sea Lions Now at Hawaii Aquatic Park
- Yamina Indignant Over Lapid Slur Against Rabbi Peretz
- U.K. Court Blocks Heathrow Airport Expansion Over Climate Concerns
- Government Approves Plans for 1700 Homes in Yehudah and Shomron
- New Kosher Supermarket Opens in Jersey City
- Markets Shudder Again on Virus Fears, Extending Recent Rout
- Lebanon Begins ‘Historic’ Offshore Oil Drilling Amid Crisis
- Russia Conducts First Ship-Based Hypersonic Missile Test
- Economy Grew at 2.1% in Q4 But Virus Threat Looms
- Syria Claims Israel Eliminated Hezbollah Terrorist on Golan
- Chicago Community Kollel Celebrates 38 Years
- Rav Chaim Feldman, Zt”l
- Coronavirus Complicates Upcoming Major Military Exercise
- Turkish-Backed Rebels Say They Regain Pivotal Syrian Town
- IDF Shoots Down Drone Flown in From Gaza
- U.K. Opens EU Trade Talks With Threat to Walk Away
- Poll Shows Likud, Right Closing in on 60 Seats
- First Confirmed Case in Israel: Man Who Returned From Italy Diagnosed With Coronavirus
- S. Korea Says Flight Attendant Infected With Virus Worked Los Angeles Route
- Israeli Researchers Announce Breakthrough in Coronavirus Treatment
- Tunisia Approves Government After Months of Deadlock
- Asian Shares Slump After Trump Announcement on Virus Plans
- PA: Terrorists Turned Chinese Toy Guns Into Lethal Rifles
- Hardest-Hit China, South Korea Count 767 New Virus Cases
- Driver in Fatal I-80 School Bus Crash Sentenced to 10 Years
- Trump Campaign Sues New York Times for Defamation Over Putin
- Trump Says U.S. ‘Very Ready’ for Virus; Pence to Lead Response
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 | א' אדר תש"פ
- Cuomo Wants $40 Million to Respond to Coronavirus
- A Faulty CDC Coronavirus Test Delays Monitoring of Disease’s Spread
- FOCUS: Sanders Often Focuses on Positive Elements of Authoritarian Governments
- Reckless Drivers Could Lose Vehicles Under New NYC Law
- Pelosi Urges Democratic Unity Amid Sanders’ Campaign Surge
- Florida Sign-Spinner Who Makes $25 a Day Finds $20,000
- Taxing Internet Ads Could Raise Lots of Money, But Doubts Persist
- Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchok Hosts Melaveh Malkah
- At Asifa of Degel Hatorah in Tzfas
- Gantz: Netanyahu Perpetrating Hate Crime Against Israel
- Gunman at Molson Coors in Milwaukee Kills 6 People; Shooter Dead
- El Al Warns of Collapse in Weeks
- Brazil Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Latin America
- Ben-Gvir Sets Conditions for Dropping Out
- Ex-Kremlin Aide Says Ukraine Will Never Reclaim Rebel East
- Rivlin Intervenes for Australia on Coronavirus
- Court Sides With Trump in Sanctuary Cities Grant Fight
- Stocks Slide on Wall Street, Extending Steep Drops This Week
- Health Ministry Issues Unprecedented Warning Against Non-Essential Trips Abroad
- Interim President Appointed to Lead NYC Transit System
- Bibi vs. Tibi: Likud Slogan Fires Up Base
- MassachusettsUtility to Pay $53M for 2018 Blasts
- Spain Condemns Antisemitic Parade
- New-Home Sales Climbed 7.9% in January
- Stocks Climb on Wall Street Following 2 Steep Drops
- Biden Claims Momentum as Sanders Marches Past Debate Fray
- FM Katz Denounces Sanders’ ‘Horrifying Comment’
- Can Sanders Beat Trump? A Growing Number of Democratic Voters Say Yes
- LONELY ON PURIM
- The Big Truth
- Stop-and-Think
- Elderly to Get ‘Go to the Head of the Line’ Cards
- Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus U.S. Threat
- Parties to Iran Nuclear Deal Meet But Little Progress Made on Saving It
- Operation Tefillin
- Gantz: I’m Only Human, I Make Mistakes
Monday, November 30, -0001 | ט"ז כסלו ג'תשס"א
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 | א' אדר תש"פ
- Minneapolis Community Celebrates Siyum HaShas, Kickoffs Daily Learning Initiative
- Belgian MP to Submit Legislation to Protect Bris Milah
- Death Toll Rises to 20 From Delhi Riots During Trump Trip
- Ex-Trump Mideast Envoy Joins Israeli Venture Capital Firm
- Egypt to Hold Full-Honors Military Funeral for Mubarak
- Terrorist Who Stabbed Israeli Woman Resentenced to 18 Years in Prison
- Erdan Demands Shin Bet Investigation of Bankrupt Gantz Company
- 2,000 Jews Daven at Kever Yosef
- South Korean Virus Cases Jump Again, First U.S. Soldier Infected
- Asian Shares Slide on Fears Virus’s Spread May Be Unstoppable
- Sanders Faces Attacks in Democrats’ Debate-Stage Clash
- Forest Fire Near Appalachian Trail Mostly Contained
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | ל' שבט תש"פ
- Man Stomps on Cars in Crown Heights
- Monsey Stabbing Victim Showing Signs of Improvement
- Murphy Proposes $40.9B Budget, Boosting School, Transit Aid
- Study Begins in U.S. to Test Possible Coronavirus Treatment
- Stocks Sink, Bonds Soar on Fears Virus Will Stunt Economy
- Democrats Warm Up for Big Debate, Unloading on Sanders
- MDA to Run Polling Stations for Coronavirus Patients
- Democrats Want Revenge on Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey. First They Have to Pick a Candidate
- Gantz Decries Danger to Rule of Law
- Trump Demands Sotomayor Recusal After ‘Inappropriate’ Dissent
- Banks Made $233.1 Billion in Profits in 2019, Regulator Says
- JPMorgan to Stop Lending to Coal Companies, Arctic Drillers
- No Checkout Needed: Amazon Opens Cashier-Less Grocery Store
- Explosion in Bayit Vegan Shul
- NTSB: Driver in Fatal Tesla Crash Was Playing Video Game
- Supreme Court to Hear Religious Liberty Case on Foster Care
- Epidemic Shakes GDP, PM Says “We Shall Overcome”
- Iran Says Official Who Played Down Coronavirus Fears Is Infected
- Italy Sees 45% Rise in Virus Cases, 10 Deaths
- Netanyahu Not Shaking Hands at Campaign Events Due to Coronavirus
- U.S. Stocks Extend Losses Following Worst Drop In 2 Years
- Ceasefire Holds, So Far
- U.N. Clings to Two-State Solution as Rockets Fly
- State Earned Nearly a Billion Shekels from Gas Finds in 2019
- Hebrew U. Professor: ‘Chareidi Mezuzah-Kissers Spreading Coronavirus in Israel’
- Austria Confirms Two Cases of Coronavirus; One in Switzerland
- Safety Board to Issue Recommendations After Fatal Autopilot Crash
- Egypt’s Former President Hosni Mubarak Dies at 91
- Netanyahu: Full Steam Ahead for E1 Corridor Construction
- Dollar Pressured by Expected Fed Rate Cut
- The Cleveland Rebbe of Ra’anana, Zy”a
- World Shares Mostly Lower After Dow Drops More Than 1,000 Points
- Canary Islands Hotel Under Lockdown After Coronavirus Case
- Both Gantz and Lapid Now Say Gov’t With Netanyahu Possible
- Poll: Most Israelis Would Turn In Isolation Violators
- Germany: Investigators Seek Motive after Car Rammed into Parade
- As Concern Grows, China, South Korea Report More Virus Cases
- Crackdown on Immigrants who Use Public Benefits Takes Effect
- Hoboken Gets Boost for Park That Will Also Hold Floodwaters
Monday, February 24, 2020 | כ"ט שבט תש"פ
- Trump Says U.S.-India to Sign $3 Billion in Defense Deals
- U.S. Supreme Court Open to More Damages Against Sudan Over Embassy Bombings
- Ceasefire Fails, Gaza Fighting Continues
- Experts Say California Bald Eagle Eggs May Never Hatch
- U.S. Supreme Court Turns Away Religious Bias Claim Against Walgreens
- Matzah Shortage Foreseen in Coronavirus Crisis
- Israeli Health Ministry Recommends Warning Against Travel to Italy
- Fish-To-Dish Challenge: Gefilte Fish Donations to Masbia Will Be Doubled
- Crews Battle Fire in Park Close to Appalachian Trail, I-80
- Couple Lost in Woods Survived on Muddy Water, Fern Fronds
- Women Holocaust Survivors Find Joy in Fighting Poverty
- Kehillah of the Bais Horaah of Lakewood Launches Partnership With Kollel Iyun Bais Horaah
- Coronavirus Won’t Derail Israeli Elections
- Global Markets Fall Sharply as Virus Cases Spread Past Asia
- Islamic Jihad Says Finished for Now, But Fighting Goes On
- Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein Receives Bracha From HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky
- U.S.-Israel Mapping Team Goes to Work
- BDE: Reb Yosef Weber, Z”l, Gabbai of Pupa Shul
- IDF Pummels Gaza, Iron Dome Intercepts 12 of 14 Rockets
- White House May Seek $1B for Coronavirus Response
- Dow Sheds 800 Points as Pandemic Fears Grip Wall Street
- Car Hits Crowd at Carnival in German Town; Dozens Injured
- Netanyahu: If Rockets Don’t Stop, We Will Launch Major Campaign
- IDF to Hold Off Reserve Duty for Visitors to Thailand
- Buffett: Economy Is Slowing Amid Virus Fears
- Report: Netanyahu May Declare Next Term His Last
- Hero or Criminal? Court Hears 2 Views of WikiLeaks’ Assange
- Playground in Sderot Damaged After Rocket Barrage on South; IDF Retaliates
- Iran Lawmaker Says 50 Dead From New Virus in City of Qom
- Fourth Italian Dies From Coronavirus in Worst Flare-Up Outside Asia
- FM Katz: Elections Could Be Postponed If IDF Attacks Gaza
- Asian Shares Take Hit as New Virus Cases Jump Outside China
- Netanyahu Gives Approval for Me’aras Hamachpelah Elevator
- Liberman Tries to Justify Violating Military Censorship
- India Pours On the Pageantry With Colorful Welcome for Trump
- IDF Strikes Gaza, Syria After Palestinian Rockets Attacks
- Fear of Coronavirus Pandemic Grows But China Eases Curbs as New Infections Fall
- Chesed Shel Emes Holds Annual Siyum Mishnayos L’Zecher Nishmas Niftarim
- Clyburn Warns Sanders Victory May Endanger House Democrats
- Singing Their Hearts Out
- Intuit Nearing $7 Billion Deal for Credit Karma
- AUTO REVIEW: The 2021 Kia Seltos Is a Strong New Contender Among Affordable Compact SUVs
Sunday, February 23, 2020 | כ"ח שבט תש"פ
- Cuomo: Jewish Center Evacuated; Threats Sent Around Country
- Austria Stops Train Services Via the Brenner Pass on Virus Fears
- Passage to India: Trump Ready for Warm Embrace, Adulation
- Syrian Capital Rocked by Explosions as Israel Hits Targets
- Trump Accuses Schiff of Leaking Intelligence About Russia to Hurt Sanders
- Airlift of South Koreans to Begin Monday
- ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes Dies in Homemade Rocket Disaster on Mission to Prove Earth is Flat
- Greyhound to Stop Allowing Immigration Checks on Buses
- Second Israeli Diagnosed With Coronavirus
- IDF Launches Counterattack on Islamic Jihad in Gaza
- Polls Show Likud Back in Lead
- Tackling a Top Killer of New Jersey’s Bald Eagles: Electrocution
- Xerox to Keep Pursuing HP Despite Poison Pill Plan
- Belgian Carnival Goes Ahead With Anti-Semitic Displays Despite Protests
- Tesla Model 3 Only Domestic Model in Consumer Reports’ Top Picks
- Twitter Is Suspending 70 Pro-Bloomberg Accounts, Citing ‘Platform Manipulation’
- Uber Adds New Service in Florida to Book a Ride Without the App
- Wells Fargo Pays $3 Billion, Avoids Prosecution for Sales Abuses
- Over Two Dozen Rockets Fired From Gaza at Southern Israel
- Reliability of Pricey New Voting Machines Questioned
- Gedolei Yisrael Gather to Urge Participation in Elections
- Rocket Warning Sirens Sound in Gaza Region
- Gush Etzion Residents: Don’t Send South Koreans Here
- Iran’s State Media: Hardliners Win All Seats for Tehran
- ANALYSIS: Sanders’ Big Nevada Win Narrows Rivals’ Path to Democratic Nomination
- Kinneret: Only 99 Centimeters to Go Until Full
- Israeli Economy Grew 4.9% in Q4, 2019
- Gantz: If I’m Indicted, I’ll Resign
- S. Korea Leader Calls for ‘Unprecedented’ Steps to Stop Virus
- Magnitude 5.7 Quake Hits Turkey-Iran Border Area