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August 4, 2020 at 3:04 pm
NEW YORK (JNS/RABBI MARVIN HIER) – One of the most frightening twists of the global coronavirus pandemic is the worldwide uptick in anti-Semitism. This almost included a prime-time slot on Fox’s “Soul TV” for America’s most notorious anti-Semite, Louis Farrakhan. Just a few days ago in his Final Call magazine, Farrakhan’s defenders tried to cover up some of their leaders most notorious anti-Semitic rants. When he called Hitler a “great man,” they wrote that he just meant great in “power” for raising up Germany from nothing.
This comes on top of the recent Oxford University study showing that nearly 20 percent of those polled blame Jews for starting COVID-19. With some explaining that Jews can make money from the vaccine that cure...
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August 4, 2020 at 2:59 pm
President Donald Trump in an email to supporters Monday encouraged the use of face masks.
“We are all in this together, and while I know there has been some confusion surrounding the usage of face masks, I think it’s something we should all try to do when we are not able to be socially distanced from others,” he said.
“I don’t love wearing them either. Masks may be good, they may be just O.K., or they may be great. They can possibly help us get back to our American way of life that so many of us rightfully cherished before we were so terribly impacted by the China virus.”
Read more at NEWSMAX.
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August 4, 2020 at 2:58 pm
Global coal-fired capacity decreased by more than 2.9 gigawatts from January to July this year, the first time in recorded history that worldwide capacity to produce energy from coal has gone down, according to data released by Global Energy Monitor on Monday.
In the United States and several other countries, coal plant capacity declined, although it did go up in other nations, such as China, according to The Hill.
Currently operating coal plants worldwide now have a capacity of 2047 gigawatts following the decline in the first half of the year.
Read more at NEWSMAX.
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August 4, 2020 at 2:58 pm
Former President Barack Obama has issued endorsements for over 100 Democratic candidates running for federal, statewide and state legislative offices in the upcoming 2020 elections, NBC News reports.
“Our country’s future hangs on this election, and it won’t be easy. But pandemics have a way of cutting through a lot of noise and spin to remind us of what is real, and what is important,” Obama said in a statement on Medium. “Elections matter. And we need Americans of all political stripes to get involved in our politics and our public life like never before.”
Out of the 118 candidates he endorsed, 51 are running for the House of Representatives, five for Senate, and over 50 for state legislative offices.
Read more at NEWSMAX.
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August 4, 2020 at 2:58 pm
Hair today, gone tomorrow. Unfortunately that is the sad truth for many patients during the coronavirus crisis. Statistics show 27% of COVID-19 patients recovering from the disease suffered prolonged hair loss as a result. It is one of the many lingering symptoms that face “long haulers,” people whose health woes last long after the actual disease is over.
A survey conducted among members of the Survivor Corp Facebook group, who share their experiences with long-term after effects of the virus, found many hapless victims lose their hair from the stress and trauma of battling COVID-19.
According to Today, doctors blame the hair loss on telogen effluvium, or temporary hair loss that usually happens after stress, illness, high fever, or extreme weight loss. People...
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August 4, 2020 at 2:57 pm
More than half of likely voters think President Donald Trump is doing a good job, according to a new poll.
A Rasmussen poll released Monday shows that Trump’s approval rating is 7 points higher than former President Barack Obama’s approval rating on the same day in 2012.
Poll results show:
51% of likely voters say Trump is doing a good job.
47% of likely voters say they disapprove of the president’s job performance.
40% of likely voters say they strongly approve of the job Trump is doing.
41% of likely voters say they strongly disapprove of Trump’s performance.
Read more at NEWSMAX.
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August 4, 2020 at 2:47 pm
Blast was reportedly accident at fireworks warehouse, not related to terrorism
A large explosion was reported in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon Tuesday afternoon. The blast shook buildings and left a tall plume of smoke which could be seen from far away.
Lebanese media reported that the explosion occurred at a fireworks warehouse and is not related to terrorism.
Dozens of people were reportedly injured in the blast and evacuated to the hospital. Read more at Arutz-7
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August 4, 2020 at 1:01 pm
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August 4, 2020 at 1:01 pm
Homicides are up 24% in 36 of the 50 biggest cities in the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic, though other types of violent crime fell, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal.
Chicago has the most homicides at 433, followed by Philadelphia (243), New York (212), Houston (178), and Los Angeles (157), according to data through at least early July. In total, the 50 cities recorded 3,612 homicides this year.
Robberies were down 11% among the 41 largest cities that made the data available, but up overall in San Antonio by 22%, San Diego (21%), Austin (16%), Fort Worth (15%), and Phoenix (5%).
Read more at NEWSMAX.
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August 4, 2020 at 11:38 am
Lord & Taylor is closing 19 of its store locations after its parent company, Le Tote Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.
The closures come as the coronavirus pandemic forced stores to close and boosted online shopping over physical shopping.
"Today, we announced our search for a new owner who believes in our legacy and values," Lord & Taylor wrote in a message to customers. "Part of our announcement also includes filing for Chapter 11 protection to overcome the unprecedented strain the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on our business."
The luxury department store founded in 1826 said it will continue to safely reopen its existing locations but has begun the process of closing 19 stores, according to a press release.
The stores ar...
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August 4, 2020 at 11:38 am
New York City’s health commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, resigned on Tuesday in protest over her “deep disappointment” with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent efforts to keep it in check.
Her departure came after escalating tensions between City Hall and top Health Department officials, which began at the start of the city’s outbreak in March, burst into public view.
“I leave my post today with deep disappointment that during the most critical public health crisis in our lifetime, that the Health Department’s incomparable disease control expertise was not used to the degree it could have been,” she said in her resignation email sent to Mr. de Blasio, a copy of which was shared with The New Yo...
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August 4, 2020 at 10:39 am
New study shows Israelis with cardiac events arrived late at hospital during first virus wave
“A partial lockdown or absolute lockdown are still possibilities,” Israel’s Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Hezi Levi said Tuesday morning in an interview with Israel’s Army Radio.
“We need to try and see if lockdowns or restrictions can be imposed on locations that show an increasing morbidity rate -- we will discuss all options with the prime minister tomorrow,” Prof. Levi said.
The Israeli government has been weighing to reintroduce partial lockdowns on “red” cities, where infection rates are on the rise, aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus in the county.
According to a Maariv report, one option tha...
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August 4, 2020 at 10:39 am
One-time payment of NIS 750 deposited directly into Israelis' bank accounts
The second stimulus package of the so-called “Grant for Every Citizen” law was deposited at Israelis’ bank accounts Tuesday morning, Hebrew media reported.
The financial relief plan is expected to be completed Wednesday, in which each citizen will receive a one-time payment of NIS 750 ($220). According to outlet Maariv, some 800,000 Israelis are eligible to receive NIS 1,500 ($440).
Any citizen above the age of 18 was eligible to receive the NIS 750 grant, while those who are entitled to a nursing benefit, income guarantee, etc., were entitled to the larger sum. Read more at i24
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August 4, 2020 at 10:38 am
The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday hinted that its subpoena for President Trump‘s tax returns is part of an investigation into “possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization,” including potential fraud allegations detailed in media reports in recent years.
In response to the latest legal challenge by Trump’s attorneys, New York County prosecutors said that news reports about the president’s financial history provide sufficient justification for requesting the extensive amount of information from the accounting firm Mazars in their grand jury investigation.
Read more at The Hill.
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August 4, 2020 at 10:12 am
Fearful of being infected with CoVID-19, there was a 60%-increase in worst-case scenarios
Israeli heart attack patients have been endangering their lives during the coronvirus pandemic by waiting too long to and seek medical treatment, according to a major study.
Head of the ICU at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, cardiologist Shlomi Matezky noted that patients took at least an hour longer to arrive at hospital during March and April than they did during the corresponding months in 2018, cited Times of Israel. Read more at i24
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August 4, 2020 at 10:05 am
Two weeks ago, we reported on the new arrangement which will allow yeshiva and seminary students to enter Israel. The agreement came after weeks of intensive work by the recently formed Yeshiva & Seminary Coalition for Bnei Chul, headed by Rabbi Nechemya Malinowitz.
Now, students have started receiving permits, and some have actually already arrived in Israel. Numerous yeshivas and seminaries have been approved by the Health Ministry, and dozens more are expected to be approved in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Corona czar, Ronni Gamzu, has warned that students who fail to adhere to quarantine rules may be deported from the country. Gamzu, who was appointed to the post in late July, also stated that sanctions may be taken against institutions whose students violate t...
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August 4, 2020 at 10:03 am
Construction and Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) on Tuesday accused the government of discriminating against religious Jews in its coronavirus policies.
Speaking at the Knesset plenum Tuesday morning, Litzman told Yesh Atid-Telem MK Yorai Lahav-Hertzano that the policy of permitting mass gatherings for protests and demonstrations while strictly limiting the size of prayer groups is a de facto form of discrimination against the religious sector.
“They don’t let me – my public – do what they allow you to do,” said Litzman.
“You can protest outside all night long against the law, even when the law permits protests, despite it being dangerous, with 10,000 or 20,000 people. I’m not allowed to bring even 30 people to a synagogue...
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August 4, 2020 at 9:38 am
Miss international travel? Why not recreate the experience in the comfort of your own home with some airplane food?
A leading airline food company in Israel is offering its in-flight meals to the general public as a low-cost delivery option during the pandemic.
Tamam Kitchen, which services Israel’s El Al airlines, Turkish Airlines and other international carriers flying out of Tel Aviv, piloted the idea in late July as a way to stay in business.
Read more at NPR.
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August 4, 2020 at 9:37 am
The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Monday said states with high coronavirus case counts should reconsider imposing lockdown restrictions, emphasizing the need to get cases to a low baseline before the fall flu season.
In some states with moderate case counts, experts are seeing “that same insidious increase in percent positive that we had seen and pointed out … in states like Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Minnesota and others,” Fauci said during an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Fauci said last week that he was seeing signs the surge of COVID-19 cases could be peaking in the South and West while other areas were on the cusp of new outbreaks. Those states should consider pausing or rollin...
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August 4, 2020 at 9:36 am
Anti-aircraft unit positions, surveillance posts and command and control infrastructure hit in airstrikes
Israeli jets, attack helicopters and aircraft launched strikes against Syrian army targets in the country's south, the IDF announced late on Monday.
The strikes, launched a short while ago, came in retaliation for an earlier attack thwarted on Israel's north border, which saw four terrorists killed as they approached the security barrier with firearms and explosives.
Monday's strikes were aimed at anti-aircraft unit positions, surveillance posts and command and control infrastructure on the Syrian side of the border, the IDF maintained.
It added that the Israeli military deems Syria responsible for everything happening on its territory -- a message it earlier ...
