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December 3, 2020 at 2:58 pm
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 3, 2020 - The building has been a landmark of our community, sitting on the busiest and most visible corner in Pikesville. Yes, the familiar yellow building on the corner of Reisterstown Road and Old Court Road, with Shua Bier's Platinum Law Group, LLC, as its most visible tenant, has office space vacancy.
There are a few vacancies for both suites and executive offices, with month-by-month pricing starting at just $595 per month for a private office (with use of the conference room and many other included amenities).
This building has been a breeding ground for many young successful businesses in our community, with several flourishing small businesses established and comfortably operating. There has been an uptick in demand for the private ...
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December 3, 2020 at 2:56 pm
Rabbinic group thanks Department of Justice for Airmont Suit Baltimore, MD, Dec. 3, 2020 — Responding to the lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against the Village of Airmont, NY for religious discrimination against its Orthodox Jewish residents, Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the Coalition for Jewish Values, issued the following statement:
We are sincerely grateful that Attorney General William Barr has filed suit against Airmont— as he did as George H.W. Bush's Attorney General in 1991, the year Airmont was incorporated as an independent village. Airmont has a long history of ugly bias against the Jewish community, and clearly the Attorney General is as frustrated by this as we in the Jewish community, along with all who value religious freedo...
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December 3, 2020 at 2:43 pm
Tensions continue to rise with Iran and its allies in the likely final few weeks of Trump administration
The United States government announced its intention Wednesday to withdraw some staff from its embassy in Baghdad through the likely final weeks of incumbent US President Donald Trump's administration.
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As tensions rise in the region, particularly with Iran and its allies, the moves has been labeled as "de-risking," which will continue until after the anniversary of the January 3 drone strike that killed Islamic Revoluti...
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December 3, 2020 at 2:36 pm
$23 billion deal involving F-35 jets and Reaper drones meets bipartisan opposition
US senators are not on board with US President Donald Trump's plans to sell a trove of advanced military hardware to the United Arab Emirates, the Times of Israel reported Thursday.
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According to the report, Monday's briefing on the deal at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee saw both parties question the prospective deal, which includes F-35 stealth jets and drones.
The Democratic senators were up in arms against the deal, the newspaper reported, ...
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December 3, 2020 at 2:23 pm
Yehezkel Gabay is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT hailing from the city of Tzfat (Safed). A few weeks ago, Yehezkel was learning Talmud in his local synagogue when he received an alert from his communications device, notifying him about a medical emergency occurring right near his location. Although Yehezkel rarely gets a chance to catch up on his learning, the dedicated volunteer closed his book and rushed outside to his ambucycle.
While Yehezkel was on his way, another United Hatzalah volunteer contacted Yehezkel and explained to him that he was at the location of the incident. Passers-by told him that they saw a woman fall from a window at the top floor of an apartment building, but there was no body on the ground. Recognizing the address and the description of the building...
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December 3, 2020 at 2:19 pm
Rep. Rashida Tlaib removes from her Twitter feed a retweet that said “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) removed from her Twitter feed a retweet that said “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” a phrase that has been associated with calls to wipe out Israel, JTA reported on Wednesday.
On November 29, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Tlaib retweeted a tweet from an account that featured the phrase accompanied by an image of a poster marking the day.
She later came under fire for the retweet from pro-Israel groups.
“Rashida Tlaib is not just opposed to Israeli control of the West Bank — this slogan means she sees the entire State of Israel as illegitima...
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December 3, 2020 at 2:13 pm
Jewish communities of Iran, Isfahan fear retaliation after Israel accused of assassinating Iranian nuclear scientist.
The assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has shown a spotlight on the plight of the Jewish communities of Tehran and Isfahan.
In these communities, there have been reports in recent days of residents fearing to leave their home for fear of retaliation for the assassination of Fakhrizadeh.
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Since the assassination last week, a number of demonstrations have taken place throughout Tehran, some of which have passed by sy...
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December 3, 2020 at 2:03 pm
Israel considering approving Pfizer coronavirus vaccine before the FDA, doses may begin arriving next week.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is holding a consultation on the issue of rising morbidity with the Minister of Health, the head of the National Security Council, the director general of the Ministry of Health, the Coronavirus Czar and other senior officials. The Coronavirus Cabinet will convene next week.
Among the topics of discussion at tonight's consultation is the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, which could begin arriving in Israel as early as next week. Israel is considering immediately approving the Pfizer vaccine, even before the United States does.
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December 3, 2020 at 1:44 pm
'The United States has commitments. It is not in a position to set conditions'
Iran will resume its compliance with a 2015 deal aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons on the condition that the incoming administration of presumptive US President-elect Joe Biden does not seek to amend its conditions, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump quit the pact in 2018, saying it did not do enough to curb Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs or its promotion of terrorism throughout the Middle East; whereas Biden has said he will rejoin it if Tehran first resumes strict compliance. He has also said he would work with allies “to strengthen and extend it.”
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December 3, 2020 at 1:28 pm
Hezbollah chief said to fear for own security after assassination of Iran's nuclear chief
Lebanese Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is planning to move to Iran for security concerns, the al-Jarida newspaper reported Wednesday.
The Kuwaiti outlet cited a source with knowledge on the matter as saying that Lebanese and other regional intelligence services had been monitoring the communications between Hezbollah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Nasrallah's relocation had been featured extensively in those, the source told the newspaper, adding it was possible that Nasrallah had already moved.
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December 3, 2020 at 1:28 pm
President-elect Joe Biden endorsed a $908 billion stimulus proposal by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, saying it “wouldn’t be the answer” but would provide immediate relief to those suffering from the Covid recession.
Biden, speaking to a virtual roundtable of workers and small-business owners affected by the virus-related downturn, called on Congress Wednesday to pass a robust Covid-relief bill in the lame-duck session, which he said would “at best only be a down payment” on a more comprehensive bill once he takes office.Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more
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December 3, 2020 at 1:23 pm
Madison, WI — Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear Trump election lawsuit, likely dooming state court case seeking to overturn loss.
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December 3, 2020 at 12:44 pm
Preliminary deal to only include Saudi Arabia and Qatar as broader agreement said to remain distant
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are drawing closer to signing a preliminary agreement that would put an end to their long-running spat, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
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The agency cited three sources as saying that the two sides were engaged in Kuwait-brokered talks, with US President Donald Trump pushing the two states towards a deal.
The accord would only cover the relations between Doha and Riyadh, while more Gulf countries are involved in the row. R...
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December 3, 2020 at 12:39 pm
The Supreme Court gave a positive sign to a California church fighting Gov. Gavin Newsom's restrictions on the number of people allowed at houses of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a Thursday order, the court vacated a District Court ruling against Harvest Rock Church with instructions to reconsider their challenge in light of the Supreme Court's recent rejection of restrictions on prayer services in New York.
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"The September 2 order of the United States District Court for the Central District ...
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December 3, 2020 at 12:22 pm
I remember well that momentous afternoon in 2003, when a truck pulled into our driveway to collect our family’s blue Ford Taurus wagon. After 15 years of dedicated service, the reliable vehicle, affectionately dubbed “Taurus Hamishpacha” by my father, finally returned its soul to the Great Car Dealership In The Sky. By the time it finally and irreparably died, it was worth far more as scrap metal and parts than in any other form. As the car was hoisted onto the flatbed, all of us became deeply emotional- some family members even began to cry...
In this week’s Torah reading, we are introduced to Devorah, the maidservant of Rivkah. Unfortunately, our acquaintance with her is fleeting, because we only meet her to learn of her death. According to 13th century French co...
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December 3, 2020 at 10:47 am
There were 3,157 COVID-19 deaths reported Wednesday — a jump of about 20% from the previous record of 2,603 set on April 15 — and health care systems are struggling to support the weight of worsening impacts.
In total, 273,799 people in the U.S. have died of the virus and more than 13.9 million have been infected, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Health experts project the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths to worsen as the holidays bring people together and weather moves them indoors.
The surge has pushed records set one day to be broken the next. The spike in coronavirus deaths came on the same day the number of people hospitalized broke 100,000, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The number of hospitalizations had been steadil...
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December 3, 2020 at 10:40 am
President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet is quickly taking shape, but there is growing dissent from Black lawmakers and activists surrounding his picks, as only two Black Americans have been chosen so far.
At the moment, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, tapped to be the country’s next ambassador to the United Nations, and Cecilia Rouse, Biden’s pick to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, are the only Black members of the burgeoning Cabinet.
Advocates have made it clear that they want to see the administration put Democrats’ staunchest voting bloc at the center right from Day One. In his first speech as president-elect, Biden made Black voters a promise: that he’d have their backs.
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December 3, 2020 at 10:37 am
There's a slightly better picture of what comes next for Maryland's coronavirus vaccine distribution plan.
It's not an exact timeline by any means, but it's the closest thing, so far. There's word Wednesday that Marylanders could start getting the vaccine in about two weeks.
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"There is good news on the horizon," Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford said. "We expect that we will be receiving vaccines in the very near future."
U.S. officials are expected to give approval for a coronavirus vaccine as early as next week. This after the UK approv...
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December 3, 2020 at 10:35 am
U.S. equity markets rose as the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed the 30,000 level after weekly jobless claims declined and as Congress grapples over COVID-19 aid and investors await details on the distribution of a vaccine.
The Dow rose over 100 points or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, on pace for fresh records, gained 0.06% and 0.5%, respectively.
ECONOMIC CATALYSTS
Several economic catalysts; weekly jobless claims came in better than expected, totaling 712,000 last week. Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expected 775,000 new claims.
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December 3, 2020 at 10:26 am
Gov. Larry Hogan spoke on GMA: "Good Morning America" about COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans.
Maryland has been allocated about 155,000 coronavirus vaccines, but Hogan says with about 300,000 front-line health care workers, it's "not enough."
"We're not going to have enough for everybody, so we're just asking for patience."
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Despite that challenge, Hogan said he plans to prioritize the most vulnerable.
"As they come in, we just start working our way down that pyramid of a list," said Hogan. "We're hoping to get maybe 300,000 by th...
