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June 12, 2021 at 10:01 pm
Some experts say unemployment fraud during the coronavirus pandemic could easily reach $400 billion, with most of that money likely ending up in the hands of international crime syndicates in China, Nigeria, Russia and elsewhere, Axios reports.
The federal government has allocated more than $896 billion to state unemployment insurance programs since March 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, including enhanced benefits of $300 a week.
But many states weren’t prepared for the influx of unemployment claims filed in the first few months of the pandemic due to ancient computer systems, fewer workers to process claims and strict eligibility requirements.
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June 12, 2021 at 9:51 pm
The Weekly Shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmas my Oma, Chaya Sara bas Zecharia Chaim, a"h.
This week's shtikle is dedicated for a refuah sheleimah for my father.
Please include Reuven Pinchas ben Yehudis in your tefillos.
The gemara (Berachos 10a) recounts that Rabbi Meir was having some difficulty with some neighbourhood hoodlums and prayed that they would meet an untimely demise. Rabbi Meir's wife, Beruryah took issue with this prayer. Referencing a pasuk we recited yesterday and today as a Rosh Chodesh addition, she declares the pasuk (Tehillim 104:35) states "yitamu chatta'im min ha'aretz," the sins shall cease from the land. It does not say chot'im, sinners. Furthermore, the end of the pasuk states that th...
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June 12, 2021 at 9:51 pm
U.S. regulators are allowing for the release of 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but material to make many more must be thrown out because of possible contamination, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Friday.
The FDA announced that it had determined that two batches from the plant could be released. But it said several other batches are not suitable for use and additional batches are still under review.
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A second person familiar with the decision confirmed th...
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June 12, 2021 at 9:50 pm
Problems with the mail persist for tens of thousands of people in the eastern end of Baltimore County, according to their representative in Congress Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger.
Ruppersberger gave Postmaster General Louis DeJoy an ultimatum, demanding answers by the close of business Friday.
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From Dundalk and Essex to the Loch Raven Post Office in Towson, complaints about severe disruptions in mail delivery keep piling up.
Ruppersberger said his office gets hundreds of constituent complaints each week about persistent, severe and life-threatening mail delays...
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June 12, 2021 at 9:50 pm
The former Wisconsin pharmacist who intentionally tried to spoil hundreds of COVID-19 doses late last year has been sentenced to three years in prison, according to local WTMJ.
Steven Brandenburg in January pleaded guilty to two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products with reckless disregard, according to the Department of Justice.
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Brandenburg was fired from the Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wisc. in December after he admitted to intentionally removing more than 50 vials of Moderna vaccine from the hospital’s freezer for seve...
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June 12, 2021 at 9:50 pm
Google is claiming it’s developed artificial intelligence software that can design chips in less than six hours compared with the months it would take humans to make a chip.
In a paper in the journal Nature posted by CNBC, the tech giant’s engineers said the breakthrough could have “major implications” for the semiconductor sector.
The AI has already been used to develop the latest of Google’s tensor processing unit chips that are used to run AI-related tasks.
“We showed that our method can generate chip floorpans that are comparable or superior to human experts in under six hours, whereas humans take months to produce acceptable floorpans for modern accelerators,” the authors wrote in their conclusion.
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June 11, 2021 at 5:50 pm
Baltimore, MD - June 11, 2021 - Blue bags.
That's what many in the Baltimore community call them.
When in desperate need for a bag to wrap a soiled diaper, hold garbage in a car, protect black hats around the Baltimore community on rainy days, or hold heels while walking home from Shul on Shabbos. Customers of 7-Mile Market have many uses for those useful and memorable blue bags. But it looks like those blue bags will be put on display at the National History Museum, although the Glazers might still call them by the catchy name, "blue-bags".
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June 11, 2021 at 3:31 pm
Ohio is one step closer to a major expansion of its school choice programs. On Wednesday evening, the Ohio Senate passed its version of the Ohio biennial budget that includes significant changes, and advances Agudath Israel’s legislative priorities. In addition to increasing the maximum voucher amounts of the EdChoice Scholarship (from $4,650 to $5,500 for K-8th grade students and from $6,000 to $7,500 for high schoolers), the Senate created several new programs that advance the cause of school choice.
The Senate proposal creates education savings accounts for every single student whose family income is below 300% of the federal poverty level.
These savings accounts will be worth $500 per student in each of the next two years and can be spent on educational activities ...
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June 11, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen announced that Israel will open its borders to regular tourists from July 1.
“It is time for Israel to open up to tourism and take advantage of its status as a vaccinated country for the benefit of its economy,” Farkash-Hacohen says on Twitter.
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Currently, only small groups of vaccinated or recovered tourists or first-degree relatives of Israeli citizens are allowed to enter the country.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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June 11, 2021 at 2:14 pm
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Baltimore County and Baltimore City until 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Up to 1 inch of rain had fallen in the past few hours, officials said upon issuing the warning before 2 p.m., stating that another 0.5 inch was possible.
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Flooding is already happening in the Towson area, authorities said. Read more at Patch
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June 11, 2021 at 2:14 pm
Baltimore, MD - June 11, 2021 - Hey! B"H I am super excited to let you know about my new podcast - Torah Sparks with Ori. I hope you enjoy:)
Come along to find sparks of inspiration, meaning, purpose, and relevance in the simple day-to-day drag of life gleaned from lessons within the holy Torah.
Click here to find the sparks.
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June 11, 2021 at 2:14 pm
Veteran leader knows his efforts have failed yielded defectors from within the ranks of the 'change coalition'
After weeks of political wrangling the Israeli parliament is set to vote Sunday to install a "change" coalition and end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12 consecutive years in power — and the veteran leader is reconciled to the prospect, according to his political associates cited in a TV report.
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Since the nascent coalition was announced last week, Netanyahu has lived up to his reputation as a ruthless poli...
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June 11, 2021 at 1:20 pm
Baltimore, MD – June 11, 2021 – 1:15 PM -There is a tree down and blocking all lanes of traffic on Park Heights Ave. just past Hooks Lane.
The area is not passable.Steer clear.
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June 11, 2021 at 12:32 pm
Johnson & Johnson declined to comment on a report that the FDA said to throw out 60 million doses of its COVID-19vaccine that was produced at a troubled Maryland facility over concerns of possible contamination. The report, published by the New York Times, cited people familiar with the situation and comes as the FDA announced it authorized two batches of the vaccine produced at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore but found "several other batches" not suitable for use.
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The FDA also noted in a news release posted Friday ...
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June 11, 2021 at 12:16 pm
Yossi Cohen signals Israeli involvement in nuclear facility explosions, assassination of top scientist
Yossi Cohen, who recently ended his five-year tenure as head of Mossad (Israel's Intelligence Service), has signaled that Israel was behind efforts to thwart Iran's nuclear program including blowing up the underground centrifuge facility at Natanz and assassinating top scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
The interview aired Thursday night on Israel’s Channel 12 investigative program “Uvda."
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A fire and explosion in July 2020 hit t...
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June 11, 2021 at 12:11 pm
Kanopus-V would allow Islamic Republic to track potential military targets across Middle East
Russia is preparing to provide Iran with an advanced satellite that would enable it to track potential military targets across the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
The plan would deliver a Russian-made Kanopus-V satellite equipped with a high-resolution camera which could be launched from Russia within months, the Post said.
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The report was published days before US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin me...
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June 11, 2021 at 11:55 am
Altered route mostly avoids the Old City's Damascus Gate and Muslim Quarter
The organizers of Tuesday's Jerusalem flag march announced on Friday that an agreement was reached with police on an altered route that will mostly avoid Damascus Gate and the Old City's Muslim Quarter that are flashpoints for potential violence.
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The parade celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War usually takes place on Jerusalem Day which this year fell on May 10, but was postponed when Hamas fired rockets at Jerusalem, sparking 11...
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June 11, 2021 at 11:46 am
I love the game of Ping Pong. Yes, I know it’s really called Table Tennis, but between you, me and the fly on the wall, no one calls it that. During a tournament, for example, one of my greatest motivations to win is because I fully understand that if I dare lose, I will have to suffer the terrible consequence of having to watch the next two opponents play. Let me tell you something about Ping Pong. In the realm of sports spectators, being a spectator of Ping Pong is by far the most painful.
If you are not sure what I mean, just watch one live Ping Pong game and you will know exactly what I am talking about. As you watch the little white ball go back and forth, your delicate neck will be forced to turn left and right, left and right, and so on, about 100 times! When you wake ...
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June 11, 2021 at 11:45 am
In Moshe Rabeinu’s handling of the conflict with Korach, we see many of his greatest talents on display. Many of the P’sukim cry out for explanation and understanding of what our greatest teacher was thinking at that precise moment. Why does he respond to some challenges and not to others, why does he become angry at some provocations yet remain stoic in the face of a seemingly greater insult? When one closely examines the words and context of the P’sukim, it becomes very clear that Moshe Rabeinu was not only Ish Hashem and our greatest Navi, but a skilled therapist, advocate and psychologist as well.
The initial challenge comes with Korach’s accusation that “You have taken to much for your self, the entire nation is holy…why have you...
