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Coronavirus

Cuomo Announces Fifth Region Hits Benchmark to Begin Reopening today , NY Metro Extends Stay Home Until June 13

157 new virus-related deaths were reported the fourth straight day the figure was below 200. And while the number of new virus cases (2,390) was up slightly, the number of total hospitalizations (6,706) continued to decline. State officials are now investigating 110 cases of a potentially life-threatening pediatric inflammatory syndrome that appears to be related […]

Coronavirus

Analysis: Virus May Cause 45% Surge in Homelessness

By Jason Devaney (NEWSMAX) A new analysis projects that the number of homeless Americans could increase by as much as 45% this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the country and lead to job losses. With more than 36 million people filing unemployment claims since mid-March, when the virus morphed into a pandemic […]

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Are Funds from the SBA “Paycheck Protection Program” Loans Really Reaching Businesses that Need it the Most?

By: Fern Sidman The Coronavirus has not only permeated our lives, caused sudden deaths and has proven to substantially increase our anxiety levels, but now has devastated the economic climate in America. Only months ago, the economy was roaring; the best it has ever been. People were employed in record numbers and the stock market […]

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Orthodox Jews Scapegoated for Virus Spread as Anti-Semitism Soars in NY & NJ

Edited by: Fern Sidman Once again Jews in America and around the world are finding that the reprehensible scourge of anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head. Throughout the centuries, Jews have been blamed for just about anything you can think of; from social maladies, to military conflicts, and a potpourri of bizarre and baseless theories. […]

JV Editorial Opinion

The Jewish Voice Welcomes Passage Of Never Again Education Act

by Fern Sidman The Jewish Voice on Wednesday issued a statement welcoming Congressional passage of the Never Again Education Act, which passed by unanimous consent. The bill had previously advanced through the House of Representatives with overwhelming support and now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature. The Never Again Education Act supports Holocaust […]

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Biden, Comey, Brennan Submitted Flynn ‘Unmasking’ Requests

By Chuck Ross (Daily Caller News Foundation) Former Vice President Joe Biden and the directors of the three main U.S. intelligence agencies submitted so-called “unmasking” requests for information about Michael Flynn contained in highly classified intelligence reports, according to documents released Wednesday. The documents show that an unmasking request was made in Biden’s name on […]

Coronavirus

NY Update: Deaths and Hospitalizations Continue to Drop, 4th Upstate Region to Open

Mr. Cuomo reported 166 new virus-related deaths, the third straight day the figure was under 200. (The press conference is at the bottom of this page) The number of new hospitalizations statewide has also continued to stay at the levels that preceded Mr. Cuomo’s statewide stay-at-home orders. The governor reported 416 new virus-related hospitalizations and […]

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Faxes and email: Old Technology Slows COVID-19 Response

By FRANK BAJAK (AP) On April 1, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emailed Nevada public health counterparts for lab reports on two travelers who had tested positive for the coronavirus. She asked Nevada to send those records via a secure network or a “password protected encrypted file” to protect the […]

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Counterfeit masks reaching frontline health workers in US

By JULIET LINDERMAN and MARTHA MENDOZA (AP) On a day when COVID-19 cases soared, healthcare supplies were scarce and an anguished doctor warned he was being sent to war without bullets, a cargo plane landed at the Los Angeles International Airport, supposedly loaded with the ammo doctors and nurses were begging for: some of the […]

Local New York News

In New York’s Subway Shutdown, an Unthinkable Departure

By JAKE COYLE (AP) It’s not the end of the line. But it once was. When the first New York subway line connected Lower Manhattan to Harlem in 1904, the stop at 145th Street was its terminus. Since that inaugural run, the subway has never ceased running. There were brief blips of interruption after 9/11 […]

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