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US Coronavirus Updates: California to Give Cash to Impacted Immigrants; Trump Says US ‘Past the Peak'
After a month in crisis mode, governors across the U.S. face their next challenge in the coronavirus pandemic: When and how to lift restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and return to something approaching normal life.
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US Coronavirus Updates: Trump's Name to Appear on Paper Stimulus Checks; Trump Halts US Funding to WHO
President Donald Trump is anxious to put the pandemic and its crippling economic crisis behind him ahead of the election in November, discussing with aides when social distancing can be rolled back. A team, expected to be formally announced as early as Tuesday, has begun meeting behind closed doors in the West Wing to tackle another matter paramount to the...
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US Coronavirus Updates: Trump Claims ‘Total' Authority on Reopening; Stimulus Deposits by Wednesday
The coronavirus death toll in the United States has surpassed 22,000 while the total number of cases was over 550,000 Monday morning, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.
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US Coronavirus Updates: Cases Spike Above 550K
The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. has climbed to nearly 20,000 while the total number of cases surpassed 514,415, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.
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Holiday Observances Go Virtual
Easter is approaching, but with new positive coronavirus cases every day and social distancing, families are not able to come together as usual. Myles Miller reports.
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How to Celebrate Easter and Passover While Social Distancing
While traditional Easter and Passover festivities may not be happening this year, plenty of people are staying connected to loved ones from afar. From a family who left an iPhone on their 92-year-old grandmother’s doorstop so she could participate in Passover, to a 31-year-old only child whose new boyfriend will have to meet the parents via Zoom, here’s how eight...
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Jews Prep for a Pandemic Passover: Smaller But No Less Vital
The Jewish holiday of Passover tells a story rich in symbolism that centers on the escape to freedom after plagues strike oppressors of the Jews
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Passover Goes Virtual Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Passover goes virtual due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Ted Greenberg reports.
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Virtual Passover May Be a First for Many, But Judaism Has a Long History of Ritual Innovation
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe, it is affecting how families celebrate important religious events such as Easter, Passover and Ramadan, which would normally involve the gathering of families. For example, in Judaism, Passover, which commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, involves younger and older generations dramatizing the events of slavery in Egypt and the recitation of a...
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AP Exclusive: Poway Synagogue Just Got Money to Improve Security
A gunman fired his semi-automatic rifle at Jewish worshippers after walking through a Southern California synagogue’s front entrance — a spot that religious leaders determined last year needed improved security.
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Michael Cohen's Prison Stint Will Feature ‘The Situation,' Shabbat Services and Bunk Beds
“The Situation” and the Fyre Festival fraudster are already there. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, is up next. It’s not reality TV. It’s a federal prison 70 miles (113 kilometers) from New York City where white-collar and D-list scoundrels can do time while playing bocce ball and noshing on rugelach. Cohen, 53, is due to report...
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‘Increasing Sense of Emergency': Anti-Semitic Attacks Spike Against Jews Worldwide
Israeli researchers reported Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number of Jews killed in anti-Semitic acts in decades, leading to an “increasing sense of emergency” among Jewish communities worldwide. Capped by the deadly shooting that killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, assaults targeting Jews rose 13%...
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Poway Shooting Suspect's Family: Son is Now Part of ‘History of Evil'
The family of a teenager who is suspected of opening fire on a crowd of about 100 congregants during a Passover celebration at a Poway synagogue said their son is now part of a “history of evil.”
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Synagogue Shooting Victim Lori Gilbert-Kaye Mourned at Public Funeral
“Lori died on Shabbat. Lori died on Passover. Lori died in a synagogue. And Lori died saving our Rabbi,” the temple posted on a page honoring Lori Gilbert-Kaye.
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These Are the Victims of the Poway Synagogue Shooting
A woman was killed and three people, including a rabbi, were injured Saturday morning when a suspected teen gunman opened fire during a service at a Poway, California synagogue to celebrate the end of Passover.
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Measles Scare Delays Flight to NYC; JetBlue Accused of Profiling Orthodox Boy
A measles scare aboard a JetBlue plane from the Dominican Republic to New York City delayed the flight Sunday night and prompted allegations of airline profiling amid the worst outbreak of the disease the nation has seen in decades.
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Measles Scare Aboard Plane From Dominican Republic to JFK
The Port Authority temporarily quarantined the plane while the passengers got checked out. Wale Aliyu reports.
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Houses of Worship Become Targets of Violence on Holy Days
A shooting at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego on Saturday, the last day of Passover, marks the latest tragedy in an increasingly dangerous trend of attacks on houses of worship during services where congregations are at their most vulnerable, NBC News reports. The attack on Chabad of Poway is the third of its kind in the last six weeks...
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Lawyer: Challenge to NYC's Vaccination Order in the Works; Measles Spreads to Westchester
Meanwhile, officials in Westchester County say measles has been confirmed in eight children.
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Mayor Declares Health Emergency Amid Measles Outbreak
Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared a public health emergency in light of an ongoing measles outbreak in Brooklyn. Andrew Siff reports.