Month: July 2020
Kenneth Marcus steps down from US Education Department
Department says resignation unconnected to complaints he used position to push issues close to him, including preferential treatment for Zionist Organization of America
Read MoreMuslims begin downsized hajj amid pandemic
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage.The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam
Read MoreMore Than 6300 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Linked to U.S. Colleges – The New York Times
More Than 6300 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Linked to U.S. Colleges The New York Times ‘The virus beat us’: Colleges are increasingly going online for fall 2020 semester as COVID-19 cases rise USA TODAY As Covid-19 Resurges, More Colleges Revise Their Fall
Read MoreLapid says Netanyahu has ‘blood on his hands’ over attacks on anti-PM protesters
Gantz says the assailants must be punished; Ohana: ‘Flames must be quashed’ on both sides; Ya’alon says premier had instigated ‘terrorism’; no public comment from Netanyahu
Read MoreNetflix’s Searing Docuseries Immigration Nation Is the Most Important TV Show You’ll See in 2020
Border Patrol finds a migrant man frozen to death on a snow-covered mountain in the desert. A Spanish-speaking officer phones the dead man’s father, who inquires, through tears, about how he can recover his son’s body. “Are you in the
Read MoreCity Praises Contact-Tracing Program. Workers Call Rollout a ‘Disaster.’
The contact tracers said the program was confusing and disorganized in its first six weeks, leaving them fearful that their work would not have an impact on the virus.
Read MorePence rips House Judiciary Dems over Barr hearing: They ‘wanted to be heard more than they wanted to listen’ – Fox News
Pence rips House Judiciary Dems over Barr hearing: They ‘wanted to be heard more than they wanted to listen’ Fox News Lawmaker to Barr: I’m starting to lose my temper CNN Barr dings Nadler after sparring over whether to take a hearing
Read MoreChina’s Mars probe photographs Earth en route to Red Planet
Beijing (AFP) – China’s first Mars probe has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination, the country’s space agency said Tuesday.The image, which shows the two celestial bodies as small crescents
Read MoreRamat Gan man arrested on suspicion of killing 72-year-old mother
Son held after hospital report raised suspicions; if he’s found guilty, mother would be 13th woman killed in Israel this year by someone known to her, a tally equal to 2019 toll
Read MoreTechnology infuses ancient hajj rites tailored for pandemic
Pilgrim numbers reduced from annual 2.5 million to a select group of nor more than 10,00 who are being electronically monitored every step of the way for any COVID-19 symptoms
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