Month: December 2020
As anti-Netanyahu rallies held, rival demonstrators scuffle with police in north
Man protesting PM in Binyamina arrested on suspicion of assaulting police officers; thousands block major Tel Aviv junction
Read MoreGoodbye Flash, goodbye FarmVille
While much of what made 2020 such an absolute nightmare will still be with us on January 1 (sorry!), we will really, truly be leaving Adobe Flash and FarmVille behind as we enter the new year. The end of Flash
Read MoreIn late Trump salvo, US rejects UN budget over Israel, Iran
President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration on Thursday fired a late salvo against the United Nations by voting against its budget, citing disagreements on Israel and Iran, but it found virtually no international support. Only Israel voted with the United States,
Read MoreThousands of police officers deployed to break up illegal New Year’s Eve parties
Checkpoints set up on highways, amid anticipation that Israelis will host gatherings in violation of lockdown rules despite high infection rates
Read MoreGeorgia Sen. David Perdue, facing tight runoff, will quarantine after close Covid contact – NBC News
Georgia Sen. David Perdue, facing tight runoff, will quarantine after close Covid contact NBC News GA Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff jabs Loeffler on Fox News – Business Insider Business Insider Early Voting Numbers in Georgia Senate Races Put G.O.P. on Edge The
Read MoreOfficials concerned by low vaccination rate among Arab Israelis
Health officials and public health experts call the reluctance of some Arab Israelis to take shot ‘worrisome,’ but say other factors are also playing a role in low turnout
Read MoreNYC MTA’s contactless fare system completes rollout, will phase out MetroCard in 2023
On the last day of 2020, New York City’s Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out of contactless payment systems. With the addition of a final stop in Brooklyn, every MTA subway station and bus in
Read MoreSen. David Perdue quarantines after contact with someone infected with Covid, days before Georgia runoff – CNBC
Sen. David Perdue quarantines after contact with someone infected with Covid, days before Georgia runoff CNBC Georgia GOP senator to quarantine just days ahead of runoff CNN GA Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff jabs Loeffler on Fox News – Business Insider Business Insider
Read More‘Covid, Covid, Covid’: In Trump’s Final Chapter, a Failure to Rise to the Moment
As the U.S. confronted a new wave of infection and death through the summer and fall, the president’s approach to the pandemic came down to a single question: What would it mean for him?
Read MoreTrump boasts about his Covid response after largely ignoring crisis during deadliest month yet – CNBC
Trump boasts about his Covid response after largely ignoring crisis during deadliest month yet CNBC Biden White House to issue memo to halt or delay midnight regulations on January 20 CNN Jan. 6 will be a glorious tribute to Trump’s failure The Washington
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