On Tuesday, throngs of Hasidic Jews (specifically Satmar, which is one of many Hasidic sects) gathered to witness the funeral of a deeply respected rabbi from their community who died from COVID-19. Roughly 2,500 people…
Despite Warnings About Potential Harm To Black People…
Earlier this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued multiple executive orders that will effectively open the state for in-person business on May 1, relaxing social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. Soon, employees will trickle…
Mitch McConnell’s Plan To Let States Go Bankrupt…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reluctance to approve what he dismissively called a “blue state bailout” for states struggling to shore up their budgets could devastate the Republican leader’s home state of Kentucky, which is…
Michigan Court Backs Governors Stay-At-Home Orders In Face…
A Michigan court refused to block Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s shelter-in-place orders in a lawsuit demanding that businesses reopen despite the continued threat of the coronavirus. The case filed by business owner Steve Martinko and four other…
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Conclude Coronavirus Not Manmade
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are debunking a conspiracy theory, saying they have concluded that the new coronavirus was “not manmade or genetically modified” but say they are still examining a notion put forward…
My Roommate And I Made An App To…
As my roommate Rine and I ― both students at Dartmouth College ― left campus for spring break in early March, we celebrated the end of exams. We packed up our apartment, leaving our notebooks…
Family Of ER Doctor Who Died By Suicide…
The family of a top New York City emergency room doctor who recently died by suicide is speaking out about the mental struggle health care workers are facing amid the coronavirus pandemic as well as the…
Lawyers For Michael Flynn Release Internal FBI Emails,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, released internal FBI emails and notes that they hope will bolster their allegations that Flynn was entrapped when he was questioned…
SEALs Tried To Locate U.S. Citizen Taken By…
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days following the capture of an American contractor in Afghanistan earlier this year, Navy commandos raided a village and detained suspected members of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network while the U.S.…