Month: June 2020
Inside a NY Jewish funeral home where COVID-19 means a regrettable business boom
Gutterman’s Funeral Home director Dominic Carella says he’s seen nothing like the recent doubling in deaths over his 30-year career, and he never wanted to
Read MoreIsrael, Saudis hold talks for Riyadh to join Temple Mount Waqf – report
Move comes amid reported concern in Amman over Turkish influence at the site and elsewhere in East Jerusalem
Read MorePhotos Day 3: George Floyd death protests continue around the Bay Area with daytime mall looting – The Mercury News
Photos Day 3: George Floyd death protests continue around the Bay Area with daytime mall looting The Mercury News Chaos Upends Downtown Oakland Amid Protest Over Police Killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis San Francisco Chronicle Update: Target updates list of stores
Read MoreDruze and Circassian protesters push for funding, decry ‘discrimination’
Netanyahu instructs Finance Ministry to draft new five-year plan for the two minority communities, whose young men serve in the IDF
Read MoreHerbert Stempel, Who Blew the Whistle on Rigged 1950s Quiz Show, Dies at 93
(NEW YORK) — Herbert Stempel, a fall guy and whistleblower of early television whose confession to deliberately losing on a 1950s quiz show helped drive a national scandal and join his name in history to winning contestant Charles Van Doren,
Read MoreFirst off-grid wastewater treatment unit in Bedouin village piloted
Solar-operated unit created at Arava Institute could bring public health benefits to the south of Israel as well as developing countries, where raw sewage kills 1.7 million yearly
Read MoreNew York City Mayor’s Daughter Arrested During Protest in Manhattan
(NEW YORK) — The mayor of New York City’s own daughter is one of the nearly 790 people who have been arrested in the city since protests over the death of George Floyd began last week. A law enforcement official
Read MoreAfrica Roundup: DHL invests in MallforAfrica, Zipline launches in US, Novastar raises $200M
Events in May offered support to the thesis that Africa can incubate tech with global application. Two startups that developed their business models on the continent — MallforAfrica and Zipline — were tapped by international interests. DHL acquired a minority
Read MoreMinneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd’s death bear responsibility – CNN
Minneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd’s death bear responsibility CNN Tanker Truck Speeds Into Thousands of George Floyd Protesters on Minneapolis Bridge Slate May 31 George Floyd protest news CNN Nationwide George Floyd riots are the price of
Read MoreDonald Trump Is Creating Twitter And Facebook’s Worst Nightmare – Forbes
Donald Trump Is Creating Twitter And Facebook’s Worst Nightmare Forbes Trump and Zuckerberg spoke on the phone Friday CNN Trump held call with Mark Zuckerberg amid controversy over protest posts CNBC In a polarised world, even checking facts on Twitter becomes politicised The Guardian
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