Federal and state officials have yet to find a compromise to allow New Yorkers back into federal trusted travelers programs even as a Department of Homeland Security official said that the governor’s latest offer looks “promising.” Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf said Thursday his agency is in talks with the governor’s office about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to allow federal immigration and border officials to access state Department of Motor Vehicles data without social security numbers. “We believe this proposal could lead to a solution for New York,” he said in a statement.

Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren’t sick don’t need to wear them. Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure sellers don’t gouge panicked buyers. In South Korea, hundreds lined up to buy masks from a discount store. Rumors that toilet paper and napkins could be used as masks have emptied store shelves in Asia of paper goods over the past few weeks. People trying to protect themselves from the outbreak and medical centers alike are facing shortages.

Israeli researchers are weeks away from developing a vaccine against COVID-19, Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis stated, adding that the vaccine could be ready within three weeks and enter the marketplace 90 days later. “Congratulations to MIGAL [The Galilee Research Institute] on this exciting breakthrough,” Akunis said. “I’m confident that there will be further rapid progress, enabling us to provide a needed response to the grave global COVID-19 threat.” Scientists at the MIGAL Galilee Research Institute have been developing a vaccine for four years against a coronavirus in poultry called infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) and recently proved its effectiveness in clinical trials.

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Your grocery shopping experience is about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to onerous new regulations imposed by New York State lawmakers. Particularly for large families, a typical grocery visit can cost hundreds of dollars. These costs are only growing to grow, as the “plastic bag ban”/”paper bag tax” takes effect on March 1st. This is going to impact your life in a very real way. Aside from a few minor exceptions, all plastic single-use carryout bags will be banned. (Notable exemptions: restaurant bags, pre-packaged bags {like trash bags}, and produce bags.) Paper bags will be offered as a disposable option, but each bag will cost the consumer at least five cents, with larger sizes costing as much as twenty cents – meaning that families will see their grocery charges rising.

With three days left to Israel’s elections, Shas and Yahadus HaTorah (UTJ), which are striving to garner as many votes as possible in the last days of campaigning, are both trying to win the support of HaGaon Harav Meir Mazuz, Rosh Yeshivas Kisei Rachamim. MK Yaakov Asher of Degel HaTorah recently met with Harav Tzemach Mazuz, the brother of the Rosh Yeshivah and on Thursday, Hagaon Harav Shimon Badani, a member of the Moetzes Chachmei HaTorah of Shas, met with Harav Mazuz to discuss the elections and the Rav’s potential support of Shas, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported.

One of the nation’s largest labor unions is unveiling plans to invest $150 million in a nationwide campaign to help defeat President Donald Trump, a sweeping effort focused on eight battleground states and voters of color who typically don’t vote. The investment marks the largest voter engagement and turnout operation in the history of the Service Employees International Union, which claims nearly 2 million members. The scope of the campaign, which quietly launched last month and will run through November’s general election, reflects the urgency of what union president Mary Kay Henry calls “a make-or-break” moment for working people in America under Trump’s leadership. “He’s systematically unwinding and attacking unions.

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman slammed Blue and White leader Yair Lapid on Thursday for comparing Education Minister and Yamina leader Rabbi Rafi Peretz to Joint Arab List MK Heba Yazbak (Balad). Yazbak was recently disqualified for running in the upcoming elections by the Central Election Committee for her support of terrorists. [However, the decision was subsequently overturned by the Supreme Court.] “It seems like Yair Lapid, the man who practically invented discriminating against others, hasn’t changed his ways from 2013 when he boycotted a coalition with Chareidim simply because they have beards and payos,” Litzman said.

Over a thousand graduates, parents, and friends of Nesivos Chachma gathered at Binyanei HaUmah for a historic fundraiser to guarantee the future of the yeshiva. Throughout the event live footage was broadcast in the hall of the hundreds of bochurim immersed in Torah. The announcement that led to success: the students of the yeshiva undertook to dedicate 150,000 hours of learning outside yeshiva hours for the sake of donors. At an impressive event attended by thousands of graduates, parents and friends of Nesivos Chachma on motzei Shabbos Shekalim, a snap fundraiser was conducted for the yeshiva, which has become the ornament of the Torah world just a few short years since its foundation.

Cashless tolling and wider lanes have made the Goethals Bridge a safer place for motorists, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. Crashes on the span, which links Elizabeth with Staten Island, New York, have declined by 57% since the agency completed its $1.5 billion improvements, the agency said. “In 2019, the accident rate on the new Goethals Bridge was 2.29 per million vehicles, down from 5.37 per million vehicles in 2014,” the agency said. The reduction occurred despite an increase of more than 7 million vehicles annually by 2019 at the crossing since 2014. Cashless tolling allows motorists to maintain speed and lanes while overhead sensors deduct tolls for E-ZPass account holders.