Vehicle checkpoints are setting up at key bridges and crossings in New York City that will strictly enforce the travel quarantine for covid. According to Sheriff Joseph Fucito, the sheriff’s office will also conduct spot checks when out-of-state buses drop riders off at the curb. Test and tracing teams will be on the ground to direct individuals to testing sites … Read More

It’s reported that the Trump administration has now allowed Joe Biden’s transition to officially begin – paving the way for his team to get access to briefings, office space, secure computers and other government services involved in a transfer of power. The administration’s head of  the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), who holds the keys to transition funds and tools, … Read More

Grocery store chains are bringing back limits on purchasing certain items, including toilet paper, as COVID-19 cases spike in the U.S. When the coronavirus pandemic first upended the lives of Americans back in March, consumers rushed to stores to stockpile products such as toilet paper, paper towels and disinfecting wipes. But now 22 states have imposed restrictions aimed at decreasing … Read More

Store aisles are emptying again as COVID-19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New York send pandemic-weary shoppers on a new scramble for essentials. Walmart said it was “seeing pockets of lower than normal availability” for toilet paper and cleaning supplies in some communities as infections are reported continuing across most of the United States. 22 states have … Read More

Israeli fighter planes have struck at Iranian targets in Syria reportedly killing three military personnel in what Israel said was retaliation for explosive devices planted along the Golan border between the two countries. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that Israeli jets struck military targets belonging to the Iranian Quds force and the Syrian Armed Forces. Where during … Read More

It’s reported that President Trump had asked senior advisers about potential options for attacking Iran’s main nuclear site. They say this took place a day after the global nuclear watchdog said Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile was 12 times what was permitted under a 2015 nuclear deal. And that Trump had discussed how to respond to the IAEA report at a meeting … Read More

Two earthquakes – one in Nevada and the other in California – struck within 30 seconds of each other. The first one of magnitude 5.5 happened near Mina, Nevada, and the second magnitude 5.2 quake happened about 125 miles to the south, near Ridgecrest, California, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. It was near the top-secret Naval Air Weapons … Read More