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LGBT rabbi in New York who confronted AIDS crisis now faces COVID-19

NEW YORK: Sharon Kleinbaum was installed in 1992 as rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan, considered the largest LGBT synagogue in the nation. At the time, AIDS was…

admin April 13, 2020

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COVID-19: New York state records 562 deaths, highest number in single day; total tally at 2,935

NEW YORK: The New York State reported its highest number of 562 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, with a person dying almost every two-and-a-half minutes, as Governor Andrew Cuomo…

admin April 4, 2020

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Coronavirus outbreak: US arranges for airlifting citizens stuck in India

NEW YORK: The US government was arranging to airlift American citizens stuck in India because of the lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a State…

admin March 28, 2020

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Coronavirus cases swamp hospitals in United States epicenter New York

NEW YORK: In New York hospitals, staff are working extra shifts and searching desperately for more bed space as they battle a surging toll of dead and infected at the…

admin March 27, 2020