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Kirk Cameron Hosts Caroling Protest Near LA as California Hospitals Face Virus Surge
“Growing Pains” actor Kirk Cameron hosted another caroling protest Tuesday night on a day when hospitals and public health officials pleaded with Southern Californians to avoid gatherings during what has been the worst stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amid NYC Protests, Orthodox Jews Urge New Virus-Era Dialogue
After months of grappling with a pandemic that has walloped New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities, prompting changes to holidays, mourning and prayers, new limits on worship and other activity in some areas are pushing tensions in some neighborhoods of Brooklyn to the boiling point. New restrictions in places where coronavirus cases are rising, including several Orthodox areas, led to street...
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As COVID Protests Continue, Jewish and Catholic Groups Sue to Block Cuomo Rules
A prominent Orthodox Jewish organization based out of Queens and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn announced separate lawsuits to halt restrictions on religious gatherings put in place by the state of New York, just as a third day of protests over the new lockdown orders got underway in Brooklyn. Agudath Israel of America on Thursday asked for a temporary…
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Barr Defends Differing Responses to Coronavirus, BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr defended his office’s response to protests across the country as congressional Democrats accused him of protecting armed white protesters while attacking and arresting unarmed Black Lives Matter protesters.
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San Diego Salons Hold Peaceful Protest: We Want to Work
Earlier this month, San Diego County public health officials ordered salons to shut down indoor services as part of another round of pandemic-related business rollbacks.
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NJ Gym Reopens, Defying State Orders
A gym in Camden County, New Jersey, reopened for business on Monday against state orders to keep nonessential businesses closed.