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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Mike Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who ran a self-funded campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, dropped out of the race the day after disappointing Super Tuesday results. “I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it,” Bloomberg said Wednesday […]
This is an evolving story. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency will provide updates as they become available. NEW YORK (JTA) — Four Jewish day schools have temporarily closed, while 600 congregants of an Orthodox synagogue and two university students have been required to self-quarantine as a result of the coronavirus. On Wednesday morning, Yeshiva University president Ari Berman […]
Supporters of two states and religious pluralism have few reasons to cheer election results.