Month November 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian motorist who police say tried to carry out a car-ramming attack at a West Bank checkpoint. In a statement, police said the man presented false documents at the checkpoint,… Continue Reading →
Sunbeam Products is voluntarily recalling nearly 1 million 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers in both the United States and Canada over a burn risk ahead of Thanksgiving. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it reported 99 injuries that ranged from first-to-third… Continue Reading →
Djibouti has taken its name off the list of countries said to be considering normalization with Israel. In an interview with the Africa Report quoted by Israeli media, President Ismail… Read more » The post Djibouti Takes Itself Off List… Continue Reading →
The European Union is laying out new standards for data giving Europeans more control over their personal information as it seeks to counter the power of U.S. and Chinese tech… Read more » The post EU Plans New Rules Giving… Continue Reading →
The United States on Wednesday will impose Iran-related sanctions on four entities, U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams said, accusing the entities in China and Russia of activities promoting… Read more » The post U.S. to Impose Fresh Iran-related… Continue Reading →
First term New York State Senator Jen Metzger conceded defeat on Tuesday, meaning Republican Mike Martucci will be the new representative in the 42nd District. This was Martucci’s first run in politics. Jen Metzger became well-known in the Jewish community… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleaning wipes are harder to find on store shelves, and businesses are reassuring customers with stepped up sanitation measures. In New York, the subway system is shut down nightly for disinfecting. To avoid any traces of… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] My brothers and sisters, I cannot thank you enough for helping me save my life and the life of my family from the merciless money lenders. An askan from the community accompanied me to pay the amount the was collected for… Continue Reading →
Israeli border police shot dead an east Yerushalayim man who rammed an officer after his identity papers were questioned at a checkpoint outside the capital on Wednesday, according to media… Read more » The post Border Police Shoot Dead Car… Continue Reading →
At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in airstrikes attributed to Israel in Syria overnight Tuesday. The dead were all foreign national members of terror groups and militias supported by Iran, including Hezbollah, according to a report by the London-based… Continue Reading →
The U.S. could start rolling out COVID-19 vaccines as early as next month, but nearly 25 percent of New Yorkers don’t want to take one, a new survey found. The Siena College Research Institute last week surveyed 803 New York… Continue Reading →
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Joe Biden on Wednesday and expressed hope for “win-win cooperation” amid conflicts over trade, technology and security. China became one of the last major governments… Read more » The post China’s Xi Congratulates Biden, Hopes… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (VINnews) —The following was sent by a VINnews loyal reader: Derogatory speech and falsehoods disguised as political rhetoric were hurled back and forth during President Trump’s tenure as president and during the campaign. Accusations by the mainstream media, government… Continue Reading →
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A bus carrying employees of a textile company and a truck collided on a highway in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Wednesday, killing 40 people, according to firefighters. Rescuers were working to help the wounded and… Continue Reading →
Britain will borrow almost 400 billion pounds this year to pay for the massive coronavirus hit to its economy, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said, as the budget deficit climbs to… Read more » The post U.K. Borrowing to Hit Peacetime… Continue Reading →
As the ravages of the novel coronavirus forced millions of people out of work, shuttered businesses and shrank the value of retirement accounts, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to… Read more » The post With U.S. in COVID-19 Panic,… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday and expressed hope for “win-win cooperation” amid conflicts over trade, technology and security that have plunged Sino-American relations to their lowest level in decades. Biden is… Continue Reading →
TOMSK (VINnews) — In the frigid Russian city of Tomsk, snow falls thick and fast, covering the ground with a deep cushion of snow. Ironically, it was this cushion which saved the life of a six-year-old girl who recently fell… Continue Reading →
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for a second straight week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as… Read more » The post U.S. Jobless Claims Up for… Continue Reading →
With Thanksgiving being celebrated on Thursday, the Lakewood Board of Education is handing out expressions of their gratitude to some of the people who make Lakewood great. Pumpkin pies and other delicacies have been made available to all of Lakewood’s… Continue Reading →