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Month June 2021

Scotch Whisky Makers Welcome Suspension Of Costly US Tariffs

LONDON (AP) — Scotch whisky makers breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the United States agreed to suspend tariffs on one of Scotland’s main exports following the resolution of a long-standing trade row between the U.S. and the EU… Continue Reading →

NYC: Man Dies After Jumping In East River To Retrieve Volleyball

A man died after jumping in the East River near Brooklyn’s Domino Park to retrieve a volleyball, police said. Police got a 911 call about a man in the water near the park in the Williamsburg neighborhood at around 6:30… Continue Reading →

Elkin Predicts Historic Rise in Home Prices

Newly installed housing minister Zeev Elkin told Israelis on Thursday to brace themselves for an historic rise in home prices. “I know what the building starts were and what the… Read more » The post Elkin Predicts Historic Rise in… Continue Reading →

Gantz Requests That Bennett Publish The Minutes From Coronavirus Cabinet Meetings

Now that the government and premiership have changed hands, Defense Minister Benny Gantz has asked Israel’s new Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, to alter government regulations so that the minutes of the coronavirus cabinet meetings, which currently remain confidential, could be… Continue Reading →

Report: Cuomo’s Sister Raised Legal Fees For Convicted Aide

One of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sisters helped raise money to pay the legal fees of a former close aide of the governor, Joseph Percoco, who was convicted of accepting bribes. Madeline Cuomo sent an email in February 2020… Continue Reading →

Israeli Officer Charged In Killing Of Autistic Palestinian

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli prosecutors on Thursday charged a border police officer with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City last year. The indictment came just over a year after the shooting… Continue Reading →

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Supreme Court Tosses Case Seeking to Overturn Obamacare

In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit seeking to strike down former President Barak Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act. The lawsuit, which former President Donald Trump supported, was… Read more » The post Supreme Court Tosses Case Seeking… Continue Reading →

Charedim Fume Over Coalition’s Plan To Review Religious-secular Status Quo

JERUSALEM (JNS) – United Torah Judaism lawmakers were enraged to learn on Wednesday that Israel’s new government plans to set up a special committee to review the longstanding religious-secular status quo in Israel. The panel, set to be formed under… Continue Reading →

Yariv Levin Elected as Likud Faction Chair

Likud MK Yariv Levin was elected Thursday unanimously by the party’s MKs to serve as the chair of the Likud faction in the Knesset, at a meeting held at the… Read more » The post Yariv Levin Elected as Likud… Continue Reading →

Belguim Investigating Funding to Palestinian NGO Accused of Links to Terrorism

The Belgian government has opened an investigation into four Palestinian NGOs on the suspicion the funds sent to the humanitarian groups are being funneled into the terrorist organization the Popular… Read more » The post Belguim Investigating Funding to Palestinian… Continue Reading →

SUPPORT OF ANTI–AMERICAN ANTI-SEMITE: “Strong Voice On Foreign Affairs Committee” – Congressional Black Caucus Supports Ilhan Omar

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) published a statement of support on Wednesday for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who has been widely condemned for her remarks equating the US and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban, Politico reported. “Congresswoman Ilhan Omar… Continue Reading →

FOR THE THIRD TIME: Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Obama Care Law

The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact Thursday in ruling that Texas, other Republican-led states… Continue Reading →

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Texas, California Call for Power Restraint During Heat Wave

Texas and California urged consumers to conserve energy this week to reduce stress on the grid and avoid outages as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a… Read more » The post Texas, California Call for Power… Continue Reading →

First Crisis For Fledgling Bennett Government Could Expose Its Frailties Or Even Topple It

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Bennett-Lapid government has hardly warmed the Knesset’s chairs when it is faced with what could be an existential threat which could tear it apart. This is due to a 2003 ordinance regarding unification of families, which… Continue Reading →

US Ends Strict Trump-Era Asylum Rules For Violence Victims

The U.S. government on Wednesday ended two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum, especially Central Americans. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued new instructions to immigration judges to stop following the Trump-era… Continue Reading →

Is Shabbos a Gift From Hashem — or to Hashem?

[COMMUNICATED] Hashem refers to Shabbos as a matana tovah, which He keeps in His house of treasures. Does that mean Hashem still holds on to Shabbos? Rabbi Pinches Friedman shares the fascinating history of the first Shabbosim to explain their… Continue Reading →

NYPD to Crack Down on Fake License Plates

A new NYPD and Transportation Department program will teach officers how to spot fake license plates at traffic stops, as counterfeit ones have been tied to drive-by shootings, crashes and… Read more » The post NYPD to Crack Down on… Continue Reading →

Giuliani Gets First Shot at Excluding Materials From Raids

Rudy Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a court-appointed expert reviewer to determine what should never be seen by… Read more » The post Giuliani Gets First Shot at… Continue Reading →

Report: Russian Ambassador to Resume Work in U.S. Next Week

Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, will resume his duties in Washington next week after being temporarily recalled since March, Interfax cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying… Read more » The post Report: Russian Ambassador to Resume… Continue Reading →

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