Month September 2021
MANHATTAN (VINnews) – A Mega Millions ticket sold at Pronto Pizza, near West 48th and Sixth Avenue, was the only jackpot-winning ticket for the Sept. 21 drawing. The single ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated prize of… Continue Reading →
The foreign ministers of Israel and Sweden held their first phone call in seven years on Monday, a move hailed by the top Israeli diplomat as the “relaunching of relations” after protracted tensions between the two countries. Foreign Minister Yair… Continue Reading →
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, who represented upstate New York for 24 years, died at age 84, according to a statement from former staff members. The Utica-area resident died late Monday at a local hospice after a brief illness,… Continue Reading →
The idea of the U.S. government breaching its “debt limit” sounds scary. But what, exactly, are lawmakers in Washington fighting about? The debt limit is a nearly century-old artificial cap that Congress placed on the U.S. government’s ability to borrow…. Continue Reading →
An inmate on a New York City jail barge died Wednesday after a medical emergency, the city’s Department of Correction said. It is at least the 12th death of a city inmate this year and the second this week amid… Continue Reading →
“Dire Shortage Of ECMOs, Forced To Choose Who’ll Live & Who’ll Die,” Israeli Hospital Directors Says
In a tense meeting with Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash on Sunday, hospital directors warned that their hospitals are nearing a state of total collapse. The directors said that the number of coronavirus patients attached to ECMO machines is… Continue Reading →
“Dire Shortage Of ECMOs, Forced To Choose Who’ll Live & Who’ll Die,” Israeli Hospital Directors Says
In a tense meeting with Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash on Sunday, hospital directors warned that their hospitals are nearing a state of total collapse. The directors said that the number of coronavirus patients attached to ECMO machines is… Continue Reading →
“Dire Shortage Of ECMOs, Forced To Choose Who’ll Live & Who’ll Die,” Israeli Hospital Directors Says
In a tense meeting with Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash on Sunday, hospital directors warned that their hospitals are nearing a state of total collapse. The directors said that the number of coronavirus patients attached to ECMO machines is… Continue Reading →
The legendary Simchas Beis HaShoeva at Toldos Aharon in Mea Sheaim, which normally draws thousands of visitors on Sukkos, is closed to the general public this year. The chassidus announced the day before Yom Tov that due to the overcrowding… Continue Reading →
The legendary Simchas Beis HaShoeva at Toldos Aharon in Mea Sheaim, which normally draws thousands of visitors on Sukkos, is closed to the general public this year. The chassidus announced the day before Yom Tov that due to the overcrowding… Continue Reading →
The Democratic Party on Tuesday removed $1 billion in military aid to Israel for the Iron Dome from a broader government funding bill after progressive members of the party threatened to block the bill unless it was withdrawn. Since the… Continue Reading →
The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the targeted use of the… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Exclusive Men’s And Women’s Event At the DreamWorks Waterpark, located at The American Dream Mall. Thursday, September 23, 7:30 pm 11:30 pm Motzei Shabbos, September 25, 10:30 pm 2:30am Sunday, September 26, 6:30 pm 10:30 pm CLICK HERE TO… Continue Reading →
During Chol Hamoed, as our staff members enjoy Sukkos with their families, we will only be posting on our website items pertaining to the Chag and important notices. Tidbits will be posted on our Status, Text Alert system, Twitter &… Continue Reading →
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel could vote on the use of a third shot of Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday,… Read more » The post CDC Advisers Could Vote on… Continue Reading →
The most significant rift in decades between the United States and France seemed on the mend Wednesday after French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden got on the phone… Read more » The post U.S.-French Spat Seems to Simmer… Continue Reading →
Thousands gathered at the Kosel on Wednesday morning, the first day of Chol Hamoed in Eretz Yisrael, for the mass Birkas Kohanim ceremony. This year’s event, which has been scaled… Read more » The post Thousands Gather for Birkas Kohanim… Continue Reading →
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday removed $1 billion in military funding for Israel from legislation to fund the U.S. government after objections from liberals in the House of Representatives, but party… Read more » The post Military Aid for Israel Removed… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden summoned the world’s nations to forcefully address the festering global issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses in his first address before the… Read more » The post Biden Declares ‘New Era of… Continue Reading →
When the United Nations rose from World War II’s rubble, its birth reflected a widespread aspiration that humanity could be lifted up and dispatched down a positive path — if only there was a coherent, informed, unified effort of good… Continue Reading →
Thousands of people attended Birchas Kohanim at the Kosel on Wednesday, the first day of Chol Hamoed in Israel. The Israeli public is free to visit the Kosel on Sukkos without a Green Pass in accordance with the outline formulated… Continue Reading →