Month January 2022
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing officials said Sunday they sealed off several residential communities in the city’s northern district after two cases of COVID-19 were found. Residents in the Anzhenli neighborhood in Chaoyang district were sealed off on Saturday, and… Continue Reading →
Democrats in Congress have fractured repeatedly over President Joe Biden’s agenda, stalling legislation and creating an atmosphere of mistrust that has made it increasingly difficult for progressives and centrists to work together. But one area where the party has not… Continue Reading →
Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for 2022-2023 included $55 million in funding for STEM in nonpublic schools, including yeshivas and Jewish day schools. Teach NYS, which has steadily worked with government officials to increase STEM funding, reacted to the news… Continue Reading →
Two men in a snow plow truck recorded themselves targeting two frum, hapless victims in Lakewood. The clip shows the driver lowering his plow as they approach two Orthodox Jewish men presumably walking to shul during the blizzard on Shabbos… Continue Reading →
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, making his first visit on Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, said his country supports the Gulf state’s security needs and wants more countries in the… Read more » The post Herzog Visits UAE, Says Israel… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — Mayor Eric Adams warned an elite group of NYPD cops not to use unlawful tactics or engage in misconduct, or they will be fired. In a radio interview Sunday on WBLS, an urban station, Adams… Continue Reading →
A tow truck driver in Boro Park unleashed an antisemitic diatribe after being called out for blocking a street. The incident occurred at about 10:30 Sunday morning on 50th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. The tow truck from “Jets… Continue Reading →
FRANCE (VINnews) — A large group of Israelis is stranded in France, after the pilot of their flight became ill at the last minute. According to Kan 11 News, passengers are stuck at the airport in Grenoble, and will not… Continue Reading →
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A six-vehicle crash killed nine people and left one person in critical condition in a wreck that police in Nevada said was caused by a driver who was speeding. The driver of a Dodge… Continue Reading →
I was driving down the 9 when I saw an elderly woman, probably in her 90s walking against traffic with a walker. I tried slowing down to offer her a ride but was unable to without putting myself at risk…. Continue Reading →
The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi not only unexpectedly aborted the country’s fledgling return to democracy: It also brought a surprising level of popular resistance, which has blossomed into a low-level, but… Continue Reading →
CONROE, Texas (AP) — As he prepared to tee off at one of his Florida golf courses, a fellow player introduced Donald Trump as the “45th president of the United States.” “45th and 47th,” Trump responded matter-of-factly, before hitting his… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s figurehead president met the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Sunday on the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state, the latest sign of deepening… Continue Reading →
A sickening and possibly antisemitic incident on Saturday was allegedly recorded and posted to Facebook by the perps themselves, and now I want to know why these men are still employed. The video shows two men targeting two Orthodox Jewish… Continue Reading →
A sickening and possibly antisemitic incident on Saturday was recorded and posted to Facebook by the perps themselves, and now I want to know why these men are still employed. The video shows two men – allegedly Donny Klarmann and… Continue Reading →
A shipment of 60,000 molnupiravir pills landed at Ben Gurion airport on Sunday. The drug is intended for use against COVID-19, has proven 90% effective in preventing mortality and 30%… Read more » The post 60,000 Anti-COVID Pills Arrive in… Continue Reading →
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital and other cities across the country Sunday for the latest in a months-long string of demonstrations denouncing an October military… Read more » The post Sudanese Take to the Streets… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A new lethal version of coronavirus known as NeoCoV has been discovered by Chinese scientists in Wuhan. The new version is currently only known to spread among bats but could theoretically be transmittable to humans with… Continue Reading →
Turkey’s president has fired the head of the Turkish Statistical Institute, which is responsible for posting official inflation statistics, among other data, at a time when prices have skyrocketed in Turkey. Tukish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision was announced Saturday… Continue Reading →
Cabinet ministers approved extending the Green Pass certificate by a week as the Health Ministry requested extra time to study the data before deciding whether to cancel the certificate altogether.… Read more » The post Cabinet Extends ‘Green Pass’ for… Continue Reading →