Month May 2022
KISHINEV (VINnews) — Against the backdrop of the fear of the war escalating into Moldova, a flight full of Holocaust survivor refugees departed from Kishinev. In light of the escalation of tensions in the separatist Transnistria region of eastern Moldova… Continue Reading →
With anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year’s critical midterm elections, about 1 in 3 U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace native-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains. About 3 in 10 also worry… Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times moved swiftly to change Monday’s answer to its daily Wordle puzzle out of fear that it would be seen as some sort of commentary on the debate over abortion rights. The game,… Continue Reading →
A marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store is temporarily on display at a San Antonio museum after experts determined it was a centuries-old sculpture missing from Germany since World War II. The… Continue Reading →
Thursday evening, a brutal terror attack in Elad shocked the world. Three of the lives who were lost in those terrifying moments were Boaz Gol, Yonatan Chabakuk and Oren Ben-Yiftach. There are 16 orphaned children who will never see their… Continue Reading →
This past week, a group of bachurim from Yeshivas Bais Dovid in Yerushalayim embarked on an exclusive, eye-opening roots journey to Egypt. Over the course of the trip, the bachurim visited many famous sites and the desert traversed by our… Continue Reading →
Italian Premier Mario Draghi meets with U.S. President Joe Biden this week in Washington as Europe faces another “whatever it takes” moment with Russia’s war in Ukraine raging on its eastern flank. Both Rome and Washington will emphasize their historic… Continue Reading →
By Aharon Ben David. Senior Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials, including Commissioner Robert Califf, admitted that Americans will now have to accept COVID-19 as just another respiratory virus, comparing it to influenza. Califf, Principal Deputy Commissioner Janet Woodcock, and top vaccine… Continue Reading →
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Almost a year after the Meron disaster last Lag B’Omer, the Knesset’s Finance Committee on Monday finally approved the transfer of compensation to the families of the victims. Each family will receive NIS 500,000 ($160,000) and the families who lost… Continue Reading →
BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Facebook parent Meta has opened its first physical store — in Burlingame, California — to showcase its hardware products like virtual and augmented reality goggles and glasses. The store, which is open to the public as… Continue Reading →
The government of Israel’s embattled prime minister was limping on Monday into the opening of parliament’s summer session on the verge of collapse. Less than a year after taking office, Naftali Bennett has lost his parliamentary majority, his own party… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — “Israel’s Memorial Day is about war, not peace. And it shouldn’t be a time for refrains of Kumbaya. The only song we should be singing is Hatikvah,” said our guest, Ruthie Blum whom we have the pleasure… Continue Reading →
With Lag B’Omer just around the corner, the Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners in conjunction with Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr, Fire Prevention Coordinator Jacob Woolf, Fire Department Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Rotberg, members of the Lakewood Fire Department and the Office… Continue Reading →
The NYPD is investigating a shots fired incident in Flatbush, Monday afternoon. FLATBUSH SCOOP REPOPRTS, that shots were fired just after 12:00PM at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue K. No one was struck, and shell-casings have already been… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling the size of its eviction protection program, designed to fund legal assistance for tenants seeking to stay in their homes. The $20 million HUD grant, announced Monday, will… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee advanced a bill sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-Lakewood) which would provide needed help for some of the state’s largest municipalities, including Lakewood, who are struggling with a glut of paperwork… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee advanced a bill sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-Lakewood) which would provide needed help for some of the state’s largest municipalities, including Lakewood, who are struggling with a glut of paperwork… Continue Reading →
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A relatively rare East Coast earthquake centered just northeast of South Carolina’s capital city jolted large numbers of state residents awake early Monday, rocking the Southern state at a preliminary 3.3 magnitude, authorities said. There were… Continue Reading →
As the coalition teeters on its last legs and Israel faces the worst wave of terrorism since the second intifada, Finance Minister Avigdor Leiberman still can’t stop himself from continuing his attacks of Chareidim, opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu and Religious… Continue Reading →