Month July 2022
When long-haul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has strategies to hold down costs. She avoids the West Coast and the Northeast, where diesel prices are highest. She organizes her delivery route to minimize… Continue Reading →
BORO PARK (VINnews) — In recent days, missionary material has been found placed in front of multiple Jewish homes. Local residents tell VINnews that houses in the area of 61st Street and 21st Ave have been receiving the material. The… Continue Reading →
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The rollout of a new logo for an Atlanta area elementary school has been paused after parents noted similarities to a Nazi symbol, though a school district said the design was based on a U.S. Army… Continue Reading →
After putting off routine health care for much of the pandemic, Americans are now returning to doctors’ offices in big numbers — a trend that’s starting to show up in higher insurance rates across the country. Health insurers in individual… Continue Reading →
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A 20-year-old man who shot five people in a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them, fired 24 times within 15 seconds before he was shot and killed by an armed bystander, authorities said Tuesday…. Continue Reading →
The Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally interfered in the 2020 general election in the state has informed 16 Republicans who served as fake electors that they could face criminal charges. They all signed… Continue Reading →
In their first rollouts of electric vehicles, America’s automakers targeted people who value short-range economy cars. Then came EVs for luxury buyers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans. Now, the companies are zeroing in at the heart of the… Continue Reading →
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Teachers and students at Robb Elementary School knew the safety protocols when an 18-year-old with an AR-15 style rifle entered the building in May. Dozens of times in the previous four months alone, the campus had… Continue Reading →
Elections officials from across the country meeting under heightened security were urged Tuesday to prepare for supply chain issues that could lead to shortages in paper used for everything from ballots to “I voted” stickers for years to come. The… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the United Kingdom has accelerated to a new 40-year high, driven by rising food and fuel prices that are contributing to a cost-of-living crisis. Consumer prices rose 9.4% this year through June, up from 9.1%… Continue Reading →
Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling rallies in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of… Continue Reading →
The frum kehilla in Antwerp was engulfed in mourning on Wednesday upon hearing the tragic news of the death of Malka Schweitzer, a’h, at the age of 33. The nifteres, a mother of seven who developed life-threatening complications after giving… Continue Reading →
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has asked for a review of the agency’s food and tobacco programs following months of criticism over their handling of the baby formula shortage and e-cigarette reviews. Tuesday’s announcement comes as FDA… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A group of French Jewish youths staying at a Croatian hotel in the southern coastal town of Trilj woke up on Monday to discover a giant red swastika has been scrawled on the pavement outside their… Continue Reading →
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday evening made a speech threatening to target all Israeli oil and gas platforms in the Mediterranean if Lebanon’s rights over the Karish gas field aren’t respected. “There won’t be any oil extraction by Israel… Continue Reading →
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Dan Cox, a far-right state legislator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Maryland governor on Tuesday, defeating a moderate rival backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan. Cox will face the winner… Continue Reading →
Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an “independent and strong” Russia. Khamenei said that if Russia hadn’t sent troops… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 22-year-old Jerusalem youth has died in Colombia after a mix up occurred in restaurant orders and he was given a portion which included milk products, to which he was highly allergic. David Ohana suffered from a… Continue Reading →
Dan Cox, a far-right state legislator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Maryland governor on Tuesday, defeating a moderate rival backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan. Cox will face the winner of the highly competitive… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and a number of other senior police officers are expected to be notified within weeks by the state commission of inquiry investigating the 2021 Mount Meron disaster that they are likely to… Continue Reading →