Month August 2022
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the 25-year-old Black man in a Georgia neighborhood was sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. Travis McMichael was sentenced by… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority — but that the agency’s money and… Continue Reading →
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their atomic arsenals, warning that the nuclear arms race has returned amid growing international tension. “This is the moment … to… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Pfizer is buying sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics in an approximately $5.4 billion deal as it looks to accelerate growth after its revenue soared during the pandemic. GBT is the developer of Oxbryta tablets,… Continue Reading →
Israel’s caretaker prime minister took a gamble with his preemptive strike against Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza, less than three months before he is to compete in general elections to retain his job. Yair Lapid had counted on Gaza’s terror… Continue Reading →
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The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the 25-year-old Black man in a Georgia neighborhood was sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. Travis McMichael was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed a covered wooden bridge with 900 years of history in southeastern China over the weekend. The entire length of the Wan’an Bridge appeared to be in flames… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s caretaker prime minister took a gamble with his preemptive strike against Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza, less than three months before he is to compete in general elections to retain his job. Yair Lapid… Continue Reading →
Following the beginning of the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza late Sunday night, IDF soldiers raided the Arab village of Rummanah overnight Monday and demolished the homes of the two Elad terrorists. Violent riots broke out at the scene that… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court sentenced a former health minister to probation and a fine on Monday for obstructing justice in connection with the protracted extradition case against a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her students in Australia…. Continue Reading →
The first African American four-star general in Marine Corps history, Gen. Michael E. Langley, credited his father with telling him to “aim high” and predicted that his promotion on Saturday would have an impact on younger people. Langley was born… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. The exercises would… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JNS) – How many Israelis have had to flee Islamic Jihad rocket fire this weekend? It’s an easy question with a simple answer, and yet media giants the Associated Press and Reuters reduced one million fleeing Israelis to “tens of thousands,”… Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (VINnews) — An Emirati princess with a huge social media following compared the Holocaust to the deaths of Muslims in various recents wars and suggested Jews have leveraged the Nazi genocide for sympathy and victimhood while Muslims “move on.”… Continue Reading →
In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority — but that the agency’s money and resources would be… Continue Reading →
At the same time that Klal Yisrael is davening for shidduchim on Tu B’Av, there will be a minyan of Talmidei Chachamim in Amuka, davening for all who submit their names for tefillah (it’s free) through Yad L’Achim. TO SUBMIT NAMES… Continue Reading →
As the dust begins to settle following Israel’s 3-day military operation against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group in Gaza, the statistics of the brief war are emerging. In all, PIJ terrorists fired roughly 1,100 rockets and mortars at… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of people gathered at the Kosel Maaravi (Western Wall) to mark 1952 years since the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash.
Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are facing a second trial this week, months after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the pair while acquitting… Continue Reading →