Month October 2022
A federal judge Friday refused to bar a group from monitoring outdoor ballot boxes in Arizona’s largest county where watchers have shown up armed and in ballistic vests, saying to do so could violate the monitors’ constitutional rights. U.S. District… Continue Reading →
A 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad and the U.S. Defense Department said. Saifullah Paracha was reunited with his… Continue Reading →
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said. The Anne Frank Foundation paid tribute to Pick-Goslar, who is… Continue Reading →
The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election,… Continue Reading →
WATCH: Kanye Doubles Down on Hate Comments, Shares Spreadsheet of ‘Powerful’ Jewish Media Executives
LOS ANGELES (VINnews) — Kanye West spoke with reporters Friday, doubling down on his past antisemitic rhetoric and refusing to apologize. Kanye held an impromptu press conference–more like a tirade–in front of paparazzi and reporters Friday, in which he refused… Continue Reading →
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home in San Francisco and severely beat her 82-year-old husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer early Friday while the Democratic lawmaker was in Washington. Paul Pelosi had surgery… Continue Reading →
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 50 people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where as many as 60 villagers are feared missing and buried in a huge… Continue Reading →
Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk, is about to get a crash course on global content moderation. Among his first moves after completing his $44 billion takeover Thursday was to fire the social media platform’s… Continue Reading →
Israel moved its clocks back one hour, from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. overnight Motzei Shabbos, October 30. Daylight savings times will resume on March 24, 2023. The US is changing its clocks in another week, overnight Sunday, November 6…. Continue Reading →
SOUTH KOREA – A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 146 people and injuring 150 others in South Korea’s worst disaster… Continue Reading →
Six cars owned by Jews were set on fire on Friday night in the Silwan neighborhood, on the outskirts of the Old City of Jerusalem. The incident occurred about 5 a.m. on Shabbos morning. Three firefighter teams arrived at the… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 149 people and injuring 150 others in South Korea’s… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a terror attack in Kiryat Arba not far from Itamar Ben-Gvir’s home at Givat Avot, a 60-year-old man was murdered and three others injured, one seriously. The attack occurred on Derech Lapid, a road named for… Continue Reading →
Four people were wounded, one critically, in a shooting attack at a military checkpoint between Kiryat Araba and Chevron. Security guards from Kiryat Arba’s standby unit who were called to the scene opened fire and killed the terrorist. Security forces… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Confusion, concern, conspiracies, celebration. In the hours after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, reaction on the platform ranged from triumph to despair. While no immediate policy changes had been announced by Friday afternoon, that didn’t… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 5:45 pm Mrs. Cheryl Edelstein Wife Mr. Yosi Edelstein Son Mrs. Shoshie Steinhart Daughter
European Union lawmakers and member countries reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035. The deal EU negotiators sealed Thursday night is the first agreement of the bloc’s “Fit for 55”… Continue Reading →
Oil companies brought in staggering profits once again as people worldwide struggled with high gasoline and energy prices. Exxon Mobil broke records with its profits in the third quarter, raking in $19.66 billion in net income. The Irving, Texas company… Continue Reading →
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A massive lottery jackpot got a little bigger Friday as the top Powerball prize climbed to an estimated $825 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. The Powerball jackpot ranks as the fifth-largest in U.S. history,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The intruder who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home was searching for the Democratic leader, shouting “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer. Those shouts were… Continue Reading →
The intruder who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home was searching for the Democratic leader, shouting “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer. That was a chilling echo of… Continue Reading →