Month June 2023
Republicans Expand Their Hunter Biden Investigation by Seeking an Interview With the Lead Prosecutor
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday requested voluntary testimony from nearly a dozen Justice Department officials involved in the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as GOP lawmakers widen their scrutiny into what they claim is improper interference… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on Thursday publicized a secret operation in Iran which thwarted a plot to target Israelis in Cyprus. The hit squad head, whom the agents captured in Iran, provided information earlier this week that led… Continue Reading →
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Google said Thursday it will remove links to Canadian news on its platforms across Canada after a new law that forces digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose comes into… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VIN Podcast) — Hunter Biden. The cocaine addict who took millions of dollars from China and Ukraine, and FORGOT to pay taxes on it He FORGOT to declare himself a foreign lobbyist. He FORGOT to tell the truth… Continue Reading →
GEORGIA (VINnews) — The overwhelmingly positive response by Chabad congregants in Georgia, following a despicable display by antisemites last weekend in front of their shul, has made national headlines, and has become a huge Kiddush Hashem. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published… Continue Reading →
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year. A group that advises the Centers for Disease… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his governments’ actions have made Israel a rising global force, and that it could become one of the world’s 10 leading economies Speaking at a Finance Ministry event… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Agudath Israel of America is hailing the U.S Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that enhances the protection afforded to religious employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The unanimous decision in the case of Groff… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Agudath Israel of America is hailing the U.S Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that enhances the protection afforded to religious employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The unanimous decision in the case of Groff… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Palestinian Authority is mulling the possibility of declaring financial bankruptcy, Kan Reshet Bet, Israel’s Public Broadcasting service, reported on Wednesday The decision would entail the complete closure of P.A. government offices, leading to possible instability in… Continue Reading →
A spike of 566 percent in search volume for the term “IRS Fresh Start Program” in late April reveals Americans looking for a solution to their debt problems this post-tax season. According to a study by Ideal Tax, Google Trends… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the central bank may have to tighten its oversight of the American financial system in the wake of the failure of three large U.S. banks this spring. Powell said… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS) – The White House is concerned that Israel is leaking information about indirect talks with Tehran over its nuclear program. President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan expressed this misgiving in a phone call with his Israeli… Continue Reading →
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Smaller meat and poultry operators in 17 states will receive $115 million in grants, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday. The USDA grants are the latest in a series of awards the Biden administration… Continue Reading →
MARYLAND (VINnews/Gavriel Horan) – Last week, kiruv professionals from Maryland traveled to New York to attend the Olami North American Mekarvim Conference. The conference included over 200 outreach rabbis in the Olami network from dozens of locations across North America… Continue Reading →
MARYLAND (VINnews/Gavriel Horan) – Last week, kiruv professionals from Maryland traveled to New York to attend the Olami North American Mekarvim Conference. The conference included over 200 outreach rabbis in the Olami network from dozens of locations across North America… Continue Reading →
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former principal of an Australian Jewish school feigned mental illness in a seven-year battle to avoid extradition on child sex abuse charges, a prosecutor said Thursday. Malka Leifer fought her extradition in Jerusalem courts from… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva and their colleagues at Sichuan University in Chengdu and the National University of Singapore have identified a naturally occurring molecule that reduces the biofilm that produces plaque and… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As South Korea campaigns to retire an old and odd age-counting method that makes people a year or two older than they really are, children are among the few who seem most eager to stick… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have held it over Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for months. Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing it too. And President Joe Biden seemingly isn’t far behind. Driven by the demands of hard-right members, Republicans… Continue Reading →