Month June 2023
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Yesh Atid lawmaker Karine Elharrar was voted onto the Judicial Selection Committee Wednesday, satisfying a key opposition demand during negotiations over the government’s reform package. Concurrently, the coalition voted down the candidacy of Likud Party MK Tali… Continue Reading →
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union antitrust regulators took aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business in an unprecedented decision, saying Wednesday that the tech giant must sell off some of its ad business to address competition concerns. The European Commission,… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS) – Reflecting the broad, bipartisan nature of political support for the Abraham Accords, the Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 413-13. It now heads to the Senate. The… Continue Reading →
A fishing boat carrying migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off Greece on Wednesday, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. Coast guard,… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Monday (6/19/23)AM Dr. Dovid Sholom PapeBrother
Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 8:15 pmMaariv: 8:35 pm Mr. Yossi DorfmanSon
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is once again weighing a takeover of New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex, describing her faith in its leadership as “shaken” following recent reports of violence, gruesome injuries and a lack… Continue Reading →
US CAPITOL (VINnews) — On Tuesday, Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 3099, Rep. Lawler’s legislation to establish a Special Envoy position in the State Department for the Abraham… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators. A bill approved Tuesday would prohibit use of federal funds to… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Monday (6/19/23)Morning R’ Heshey FischlerSon 631-542-5420 Mrs. Karen GelbsteinDaughter 347-680-8227
Wholesale prices in the United States dropped 0.3% from April to May, another sign that inflationary pressures continue to ease in the face of repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which… Continue Reading →
TOKYO (AP) — An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing two of them, officials said. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at the scene in… Continue Reading →
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least 78 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday. A large search and rescue operation was… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared Tuesday that his country had already received some of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons and warned that he wouldn’t hesitate to order their use if Belarus faced an act of aggression. The brash… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday that it established a “strategic partnership” with the Palestinian Authority during a visit to Beijing by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The announcement marked another step in China’s campaign to gain political and economic influence… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A two-year-old Bnei Brak girl was bitten by rats and badly injured while she slept in her bed. The girl was taken to the Maayanei Hayeshua hospital, where she received treatment for her bites and . The… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a terrorist attack which occurred Wednesday afternoon in almost the same place where terrorists shot and murdered Meir Tamari of Chermesh on May 30, an Israeli man was moderately wounded. Despite being shot at point-blank range… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An unusual and historic meeting took place this week between Jerusalem mayor Moshe Leon and the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchak Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Kohn. The rebbe spoke with warmth and friendship to the mayor about several topics… Continue Reading →
FLORIDA (VIN Podcast) — President Trump has officially been indicted by the Biden administration. For the first time EVER, a former president and opposition candidate has been indicted by a current administration. Whether you like Trump or hate him, this… Continue Reading →
MARYLAND (VIN Podcast) — Oliver Ferber is a star cross country athlete who is also an observant Jew. In 2021, after choosing to become Shabbos observant while in High School, Oliver made the difficult decision to sit out a high-level… Continue Reading →