Month June 2023
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, suggesting an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency oversee… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Merck is suing the federal government over a plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices, calling the program a sham equivalent to extortion. The drugmaker is seeking to halt the program, which was laid out in the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK CITY (Yaakov M / VINnews) — New York City is setting up new vending machines which will dispense free merchandise. They will not be giving out soda or candy bars, but crack pipes and other drug related items…. Continue Reading →
MILLBURN, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day. Each one of those gallons weighs seven pounds, so it is quickly apparent that a large amount of energy is… Continue Reading →
FAR ROCKAWAY (Yaakov M / VINnews) — A one year old baby has recovered from a coma after suffering cardiac arrest, b’Chasdei Hashem. The boy’s miraculous recovery took place after a renowned Chassdish Rebbe gave him a bracha, and suggested… Continue Reading →
The National Weather Service issued an Air Quality Alert on Tuesday for New York City and parts of the Tri-State due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires drifting across the region. The smoke is making skies hazy and making for… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is weighing in on the controversy over Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, saying his recent performances in Germany were antisemitic, an assessment shared by many in Israel and the pro-Israel community. The State Department… Continue Reading →
The Securities and Exchange Commission is charging Coinbase with operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. Coinbase was also charged for failing to register the offer and sale of its crypto… Continue Reading →
Iran claimed on Tuesday that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound, adding a new weapon to its arsenal as tensions remain high with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program…. Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES (JTA) – A massive mural of a Jewish mother lighting Shabbat candles has just gone up in a Jewish neighborhood of Los Angeles, the first in a series of anti-hate murals planned across the city. Painted by the… Continue Reading →
The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the latest outlook of the World Bank, a 189-country anti-poverty… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – A group of 12 Israeli soldiers and commanders departed for Morocco on Sunday to participate in the international “African Lion 2023” military exercise. It marks the first time that the Israel Defense Forces has actively participated in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel has begun conducting initial tests of autonomous drones that could one day serve as public transportation, according to an official statement on Monday. A series of tests and experimental flights conducted throughout Israel over the past… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spoke on Tuesday in the wake of the terrorist attack along the Sinai border that killed three IDF soldiers. El-Sisi extended his “deepest condolences” over the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk” as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal… Continue Reading →
Against Kerestirer Shteibel for $1.3 Million by Aryeh HaKohen Katz According to the Miami Herald, Miami Beach officials have agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit by Congregation Bais Yeshaya D’Kerestir known as the “Keristier… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (VINnews/Sandy Eller) A lengthy dispute between the City of Miami Beach and a local congregation has finally been resolved, with officials agreeing to a pay out a $1.3 million settlement and lift violations on the property. Miami Herald reported… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israel Defense Forces revealed on Tuesday that a huge amount of ammunition was stolen from a bunker at the Tze’elim training base in the Negev. According to an initial probe, more than 20,000 assault rifle rounds… Continue Reading →
(AP) – Apple has a long history of designing products that aren’t the first to be introduced in a particular category but still redefine the market. With the company unveiling a headset equipped with virtual and augmented reality technology already… Continue Reading →
ABOARD BRP CABRA, Philippines (AP) — U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday as Washington presses efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense… Continue Reading →
United Nations (AP) — Up To 2.3 Billion People Around The World Are Still Using Polluting Fuels To Cook And 675 Million Don’t Have Electricity, According To A Report Released Tuesday By Five International Organizations. The Report Said That At… Continue Reading →