Month July 2023
NEW YORK (JNS) – Dr. Rebecca Twersky, former chief of anesthesia at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Josie Robertson Surgery Center, died in mid-May at 67. “In addition to her many professional accomplishments, Dr. Twersky was well known for… Continue Reading →
Few Republicans have high confidence that votes will be tallied accurately in next year’s presidential contest, suggesting years of sustained attacks against elections by former President Donald Trump and his allies have taken a toll, according to a new poll…. Continue Reading →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a grim report, the U.N. warned Monday that at the current rate of global progress 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty and 84 million children won’t be going to school in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) – Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets on Tuesday, blocking major highways and thronging the country’s main international airport, in countrywide demonstrations against the government’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system.. The demonstrations came… Continue Reading →
INDIA (JNS) – About 120 Israeli travelers in northern India cannot be reached due to a lack of cellphone connections and downed power lines following stormy weather and flooding, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said Tuesday. The Israeli embassy in… Continue Reading →
The catastrophic collapse of a dam in southern Ukraine has made Kyiv worried that Russia might stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to foment panic and quell Ukrainian advances on the frontline, Ukraine’s energy minister said Monday. Herman… Continue Reading →
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ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days in Vermont and other parts of the Northeast brought more flooding Tuesday in communities marooned by water, including the state capital, where a… Continue Reading →
A protest began at Ben-Gurion Airport at about 3:30 pm. on Tuesday, with police limiting protesters to a designated area outside the airport. However, hundreds of protesters showed up and as the area became crowded, protesters began breaking through the… Continue Reading →
Whenever the United Auto Workers union begins negotiating a new contract with Detroit’s three automakers, threats of a strike are typically heard on the floor of the old Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo, Indiana. This year, the talk is a… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press examination of the ethics practices of the U.S. Supreme Court relied on documents obtained from more than 100 public records requests to public colleges, universities and other institutions that have hosted the justices over… Continue Reading →
A Grand Jury Being Seated Tuesday Could Decide Whether Trump Is Charged Over Georgia’s 2020 Election
A grand jury being seated Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his Republican allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney… Continue Reading →
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — At least five people were killed after a helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashed Tuesday near Mount Everest in Nepal, and one other person on the aircraft was still missing. The helicopter crashed in the Lamajura area… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking a judge to postpone his criminal trial without setting a new date as he stands accused of illegally hoarding classifed documents at his Florida estate. In a late Monday… Continue Reading →
Students across the U.S. fell further behind academically last school year despite extensive efforts to help them recover from pandemic learning setbacks, according to an analysis of test scores released Tuesday. The study by the research organization NWEA, which also… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden, known for his soft-spoken demeanor in public, has a tendency to unleash his temper behind closed doors, Axios reports. According to anonymous sources within his administration, these outbursts show him to be a different person than his… Continue Reading →
Fauda Actor Prevented By Minister Ben-Gvir From Appearing After Legitimizing Attacks On IDF Soldiers
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) has canceled the participation of Fauda actor Hisham Suliman at a conference organized by his ministry, following Suliman’s legitimization of harming IDF soldiers. Ben Gvir has canceled the appearance… Continue Reading →
Ari Twersky זצ״ל, was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA where he attended the local schools/yeshivas, and where his family established deep roots in the LA community. He and his wife moved to Lakewood and then to ארץ ישראל where they connected to their prestigious… Continue Reading →
Ari Twersky זצ״ל, was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA where he attended the local schools/yeshivas, and where his family established deep roots in the LA community. He and his wife moved to Lakewood and then to ארץ ישראל where they connected to their prestigious… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) —Some 300 reservists serving in Israel’s elite cyberwarfare units have issued a letter saying they will not show up for volunteer reserve duty, after the Knesset okayed the first reading of a bill to eliminate courts’ ability to… Continue Reading →