Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?)The Voice of the New York Orthodox Jewish Community. Today's Neias is Tomorrows News. If you don't see it here, it's not Neias.2026-09-22T15:24:09Zhttps://vinnews.com/feed/atom/WordPresshttps://vinnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-f4B2S9-x_400x400-300x300-32x32.jpgJoseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump In Address To World Leaders At UN Defends His Decision To Start War Against Iran]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679942026-09-22T15:24:09Z2026-09-22T15:24:09ZUNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency — and made the case that he’s shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated. The president started his address ticking off progress — including adding private sector jobs, […]]]>0<![CDATA[Mrs Gaile Taubenfeld ע”ה Gella Chana bas Rav Eliezer]]>https://vinnews.com/2026/09/22/mrs-gaile-taubenfeld-%d7%a2%d7%94-gella-chana-bas-rav-eliezer/2026-09-22T15:15:02Z2026-09-22T15:15:02ZFamily getting up: Friday (9/25/26)AM Mrs Susan FogelSister Mrs Michelle RuttaSister Mrs Staphanie KalterDaughter Mrs Stacy Whiler Mrs Ilana KataiDaughter]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[GOP Sen. John Curtis Calls For Probe Of Trump Jr. After Wedding Party Bankrolled By Russian Oligarch]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679832026-09-22T12:42:42Z2026-09-22T15:00:53ZWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. used his proximity to the presidency for financial benefit, after his recent wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch. In a letter sent Tuesday, Curtis called on the committee to subpoena […]]]>0Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Cuban-American Leaders In Miami Draft Stock Exchange And Rebuild Plans For Cuba]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679322026-09-22T05:04:58Z2026-09-22T14:36:12ZMIAMI (VINnews) — Prominent Cuban-American business leaders in South Florida are preparing detailed economic and political plans for Cuba if communist rule ends, including a stock exchange in Havana, emergency floating power stations and a multiyear transition government, according to reporting published this week. The work has intensified as Cuba’s energy and economic crisis has […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Family Of Slain Jewish Woman Says Mamdani Declined Meeting Over Antisemitism Concerns]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679662026-09-22T12:30:07Z2026-09-22T14:07:08ZNEW YORK (VINnews) — In an opinion piece published Tuesday by the New York Post, Bob Brody, a longtime friend of the Trager family, wrote that the family of a 71-year-old Jewish woman who died after a Queens hit-and-run asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani to meet with them about their concerns over antisemitism, but the request […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[LIVE: UN General Assembly Opens As Leaders Gather To Navigate A Troubled World]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679892026-09-22T13:58:42Z2026-09-22T13:58:42ZNEW YORK (AP) — World and business leaders gathering this week in New York are grappling with the increasingly urgent costs of climate change, soaring energy prices and the human toll from this summer’s oppressive heat waves, prolific wildfires and a catastrophic Nepal flood. The first day of high-level debate at the United Nations General […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[New York Airport Operations Resume After Disruptions Across US Northeast Due To Technical Problems]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679542026-09-22T12:31:13Z2026-09-22T12:45:14Z(AP) – Flights were taking off and landing at New York City-area airports Tuesday with some delays and cancellations, after hours of disruptions resulting from damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia that were later repaired. Hundreds of flights were canceled throughout the U.S. Northeast on Monday, including more than […]]]>1Rabbi Yair Hoffman<![CDATA[Building a Sukkah: A Practical Halachic Guide]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679782026-09-22T13:12:39Z2026-09-22T12:39:00ZNew York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) Building a Sukkah is one of the most hands-on mitzvos of the Jewish year. The Sukkah is a temporary home. It connects the Jewish people to their ancestors in the desert, who lived under Hashem’s direct protection. The mitzvah is not only about hammering boards together. It is also a […]]]>1Rabbi Yair Hoffman<![CDATA[The Camel: Hashem’s Desert Masterpiece!]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679682026-09-22T13:11:51Z2026-09-22T12:33:40ZNew York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) The camel is an amazing animal. For thousands of years, it has been the vehicle upon which entire civilizations crossed the most hostile terrain on earth. Dovid HaMelech declared, “Mah rabu ma’asecha Hashem, kulam b’chochmah asisa — How manifold are Your works, Hashem; You made them all with wisdom” (Tehillim […]]]>1Yehuda Dov<![CDATA[Winter Challenges Katz: Why Warn Hamas Instead of Acting?]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679572026-09-22T12:38:06Z2026-09-22T12:15:36ZERUSALEM (VINnews) — Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, the former Givati Brigade commander and leader of the Amcha Yisrael party, sharply criticized Defense Minister Israel Katz after Katz publicly warned Hamas that Israel would evacuate Gaza City and destroy its infrastructure if the terror group kidnaps another Israeli soldier or civilian. Winter questioned why the […]]]>6Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Katz Issues Harsh Warning: Gaza City Could Be Emptied If Hamas Captures An Israeli]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679592026-09-22T12:06:56Z2026-09-22T12:06:56ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) – Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a harsh warning Tuesday, saying Israel would evacuate Gaza City and move its roughly 1 million residents south if Hamas captures another Israeli soldier or civilian. Speaking at a state memorial ceremony for soldiers killed in the 1973 Yom Kippur War at Mount Herzl, Katz said […]]]>5Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Netanyahu Fires Back At Mamdani: ‘Shame On You’]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679502026-09-22T11:45:04Z2026-09-22T11:45:04ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he will come to the United Nations to defend Israeli soldiers and “expose the truth” about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a video posted on X, Netanyahu addressed Mamdani directly, saying, “Shame on you, Mamdani,” before saying he would come to the U.N. […]]]>4Yehuda Dov<![CDATA[Teen Recalls How His Father Saved His Life in Deadly Shooting At Binyamin Spring]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679412026-09-22T10:49:19Z2026-09-22T11:00:53ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yoav Shukrun, the eldest son of 48-year-old Netanel Shukrun, recounted the attack on Erev Yom Kippur in which his father was murdered at a natural spring near Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region. In an interview with Kan News, Yoav said that his father likely saved his life by recognizing the danger […]]]>1<![CDATA[Mr. Avrum Reifer ז”ל אברהם רייפער]]>https://vinnews.com/2026/09/22/mr-avrum-reifer-%d7%96%d7%9c-%d7%90%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%94%d7%9d-%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%a8/2026-09-22T07:55:03Z2026-09-22T07:55:03ZFamily getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 am Mincha: 7:30 pm Maariv: 8:05 pm Mrs. Esther ReiferWife Mrs. Rifky MeiselsSister Mrs. Nissy RabinowitsSister Mr. Moshe ReiferBrother Mr. Duvid ReiferBrother Mr. Shmiel Reifer Brother Mr. Chaim ReiferBrother R’ Moshe Shmiel ReiferSon Mrs. Rifka Ruchy SilberDaughter Mr. Nussi ReiferSon Mr. Shloime ReiferSon Mr. Leibish ReiferSon Mrs. Malky GreenbergerDaughter Mrs. […]]]>0Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[CBP And Coast Guard Intercept Smuggling Vessel Near Key Largo Carrying 13 Chinese Nationals]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679252026-09-22T04:07:53Z2026-09-22T04:11:19ZKEY LARGO, FLORIDA (VINnews) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and the U.S. Coast Guard stopped a 27-foot smuggling vessel near Angelfish Creek and apprehended 23 people, including 13 Chinese nationals, officials announced. A CBP multi-role enforcement aircraft conducting an Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol detected the boat off the Florida coast […]]]>5Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[AP Exclusive: ICE Hides Locations Of Thousands Of Detainees With Final Removal Orders]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678952026-09-22T10:37:09Z2026-09-22T03:47:23Z(AP) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, an unannounced move that has made it far more difficult for lawyers and relatives to find them, according to current and former officials familiar with the practice. ICE removed those […]]]>9<![CDATA[Mr. Michael Salzman ז”ל מיכאל בן אורי יוסף]]>https://vinnews.com/2026/09/21/mr-michael-salzman-%d7%96%d7%9c-%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9b%d7%90%d7%9c-%d7%91%d7%9f-%d7%90%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99-%d7%99%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%a3/2026-09-22T03:00:02Z2026-09-22T03:00:02ZFamily getting up:]]>0Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[NYC Mayor Again Calls Netanyahu A ‘War Criminal’ And ‘Architect Of Genocide’]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679012026-09-22T10:40:12Z2026-09-22T02:49:40ZNEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday again accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a “war criminal” and the “architect of a horrific genocide” of Palestinians in Gaza, repeating language he has used since last year’s campaign as the Israeli leader prepares to address the United Nations. Mamdani […]]]>24Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Federal Reserve Official Says Inflation Persistence Led Her To Support Interest Rate Hike]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678912026-09-22T04:03:56Z2026-09-22T02:44:30ZWASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that stubbornly high inflation and the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August were key reasons she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year. Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve […]]]>1Rabbi Yair Hoffman<![CDATA[Sukkah Barbeques: A Halachic Analysis]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679182026-09-22T02:42:13Z2026-09-22T02:42:01ZNew York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) This article discusses gas grills, decks, and Sukkahs. There are generally two types of gas barbeque grills: propane and natural gas. Propane comes in a canister that must be refilled or exchanged. Natural gas involves a permanent hookup to the home’s gas line. Of late, many people have been switching […]]]>1Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[CodePink Co-Founder’s Family Foundation Gave $3.2 Million To Group, Investigation Finds]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679122026-09-22T02:25:55Z2026-09-22T02:25:55ZWASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — A private foundation long controlled by CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin directed nearly $3.2 million to the activist organization she helped start and millions more to other left-wing groups over more than two decades, a Fox News Digital investigation of IRS records found. The Arc of Justice foundation, previously known as The […]]]>5Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump Approval Falls To 32%, Lowest Of His Political Career, Poll Finds]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6679032026-09-22T01:51:42Z2026-09-22T01:51:42ZWASHINGTON (VINnews) — President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 32%, the lowest level of his political career, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Trump’s overall approval dropped from 35% in the previous week’s poll, while support among Republicans fell to 73% from 82%. The poll found particularly low ratings for Trump’s handling of […]]]>13Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump Inaugurates New White House Helipad, But Networks Skip Coverage During First Amendment Fight]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678862026-09-22T01:48:35Z2026-09-22T01:40:06ZWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm even as major television networks kept their cameras away in protest of CNN being banned from the grounds. A light drizzle fell on the South Lawn as Trump used oversized […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Charges To Be Dropped Against 5 Pro-Palestinian Protesters At Stanford After Mistrial]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678822026-09-22T01:49:00Z2026-09-22T01:34:48Z(AP) – Five pro-Palestinian demonstrators whose trial earlier this year over a 2024 protest at Stanford University ended in a mistrial will have their charges dismissed if they complete community service and pay restitution, prosecutors said Monday. The defendants — one current and four former Stanford students — were among thousands of demonstrators arrested on […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Mamdani Joins Yom Kippur Break-fast At Ruth Messinger’s Home]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678782026-09-22T01:48:07Z2026-09-22T01:30:58Z(VINnews) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined longtime Jewish community leader Ruth Messinger at her home for a break-fast as Yom Kippur came to a close. Mamdani said he was honored to celebrate the end of the Jewish fast with Messinger and Jewish neighbors. “May it be a year of justice, joy and […]]]>22Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[With The World’s Leaders Waiting, Trump Meets With Mamdani]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678742026-09-22T02:03:34Z2026-09-22T01:28:11ZNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat — and a trip down memory lane — with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The president, appearing with Mamdani after their meeting, reminisced about his previous visits […]]]>3Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Trump Administration Proposes $5 Billion Fund To Rebuild Middle East Energy Infrastructure Damaged In Iran War]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678642026-09-22T01:24:46Z2026-09-22T01:24:46ZWASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — The Trump administration has proposed investing $5 billion in a new fund to help Middle East countries rebuild energy infrastructure damaged during the seven-month war with Iran, even as fighting continues, according to reports citing U.S. and regional officials and internal documents. The proposed vehicle, described as the Partnership for Allied […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[News Outlets Sue Trump Over Lost White House Access, Citing ‘Blatant Violation’ Of First Amendment]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678662026-09-22T01:26:22Z2026-09-22T01:24:42ZNEW YORK (AP) — CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of their coverage — a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment. Trump said on social media that he ”cherished” a free […]]]>3Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Thousands Attend Funeral For Father Of Six Killed In Binyamin Terror Attack]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678602026-09-22T01:14:35Z2026-09-22T01:14:35ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) – Thousands of mourners gathered Motzaei Yom Kippur in Alei Zahav for the 11 p.m. funeral of Netanel Shakron, a father of six who was killed in a terror shooting at a natural spring near Neve Tzuf in the West Bank. Shakron had gone to the spring with his 16-year-old son, Yoav, to […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Massive Flights Disrupted Across The US Northeast Due To Technical Problems At A Key Air Traffic Center]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678562026-09-22T01:05:40Z2026-09-22T01:05:40Z(AP) – Damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired, allowing airports across the U.S. Northeast to resume operations after hours of disruptions, the nation’s transportation secretary said Monday evening. Hundreds of flights were canceled, including more than 600 into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, as […]]]>0Yehuda Dov<![CDATA[Gunfire Erupts Outside Canadian Synagogue During Yom Kippur Services]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678512026-09-21T19:50:33Z2026-09-21T21:00:23ZONTARIO (VINnews) — A police officer was seriously wounded and a 29-year-old shooting suspect was left fighting for his life in a shooting which occurred outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Sunday evening, as Jewish worshippers gathered for Yom Kippur. The incident occurred at approximately 7 p.m. near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue at […]]]>1Yehuda Dov<![CDATA[Israeli Father Killed in Slovenia While Trying To Save 7-Year-Old Son From Ravine]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678452026-09-21T19:11:08Z2026-09-21T19:30:49ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: An Israeli father was killed in Slovenia last week while trying to rescue his seven-year-old son after the boy fell into a ravine during a family hiking trip. Gil Hillel, 44, from Kibbutz Yizre’el in northern Israel, was killed on Saturday near the Savica Waterfall in the Bohinj area of northwestern […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Ban On Selling Handguns To Young Adults Under 21 Is Unconstitutional, Justice Department Says]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677352026-09-20T00:47:21Z2026-09-20T20:00:17ZWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21 is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced, the Justice Department said in a legal opinion released Friday. The opinion from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel says the law aimed at making it harder for 18- to […]]]>3Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[President Trump Issues Yom Kippur Greetings As Day Of Atonement Begins]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678412026-09-20T19:08:56Z2026-09-20T19:08:56ZWASHINGTON D.C. (VINnews) — President Donald Trump issued a formal Yom Kippur message Sunday, offering blessings to the Jewish community as the Day of Atonement began and restating his administration’s pledge to defend religious freedom. Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, began at sundown Sunday, Sept. 20, and continues through nightfall Monday, […]]]>6Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Parents Awarded $40 Million After Uber Found Liable For Passenger Who Was Fatally Struck On Highway]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677192026-09-20T00:27:36Z2026-09-20T19:00:34Z(AP) – The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck after her Uber driver pulled over along a southern California highway were awarded $40 million after an arbitrator found both Uber and the driver liable for her death. Carol Normandin and Ken Parker said Friday that they hope the amount will put a […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Gmar Chasima Tova]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678292026-09-20T18:11:54Z2026-09-20T18:04:12ZNEW YORK (VINnews) – To all our readers, supporters and friends: As Yom Kippur approaches, we want to wish you and your families a Gmar Chasima Tova and an easy and meaningful fast. May you be blessed with a year of good health, happiness, peace, prosperity and only good news. Thank you for your continued […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump, Mamdani Set To Meet Monday At Gracie Mansion]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678352026-09-20T18:17:08Z2026-09-20T18:00:52ZNEW YORK (VINnews) – President Donald Trump is set to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, Sept. 21, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City and its residents, according to NewsNation White House correspondent Kellie Meyer. Meyer, who […]]]>10Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[This Truth Emerges As Political Situations Change Fast: Maps Show Us Our World, But Not Neutrally]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677992026-09-20T12:50:24Z2026-09-20T18:00:38ZNEW YORK (AP) — Maps. Where would we be without them? And how would we even know? They can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else. They can show us global political realities via the drawing of contested country borders. We take it as truth that not only does X mark […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Oil Prices Are High But Could Be Much Worse. Trump Has China’s Xi To Thank For That]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677112026-09-20T17:47:04Z2026-09-20T17:30:33ZWASHINGTON (AP) — It could be much worse. When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted conflict and urged investors and motorists to buckle up for a bumpy ride. The war grinds on and oil prices […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Will AI Models Achieve The Ability To Improve Autonomously? Leading Labs Say The Scenario Is Near]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677072026-09-20T00:14:12Z2026-09-20T17:00:11Z(AP) – Once a distant ambition for technology researchers, the prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality. As the technology advances, developers say it is approaching “recursive self-improvement,” or RSI, in which AI models find ways to improve themselves and build their successor. […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Meloni Plans To Ban Burqas And Niqabs In Italian Schools, And Cap Foreign Students In Classrooms]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678252026-09-20T16:01:23Z2026-09-20T16:15:33ZROME (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools. Meloni told the youth wing of her nationalist conservative Brothers of Italy party that the measure would […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Telehealth Companies Keep Exposing Their Customers’ Medical Data. What Should They Do?]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677002026-09-20T00:11:10Z2026-09-20T16:10:10ZWASHINGTON (AP) — The appeal of telehealth is easy to explain: Instead of calling a doctor, booking an appointment and hoping to eventually get a prescription, you can log onto an app or website and get approved for a new medication within minutes. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, scores of online health services have launched with […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Huckabee: Israeli Father Killed in Terror Attack Deserves Global Media Attention]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678212026-09-20T15:59:29Z2026-09-20T15:59:29ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called for balanced international media coverage after an Israeli father of six was killed in a shooting attack near Neveh Tzuf on the eve of Yom Kippur. Netanel Shakaron, 30, of Ma’ale Zahav, was fatally shot while visiting a mikvah with his eldest son ahead of […]]]>10Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Denver Restaurant Tells Zionists They Are Not Welcome as School Board Faces Antisemitism Allegations]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678152026-09-20T15:11:27Z2026-09-20T15:30:23ZDENVER (VINnews) — A Vietnamese restaurant in Denver drew widespread criticism after an Instagram account associated with the business stated that Jews are welcome but Zionists are not, while a separate controversy unfolded over allegations that a Denver Board of Education member used slurs against a Jewish colleague. The comments from Sắp Sửa, located at […]]]>11Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Lawsuit Says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpacexAI And Google Made Illegal Agreement On AI Slowdown]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676752026-09-19T23:41:19Z2026-09-20T14:40:09Z(AP) – A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when they agreed to coordinate […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Federal Reserve Rate Hike Reflects New World Of Sticky Inflation And Faster Growth]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677742026-09-20T12:02:29Z2026-09-20T14:30:40ZWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say. The economy is growing steadily despite being hit with repeated shocks — and may even […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Father Of Six Identified As Victim Of Neveh Tzuf Terror Attack]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678082026-09-20T13:23:38Z2026-09-20T13:23:30ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) – Netanel Shakaron, a 30-year-old father of six from Ma’ale Zahav, was identified as the victim of a terror attack at a mikvah near Neveh Tzuf in the Binyamin region. Shakaron was critically wounded in the shooting and taken to Beilinson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had arrived at the mikvah […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Chacham Leon Gindi, Longtime Shaare Zion Rav, Passes Away At 79]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6678032026-09-20T13:02:03Z2026-09-20T12:57:52ZFLATBUSH (VINnews) – Chacham Leon Gindi, a longtime rabbi in Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish community and a respected Torah scholar, died Saturday at age 79 after suffering a heart attack while delivering a speech at Shaare Zion, according to multiple reports. Gindi was speaking before a large congregation when he suddenly collapsed. Hatzalah responders treated him […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump Says His Planned Arch Would Become A ‘Military Complex’ Able To Host Drones And Snipers]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677932026-09-20T12:42:07Z2026-09-20T12:42:07ZWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition. It is one more example of how Trump is insisting that his initiatives to beautify […]]]>8Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Gazan Photographer Admits Withholding Oct. 7 Footage of Hostage Abuse]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677562026-09-20T12:44:24Z2026-09-20T12:36:39ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — A prominent Gaza photographer who rose to international fame during the war said in a recent interview that he filmed Israeli hostages being beaten by crowds on Oct. 7, 2023, but chose not to publish the videos because he feared Israel would use them to identify the people involved. Motaz Azaiza, named […]]]>6Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Rising Gas Prices Frustrate Voters. Trump Says It’s An ‘Inexpensive Price To Pay’ For The Iran War]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677832026-09-20T12:08:50Z2026-09-20T12:30:06ZEDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn’t require difficult decisions. “Is it going to be groceries this week?” asked the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver as he watched the numbers tick higher. “Is it gonna be getting gas in our tank to […]]]>8Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Ukraine Fires Over 1,000 Drones At Russia, Including Hundreds Launched At Moscow]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677872026-09-20T12:12:21Z2026-09-20T12:10:43Z(AP) – Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” drone attack on the Russian capital and […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[North Korea Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles Toward The Sea And Dials Up Pressure On The US]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677792026-09-20T12:07:20Z2026-09-20T12:07:20ZSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, days after the North threatened to bolster its nuclear deterrent capabilities and respond to what it called U.S. hostilities. The launches were the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea even […]]]>0Yehuda Dov<![CDATA[Report: Israeli Breslov Pilgrim Reportedly Detained at Ukrainian Border, Facing Mobilization To Ukraine Army]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677602026-09-20T11:59:20Z2026-09-20T11:00:30ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli man who traveled to Uman for Rosh Hashanah was reportedly detained by Ukrainian authorities while attempting to leave the country and is now believed to be facing mobilization into the Ukrainian military, according to his wife and friends cited by Walla News. Yonatan Karlinsky Mashak, 49, a married resident of […]]]>13Yehuda Dov<![CDATA[Israeli Murdered In Terrorist Shooting Attack Near Spring In Binyamin Region]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677642026-09-20T12:02:56Z2026-09-20T10:00:02ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli man in his 30s was murdered in a shooting attack near the community of Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region of the West Bank on Sunday. The man was named as Netanel Yehonatan Shalabia HYD. The victim was found inside a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was initially […]]]>1Rabbi Yair Hoffman<![CDATA[When It is Medically Required to Eat on Yom Kippur]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=4241182026-09-20T04:58:14Z2026-09-20T04:54:20Zby Rabbi Yair Hoffman Sometimes, both the doctor and the Rav will tell a person not to fast on Yom Kippur. Under such circumstances, one must reach out to one’s Posaik or Rav as to what to do. For those who cannot reach their Rav, however, what follows are the emergency amounts that one may […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Iran War’s Cost Grows To $43.6 Billion In New US Military Estimate]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677272026-09-20T00:36:13Z2026-09-20T02:35:20ZWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers. The figure from U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, offers the most up-to-date cost for the conflict since it was […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump Says His Son’s Wedding Party Being Bankrolled By A Russian Oligarch Is ‘Totally Allowed’]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677232026-09-20T00:34:49Z2026-09-20T02:33:00ZWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday defended his son’s recent wedding party being partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch, but also said he’d been told the money would be paid back. “It’s totally allowed. And a lot of people have parties and all,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, before adding, “But, […]]]>10Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Jewish Rep. Brad Sherman Urges Israelis to See Polls Showing Declining U.S. Support for Israel]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676922026-09-20T02:08:20Z2026-09-20T01:30:57ZWASHINGTON (VINnews) — Jewish Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., is urging Israeli officials and voters to pay attention to recent U.S. polling that shows declining support for Israel, saying the findings should be translated into Hebrew and widely seen in Israel. Every Israeli official and voter should watch this clip, and it needs to be translated […]]]>7Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Thousands Join Protest Outside Kennedy Center, Expressing Concern That Trump Might Tear It Down]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677152026-09-20T00:21:33Z2026-09-20T01:30:01ZWASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s plans for the facility, lending their voices to a chorus of organizations and individuals who have been horrified that he might make good on his threat to close and tear down […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Michigan City Defends Itself Against Accusations Of Favoring Muslim Holidays Over Other Faiths]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676962026-09-20T00:08:31Z2026-09-20T01:15:24ZDEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.” A statement from the Detroit suburb issued by a spokesperson came in response to a lawsuit on Thursday […]]]>6Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[U.S. Issues Middle East Security Alert as Saudi-Houthi Fighting Risks Rapid Escalation]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677422026-09-20T00:52:02Z2026-09-20T00:58:39ZWASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — The United States on Saturday warned American citizens throughout the Middle East that the security situation could change quickly, saying fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has the potential to “escalate rapidly.” The alert, issued by the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia and circulated more broadly, said the regional […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Dutch Riot Police Break Up Far-right Protest In The Hague After Violence Erupts]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676792026-09-19T23:44:20Z2026-09-20T00:45:38ZTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies. Police officers made several arrests after some protesters started throwing fireworks and other projectiles at them. Justice Minister David […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Report: Netanyahu Shortens New York Trip to Just One Day]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6677312026-09-20T01:32:03Z2026-09-20T00:44:46Z(AP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his planned U.S. visit and will now fly directly to New York on the day of his address to the United Nations General Assembly, departing immediately after the speech, i24NEWS reported Saturday. Netanyahu had been expected to begin the trip in Texas before traveling to New York […]]]>6Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Israel’s President Pardons A Combat Medic Whose Shooting Of A Palestinian Attacker Caused Debate]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676882026-09-20T00:49:27Z2026-09-20T00:30:49ZJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago. Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter and his release after serving two-thirds of his […]]]>8Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[MS Now, CNN And Politico Say Their Journalists Were Denied Access To White House After Trump Ban]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676712026-09-19T23:46:23Z2026-09-20T00:10:09ZNEW YORK (AP) — Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.” The actions were a clear escalation of Trump’s long-running […]]]>0Yehuda Dov<![CDATA[Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, Son Of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Passes Away At 84]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676652026-09-19T23:34:20Z2026-09-19T21:00:57ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, a veteran rabbi in Tel Aviv and son of the renowned halachic authority Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, passed away on Saturday evening at the age of 84. Auerbach served for decades as rabbi of the “Abir Yaakov” congregation of the Sadigura Hasidic community in Tel Aviv. He also headed […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[2,000-year-old Mikveh Moved Intact From Israel Construction Site]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676592026-09-18T20:51:22Z2026-09-18T20:51:22ZKIRYAT GAT, Israel (VINnews) – An ancient Jewish ritual bath weighing about 25 tons has been lifted intact from a construction site in Kiryat Gat, in an unusual archaeological preservation operation. The Israel Antiquities Authority discovered the approximately 2,000-year-old mikveh during excavations in the new Carmei Gat neighborhood. Archaeologists said the discovery provides evidence of […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Carney Says Canada Is ‘Strong’ As Us Borrowing Costs Rise And Europe Ties Deepen]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676552026-09-18T20:45:19Z2026-09-18T20:45:19ZTORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday cast Canada as moving quickly beyond its historical reliance on the United States after a whirlwind week in which he embraced the prospect of becoming the European Union’s first associate member. Carney, who returned from Europe on Thursday night, said Canada and Europe had “launched […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump Announces All 50 States Joining Medicaid Drug Pricing Model]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676512026-09-18T20:43:42Z2026-09-18T20:43:42ZWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries. The Trump administration claims that Medicaid will save […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[CNN Says It Continues Operating At White House Despite Trump’s Ban Claim]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676462026-09-18T20:40:28Z2026-09-18T20:40:07ZWASHINGTON (VINnews) — CNN said Friday that its reporters continued working from the White House despite President Donald Trump’s claim that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. CNN reporters remained in the network’s White House workspace near the briefing room, while a CNN team was traveling Friday as the […]]]>0Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676412026-09-18T19:52:14Z2026-09-18T19:52:14ZWASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — President Trump said Friday he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, citing coverage he called false and warning that other news organizations could face the same restriction. The announcement, posted on Truth Social and described as effective immediately, accused the three outlets of “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Interpol Has A New Tool To Track Down Loot That Criminals Are Stashing Away Around The World]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676032026-09-18T18:57:36Z2026-09-18T18:20:45ZLYON, France (AP) — Interpol is rolling out a new tool to help police track down hidden criminal assets and an Italian crime boss was one of the first to feel its effects. The so-called “Silver Notice” allows the policing organization’s 196 member countries to alert and help each other out when they’re hunting for […]]]>0Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Hundreds of Jewish Students Daven Outside Gracie Mansion]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676282026-09-18T18:35:22Z2026-09-18T16:46:41ZNEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — Hundreds of Jewish students and community members gathered Friday morning outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, to recite Shacharit on the sidewalk. Students from the Ramaz School on the Upper East Side and SAR High School in Riverdale led the morning service wearing tallit and tefillin. […]]]>18Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Postal Service Chief Says Work Stopped On Computer System Key To Trump Effort To Limit Mail Voting]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675912026-09-18T13:27:35Z2026-09-18T16:00:39ZWASHINGTON (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week. “There’s an injunction so we’re not doing anything,” […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Former Knicks Player Mike Sweetney Remembered For Impact On Yeshiva Basketball]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676222026-09-18T18:15:18Z2026-09-18T15:29:28ZNEW YORK (VINnews) – Former New York Knicks first-round pick Mike Sweetney, who died Thursday at 43, is being remembered not only for his NBA career but for the lasting impact he made on Yeshiva University basketball and the Jewish community. Sweetney’s death was announced by his wife, India, on Thursday. No cause of death […]]]>9Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Anthropic Says Its Model Claude Is Helping To Build The Next Version Of Itself]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675872026-09-18T13:24:05Z2026-09-18T15:23:10Z(AP) – Anthropic’s Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence lab said in an announcement Thursday. Claude is leading 26% of Anthropic’s model research and development, which the company said means it can complete most of a given task “end-to-end from a high-level prompt” while […]]]>5Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Attorney General Blanche’s Appearances At Political Events Blur Justice Department Boundaries]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675622026-09-18T12:58:11Z2026-09-18T14:44:49ZWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with recent speeches at political events that mark a sharp departure from norms meant to protect the Justice Department from the appearance of partisan bias. Blanche took the stage this week at an event for a Republican Senate […]]]>1Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Israel’s Oct. 27 Election Expected to Cost Economy About $1.3 Billion]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676162026-09-18T14:34:20Z2026-09-18T14:34:20ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s scheduled election for the 26th Knesset on Oct. 27 is projected to cost the country about 4 billion shekels, or roughly $1.3 billion, according to recent economic estimates. The total includes the official cost of running the vote and a much larger hit from treating Election Day as a nationwide holiday. […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Early Voting Begins In US Midterm Elections That Could Flip Control Of Congress]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675742026-09-18T13:12:32Z2026-09-18T14:30:49ZHENRICO, Va. (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Election administrators say they are prepared and confident the vote will be […]]]>3Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[A Truck Driver Built A Model Of Nyc With Over 800,000 Structures For Fun. Now It’s A Museum Exhibit]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675662026-09-18T13:10:24Z2026-09-18T14:01:42ZNEW YORK (AP) — For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York City out of balsa wood and foam board. When he finished, his daughter convinced him to show off the sprawling basement creation — encompassing over 800,000 structures — […]]]>5Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Huckabee: International Media May Be Israel’s ‘Toughest Enemy’]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6676062026-09-18T13:53:59Z2026-09-18T13:53:59ZJERUSALEM (VINNews) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday accused the international media of pervasive bias against Israel, citing an analysis of millions of news articles. “Read the meticulously documented analysis of the bias of news coverage of Israel … and you will find that the int’l media may be Israel’s toughest enemy!” […]]]>1Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Tourists Get A Front-row View Of Military Drills On Crete As Mediterranean Alliances Grow]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675952026-09-18T13:44:33Z2026-09-18T13:45:25ZMALEME, Greece (AP) — Vacationers taking a morning dip or seeking shade on wooden sunbeds on the Greek island of Crete got a close-up view of a major military exercise unfolding in front of them Friday. The annual Medusa exercise, led by Greece and Egypt, ended on a strip of coastline outside the port city […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Shark Kills Swimmer Off Western Australian City Beach]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675782026-09-18T13:15:02Z2026-09-18T13:30:19ZMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man was killed by a shark as he swam off a Western Australian city beach Friday while beachgoers watched in horror. A swimmer was taken by a shark while on a morning swim with a mate. The victim was just metres from shore, when the giant predator attacked. pic.twitter.com/Y4wWOxYbvd — […]]]>0Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Judge Strikes Down Trump Policy That Cut Millions In Teacher-training Money]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675832026-09-18T13:22:40Z2026-09-18T13:22:40ZBOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a 2025 order from the Trump administration that cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts wrote in her order that the Education Department’s directive violated federal law and was arbitrary and capricious. In February 2025, the […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Iranians Rally By The Hundreds Of Thousands In Biggest Show Of Defiance Since War Began]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675572026-09-18T13:12:14Z2026-09-18T12:45:39ZCAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February. Iran’s government has sought to rally the people and stress national unity, even as […]]]>3Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Former Palestinian Minister Claims He Relayed Sinwar Warning To Israel Weeks Before Oct. 7]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675532026-09-18T12:28:07Z2026-09-18T12:28:07ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) – A former Palestinian Authority minister has publicly identified himself as the intermediary who, according to a recent investigation, relayed a warning from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to Israeli intelligence weeks before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Sufian Abu Zaida, a former Fatah official and PA minister from Gaza, said in a video […]]]>5Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Trump Pushes His $5,000 ‘Dividend’ Pledge If Gop Wins Midterms. Republican Candidates, Not As Much]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675462026-09-18T12:19:24Z2026-09-18T12:19:24Z(AP) – President Donald Trump came to battleground North Carolina doubling down on a tantalizing and implausible midterm promise. “If we win,” he said, “we’re going to get you $5,000. So that’s it. Very simple.” The Republican candidates who spoke at the rally had nothing to say about it. Their silence reflects a broader pattern. […]]]>7Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Israel To Seek U.S. Weapons Compensation After Saudi F-35 Notification]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675412026-09-18T12:07:46Z2026-09-18T12:18:35ZJERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel plans to ask Washington for advanced weapons systems that the United States has previously withheld, after the Trump administration informed the Prime Minister’s Office that it intends to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, an Israeli official confirmed Friday. The U.S. State Department this week notified Congress of a proposed […]]]>1Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Warren Buffett Steps Down As Berkshire Hathaway Chairman, A Post He Has Held Since 1970; Son Howard Takes Over]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675372026-09-18T12:43:59Z2026-09-18T11:14:42Z(AP) – Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role at the $1 trillion conglomerate for more than 50 years. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately, the company said Friday. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway’s new chairman, part […]]]>0Rabbi Yair Hoffman<![CDATA[When a Sefer Torah r”l Falls Down]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675312026-09-18T04:16:03Z2026-09-18T04:16:03Z New York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) It happened recently in a shul in the Five Towns. There was a great commotion. Did someone pass out? Was it a heart attack? Who was it? The answer was that a Sefer Torah had fallen down to the floor, chas v’shalom. Nearly everyone knows that when this happens, […]]]>2Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Temple Israel Reopens for High Holidays Six Months After Terror Attack]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675262026-09-18T02:59:17Z2026-09-18T02:59:17ZWEST BLOOMFIELD (VINnews) — Temple Israel, one of North America’s largest Reform synagogues, has reopened its restored sanctuary for the High Holidays, six months after a Hezbollah-inspired terrorist attack tore through the building while preschoolers were inside. Congregants packed the West Bloomfield Township sanctuary on Sept. 11 for Erev Rosh Hashanah, the first time the […]]]>6Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Toys R Us To Open 120 Stores In Largest U.S. Expansion In Years]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675202026-09-18T02:09:23Z2026-09-18T02:09:23ZNEW YORK (VINnews) — Toys R Us said Thursday it will open 120 stores in the coming weeks, its largest U.S. expansion in nearly a decade, as adult shoppers drive a rebound in toy sales. The company said the new locations are timed for the holiday season. Planned sites include Woodbury Common, The Westchester in […]]]>11Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[KPMG Places Manager on Leave After Gym Video Shows Her Calling Man a ‘Zionist Pig’]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675162026-09-18T18:42:14Z2026-09-18T01:48:22ZNEW YORK (VINnews) — Accounting giant KPMG placed a New York manager on administrative leave Thursday after a widely circulated video showed her calling a man a “Zionist pig” during a confrontation at a Manhattan gym. The clip was first posted by the advocacy group StopAntisemitism, which identified the woman as Yuen Lee, an assurance […]]]>5Reuven Rosenfeld<![CDATA[Protesters Disrupt Palm Beach County Budget Hearing Over $1 Billion In Israel Bonds; Attorney Arrested]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6674942026-09-17T21:13:00Z2026-09-17T21:39:56ZWEST PALM BEACH (VINnews) — A Palm Beach County Commission budget hearing was interrupted Tuesday as demonstrators protested the county’s more than $1 billion investment in Israel Bonds, prompting deputies to remove several speakers and forcing a recess of more than 30 minutes. Officials limited public comment to one minute and told speakers to address […]]]>14Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Driver Who Slammed Into LA Bus Before News Helicopter Crash To Face Murder Charges, Prosecutor Says]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675052026-09-17T21:46:16Z2026-09-17T21:25:51ZLOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver who slammed her SUV into a Los Angeles bus, killing two people, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Thursday. Bailee Lynn Rios was speeding and impaired when she drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, running a red light and striking a […]]]>3Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Mamdani Mourns Accused Killer In Custody, Draws Criticism For Not Mentioning Alleged Victim]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6675012026-09-17T21:20:34Z2026-09-17T21:20:34ZNEW YORK (VINnews) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered condolences Thursday to the family of a man accused of murdering a 26-year-old autistic man during a Bronx robbery, but made no mention of the alleged victim in his public statement. A person in City custody died yesterday evening following a court appearance in Queens. Department of […]]]>8Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[US Approves Visas For Top Iranian Leaders To Attend UN High-level Meeting Even With Sides At War]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6674912026-09-17T21:10:24Z2026-09-17T21:10:24ZWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war. The State Department said Thursday that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core […]]]>2Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Felder Calls For Pause In NYC Bin Enforcement Over Shortages, Theft And Resale Prices]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6674872026-09-17T20:59:08Z2026-09-17T20:59:08ZNEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City Council member Simcha Felder is calling on the city to suspend enforcement of its mandatory trash-bin rules, saying residents are being ticketed despite difficulty obtaining the required containers. Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat, made the request Thursday in a letter to Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Anderson, urging the Department of […]]]>23Joseph Feldman<![CDATA[Kennedy Tells Anti-vaccine Activists They Have A Friend In Trump’s White House]]>https://vinnews.com/?p=6674832026-09-17T20:52:12Z2026-09-17T20:52:12ZWASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump’s White House. It was Kennedy’s first time appearing at the Children’s Health Defense […]]]>1
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency — and made the case that he’s shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated. The president started his address ticking off progress — including adding private sector jobs, […]]]>
Family getting up: Friday (9/25/26)AM Mrs Susan FogelSister Mrs Michelle RuttaSister Mrs Staphanie KalterDaughter Mrs Stacy Whiler Mrs Ilana KataiDaughter]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. used his proximity to the presidency for financial benefit, after his recent wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch. In a letter sent Tuesday, Curtis called on the committee to subpoena […]]]>
MIAMI (VINnews) — Prominent Cuban-American business leaders in South Florida are preparing detailed economic and political plans for Cuba if communist rule ends, including a stock exchange in Havana, emergency floating power stations and a multiyear transition government, according to reporting published this week. The work has intensified as Cuba’s energy and economic crisis has […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In an opinion piece published Tuesday by the New York Post, Bob Brody, a longtime friend of the Trager family, wrote that the family of a 71-year-old Jewish woman who died after a Queens hit-and-run asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani to meet with them about their concerns over antisemitism, but the request […]]]>
NEW YORK (AP) — World and business leaders gathering this week in New York are grappling with the increasingly urgent costs of climate change, soaring energy prices and the human toll from this summer’s oppressive heat waves, prolific wildfires and a catastrophic Nepal flood. The first day of high-level debate at the United Nations General […]]]>
(AP) – Flights were taking off and landing at New York City-area airports Tuesday with some delays and cancellations, after hours of disruptions resulting from damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia that were later repaired. Hundreds of flights were canceled throughout the U.S. Northeast on Monday, including more than […]]]>
New York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) Building a Sukkah is one of the most hands-on mitzvos of the Jewish year. The Sukkah is a temporary home. It connects the Jewish people to their ancestors in the desert, who lived under Hashem’s direct protection. The mitzvah is not only about hammering boards together. It is also a […]]]>
New York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) The camel is an amazing animal. For thousands of years, it has been the vehicle upon which entire civilizations crossed the most hostile terrain on earth. Dovid HaMelech declared, “Mah rabu ma’asecha Hashem, kulam b’chochmah asisa — How manifold are Your works, Hashem; You made them all with wisdom” (Tehillim […]]]>
ERUSALEM (VINnews) — Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, the former Givati Brigade commander and leader of the Amcha Yisrael party, sharply criticized Defense Minister Israel Katz after Katz publicly warned Hamas that Israel would evacuate Gaza City and destroy its infrastructure if the terror group kidnaps another Israeli soldier or civilian. Winter questioned why the […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a harsh warning Tuesday, saying Israel would evacuate Gaza City and move its roughly 1 million residents south if Hamas captures another Israeli soldier or civilian. Speaking at a state memorial ceremony for soldiers killed in the 1973 Yom Kippur War at Mount Herzl, Katz said […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he will come to the United Nations to defend Israeli soldiers and “expose the truth” about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a video posted on X, Netanyahu addressed Mamdani directly, saying, “Shame on you, Mamdani,” before saying he would come to the U.N. […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yoav Shukrun, the eldest son of 48-year-old Netanel Shukrun, recounted the attack on Erev Yom Kippur in which his father was murdered at a natural spring near Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region. In an interview with Kan News, Yoav said that his father likely saved his life by recognizing the danger […]]]>
KEY LARGO, FLORIDA (VINnews) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and the U.S. Coast Guard stopped a 27-foot smuggling vessel near Angelfish Creek and apprehended 23 people, including 13 Chinese nationals, officials announced. A CBP multi-role enforcement aircraft conducting an Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol detected the boat off the Florida coast […]]]>
(AP) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, an unannounced move that has made it far more difficult for lawyers and relatives to find them, according to current and former officials familiar with the practice. ICE removed those […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday again accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a “war criminal” and the “architect of a horrific genocide” of Palestinians in Gaza, repeating language he has used since last year’s campaign as the Israeli leader prepares to address the United Nations. Mamdani […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that stubbornly high inflation and the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August were key reasons she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year. Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve […]]]>
New York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) This article discusses gas grills, decks, and Sukkahs. There are generally two types of gas barbeque grills: propane and natural gas. Propane comes in a canister that must be refilled or exchanged. Natural gas involves a permanent hookup to the home’s gas line. Of late, many people have been switching […]]]>
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — A private foundation long controlled by CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin directed nearly $3.2 million to the activist organization she helped start and millions more to other left-wing groups over more than two decades, a Fox News Digital investigation of IRS records found. The Arc of Justice foundation, previously known as The […]]]>
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 32%, the lowest level of his political career, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Trump’s overall approval dropped from 35% in the previous week’s poll, while support among Republicans fell to 73% from 82%. The poll found particularly low ratings for Trump’s handling of […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm even as major television networks kept their cameras away in protest of CNN being banned from the grounds. A light drizzle fell on the South Lawn as Trump used oversized […]]]>
(AP) – Five pro-Palestinian demonstrators whose trial earlier this year over a 2024 protest at Stanford University ended in a mistrial will have their charges dismissed if they complete community service and pay restitution, prosecutors said Monday. The defendants — one current and four former Stanford students — were among thousands of demonstrators arrested on […]]]>
(VINnews) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined longtime Jewish community leader Ruth Messinger at her home for a break-fast as Yom Kippur came to a close. Mamdani said he was honored to celebrate the end of the Jewish fast with Messinger and Jewish neighbors. “May it be a year of justice, joy and […]]]>
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat — and a trip down memory lane — with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The president, appearing with Mamdani after their meeting, reminisced about his previous visits […]]]>
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — The Trump administration has proposed investing $5 billion in a new fund to help Middle East countries rebuild energy infrastructure damaged during the seven-month war with Iran, even as fighting continues, according to reports citing U.S. and regional officials and internal documents. The proposed vehicle, described as the Partnership for Allied […]]]>
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of their coverage — a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment. Trump said on social media that he ”cherished” a free […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Thousands of mourners gathered Motzaei Yom Kippur in Alei Zahav for the 11 p.m. funeral of Netanel Shakron, a father of six who was killed in a terror shooting at a natural spring near Neve Tzuf in the West Bank. Shakron had gone to the spring with his 16-year-old son, Yoav, to […]]]>
(AP) – Damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired, allowing airports across the U.S. Northeast to resume operations after hours of disruptions, the nation’s transportation secretary said Monday evening. Hundreds of flights were canceled, including more than 600 into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, as […]]]>
ONTARIO (VINnews) — A police officer was seriously wounded and a 29-year-old shooting suspect was left fighting for his life in a shooting which occurred outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Sunday evening, as Jewish worshippers gathered for Yom Kippur. The incident occurred at approximately 7 p.m. near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue at […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: An Israeli father was killed in Slovenia last week while trying to rescue his seven-year-old son after the boy fell into a ravine during a family hiking trip. Gil Hillel, 44, from Kibbutz Yizre’el in northern Israel, was killed on Saturday near the Savica Waterfall in the Bohinj area of northwestern […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21 is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced, the Justice Department said in a legal opinion released Friday. The opinion from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel says the law aimed at making it harder for 18- to […]]]>
WASHINGTON D.C. (VINnews) — President Donald Trump issued a formal Yom Kippur message Sunday, offering blessings to the Jewish community as the Day of Atonement began and restating his administration’s pledge to defend religious freedom. Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, began at sundown Sunday, Sept. 20, and continues through nightfall Monday, […]]]>
(AP) – The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck after her Uber driver pulled over along a southern California highway were awarded $40 million after an arbitrator found both Uber and the driver liable for her death. Carol Normandin and Ken Parker said Friday that they hope the amount will put a […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) – To all our readers, supporters and friends: As Yom Kippur approaches, we want to wish you and your families a Gmar Chasima Tova and an easy and meaningful fast. May you be blessed with a year of good health, happiness, peace, prosperity and only good news. Thank you for your continued […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) – President Donald Trump is set to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, Sept. 21, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City and its residents, according to NewsNation White House correspondent Kellie Meyer. Meyer, who […]]]>
NEW YORK (AP) — Maps. Where would we be without them? And how would we even know? They can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else. They can show us global political realities via the drawing of contested country borders. We take it as truth that not only does X mark […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be much worse. When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted conflict and urged investors and motorists to buckle up for a bumpy ride. The war grinds on and oil prices […]]]>
(AP) – Once a distant ambition for technology researchers, the prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality. As the technology advances, developers say it is approaching “recursive self-improvement,” or RSI, in which AI models find ways to improve themselves and build their successor. […]]]>
ROME (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools. Meloni told the youth wing of her nationalist conservative Brothers of Italy party that the measure would […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — The appeal of telehealth is easy to explain: Instead of calling a doctor, booking an appointment and hoping to eventually get a prescription, you can log onto an app or website and get approved for a new medication within minutes. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, scores of online health services have launched with […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called for balanced international media coverage after an Israeli father of six was killed in a shooting attack near Neveh Tzuf on the eve of Yom Kippur. Netanel Shakaron, 30, of Ma’ale Zahav, was fatally shot while visiting a mikvah with his eldest son ahead of […]]]>
DENVER (VINnews) — A Vietnamese restaurant in Denver drew widespread criticism after an Instagram account associated with the business stated that Jews are welcome but Zionists are not, while a separate controversy unfolded over allegations that a Denver Board of Education member used slurs against a Jewish colleague. The comments from Sắp Sửa, located at […]]]>
(AP) – A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when they agreed to coordinate […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say. The economy is growing steadily despite being hit with repeated shocks — and may even […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Netanel Shakaron, a 30-year-old father of six from Ma’ale Zahav, was identified as the victim of a terror attack at a mikvah near Neveh Tzuf in the Binyamin region. Shakaron was critically wounded in the shooting and taken to Beilinson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had arrived at the mikvah […]]]>
FLATBUSH (VINnews) – Chacham Leon Gindi, a longtime rabbi in Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish community and a respected Torah scholar, died Saturday at age 79 after suffering a heart attack while delivering a speech at Shaare Zion, according to multiple reports. Gindi was speaking before a large congregation when he suddenly collapsed. Hatzalah responders treated him […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition. It is one more example of how Trump is insisting that his initiatives to beautify […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A prominent Gaza photographer who rose to international fame during the war said in a recent interview that he filmed Israeli hostages being beaten by crowds on Oct. 7, 2023, but chose not to publish the videos because he feared Israel would use them to identify the people involved. Motaz Azaiza, named […]]]>
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn’t require difficult decisions. “Is it going to be groceries this week?” asked the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver as he watched the numbers tick higher. “Is it gonna be getting gas in our tank to […]]]>
(AP) – Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” drone attack on the Russian capital and […]]]>
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, days after the North threatened to bolster its nuclear deterrent capabilities and respond to what it called U.S. hostilities. The launches were the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea even […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli man who traveled to Uman for Rosh Hashanah was reportedly detained by Ukrainian authorities while attempting to leave the country and is now believed to be facing mobilization into the Ukrainian military, according to his wife and friends cited by Walla News. Yonatan Karlinsky Mashak, 49, a married resident of […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli man in his 30s was murdered in a shooting attack near the community of Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region of the West Bank on Sunday. The man was named as Netanel Yehonatan Shalabia HYD. The victim was found inside a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was initially […]]]>
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Sometimes, both the doctor and the Rav will tell a person not to fast on Yom Kippur. Under such circumstances, one must reach out to one’s Posaik or Rav as to what to do. For those who cannot reach their Rav, however, what follows are the emergency amounts that one may […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers. The figure from U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, offers the most up-to-date cost for the conflict since it was […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday defended his son’s recent wedding party being partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch, but also said he’d been told the money would be paid back. “It’s totally allowed. And a lot of people have parties and all,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, before adding, “But, […]]]>
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Jewish Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., is urging Israeli officials and voters to pay attention to recent U.S. polling that shows declining support for Israel, saying the findings should be translated into Hebrew and widely seen in Israel. Every Israeli official and voter should watch this clip, and it needs to be translated […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s plans for the facility, lending their voices to a chorus of organizations and individuals who have been horrified that he might make good on his threat to close and tear down […]]]>
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.” A statement from the Detroit suburb issued by a spokesperson came in response to a lawsuit on Thursday […]]]>
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — The United States on Saturday warned American citizens throughout the Middle East that the security situation could change quickly, saying fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has the potential to “escalate rapidly.” The alert, issued by the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia and circulated more broadly, said the regional […]]]>
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies. Police officers made several arrests after some protesters started throwing fireworks and other projectiles at them. Justice Minister David […]]]>
(AP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his planned U.S. visit and will now fly directly to New York on the day of his address to the United Nations General Assembly, departing immediately after the speech, i24NEWS reported Saturday. Netanyahu had been expected to begin the trip in Texas before traveling to New York […]]]>
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago. Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter and his release after serving two-thirds of his […]]]>
NEW YORK (AP) — Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.” The actions were a clear escalation of Trump’s long-running […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, a veteran rabbi in Tel Aviv and son of the renowned halachic authority Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, passed away on Saturday evening at the age of 84. Auerbach served for decades as rabbi of the “Abir Yaakov” congregation of the Sadigura Hasidic community in Tel Aviv. He also headed […]]]>
KIRYAT GAT, Israel (VINnews) – An ancient Jewish ritual bath weighing about 25 tons has been lifted intact from a construction site in Kiryat Gat, in an unusual archaeological preservation operation. The Israel Antiquities Authority discovered the approximately 2,000-year-old mikveh during excavations in the new Carmei Gat neighborhood. Archaeologists said the discovery provides evidence of […]]]>
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday cast Canada as moving quickly beyond its historical reliance on the United States after a whirlwind week in which he embraced the prospect of becoming the European Union’s first associate member. Carney, who returned from Europe on Thursday night, said Canada and Europe had “launched […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries. The Trump administration claims that Medicaid will save […]]]>
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — CNN said Friday that its reporters continued working from the White House despite President Donald Trump’s claim that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. CNN reporters remained in the network’s White House workspace near the briefing room, while a CNN team was traveling Friday as the […]]]>
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — President Trump said Friday he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, citing coverage he called false and warning that other news organizations could face the same restriction. The announcement, posted on Truth Social and described as effective immediately, accused the three outlets of “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE […]]]>
LYON, France (AP) — Interpol is rolling out a new tool to help police track down hidden criminal assets and an Italian crime boss was one of the first to feel its effects. The so-called “Silver Notice” allows the policing organization’s 196 member countries to alert and help each other out when they’re hunting for […]]]>
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — Hundreds of Jewish students and community members gathered Friday morning outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, to recite Shacharit on the sidewalk. Students from the Ramaz School on the Upper East Side and SAR High School in Riverdale led the morning service wearing tallit and tefillin. […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week. “There’s an injunction so we’re not doing anything,” […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) – Former New York Knicks first-round pick Mike Sweetney, who died Thursday at 43, is being remembered not only for his NBA career but for the lasting impact he made on Yeshiva University basketball and the Jewish community. Sweetney’s death was announced by his wife, India, on Thursday. No cause of death […]]]>
(AP) – Anthropic’s Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence lab said in an announcement Thursday. Claude is leading 26% of Anthropic’s model research and development, which the company said means it can complete most of a given task “end-to-end from a high-level prompt” while […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with recent speeches at political events that mark a sharp departure from norms meant to protect the Justice Department from the appearance of partisan bias. Blanche took the stage this week at an event for a Republican Senate […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s scheduled election for the 26th Knesset on Oct. 27 is projected to cost the country about 4 billion shekels, or roughly $1.3 billion, according to recent economic estimates. The total includes the official cost of running the vote and a much larger hit from treating Election Day as a nationwide holiday. […]]]>
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Election administrators say they are prepared and confident the vote will be […]]]>
NEW YORK (AP) — For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York City out of balsa wood and foam board. When he finished, his daughter convinced him to show off the sprawling basement creation — encompassing over 800,000 structures — […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINNews) – U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday accused the international media of pervasive bias against Israel, citing an analysis of millions of news articles. “Read the meticulously documented analysis of the bias of news coverage of Israel … and you will find that the int’l media may be Israel’s toughest enemy!” […]]]>
MALEME, Greece (AP) — Vacationers taking a morning dip or seeking shade on wooden sunbeds on the Greek island of Crete got a close-up view of a major military exercise unfolding in front of them Friday. The annual Medusa exercise, led by Greece and Egypt, ended on a strip of coastline outside the port city […]]]>
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man was killed by a shark as he swam off a Western Australian city beach Friday while beachgoers watched in horror. A swimmer was taken by a shark while on a morning swim with a mate. The victim was just metres from shore, when the giant predator attacked. pic.twitter.com/Y4wWOxYbvd — […]]]>
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a 2025 order from the Trump administration that cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts wrote in her order that the Education Department’s directive violated federal law and was arbitrary and capricious. In February 2025, the […]]]>
CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February. Iran’s government has sought to rally the people and stress national unity, even as […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – A former Palestinian Authority minister has publicly identified himself as the intermediary who, according to a recent investigation, relayed a warning from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to Israeli intelligence weeks before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Sufian Abu Zaida, a former Fatah official and PA minister from Gaza, said in a video […]]]>
(AP) – President Donald Trump came to battleground North Carolina doubling down on a tantalizing and implausible midterm promise. “If we win,” he said, “we’re going to get you $5,000. So that’s it. Very simple.” The Republican candidates who spoke at the rally had nothing to say about it. Their silence reflects a broader pattern. […]]]>
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel plans to ask Washington for advanced weapons systems that the United States has previously withheld, after the Trump administration informed the Prime Minister’s Office that it intends to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, an Israeli official confirmed Friday. The U.S. State Department this week notified Congress of a proposed […]]]>
(AP) – Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role at the $1 trillion conglomerate for more than 50 years. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately, the company said Friday. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway’s new chairman, part […]]]>
New York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) It happened recently in a shul in the Five Towns. There was a great commotion. Did someone pass out? Was it a heart attack? Who was it? The answer was that a Sefer Torah had fallen down to the floor, chas v’shalom. Nearly everyone knows that when this happens, […]]]>
WEST BLOOMFIELD (VINnews) — Temple Israel, one of North America’s largest Reform synagogues, has reopened its restored sanctuary for the High Holidays, six months after a Hezbollah-inspired terrorist attack tore through the building while preschoolers were inside. Congregants packed the West Bloomfield Township sanctuary on Sept. 11 for Erev Rosh Hashanah, the first time the […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Toys R Us said Thursday it will open 120 stores in the coming weeks, its largest U.S. expansion in nearly a decade, as adult shoppers drive a rebound in toy sales. The company said the new locations are timed for the holiday season. Planned sites include Woodbury Common, The Westchester in […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Accounting giant KPMG placed a New York manager on administrative leave Thursday after a widely circulated video showed her calling a man a “Zionist pig” during a confrontation at a Manhattan gym. The clip was first posted by the advocacy group StopAntisemitism, which identified the woman as Yuen Lee, an assurance […]]]>
WEST PALM BEACH (VINnews) — A Palm Beach County Commission budget hearing was interrupted Tuesday as demonstrators protested the county’s more than $1 billion investment in Israel Bonds, prompting deputies to remove several speakers and forcing a recess of more than 30 minutes. Officials limited public comment to one minute and told speakers to address […]]]>
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver who slammed her SUV into a Los Angeles bus, killing two people, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Thursday. Bailee Lynn Rios was speeding and impaired when she drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, running a red light and striking a […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered condolences Thursday to the family of a man accused of murdering a 26-year-old autistic man during a Bronx robbery, but made no mention of the alleged victim in his public statement. A person in City custody died yesterday evening following a court appearance in Queens. Department of […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war. The State Department said Thursday that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core […]]]>
NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City Council member Simcha Felder is calling on the city to suspend enforcement of its mandatory trash-bin rules, saying residents are being ticketed despite difficulty obtaining the required containers. Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat, made the request Thursday in a letter to Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Anderson, urging the Department of […]]]>
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump’s White House. It was Kennedy’s first time appearing at the Children’s Health Defense […]]]>