Friday, May 17, 2024

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US Announces Over $750 Million In New Aid To Syrian People

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Wednesday that it will provide more than $750 million in additional humanitarian funding for the Syrian people. U.S. Ambassador...

Anti-Virtual Reality Note Included With Explosive Package

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BOSTN (AP) - A hard plastic case that exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston causing minor injuries to a staff member contained a rambling note that railed aga...

From Carmakers To Refiners, Industries Brace For Major Rail Strike

Car buyers might not get the vehicle they want on time, commuter rail lines could see service disrupted, and shipments from everything from oil to livestock feed could be snarled. ...

3 Iranian Citizens Charged In Broad Hacking Campaign In US

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, lo...

A [Hasidic] Parent’s Response To The New York Time’s Slam-Piece

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — I don't write this to score points or gain any followers, I write out of fear and frustration. Fear of seeing another wave of antisemitic attacks in the alread...

Investigation Underway Into Antisemitism At U Of Vermont

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The U.S. Department of Education is investigating allegations of antisemitism at the University of Vermont, including that some Jewish students were excluded from campus clubs and ...

US Wholesale Inflation Declines In August To Still-High 8.7%

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully high level that suggests prices will keep s...

CNN Points Out Absurdity of Biden Celebrating Inflation, While Market Crashes…Due to Inflation! (VIDEO)

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WASHINGTON (Yaakov M / VINnews) — President Biden was ridiculed Tuesday for celebrating the “reduction” of inflation, on the very day inflation hit a new high, while the markets cr...

MyPillow Exec Lindell Says FBI Agents Seized His Cellphone

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WASHINGTON (AP) — MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what...

Package Explodes On Boston Campus; 1 Injured, FBI Involved

BOSTON (AP) — A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries. Authorities said a...

Ken Starr, Whose Probe Led To Clinton Impeachment, Dies

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Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, has died at age 76, his family...

Markets Shudder On Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,250 points Tuesday, its steepest sell-off in more than two years, after a government report showed that inflation ...

New York State Unanimously Votes To Assume Control Of Private School Education System

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a decision considered to be devastating by a large segment of the ultra-Orthodox community, the New York State Board of Regents unanimously voted to pass pr...

THE DEFINITIVE RAP: Is Criticism Against Israel and Zionism Antisemitic? Interview With Rabbi Uri Pi

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Everyone always has an opinion, and when people state what they think, it commonly also comes with their criticism. When Americans and even those who live in ...

Monkeypox Death Confirmed By LA County Health Officials

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It's believed to be the first U....

Politicians, Advocates Declare Support For Israel At Central America-Israel Forum

PANAMA (JNS) - Senior ministers, members of parliament, mayors, religious leaders and heads of influential NGOs from across Central America last week expressed their solidarity and...

Bill Gates: Technological Innovation Would Help Solve Hunger

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NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovation...

US Returns Looted Ancient Jewish Coin To Israel

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JERUSALEM (AP) — American authorities have returned a rare, 2,000-year-old Jewish coin to Israel nearly two decades after it was looted, smuggled and put up for auction in the Unit...

US Leaders Avoid Victory Dance In Ukraine Combat Advances

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. leaders from President Joe Biden on down are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy ...

Twitter Whistleblower Brings His Critiques To Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former security chief at Twitter will appear before Congress Tuesday with alarming allegations that the social platform misled regulators about its cyber defens...