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US Rolls Back Trump Rule On Relations With Palestinians

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Biden administration is restoring a line of communication for the Palestinians that had been canceled by former President Donald Trump. The move, announced ...

Felder Warns: Don’t Get Arrested! Annual Safe To Drive Initiative Starts Today

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - “Summer after summer, my office gets dozens of calls from people whose loved ones were arrested and locked up for driving with a suspended license. At that poi...

Ron Desantis To Speak At Chelsea Piers On Sunday Following Jewish Museum Flap

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NEW YORK (JTA) - A conservative Jewish think tank will hold a daylong conference at Chelsea Piers on Sunday, one month after asserting that it was blocked from holding the event at...

Monthslong Closure Of Major NYC Aqueduct Delayed A Year

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A long-planned temporary shutdown of a leaking aqueduct that supplies about half of New York City's drinking water will be pushed back a year, giving officials more time to prepare...

WATCH: Biden Rambles Incoherently, Jimmy Kimmel Cuts to Commercial

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LOS ANGELES (Yaakov M / VINnews) — President Biden sat down for a rare interview on Wednesday. After he began to ramble incoherently, Jimmy Kimmel cut to commercial. After d...

3 Dead After Arkansas Highway Crashes During Thunderstorms

FRIENDSHIP, Ark. (AP) — Three people were killed after at least a dozen vehicles collided in different spots along heavily traveled Interstate 30 during thunderstorms in southweste...

More Americans Apply For Jobless Benefits Last Week

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low. Applications for unem...

Boston Jews Say A Pro-Palestinian Group’s Map Of Local ‘Zionist Leaders And Powerhouse NGOs’ Is A Guide To Antisemitism

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BOSTON (JTA) - A Jewish arts group. A Jewish high school. A Jewish newspaper. A synagogue network. A major Jewish philanthropy that directs funds to mental health, homelessness pre...

OZ Wins PA Senate Primary Ahead Of Showdown With Fetterman

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate primary on Wednesday, narrowl...

Hawaii Photographer Finds Fine Art In Massive Pacific Waves

HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii photographer Clark Little is known for his stunning images from inside the barrels of some of the most powerful and dangerous waves on Earth. The n...

Trump Set To Undergo Questioning In July In NY Civil Probe

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NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer questions under oath next month in the New York attorney general's civ...

LISTEN: Rav Uren Reich On The Fighting In Gur: A Jew Who Hits A Jew Is A Rasha And Does Not Count Toward A Minyan

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LAKEWOOD, NJ (VINnews) — Rav Uren Reich shlita,  as part of a weekly shiur, felt obligated to speak up against the recent violence in the Gerrer kehilla. He expressed his dismay...

Interior Phasing Out Plastic Water Bottles At National Parks

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department said Wednesday it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands ...

Rabbanim And Leading Community Figures Join The Official L’chaim And Kvi’as Mezuzah At The New Offices Of The Renowned Marketing And Advertising Firm FriedCo Media

After years at the head of the media world, the company led by the incomparable Yoel Fried, is moving to an expanded space in order to accommodate its growth and ambitious plans fo...

Disappointment for Blooming Grove Yeshiva Parents as Court Reverses Busing Ruling

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NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - An Albany appellate court’s reversal of a previous ruling mandating busing for nonpublic school students on days when public schools aren’t in sess...
FILE - In this June 18, 2018, file photo, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kennedy, who just returned from a congressional trip to Russia warned against trusting President Vladimir Putin, saying that dealing with the Russian government is like "dealing with the mafia." Kennedy, recently went with other GOP senators to see first-hand the Russian economy and meet with government officials. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

WATCH: Senator Says Gas Prices So High, Even Cocaine is Cheaper

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) on Fox News: "In my state, the price of gas is so high that it would be cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere."

San Francisco Ousts Liberal DA Chesa Boudin In Heated Recall

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin following a heated campaign that captivated the count...

High Prices, Low Inventory, A New Norm For Car Shoppers

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NEW YORK (AP) - Shopping for a new or used car over the last couple of years has become a more challenging endeavor. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its after-effects, we’ve h...

Amazon Says It Prevented 4 Billion Bad Listings In 2021

Amazon, which has been under increasing pressure to tackle counterfeit products, said in its second-annual report that it prevented 4 billion bad listings from making it onto its s...

Court: Armed Man Arrested Near Justice Kavanaugh’s House

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says an armed man who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's house in Maryland. The man was arrested ar...