Study: Blood Plasma Shows Limited Virus Effect
WALTHAM, MASS. — Blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors didn’t help newly infected patients when tested against a dummy infusion, doctors reported.
The results of the experiment a...
Police Probing Report Of Explosive In Truck Near Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man sitting in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress told police on Thursday that he had a bomb, prompting a massive law enforcement response to determ...
Mass Grave With Bodies Of Over 60 Murdered Jews Discovered In Polish Village Of Wojsławice
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A mass grave with the remains of at least 60 Jews murdered during the Holocaust has been discovered in the Polish village of Wojsławice which once housed a vib...
Biden Says Taliban Now In ‘Existential Crisis’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says even with the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, he sees a greater threat from outposts of al-Qaida and its affiliated groups in other coun...
US Jobless Claims Hit A Pandemic Low As Hiring Strengthens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low, the latest sign that America's job market is rebou...
The Fire Raged Around But Miraculously Didn’t Touch The Yeshiva Of Givat Yearim
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Sunday afternoon, August 14 at 3 PM, members of the Givat Yearim Educational Center, a yeshiva which caters to boys with learning disorders, ADHD and emoti...
Journalist Joe Galloway, Chronicler Of Vietnam War, Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime American foreign correspondent Joseph L. Galloway, best known for his book recounting a pivotal battle in the Vietnam War that was made into a Hollywood ...
The Governor’s Resignation and the Challenge He Gave Nursing Home Administrators
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
It is a sad reflection on our society that we have caused the Governor of New York State to resign because of inappropriate remarks and touchi...
Biden: Troops Will Stay In Afghanistan To Evacuate Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is committed to keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a ...
FBI Joins Criminal Probe In Colorado Voting Equipment Breach
DENVER (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that its agents are joining a criminal investigation into an alleged security breach of a rural Colorado county's voting equipment.
The agen...
Afghans Plead For Faster US Evacuation From Taliban Rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — Educated young women, former U.S. military translators and other Afghans most at-risk from the Taliban appealed to the Biden administration to get them on evacuat...
CNN’s Ward Says Kabul Colleague Nearly Pistol-Whipped
NEW YORK (AP) — Clarissa Ward described on Wednesday how a member of her CNN crew was nearly pistol-whipped by a Taliban fighter as they were covering a tumultuous scene outside th...
Film Bares Disputes Behind Construction Of 9/11 Museum
NEW YORK (AP) — A new film reveals and renews the tensions that went into creating the Sept. 11 museum beneath the memorial waterfalls and reflecting pool at the World Trade Center...
Disney World Tweaks Face Mask Policy, Optional For Outdoors
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy.
Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will allow visitors to chose whether or not to wear ...
Beach Park Seen As Site For Florida Condo Collapse Memorial
SURFSIDE (AP) - An oceanfront park is emerging as the leading site for a memorial to the victims of the deadly condominium building collapse in Florida, a judge said Wednesday.
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In 2013, Kerry Offered Netanyahu ‘Afghanistan Model’- US Should Train Palestinians To Secure Judea And Samaria
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the colossal failure of US policies in Afghanistan, diplomats in Israel recollected that former Foreign Secretary John Kerry had urged former p...
Georgia Board To Review Fulton Elections, Takeover Possible
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Wednesday took a step toward a possible eventual takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county under a process outlined...
US Health Officials Recommend COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Americans To Boost Their Defenses Amid Delta Variant
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that t...
Company: Some Customers’ Personal Data Exposed In T-Mobile Breach
NEW YORK (AP) — The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver's licenses or other identification of just over 40 million former and prospective customers that appl...
Watch: Historic Gur Wedding Takes Place At Vizhnitz Beis Medrash In Monsey
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The historic wedding of the Gerrer Rebbe's granddaughter took place Tuesday evening in Monsey, N.Y. at the Vizhnitz Beis Midrash. Thousands of chasidim attende...