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US To Probe Phoenix Police Over Excessive Force Allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive...

McConnell: Democrats ‘Won’t Get Our Help’ To Lift Debt Limit

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will oppose raising the federal debt limit if Democrats pursue their $3.5 trillion, 10-year plan to strengthen social and environment programs, Senate...

CNN Fires Three Employees For Coming To Work Unvaccinated

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NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. CNN chief Jeff Zucker told staff members of ...

Watchdog: No Evidence Giuliani Had Clinton Probe Inside Info

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's inspector general said Thursday that it did not find evidence that FBI agents shared inside information about the Hillary Clinton email i...

Graham Says He’s Told Trump To ‘Speak Up’ On COVID Vaccines

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As he recovers from a breakthrough infection of the coronavirus, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that he has urged former President Donald Trump to press hi...

People Fleeing Hong Kong Crackdown Get Temporary US Haven

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government's effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighte...

Chareidi Groups Declare They Will Not Obey Lockdown Earmarked For Jewish Festivals

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government has announced its intention of imposing a lockdown over the course of the festival period in September if the coronavirus statistics co...
FILE - Grand Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum speaks at a mass gathering of Satmar Hasidic Jews in the Brooklyn borough of New York December 2, 2015. Reuters

Satmar Rebbe Slams Vizhnitz-Williamsburg Branch In Kiryas Joel For Not Keeping Rabbeinu Tam Times

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Aharon, who serves as the spiritual leader of Kiryas Joel has sharply criticized the yeshiva of Vizhnitz-Williamsburg which recently fo...

Q&A: Democrat Shontel Brown On How She Won Ohio Primary

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Shontel Brown's surge came almost out of the blue. She crushed a double-digit lead that progressive firebrand Nina Turner had built over months in just a few ...

MDA Volunteer On Crutches Performs Lifesaving Treatment On Accident Victim

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Jackie Wertheimer is a devoted paramedic who works for Magen David Adom (MDA) in the Jerusalem area. On a recent call on his motorcycle to the scene of an acc...

Police Raid Illegal Factory Smuggling Meat From Palestinian Territory With Forged Kashrus Symbols

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli border police raided a factory in the Bedouin town of Ar'ara in the Negev region due to a suspicion that the factory was illegally importing meat from...

The Attorney General’s Report on Cuomo

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A VINNEWS OP-ED The issue of abuse in this country is a serious one.  New York State Attorney General, Letitia James' handling of her task was done fairly and with balance.  The...

Florida Governor Holds To Anti-Lockdown Stance

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MIAMI — As Florida continues to lead the nation in hospitalizations for COVID-19, Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding to his anti-mask, anti-lockdown stance. He repeated it strongly We...

Biden’s New Evictions Moratorium Faces Legality Doubts

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden may have averted a flood of evictions and solved a growing political problem when his administration reinstated a temporary ban on evictions b...

California Republicans Head To First Debate In Newsom Recall

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican candidates heading into their first televised debate Wednesday in California’s looming recall election face a gamble: whether to pile up on Democratic...

VIDEOS: At Least Two Killed In Major Accident On Route 17

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — At least two people were killed on Wednesday evening after a major accident occurred on Route 17 in New York. The accident involved two vehicles, with one o...

US Plans To Require COVID-19 Shots For Foreign Travelers

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House of...

Majority Of NY Assembly Would Oust Cuomo If He Doesn’t Quit

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A majority of state Assembly members support beginning impeachment proceedings against Gov. Andrew Cuomo if he doesn't resign over investigative findings that h...

Video Released Of Officers Responding To Surfside Condo Collapse

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Officials in a Florida town released body camera footage Tuesday from the first police officers who responded to the collapse of a condo building that left 98...

Nursing Home To Workers: Get Vaccine Or Lose Your Job

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NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest nursing home operator told its workers this week they will have to get COVID-19 vaccinations to keep their jobs — a possible shift in an indust...