Friday, March 29, 2024

US

Trump Calls Off Florida Segment Of GOP National Convention

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to the coronavirus threat, President Donald Trump on Thursday scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida that ha...

Friends Share Powerball Jackpot Win, Keeping 1992 Promise

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MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — A western Wisconsin man will share his millions in lottery winnings with a longtime friend because of a promise they made to each other nearly three decades ...

US Accuses Russia Of Testing Anti-Satellite Weapon In Space

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow's intent to deploy weapon...

WHO Chief Upbraids Pompeo Over ‘Unacceptable’ Allegations

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GENEVA (AP) — The director-general of the World Health Organization has upbraided U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for making “untrue and unacceptable” allegations, responding t...

Minnesota Governor Signs Police Accountability Bill Into Law

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before ...

FBI: Researcher Being Harbored At Chinese Consulate In SF

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI believes the Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a Chinese researcher who is charged in federal court in California with lying about her milit...

Why Are Coins Hard To Find During The Pandemic?

NEW YORK (AP ) - Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic? The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them ...

Video: ‘Teach Me, Fix Me’: Nick Cannon Opens Up To Rabbi After Making Anti-Semitic Comments

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LOS ANGELES (JTA) - Nick Cannon wants to make it clear — he’s ready to repent. In a nearly two-hour discussion with Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center published...

Judge Orders Michael Cohen To Be Released From Prison

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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for...

‘Squad’ Member Tlaib May Be Vulnerable In Tough Primary

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib had been in Congress for a matter of hours when she was seen on video telling supporters that she and other Democrats were going to impeach President Donald Trum...

Watch: After Overcoming COVID-19, United Hatzalah Head Eli Beer Celebrates Bris Of First Grandson

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BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — United Hatzalah director Eli Beer, who hovered between life and death for over three weeks in Miami during April after contracting COVID-19, celebrated anothe...

Biden, Obama Pair In Socially Distanced Video To Decry Trump

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is releasing a video of his first in-person meeting with Barack Obama since the coronavirus outbreak began, enlisting the former president to help slam ...

Mayor Of Portland, Oregon, Tear Gassed By Federal Agents

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night...

New Psak From Rabbi Shechter Regarding Washing Hands On Tisha B’Av

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A new Psak from Yeshiva University Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Hershel Shachter permits washing hands and using alcohol gel on Tisha B'Av under certain conditions. R...

Study: Walking Speed Could Indicate Risk Of Developing Severe COVID-19 Symptoms

LONDON (VINnews) — A new British epidemiological study claims that people's walking speed is an indicator of their risk of developing severe symptoms of COVID-19, according to a Re...

Ex-Cop Charged In Floyd’s Death Faces 9 Tax Evasion Counts

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd was charged Wednesday with multiple felony counts of tax evasion, accordin...

Video: Joe Biden Calls Trump The Country’s ‘First’ Racist President

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's “first” racist president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments cam...

Twitter Clarifies Stance On Star Of David Imagery After Users Accounts Locked

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NEW YORK (JNS) - Twitter has clarified its stance at using the Star of David imagery after some users who display it in their profile pictures were locked out of their accounts for...

Organizations Petition US Supreme Court To Overturn Jewish Discrimination Case

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WASHINGTON (JNS) - A group of 10 Jewish organizations has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a discrimination case from the 1970s that involved a Jewish employee who cou...

Trump Deploys More Federal Agents Under ‘Law-And-Order’ Push

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding the adm...