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Utah Resort Employee Dies After Being Ejected From Chairlift

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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — An employee at a Utah ski resort died Monday after being ejected from a chairlift shaken by a tree that fell onto a lift cable, resort officials and police s...

US: Iran Turned Down ‘Ready To Go’ Nuclear Deal

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WASHINGTON (JNS) - U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price revealed on Tuesday that Iran had rejected a revised nuclear deal that was “essentially finished.” “The point we’ve ...

Twitter Says It Will Relax Ban On Political Advertising

NEW YORK (AP ) - Twitter says it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the soc...

Antisemitic Activist Nick Fuentes Claims Over 1,000 Sign-Ups For ‘Students For Ye’ Group

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(JNS) - Holocaust denier and white supremacist Nick Fuentes announced Monday on his telegram channel that more than 1,000 students have signed up for a group dubbed “Students for Y...

Biden: GOP Speaker Drama ‘Not A Good Look’ For Country

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said House Republicans' inability to unify behind a speaker candidate, which has prevented the chamber from beginning its legislative business...

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $940M After No Winner

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner. ...

WATCH: Oregon Woman Pushes Child Onto Train Tracks

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A woman pushed a 3-year-old child onto the train tracks while she was waiting for a train in Portland, Oregon. Bystanders immediately picked the child up and s...

READ: Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva and Mechanchim Release Letter Opposing New Frum Streaming Platform

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LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — A letter has been issued by Lakewood’s leading Mechanchim and Menahelim, opposing a new online video device and platform, which has branded itself a viable opt...

Southwest Apologizes, Gives Customers Frequent-Flyer Points

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is trying to make travelers who were caught in its surge of canceled flights over the holidays feel a bit better about the airline by giving them 2...

FDA Finalizes Rule Expanding Availability Of Abortion Pills

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains a...

Musk Hints He Will Release Twitter Files on Dr. Fauci This Week

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CALIFORNIA (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Elon Musk, who has blasted Dr. Anthony Fauci in the past, hinted that he is planning to release a new round of files linked to the Infectious Dise...

Tesla Shares Tumble After Company Misses Delivery Target

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DETROIT (AP) — Shares of Tesla tumbled Tuesday on the first full day of trading since the company announced 2022 delivery numbers that fell short of targets. The electric vehicl...

WATCH: Idaho Slayings Suspect Agrees To Extradition To Face Charges

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STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A criminology graduate student arrested for the November slayings of four University of Idaho students agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania, wh...

McCarthy Fails In Marathon Votes For Speaker, House Adjourns

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup...

‘Prophet Of Doom’ Pleads Guilty In Brooklyn Subway Attack

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NEW YORK (AP) — A man who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway train last year, wounding 10 passengers in a rush-hour attack that shocked New York City, pleaded guilty Tuesday to feder...

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty In New York

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NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptoc...

Rep.-Elect George Santos Set To Be Sworn In Amid Controversy

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NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled Rep.-elect George Santos was set to be sworn in Tuesday despite a spiral of investigations from federal and local prosecutors into his campaign spending a...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sworn In For Second Term

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis sounded much like a 2024 presidential candidate as he was sworn in to a second term Tuesday, addressing national issues like i...

US News Ranks Israel As 10th-Most Powerful Country

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - U.S. News & World Report listed Israel as the world’s 10th-most powerful nation in the publication’s country rankings for 2022, citing the Jewish state’s mili...

Fans Give Millions To Damar Hamlin’s Toy Drive For Kids

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Damar Hamlin’s goal was simple: He wanted to raise $2,500 online to buy toys for needy kids. It took about two years. Then came Monday, when the Buffalo Bills safety was crit...