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[Judge Denies Request to Dismiss Case Against Man Charged in NYC Subway Chokehold Death]( [Judge Denies Request to Dismiss Case Against Man Charged in NYC Subway Chokehold Death]( YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss the case against a U.S. Marine veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train. Daniel Penny has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death last […] [Read More »]( [NBC: As Biden Frustration With Israel Grows, Plans for ‘Post-Bibi Era’?]( [NBC: As Biden Frustration With Israel Grows, Plans for ‘Post-Bibi Era’?]( — According to NBC News, the Biden administration has increased its already tough pressure campaign on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. In addition, there appears to be a growing wedge between the two countries on multiple fronts–and even more eye-popping, the Biden administration is reportedly making plans for a post-Bibi era. The report quoted top […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Tzvi Rychik ז”ל ??? ??????]( [Mr. Tzvi Rychik ז”ל ??? ??????]( getting up: Mrs. Hana Rychik Wife Dr. Jack Rychik Son Mr. Abe Rychik Son [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rebecca (Reva) Sinsky ע”ה]( [Mrs. Rebecca (Reva) Sinsky ע”ה]( getting up: Tuesday (1/23/24)AM Dr. Joel SinskyHusband Harav Shaul SinskySon Mrs. Chanie HurvitzDaughter R’ Michoel Sinsky Son Michoel is accompanying the Aron to EY and will therefore be sitting shiva for an extra day. He will get up Wednesday morning (Jan 24) R’ Mayer SinskySon Mrs. Leah KrasnowSister Leah will be sitting with the […] [Read More »]( [CNN’s New Chief Says the Network Needs to Recapture the “Swagger and Innovation” of Its Youth]( [CNN’s New Chief Says the Network Needs to Recapture the “Swagger and Innovation” of Its Youth]( YORK (AP) — CNN’s new chief executive says the company needs to recapture the “swagger and innovation” of its early days — and that, he says, increasingly means embracing a future outside of television. Mark Thompson, appointed CNN’s chief executive last fall after stints at The New York Times and BBC, outlined a strategy […] [Read More »]( [Maine Judge Delays Decision on Removing Trump From Ballot Until Supreme Court Rules in Colorado Case]( [Maine Judge Delays Decision on Removing Trump From Ballot Until Supreme Court Rules in Colorado Case]( Maine (AP) — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado. Trump’s lawyers appealed in state court when Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed the Republican front-runner from the […] [Read More »]( [Vice President Harris Says She’s ‘Scared as Heck’ That Donald Trump Could Win]( [Vice President Harris Says She’s ‘Scared as Heck’ That Donald Trump Could Win]( (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said she’s “scared as heck” that Donald Trump could win another term as president as she pledged an aggressive campaign to make sure that doesn’t happen. She made the comments Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” in response to a question from Joy Behar, one of the show’s hosts. […] [Read More »]( [Ritchie Torres: Anti-israel Protesters Celebrating Oct. 7 Are Like White People Who Cheered Lynchings]( [Ritchie Torres: Anti-israel Protesters Celebrating Oct. 7 Are Like White People Who Cheered Lynchings]( YORK (JTA) – In a speech marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Rep. Ritchie Torres likened protesters who have celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacres to white people in the Jim Crow era who celebrated after the lynching of Black people. “I was profoundly shaken not only by Oct. 7, but by the aftermath,” […] [Read More »]( [‘New York Times’ to Jews: Forget thy right hand]( [‘New York Times’ to Jews: Forget thy right hand]( WECKER / JNS) — Marc Tracy’s New York Times article on Jan. 14 refers to “left-wing” Jews and a “left-wing” Jewish publication, and a “far-right” Israeli government and its “extreme-right ministers.” The avian metaphors add up to the culture reporter to implications for human appendages as well. “If I forget you, O’ Jerusalem,” states […] [Read More »]( [Staffer to Far-Right AFD Leader in Germany Fired After Neo-Nazi Meeting]( [Staffer to Far-Right AFD Leader in Germany Fired After Neo-Nazi Meeting]( (JNS) – The German investigative publication Corrective published a story exposing a meeting of neo-Nazis and other far-right individuals, leading to one party employee’s dismissal. Roland Hartwig previously worked as an aide for Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD). He served as a member of the Bundestag between […] [Read More »]( [Overdraft Fees Could Drop to as Low as $3 Under New Biden Proposal]( [Overdraft Fees Could Drop to as Low as $3 Under New Biden Proposal]( YORK (AP) — The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck. The change could potentially […] [Read More »]( [R` Lenny Holden ז”ל]( [R` Lenny Holden ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (1/19/24)Morning Mrs. Carolyne Holden (Rotter)Wife [Read More »]( [Supreme Court Rebuffs Apple’s Appeal on App Payments, Threatening Billions in Revenue]( [Supreme Court Rebuffs Apple’s Appeal on App Payments, Threatening Billions in Revenue]( (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could loosen Apple’s grip on its lucrative iPhone app store, threatening to siphon billions of dollars away from one of the world’s most profitable companies., The justices rejected Apple’s appeal of lower-court rulings that found some of Apple’s app […] [Read More »]( [Yellen Says Current US Economic Growth ‘Vindicates’ Biden’s COVID-19 Pandemic Stimulus Spending]( [Yellen Says Current US Economic Growth ‘Vindicates’ Biden’s COVID-19 Pandemic Stimulus Spending]( (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is pushing back against Republican criticism of the Democrats’ big coronavirus pandemic response package and making an election year pitch that the current state of the U.S. “vindicates” the steps taken in 2021 to “get our economy back on track.” With falling inflation, unemployment at 3.7% and the […] [Read More »]( [Former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit meets hostages’ families]( [Former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit meets hostages’ families]( (JNS) – Gilad Shalit, who was held hostage for over five years by Hamas in Gaza, recently met with the families of Israelis kidnapped during the terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre, Israeli media reported on Monday. Shalit, 37, was captured by Hamas in a 2006 cross-border attack and released in 2011 in exchange for […] [Read More »]( [Ofakim Mayor Details Help Gallant Promised That Never Came]( [Ofakim Mayor Details Help Gallant Promised That Never Came]( (JNS) – A video clip making the rounds in Hebrew media features Ofakim Mayor Yitzhak Danino revealing disturbing details of a conversation he had with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as the Oct. 7 attack unfolded, in which he pleaded for army helicopters to save the small southern city, which Gallant promised but were never […] [Read More »]( [THE US, South Korea and Japan Conduct Naval Drills in a Show of Strength Against North Korea]( [THE US, South Korea and Japan Conduct Naval Drills in a Show of Strength Against North Korea]( South Korea (AP) — The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted perhaps their biggest-ever combined naval exercises in a show of strength against nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korea’s military said Wednesday. The three allies’ senior diplomats were to meet in Seoul to discuss the worsening standoff with Pyongyang. The training in waters off […] [Read More »]( [China’s Population Dropped for a Second Straight Year as Deaths Jumped After COVID Lockdowns Ended]( [China’s Population Dropped for a Second Straight Year as Deaths Jumped After COVID Lockdowns Ended]( (AP) — China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. The number of deaths more than doubled to 690,000. Demographers were expecting a sharp rise in deaths because of COVID-19 outbreaks […] [Read More »]( [UN Agency Seeks Review of Alleged Pro-hamas Activity in Its Ranks]( [UN Agency Seeks Review of Alleged Pro-hamas Activity in Its Ranks]( — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says he has requested an independent review of claims by pro-Israel groups of unchecked pro-Hamas activity in his organization. Philippe Lazzarini told reporters Wednesday he would soon appoint a professional consulting group or some other “independent entity” to look into the claims. Israeli officials […] [Read More »]( [Why Kids Are Not Putting on Tefillin..]( [Why Kids Are Not Putting on Tefillin..]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a machalah that is affecting talmidim in Eretz Yisroel as well as the United States.  It is a hidden elephant in the room. Thirteen years ago, Rav Matisyahu Solomon zt”l spoke at a Torah uMesorah convention to mechanchim.  His message answers a question that many have.  Why is this […] [Read More »]( [Qatari Planes Carrying Medications For Hostages Land In Egypt]( [Qatari Planes Carrying Medications For Hostages Land In Egypt]( (VINnews) — Two Qatari aircraft carrying medicines for hostages as well as for Gazan citizens landed in El-Arish, Egypt on Wednesday, after an agreement was brokered by France and Qatar over the distribution of the medications. The shipment is expected to enter the Gaza strip later on Wednesday. Hamas officials provided more details of […] [Read More »]( [Rare First-Temple Coin, Stone Shekel Weight Found Near Jerusalem]( [Rare First-Temple Coin, Stone Shekel Weight Found Near Jerusalem]( (VINnews) — An extremely rare ancient silver coin dating from the First Temple period was recently discovered at a site in the Judean Hills southwest of Jerusalem, along with a stone shekel weight and other items, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Wednesday. The extremely rare coin, which dates from the Persian period some […] [Read More »]( [Bereaved Father: ‘Terrorists Tried To Sell My Son’s Head For $10,000’]( [Bereaved Father: ‘Terrorists Tried To Sell My Son’s Head For $10,000’]( (VINnews) — In a macabre description of the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on October 7th, a bereaved father recounted on Israel’s channel 14 how terrorists had killed and then decapitated his 19-year-old son Adir, a soldier in the Golani brigade. The terrorists left the headless body in the base and returned to the […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names 2 Soldiers Killed In Northern Gaza Strip, 192 Fallen Since Gaza Campaign]( [IDF Names 2 Soldiers Killed In Northern Gaza Strip, 192 Fallen Since Gaza Campaign]( (VINnews) — The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit cleared for publication on Wednesday morning the names of two soldiers who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip and whose families have been notified. 192 soldiers have fallen since the start of the Gaza campaign, in addition to 335 who died on Oct. 7th. Staff Sergeant […] [Read More »]( [Boeing Picks a Retired Admiral to Lead a Team That Will Review Safety in Manufacturing Planes]( [Boeing Picks a Retired Admiral to Lead a Team That Will Review Safety in Manufacturing Planes]( – Boeing named a retired Navy admiral as a special adviser on matters including quality of work done at suppliers as the aircraft maker responds to a midflight blowout aboard one of its planes this month. Boeing CEO David Calhoun said he asked Kirkland Donald to a team that will make recommendations to improve […] [Read More »]( [New Hampshire Gets Its Turn After Trump’s Big Win in Iowa Puts New Pressure on Haley and Desantis]( [New Hampshire Gets Its Turn After Trump’s Big Win in Iowa Puts New Pressure on Haley and Desantis]( N.H. (AP) — After Donald Trump’s record victory in the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire voters now get their turn to decide just how competitive the Republican nominating fight will be as the former president continues to dominate his party. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis face mounting pressure to improve […] [Read More »]( [LISTEN: 911 Recording Shows Ambulance for Lloyd Austin Was Asked to be ‘Subtle’]( [LISTEN: 911 Recording Shows Ambulance for Lloyd Austin Was Asked to be ‘Subtle’]( — Audio of a 911 call has surfaced, asking responders to help Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The Jan. 1 call, obtained by CBS News, reveals that Austin’s staff asked the dispatcher to keep the ambulance presence “a little subtle” as Austinwas taken to the hospital. “I’m requesting an ambulance to be taken [redacted],” the […] [Read More »]( [WIN FOR NASI: Popular Lakewood Yeshiva Abolishes Its Fourth-Year Bais Medrash]( [WIN FOR NASI: Popular Lakewood Yeshiva Abolishes Its Fourth-Year Bais Medrash]( (VINnews) — A prominent Lakewood yeshiva has announced a groundbreaking policy change that may have a massive impact on the yeshiva community and specifically the shidduch crisis. Yeshiva Toras Chaim, better known as “Rav Mendel Slomowitz’s Yeshiva”, has abolished fourth year Bais Medrash in its yeshiva, effective Elul Zman. According to multiple reports, Rav […] [Read More »]( Get More VINnews Join our [WhatsApp group]( for breaking updates. Not on our email list yet? [Join here](. 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