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[Israeli Radio Broadcasts May Reach Inside Gaza Tunnels]( [Israeli Radio Broadcasts May Reach Inside Gaza Tunnels]( — During a recent operation, a group of IDF soldiers went down into a Gazan tunnel holding old-fashioned transistor radios. Their mission was not directly combat-related. Rather, it was meant to determine how far AM radio signals could travel inside the tunnels. Recently, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi expanded the country’s most popular broadcaster, Army […] [Read More »]( [Son’s request for Star of David necklace a ‘changing moment’ for Mazi Pilip]( [Son’s request for Star of David necklace a ‘changing moment’ for Mazi Pilip]( ISLAND (JNS) — An Ethiopian-born, Israeli-American relative newcomer to politics appears to be within striking distance of the seat in the U.S. Congress previously held by the disgraced George Santos. An Emerson College poll released on Thursday suggests that Mazi Pilip, a Republican Nassau County legislator, is within the margin of error of her […] [Read More »]( [Hamas rejects offer of two-month ceasefire for release of all hostages]( [Hamas rejects offer of two-month ceasefire for release of all hostages]( — Hamas rejected an Israeli proposal for a two-month ceasefire in exchange for the staged release of the 136 remaining hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, a senior Egyptian official told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The official said Hamas leaders also rejected a demand to leave Gaza and are insisting that the […] [Read More »]( [Ring Will No Longer Allow Police to Request Doorbell Camera Footage From Users]( [Ring Will No Longer Allow Police to Request Doorbell Camera Footage From Users]( YORK (AP) — Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset the “Request for Assistance” tool, which allows police departments and other public safety […] [Read More »]( [Tesla 4Q Net Income Doubles Due to Tax Benefit but Earnings Fall Short of Analyst Estimates]( [Tesla 4Q Net Income Doubles Due to Tax Benefit but Earnings Fall Short of Analyst Estimates]( (AP) — Tesla’s net income more than doubled last quarter on a one-time tax benefit, even as electric vehicle price cuts and slowing sales growth cut into profits. The Austin, Texas, vehicle, solar panel and battery maker said its net income was $7.93 billion from October through December, compared with $3.69 billion a year […] [Read More »]( [Trump Leans Into Voter Fraud Playbook, Preparing to Cry Foul if He Loses Expected Biden Rematch]( [Trump Leans Into Voter Fraud Playbook, Preparing to Cry Foul if He Loses Expected Biden Rematch]( YORK (AP) — After he won the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump complained about his main GOP rival, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, about immigration, inflation, and his likely opponent in November, President Joe Biden. One thing he didn’t complain about: Voter fraud in the election he had […] [Read More »]( [Online Retailer eBay Is Cutting 1,000 Jobs. It’s the Latest Tech Company to Reduce Its Workforce]( [Online Retailer eBay Is Cutting 1,000 Jobs. It’s the Latest Tech Company to Reduce Its Workforce]( (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce, saying its number of employees and costs have exceeded how much the business is growing in a slowing economy. It marks the latest layoffs in the tech industry. CEO Jamie Iannone said in a message […] [Read More »]( [Ford to Recall Nearly 1.9 Million Explorer Suvs to Secure Trim Pieces That Can Fly off in Traffic]( [Ford to Recall Nearly 1.9 Million Explorer Suvs to Secure Trim Pieces That Can Fly off in Traffic]( (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. because a trim piece can fly off and create a hazard for other drivers. The recall covers Explorers from the 2011 through 2019 model years. Documents posted Wednesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say that clips holding the […] [Read More »]( [Pope Says Holocaust Remembrance Day Reminds World That War Can Never Be Justified]( [Pope Says Holocaust Remembrance Day Reminds World That War Can Never Be Justified]( (AP) — Pope Francis recalled the extermination of millions of Jews in calling Wednesday for the upcoming Holocaust Day of Remembrance to reaffirm that war can never be justified and only benefits weapons makers. At the end of his weekly general audience, Francis referred to Saturday’s commemoration, which has become fraught this year given […] [Read More »]( [VIN EXCLUSIVE: WABC’s Sid Rosenberg Discusses Upcoming Israel Trip, Jewish Upbringing, and Much More]( [VIN EXCLUSIVE: WABC’s Sid Rosenberg Discusses Upcoming Israel Trip, Jewish Upbringing, and Much More]( YORK (VINnews) — Sid Rosenberg’s life was forever impacted by the October 7 terror attack. Although he had never visited Israel before, Sid felt like his own family was targeted. At that moment, Sid, a proud Jew, recognized that his massive platform and huge audience on WABC gave him a unique opportunity to become […] [Read More »]( [Netflix’s Gains 13M New Global 4Q Subscribers as It Unwraps Its Best-Ever Holiday Season Results]( [Netflix’s Gains 13M New Global 4Q Subscribers as It Unwraps Its Best-Ever Holiday Season Results]( FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth in the final three months of 2023, closing out a comeback year that included a crackdown on viewers freeloading on the video-streaming service and a smattering of price hikes. The fourth-quarter results announced Tuesday provided further evidence that Netflix was able to […] [Read More »]( [Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Slaying of Detroit Synagogue Leader]( [Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Slaying of Detroit Synagogue Leader]( (AP) — The man accused of slaying a Detroit synagogue leader whose body was found in October outside her home will face trial, a judge ordered Tuesday. There’s enough evidence to bind Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, over to circuit court on murder, home invasion and lying to police charges, Judge Kenneth King of Detroit’s 36th […] [Read More »]( [A Fire in China’s Jiangxi Province Kills at Least 39 People, State Media Says]( [A Fire in China’s Jiangxi Province Kills at Least 39 People, State Media Says]( (AP) — At least 39 people died and nine people were injured after a fire broke out in China’s southeastern Jiangxi province, state media said on Wednesday. Rescuers are still trying to reach people trapped in the building, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The broadcaster said the fire broke out inside a building which […] [Read More »]( [Russia Accuses Ukraine of Shooting Down a Military Transport Plane, Killing 65 Ukrainian Pows Aboard]( [Russia Accuses Ukraine of Shooting Down a Military Transport Plane, Killing 65 Ukrainian Pows Aboard]( (AP) – Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a military transport plane, killing all 74 people aboard, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war being swapped. Ukrainian officials did not immediately confirm or deny Russia’s claims about the crash in Russia’s Belgorod border region, although they said they were looking […] [Read More »]( [Lipa Schmeltzer Lightly Injured In Road Accident, But Manages To Attend Wedding]( [Lipa Schmeltzer Lightly Injured In Road Accident, But Manages To Attend Wedding]( YORK (VINnews) — Popular chasidic singer Lipa Schmeltzer, was lightly injured in a car accident Tuesday night, but still managed to attend the wedding he was travelling to at the time. The accident occurred when Schmeltzer’s Tesla vehicle hit a guardrail near the Washington Bridge as he made his way to the wedding. At […] [Read More »]( [Entrepeneur Who Fell In Gaza Created Cameras To Help Lifeguards Save Lives]( [Entrepeneur Who Fell In Gaza Created Cameras To Help Lifeguards Save Lives]( (VINnews)— One of the 21 soldiers who fell in the tragic collapse of two buildings in Gaza on Monday was 35-year-old Adam Bismuth from Karnei Shomron. Bismuth had already made a name for himself in the hi-tech community of Beersheva and beyond. Among his many pursuits, he was a lecturer in the faculty for […] [Read More »]( [Watch This! The Song the Alter Mirrers Sang on the Ship to Kobe, Japan]( [Watch This! The Song the Alter Mirrers Sang on the Ship to Kobe, Japan]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman Many of us are talmidim, children, or eineklach of those who were known as Alter Mirrers.  Unfortunately, most are gone.  What follows is a small vignette in their history. When the talmidim of the Mir Yeshiva received their visas, American Jews raised money for their train tickets on the Trans-Siberian Railway  […] [Read More »]( [Tu Bishvat is Also an Opportunity to Enhance Our Brachos Kavanna and Knowledge]( [Tu Bishvat is Also an Opportunity to Enhance Our Brachos Kavanna and Knowledge]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman There are so many dveikus-enhancing themes that can be explored tonight in regard to Tu B’Shvat. One such them is enhancing our dveikus by upgrading our recitation of Brachos. And it is not just the way we say them, but also our knowledge of them.  This can be enormously effective in […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Footage From IDF House-To-House Fighting, Longest Tunnel Yet Discovered]( [WATCH: Footage From IDF House-To-House Fighting, Longest Tunnel Yet Discovered]( (VINnews) — The IDF published graphic footage detailing the house-to-house fighting which is raging in Khan Younis, as well as the massive tunnel infrastructure being revealed there by the forces. In a clip released Tuesday, the forces can be seen engaging terrorists inside a house in hand-to-hand combat. Using grenades and guns they succeed […] [Read More »]( [US State Department Warns of Jew-Hatred Emerging From Asia]( [US State Department Warns of Jew-Hatred Emerging From Asia]( – A U.S. State Department official warned that China is increasingly promoting antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. Delivering a keynote address to the American Bar Association on Monday, Aaron Keyak, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said China is trying to […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Feiga Friedman ע”ה]( [Mrs. Feiga Friedman ע”ה]( getting up: Sunday (1/28/24)AM Mrs. Rivky BauerDaughter Mrs. Freidy SichermanDaughter R’ Michael FriedmanSon [Read More »]( [Italian Jewish Leader Slams Holocaust Survivor Citation by Group Planning Anti-israel Demo Jan. 27]( [Italian Jewish Leader Slams Holocaust Survivor Citation by Group Planning Anti-israel Demo Jan. 27]( (AP) — An Italian Jewish leader on Tuesday protested a citation of Holocaust survivor Primo Levi on flyers for a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Italian capital on Saturday, coinciding with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as a surge in anti-Semitic incidents threatens to taint commemorations for victims of the Nazi Holocaust. “Leave Primo Levi […] [Read More »]( [After Intense Backlash Against Sara Netanyahu, Eylon Levy Avoids Being Fired]( [After Intense Backlash Against Sara Netanyahu, Eylon Levy Avoids Being Fired]( (VINnews) — Israeli spokesman Eylon Levy, who has become a global sensation, was nearly ousted from his position by the wife of Prime Minster Binyamin Netanyahu. According to Israeli media, Sara Netanyahu tried to have Levy fired from his role, over his participation in the Israeli judicial reform protests against her husband last summer. […] [Read More »]( [Charles Osgood, CBS Host on TV and Radio and Network’s Poet-In-Residence, Dies at Age 91]( [Charles Osgood, CBS Host on TV and Radio and Network’s Poet-In-Residence, Dies at Age 91]( YORK (AP) — Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, hosted the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91. CBS reported that Osgood died Tuesday at his home in Saddle River, New […] [Read More »]( Get More VINnews Join our [WhatsApp group]( for breaking updates. Not on our email list yet? [Join here](. [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2024 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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