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[With Jewish vote up for grabs, NY congressional candidates Suozzi, Pilip hold sole debate ahead of special election]( [With Jewish vote up for grabs, NY congressional candidates Suozzi, Pilip hold sole debate ahead of special election]( TRESS / New York Jewish Week) — One candidate is an Israeli-American Orthodox Jew born in Ethiopia. The other has highlighted his support for Israel — and accused his opponent of endangering it. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, they will vie for the support of New York’s third congressional district — one of the most […] [Read More »]( [2 Jetblue Planes Make Contact at Logan Airport, Wingtip Touches Tail]( [2 Jetblue Planes Make Contact at Logan Airport, Wingtip Touches Tail]( (AP) — Two JetBlue planes made contact Thursday morning at Boston Logan International Airport, with one wingtip touching another plane’s tail. No one was hurt and both flights were canceled, Jennifer Mehigan of the Massachusetts Port Authority said in an email. The left winglet of JetBlue Flight 777 struck the right horizontal stabilizer of […] [Read More »]( [Brazen Robber Strikes BP Health Store Again]( [Brazen Robber Strikes BP Health Store Again]( PARK – Eight months after being burglarized in the early morning hours, a Borough Park store selling vitamins, supplements, fresh juices, smoothies, wellness drinks and other health-related items was targeted yet again, the thief making off this time with approximately $2,000 in cash. Video taken from Health Emporium’s surveillance cameras show a man in […] [Read More »]( [R’ Yanky Kogel ז”ל Yaakov Asher Ben Dovid Moshe Zev]( [R’ Yanky Kogel ז”ל Yaakov Asher Ben Dovid Moshe Zev]( getting up: Shacharis: 9:00 amMincha: 5:50 pmMaariv: 6:20 pm [Read More »]( [Special Counsel: Biden ‘Willfully’ Disclosed Classified Materials, but No Criminal Charges Warranted]( [Special Counsel: Biden ‘Willfully’ Disclosed Classified Materials, but No Criminal Charges Warranted]( (AP) — President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else. The report […] [Read More »]( [R Yoel Eichenbrener ז”ל]( [R Yoel Eichenbrener ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (2/09/24)Morning R’ Hllel EichenbrenerSon [Read More »]( [United Hatzalah Volunteers Share Their October 7th Stories in Angels in Orange]( [United Hatzalah Volunteers Share Their October 7th Stories in Angels in Orange]( – Four months after more than 1,700 United Hatzalah volunteers dropped everything and rushed into the bloody war zone of the October 7th terror attack, a new book shares some of their stories, detailing real life heroism, modern day miracles and true bravery. Written by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, Angels in Orange was released by […] [Read More »]( [Average Long-Term Us Mortgage Rate Edged Higher This Week, but Remain in the Mid-6% Range]( [Average Long-Term Us Mortgage Rate Edged Higher This Week, but Remain in the Mid-6% Range]( ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week, reflecting a recent uptick in the 10-year Treasury yield. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.64% from 6.63% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.12%. “Mortgage rates remain stagnant, hovering […] [Read More »]( [Nachi Gordon Urges Community Not to Flaunt Lavish Vacations on Social Media]( [Nachi Gordon Urges Community Not to Flaunt Lavish Vacations on Social Media]( — Kudos to renowned podcaster and media figure Nachi Gordon, who has called out members of the frum community who boast about their lavish vacations on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, while so many people are suffering in Eretz Yisrael. In a Twitter post Tuesday, the founder and CEO of Meaningful Minute and the co-host […] [Read More »]( [Argentina’s President Calls Hamas ‘21st-Century Nazism’]( [Argentina’s President Calls Hamas ‘21st-Century Nazism’]( (JNS) – Argentine President Javier Milei toured a hard-hit kibbutz near the border with Gaza on Thursday and described the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre as “21st-century Nazism.” The unequivocal remarks by the Argentine leader during a visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz with President Isaac Herzog were the latest signal of a major shift in […] [Read More »]( [President Joe Biden Won’t Call for Redactions to the Special Counsel’s Report Into His Handling of Classified Documents]( [President Joe Biden Won’t Call for Redactions to the Special Counsel’s Report Into His Handling of Classified Documents]( (AP) — President Joe Biden will not seek any redactions in a report by the Justice Department special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, the White House said Thursday, clearing the way for its release. White House Counsel’s office spokesman Ian Sams said the White House had notified the Justice Department that it […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine’s President Appoints New Army Leader at Pivotal Moment in War With Russia]( [Ukraine’s President Appoints New Army Leader at Pivotal Moment in War With Russia]( Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced his top army general on Thursday in what amounts to a major shake-up of the country’s war strategy as the conflict with Russia grinds into its third year and Ukraine grapples with shortages of ammunition and personnel. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said he thanked […] [Read More »]( [Calls To Remove UNRWA From East Jerusalem, After Video Shows Students Terror Statements]( [Calls To Remove UNRWA From East Jerusalem, After Video Shows Students Terror Statements]( (VINnews) — “I am ready to carry out a suicide attack”, a student at a UNRWA school in East Jerusalem says in a video filmed in 2022 by the Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research. Another student says that “we have to fight the Jews to prove that we are stronger than them.” […] [Read More »]( [Gazan Journalist: ‘Find Us Somewhere To Go. You Don’t Want Us? Put Us On Ships’]( [Gazan Journalist: ‘Find Us Somewhere To Go. You Don’t Want Us? Put Us On Ships’]( (VINnews) — A Gazan journalist revealed the severity of the situation in the southern Gaza strip and implored Israel to help the Gazans emigrate. In an interview with Ynet,  Sami Obeid, a journalist living in Rafah, said that “Most of those who live in Rafah are in tents. I see the tremendous suffering. There […] [Read More »]( [Floridians Shaken by 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake About 100 Miles off the Coast in the Atlantic Ocean]( [Floridians Shaken by 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake About 100 Miles off the Coast in the Atlantic Ocean]( CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are collecting reports from Floridians who felt shaking from a 4.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast, the National Weather Service reported. The earthquake happened shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Cape Canaveral, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Earthquakes have been felt in […] [Read More »]( [INSANE VIDEO: Curtis Sliwa’s Angels Apprehend Illegal Migrant During Live Hannity Show]( [INSANE VIDEO: Curtis Sliwa’s Angels Apprehend Illegal Migrant During Live Hannity Show]( YORK CITY (VINnews) — Curtis Sliwa’s Guardian Angels apprehended an illegal migrant in the process of shoplifting–and the incident was caught on live TV, during an interview with Sean Hannity! Wild footage showed the vigilante group grabbing the man during a live interview with Fox News on Tuesday. The interview first showed Sliwa surrounded […] [Read More »]( [Supreme Court Sounds Broadly Skeptical of Efforts to Kick Trump off Ballot Over Capitol Attack]( [Supreme Court Sounds Broadly Skeptical of Efforts to Kick Trump off Ballot Over Capitol Attack]( (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sounded broadly skeptical of efforts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. In more than two hours of arguments, both conservative and liberal justices raised questions of whether Trump can be disqualified from being president again because of his efforts to undo his loss […] [Read More »]( [WhatsApp Accounts of Oct 7 Hostages and Victims Vanish on Same Day]( [WhatsApp Accounts of Oct 7 Hostages and Victims Vanish on Same Day]( In a disturbing occurrence which underscores the extreme trauma and pain of October 7 victims and their families—the WhatsApp accounts of hostages and those murdered by Hamas were automatically removed from groups by the app. According to Arutz Sheva, many families of the hostages and those murdered noticed a similar phenomenon in the past […] [Read More »]( [5 Marines Aboard Helicopter That Went Down Outside San Diego Are Confirmed Dead, Military Says]( [5 Marines Aboard Helicopter That Went Down Outside San Diego Are Confirmed Dead, Military Says]( DIEGO (AP) — Five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego are confirmed dead, the military said Thursday. Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after training at Creech […] [Read More »]( [Google’s Gemini AI App to Land on Phones, Making It Easier for People to Connect to a Digital Brain]( [Google’s Gemini AI App to Land on Phones, Making It Easier for People to Connect to a Digital Brain]( FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Thursday introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will implant the technology on smartphones, enabling people to quickly connect to a digital brain that can write for them, interpret what they’re reading and seeing, in addition to helping manage their lives. With the advent of the Gemini app, named […] [Read More »]( [World’s Oldest Jew, Pearl Berg, Dies at Age 114]( [World’s Oldest Jew, Pearl Berg, Dies at Age 114]( – Pearl Berg, the ninth oldest person in the world, the third oldest person in the United States and the oldest Jewish person, died on Feb. 1 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 114 years old. She was born on Oct. 1, 1909, in Evansville, Ind., to Archie Synenberg and Annie Gerson. […] [Read More »]( [Israel Considering Arafat-Style Exile for Sinwar, Deif]( [Israel Considering Arafat-Style Exile for Sinwar, Deif]( (JNS) – Israeli leaders are considering the idea of exiling Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar in exchange for the release of all hostages held by the terrorist group and an end to its governance of the territory. Six Israeli officials and senior advisers confirmed to NBC News on Thursday that Jerusalem would be willing to […] [Read More »]( [Hezbollah Missile Wounds Three Idf Soldiers]( [Hezbollah Missile Wounds Three Idf Soldiers]( (JNS) – Three Israeli soldiers were wounded in Kiryat Shmona on Thursday by an anti-tank missile Hezbollah fired from Lebanon. One of the soldiers sustained serious injuries while the other two were lightly hurt, according to the Israel Defense Forces. All three were evacuated to the hospital and their families were notified. In response, […] [Read More »]( [IDF To Extend Regular And Reserve Service, Sparking Calls For Charedi Shouldering Of Burden]( [IDF To Extend Regular And Reserve Service, Sparking Calls For Charedi Shouldering Of Burden]( (VINnews) — The IDF announced Wednesday that it plans to extend the regular army service to 36 months, as well as increasing reserved duty until the age of 46 and added many days a year of active reserve service. The announcement, made as part of a new framework for the draft law, aroused opposition […] [Read More »]( [Son Of Hamas Founder Who Disavowed His Roots Visits Western Negev]( [Son Of Hamas Founder Who Disavowed His Roots Visits Western Negev]( (VINnews) — After calling for the elimination of Hamas and publicly defending Israel’s actions to defend itself, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of the founder of Hamas who left his family and former ideology, arrived in Israel. Yousef was interviewed in Arabic by Prime Minister’s Arabic Media Spokesperson, Ofir Gendelman, and also toured the […] [Read More »]( [Treasury rolls out residential real estate transparency rules to combat money laundering]( [Treasury rolls out residential real estate transparency rules to combat money laundering]( (AP) — The Biden administration wants to make residential real estate transactions more transparent by unmasking the owners of certain all-cash purchases. It’s part of an ongoing effort to combat money laundering and the movement of dirty money through the American financial system. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a regulation on […] [Read More »]( [In a First for Uber Since Becoming a Public Company, an Annual Profit.]( [In a First for Uber Since Becoming a Public Company, an Annual Profit.]( – Uber posted its first full-year profit since going public in 2019 and its stock hit an all-time high Wednesday as strong bookings in the final quarter of the year pushed profit and revenue beyond Wall Street expectations. Like its final year as a private company, the last time Uber turned a profit, it […] [Read More »]( [Minnesota and Eli Lilly Settle Insulin Price-Gouging Lawsuit. Deal Will Hold Costs to $35 a Month]( [Minnesota and Eli Lilly Settle Insulin Price-Gouging Lawsuit. Deal Will Hold Costs to $35 a Month](. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has reached a settlement with Eli Lilly and Co. in a price gouging lawsuit against the country’s three biggest insulin manufacturers that guarantees that Minnesotans can now buy Lilly-produced insulin for only $35 a month for the next five years, Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday. The settlement is […] [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. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Vos Is Neias 600 Reisterstown Rd Suite 401Baltimore, MD 21208 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.