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[New York City Files a Lawsuit Saying Social Media Is Fueling a Youth Mental Health Crisis]( [New York City Files a Lawsuit Saying Social Media Is Fueling a Youth Mental Health Crisis]( – New York City, its schools and public hospital system announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and dangerous” social media platforms for fueling a childhood mental health crisis that is disrupting learning and draining resources. Children and adolescents are especially susceptible […] [Read More »]( [Boosting Your Health With Prebiotics and Probiotics]( [Boosting Your Health With Prebiotics and Probiotics]( – With all the buzz surrounding fermented foods recently, most people probably know that there are “good” bacteria out in the world that can benefit your health, like prebiotics and probiotics. But you may be wondering, what does “good bacteria” even mean? And what exactly are prebiotics and probiotics? Here’s everything you need to […] [Read More »]( [Accident Investigators Push the FAA for Better Cockpit Voice Recorders on All Planes]( [Accident Investigators Push the FAA for Better Cockpit Voice Recorders on All Planes]( (AP) — Federal accident investigators are pushing to retrofit current aircraft with better cockpit voice recorders, citing the loss of evidence during last month’s blowout of a door panel on a jetliner flying over Oregon. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration should require many current planes to have […] [Read More »]( [Republican Opposition to Israel Aid Is the Latest Headache for the Pro-israel Community]( [Republican Opposition to Israel Aid Is the Latest Headache for the Pro-israel Community]( (JTA/BY RON KAMPEAS ) — Since Oct. 7, a growing number of Democrats have called for a ceasefire in Gaza, harshly criticized Israel or refused to send it more money. But increasingly over the past few weeks, when both chambers of Congress sit down to vote, it is a faction of Republicans, allied with […] [Read More »]( [Chicago to Stop Using Controversial Gunshot Detection Technology This Year]( [Chicago to Stop Using Controversial Gunshot Detection Technology This Year]( (AP) — Chicago won’t renew its ShotSpotter contract and plans to stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Tuesday. The system, which relies on an artificial intelligence algorithm and network of microphones to identify gunshots, has been criticized for inaccuracy, racial bias and law enforcement misuse. […] [Read More »]( [Families of Hostages Visit International Court to Urge the Arrest of Hamas Leaders]( [Families of Hostages Visit International Court to Urge the Arrest of Hamas Leaders]( HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Grieving mother Doris Liber said Wednesday she flew from Israel to the International Criminal Court in hopes of getting justice for her son Guy Illuz, who died in captivity after being shot in the back in the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in southern Israel. Liber, a native of New […] [Read More »]( [What Is Alaskapox? Recent Death Brings Attention to Virus Seen in Small Animals]( [What Is Alaskapox? Recent Death Brings Attention to Virus Seen in Small Animals]( YORK (AP) — For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state — this one resulting in a man’s death — has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox virus. Here’s […] [Read More »]( [IAEA: Iran ‘Not Entirely Transparent’ on Its Nuclear Program]( [IAEA: Iran ‘Not Entirely Transparent’ on Its Nuclear Program]( – Tehran is being less than forthright with the International Atomic Energy Agency regarding its nuclear program, said IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Tuesday. The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog group made his remarks in light of comments this weekend by Ali Akbar Salehi, former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of […] [Read More »]( [Surge in Aliyah Applications Since War Began]( [Surge in Aliyah Applications Since War Began]( (JNS) – Israel expects a big wave of immigration in the wake of the war against Hamas, fueled by solidarity with the Jewish state as well as global antisemitism, the minister of aliyah and integration said on Wednesday. Some 6,500 people have immigrated to Israel since the Oct. 7 massacre, while there has been […] [Read More »]( [Israel Won’t Give In to ‘Delusional’ Hamas Demands, Netanyahu Says]( [Israel Won’t Give In to ‘Delusional’ Hamas Demands, Netanyahu Says]( (JNS) – Hostages-for-ceasefire negotiations can only advance when Hamas drops sweeping demands that would strengthen the terror group, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said following talks in Egypt. “Israel did not receive in Cairo any new proposal of Hamas on the release of our hostages,” Netanyahu’s office stated, reiterating that his government refuses to […] [Read More »]( [House Intelligence Committee Chair Warns of a Serious National Security Threat]( [House Intelligence Committee Chair Warns of a Serious National Security Threat]( (AP) — The head of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday he had information about a serious national security threat and urged the administration to declassify the information so the U.S. and its allies can openly discuss how to respond. Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican, gave no details about the nature of the […] [Read More »]( [Jared Kushner: Not Interested in Rejoining the White House]( [Jared Kushner: Not Interested in Rejoining the White House]( YORK (AP) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, defended on Tuesday his business dealings after leaving government with the Saudi crown prince who was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Kushner worked on a wide range of issues and policies in the Trump […] [Read More »]( [Detecting Russian ‘Carrots’ and ‘Tea Bags’: Ukraine Decodes Enemy Chatter to Save Lives]( [Detecting Russian ‘Carrots’ and ‘Tea Bags’: Ukraine Decodes Enemy Chatter to Save Lives]( FOREST, Ukraine (AP) — As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.” A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass, who has spent months listening to and analyzing such chatter, is able to quickly decode […] [Read More »]( [R` Joseph Biderman ז”ל]( [R` Joseph Biderman ז”ל]( getting up: Tuesday (2/20/24)Morning Mrs. Esther BidermanWife R` David BidermanSon R` Aaron BidermanSon Mrs. Aliza WeinbergDaughter Mrs. Brenda LauerDaughter [Read More »]( [New York City Schools Went Online Instead of Calling a Snow Day. It Didn’t Go Well]( [New York City Schools Went Online Instead of Calling a Snow Day. It Didn’t Go Well]( YORK (AP) — When New York City officials got wind of the major winter storm headed their way, they rewound the clock four years, reopened their coronavirus pandemic playbook, and announced that instead of canceling school, teachers and students would once again meet online. No snow day. Mayor Eric Adams said it was important […] [Read More »]( [NATO Chief Hails Record Defense Spending While Warning That Trump’s Remarks Undermine Security]( [NATO Chief Hails Record Defense Spending While Warning That Trump’s Remarks Undermine Security]( (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that its European members and Canada have ramped up defense spending to record levels, as he warned that former U.S. President Donald Trump was undermining their security by calling into question the U.S. commitment to its allies. Stoltenberg said U.S. partners in NATO have spent $600 […] [Read More »]( [Ukrainian Military Says It Sank a Russian Landing Ship in the Black Sea]( [Ukrainian Military Says It Sank a Russian Landing Ship in the Black Sea]( Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it used naval drones to sink a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea, a report that has not been confirmed by Russian authorities. The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank near Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014, […] [Read More »]( [Thousands of US, UK Delivery, Ride-Hailing Drivers Stop Work on Valentine’s Day]( [Thousands of US, UK Delivery, Ride-Hailing Drivers Stop Work on Valentine’s Day]( YORK (AP) – Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for fair compensation and other changes to their working conditions. In the U.S., Uber and Lyft drivers planned daylong strikes in Chicago; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Miami; Orlando and Tampa, Florida; Hartford, Connecticut; Newark, […] [Read More »]( [Freed Israeli Hostages Record Message of Gratitude to Liberators]( [Freed Israeli Hostages Record Message of Gratitude to Liberators]( (JNS) – The two Israeli hostages freed by special forces in Gaza early Monday recorded a message of gratitude to their liberators from the hospital where they are recovering. Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70 surprised the security services personnel in a video message from Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan broadcast to […] [Read More »]( [Lyft Shares Rocket 62% Over a Typo in the Company’s Earnings Release]( [Lyft Shares Rocket 62% Over a Typo in the Company’s Earnings Release]( YORK (AP) – Lyft shares jumped 62% after the closing bell Tuesday thanks in part to a typo in the ride-hailing company’s earnings release that appears to have sent investors’ auto-trading algorithms — or “bots” — into a buying frenzy. Lyft’s fourth-quarter report initially forecast that an important profit metric was expected to climb […] [Read More »]( [Two Chinese Fishermen Die After Chase With Taiwan’s Coast Guard, Which Alleges Trespassing]( [Two Chinese Fishermen Die After Chase With Taiwan’s Coast Guard, Which Alleges Trespassing]( (AP) — Two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by Taiwan’s Coast Guard off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, the coast guard said Wednesday. The deaths are unusual despite the level of Chinese activity in the waters near Kinmen, which is closer to China than it is to Taiwan’s main island. There […] [Read More »]( [Democrat Tom Suozzi Wins New York Race to Succeed George Santos in Congress]( [Democrat Tom Suozzi Wins New York Race to Succeed George Santos in Congress]( YORK (AP) – Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a politically mixed suburban district in a victory that could lift his party’s hopes heading into a fiercely contested presidential election later this year. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip […] [Read More »]( [A Polish ‘Countess’ Saved Thousands Of Concentration Camp Prisoners From Death. No One Knew She Was A Jew.]( [A Polish ‘Countess’ Saved Thousands Of Concentration Camp Prisoners From Death. No One Knew She Was A Jew.]( YORK (JTA) — In December 1941, a petite, elegant woman left her home in Eastern Galicia, where she was known as the Jewish mathematician Janina Spinner Mehlberg. Three days later, she arrived in Lublin — soon to be an epicenter of Nazi extermination in occupied Poland — with a new identity. She was now […] [Read More »]( [Experts dismiss ‘Politico’ claim Blinken ‘too nice to be secretary of state’]( [Experts dismiss ‘Politico’ claim Blinken ‘too nice to be secretary of state’]( Wecker / JNS) — Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, is so dull that a “major news organization” scrapped a profile of him after its journalists struggled mightily to find relevant “spicy anecdotes.” For senior Politico foreign-affairs correspondent Nahal Toosi, this raises the question of whether Blinken is “too nice to be secretary […] [Read More »]( [Guterres: UNRWA vital in ability to underpay Gazans]( [Guterres: UNRWA vital in ability to underpay Gazans]( — Every year on Sept. 18, the United Nations celebrates International Equal Pay Day. The rest of the year, it hires Gazans because they are cheaper than other U.N. staff. António Guterres, U.N. secretary-general, said on Thursday that the international body’s scandal-plagued, Palestinian-only aid agency cannot be disbanded, in part because of the relatively […] [Read More »]( [Large 1800-Year-Old Roman Military Base Excavated Near Tel Megiddo]( [Large 1800-Year-Old Roman Military Base Excavated Near Tel Megiddo]( (VINnews) — In a recent excavation carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at the foot of Tel Megiddo, close to the ancient village of Kfar Othnay (mentioned in the Mishna- Gittin 7:7), architectural remains of the 1,800-year-old Roman ‘Ferrata’ Iron Legion’s base camp (VI) were excavated, according to a report by Israel365 […] [Read More »]( [Shas Minister, Chief Of Staff Call For Charedi Enlistment: ‘Everyone Should Do Their Part’]( [Shas Minister, Chief Of Staff Call For Charedi Enlistment: ‘Everyone Should Do Their Part’]( (VINnews) — With the IDF stretched to its limits on three fronts, and reservists being forced to serve for periods of 90-120 days without being switched out, the demand for more manpower has become critical. The IDF has even asked the pre-military academies to bring forward their enlistment by half a year, and recently […] [Read More »]( [1 Killed, 8 Injured In Hezbollah Missile Barrage On Tzfat]( [1 Killed, 8 Injured In Hezbollah Missile Barrage On Tzfat]( (VINnews) — A woman was killed and eight other people injured, one seriously and one moderately, in a Hezbollah missile barrage on Tzfat Wednesday morning. All the injured were evacuated to Ziv (Sieff) Medical Center in Tzfat. At least eight missiles were fired towards Tzfat. Saudi news television channel Al Arabiya claimed that missiles […] [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. 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