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[GOP Rallies Solidly Against Democrats’ Virus Relief Package]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rallied solidly Wednesday against Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as lawmakers awaited a decision by the Senate’s parliamentarian that could bolster or potentially kill a pivotal provision hiking the federal minimum wage. Despite their paper-thin congressional majorities, Democratic leaders were poised to push the sweeping package through the House […] [Read More »]( [Genesis Prize Foundation To Honor Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks]( LONDON (JNS) – The Genesis Prize Foundation announced plans to honor the late prominent scholar, theologian, philosopher and former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Lord Jonathan Sacks. In 2020, the foundation for the first time invited the public to nominate laureates for this year’s award. Sacks, one of the seven finalists, passed away on […] [Read More »]( [LA Sheriff Calls Tiger Woods Crash ‘Purely An Accident’]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff on Wednesday characterized the crash that seriously injured Tiger Woods as “purely an accident” and appeared to rule out any potential criminal charges even as authorities were still investigating. Deputies saw no evidence the golf star was impaired by drugs or alcohol after Tuesday’s rollover wreck […] [Read More »]( [Facebook Says It Will Pay $1B Over 3 Years To News Industry]( CALIFORNIA (AP) — Facebook, following in Google’s footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to “support the news industry” over the next three years. The social networking giant, which has been tussling with Australia over a law that would make social platforms pay news organizations, said it has invested $600 million since 2018 in […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Calls Pelosi To Discuss Israel’s COVID Response As Some Democrats Offer Criticism]( WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House of Representatives speaker, spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel’s COVID-19 response at a time that Israel is under pressure to extend its vaccination program to Palestinians in the West Bank. “Today, I spoke with [the Israeli prime minister] to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Doctor Who Denied COVID-19, Opposed Vaccinations Loses License Permanently]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli health ministry decided Tuesday to revoke the license of a doctor who denies COVID-19, opposes vaccination and allegedly forged virus immunization certificates. Aryeh Avni, who recently said that ‘anyone who administers a vaccine is, to me, like Mengele,’ has a high-profile website in which he touts conspiracy theories about COVID-19 […] [Read More »]( [‘Operational Error’ Causes Fed Payment System To Crash]( CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s back-end payment system that banks, government entities and investors rely on to transfer cash went dark on Wednesday. The Fed blamed an “operational error” for FedWire’s collapse, and said it was working to restore services. FedWire is the central bank’s real-time wire-transfer service that is used to send […] [Read More »]( [Putin Warns Of Unnamed Foreign Efforts To Destabilize Russia]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nation’s top counterintelligence agency Wednesday to redouble its efforts to address what he described as Western attempts to destabilize Russia. Speaking at a meeting of top officials of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main KGB successor agency, Putin pointed at the “so-called policy of […] [Read More »]( [Israel Delivers Thousands Of Vaccines To Palestinians After Facing International Pressure]( JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel has delivered thousands of coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority, the Czech Republic, Guatemala, and Honduras, joining a number of other countries that are successfully vaccinating their populations and are now assisting others with their surpluses. Israel had come under criticism for not extending its successful vaccine program to Palestinians in […] [Read More »]( [Edmunds Compares New Escalade, Navigator And Mercedes GLS]( NEW YORK (AP) – Among luxury SUVs, the Cadillac Escalade has long made no apologies about being big and brash. Now Cadillac has redesigned the Escalade for 2021 with a new look and an infusion of new technology features. Do these updates make it the best large luxury SUV you can buy? Not if the […] [Read More »]( [Two Israelis Allowed To Leave Country To Undergo Assisted Suicide In Switzerland]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite the total closure on Israel’s borders, with no Israeli citizens allowed to leave the country, there are certain exceptions to the rule. When immediate medical treatment is required abroad or when an Israeli needs to participate in a funeral or take care of a person who requires his services, he may […] [Read More »]( [Pro-Palestinian Activist Accosts Mayoral Candidate Yang For Anti-BDS Stance]( NEW YORK (JNS) – New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, also a former Democratic candidate for president, was confronted over his strong opposition to BDS by a group that included Malik Hassan from the Muslim American Society New York and the Democratic Socialists of America while touring businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y. According to a […] [Read More »]( [What’s Behind $15,000 Electricity Bills In Texas?]( TEXAS (THE CONVERSATION)- Texans who made it through February’s extreme cold weather without losing power or natural gas must have felt lucky. But for some, keeping their electricity through the blackout may turn out to be more traumatic than losing it. An undetermined number of homeowners have been shocked to receive bills running into the […] [Read More »]( [The Easiest Homemade Hamantaschen Hack To Try This Year]( We love this idea from Kosher.com! Sandwich-taschen. So much quicker and easier and you don’t have to worry about them popping open in the oven! Share this with the person in your life who wants to make hamantaschen but doesn’t have time to patchke! If you want even more traditional and creative hamantaschen recipes, check […] [Read More »]( [Opinion: A Pregnant Pause To Consider Vaccine Denial]( JERUSALEM (JNS/Ruthie Blum) – A tragedy that befell a Jerusalem family this week and resonated throughout the country should serve as a cautionary tale. A pregnant mother of four was admitted last Tuesday to the COVID-19 intensive-care unit of Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem with respiratory problems. By Saturday night, despite the best efforts of doctors […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Cabinet Approves Purim Curfew To Head Off Covid-19 Outbreak]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a nighttime curfew for the Purim holiday weekend in an attempt to forestall a spike in COVID-19 infections due to parties and gatherings. Starting Thursday night, the eve of Purim, and ending on Sunday morning, the curfew will be in effect from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. […] [Read More »]( [Chasidic Boy Dies in Horrific School Bus Accident]( WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) – An eight year old Chasidic boy on his way to school lost his life this morning after a heartbreaking accident in Williamsburg. Sources told VIN News that Shimon Zev Fried was running to catch his bus just after 8:30 this morning when he was instead struck by the vehicle which pulled away, […] [Read More »]( [United Hatzalah To Suspend Unvaccinated Volunteers]( JERSALEM (JNS) – Eli Beer, founder and president of United Hatzalah, Israel’s largest volunteer-based emergency medical service, ordered all chapter heads nationwide—Jewish, Muslim and Christian, both secular and religious—to make sure that all of the volunteers in their sectors have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, or are recovering patients. United Hatzalah said Wednesday that the […] [Read More »]( [Surgeon: Tiger Woods Had Multiple “Open Fractures” To Lower Right Leg; Rod Placed In Tibia, Screws And Pins In Ankle]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods crashed his SUV on sweeping, downhill road in the Los Angels suburbs Tuesday morning, and doctors tried to stabilize “significant” injuries to his right leg with rods and a combination of screws and pins. Woods was driving to a television shoot when his SUV crashed into a median, rolled […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Government Allocates $13.8 Million To Oil-spill Cleanup]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved the allocation of 45 million shekels ($13.8 million) to help deal with a massive oil spill that has polluted some 100 miles of Israel’s coast. Approximately $20,000 will be advanced as immediate assistance to local authorities and the Nature and Parks Authority, according to an official statement. […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Samarian Settler Fends Off Knife-Wielding Terrorist With Bare Hands]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 22-year-old resident of Yitzhar, a community situated in the heart of Samaria near Shechem, fended off a terrorist threatening to stab him with a knife and succeeded in escaping from him. Binyamin Cohen, who got married only a few months ago, was waiting at a bus stop near Yitzhar on Wednesday […] [Read More »]( [FDA Says J&J 1-dose Shot Prevents Covid; Final Decision Soon]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wednesday that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration’s scientists confirmed that overall the vaccine is about 66% effective at preventing […] [Read More »]( [Mexican President Says Mexico Doing Better Than US On Virus]( MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that his country is doing better than the United States in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, even though Mexico’s per capita death rate is probably higher and the country has vaccinated less than 1% of its population. López Obrador said Tuesday that comparing […] [Read More »]( [Top Board Leaders Resign After Deadly Texas Power Outages]( AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures. The resignations are the first since the crisis […] [Read More »]( [Family: Navy Vet Died After Police Knelt On His Neck]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Navy veteran who was going through an episode of paranoia died after a Northern California police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, his family said Tuesday. The family of Angelo Quinto called police on Dec. 23 because the 30-year-old was suffering a mental health crisis and needed help. […] [Read More »]( [Rush Limbaugh Flag Honors Won’t Be Statewide]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving ahead with plans to honor recently deceased conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh by lowering flags to half-staff despite protests from some public officials who don’t see Limbaugh as worthy of the honor. DeSantis announced Tuesday that he was directing the U.S. and Florida flags to […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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