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[6 Dr. Seuss Books Won’t Be Published For Racist Images]( BOSTON (AP) — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author’s legacy said Tuesday. “These books portray people in ways that are […] [Read More »]( [White House: Merck To Help Produce Rival J&J’s Vaccine]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose vaccine and accelerate the nation’s plans to vaccinate nearly […] [Read More »]( [Cuomo Avoids Public Amid Outcry Over Harassment Allegations]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has avoided public appearances for days as some members of his own party call for him to resign over sexual harassment allegations. The governor hasn’t taken questions from reporters since a Feb. 19 briefing, an unusually long gap for a Democrat whose daily, televised updates on […] [Read More »]( [Driver Who Allegedly Blew a Red Light While Speeding Seriously Injuring a Brooklyn Hasidic Woman, Indicted]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a 22-year-old man has been indicted for assault, reckless endangerment and other charges for allegedly causing a car crash that seriously injured a Brooklyn mother of six. On Nov 30 VINnews posted the story of the accident. A dashboard camera captured the […] [Read More »]( [Amazon Alters App Logo That Drew Comparisons To Hitler’s Mustache]( SEATTLE (JTA) — Amazon has drawn some Fuehrer fury — over a logo featuring a cardboard box and a piece of tape. The ecommerce giant released a new logo for its smartphone app on Monday after some users compared the former logo to Hitler’s mustache. The former logo featured a piece of tape with ragged […] [Read More »]( [Texas Becomes Biggest US State To Lift COVID-19 Mask Mandate]( AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 Texans. The Republican governor has faced sharp criticism from his party over the mandate, which was imposed […] [Read More »]( [Kayleigh Mcenany Signs On As Fox News Contributor]( NEW YORK (AP) — As widely anticipated, Fox News said Tuesday that it had signed former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany as a contributor to offer commentary on various network programs. McEnany, former President Donald Trump’s final press secretary, didn’t speak about her new role during an interview with Fox’s Harris Faulkner that aired […] [Read More »]( [Senate Votes To Confirm Biden Pick As Commerce Secretary]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy’s recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic. The vote was 84-15. Raimondo, 49, was the first woman elected governor of Rhode Island and is serving her second […] [Read More »]( [Israel Sentences Palestinian Lawmaker To Two Years In Prison]( JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court has sentenced a prominent Palestinian lawmaker to two years in prison in a plea bargain that convicted her of belonging to an outlawed group. But the court found insufficient evidence to press more serious charges against her, the army said Tuesday. Khalida Jarrar, a member of the Popular […] [Read More »]( [FBI Chief Calls Jan. 6 ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ Defends Intel]( WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray condemned the January riot at the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorism” Tuesday as he defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence indicating the prospect for violence. He told lawmakers the information was properly shared with other law enforcement agencies even though it was raw and unverified. Wray’s comments before […] [Read More »]( [Police: 13 Killed When Big Rig Hits Suv Carrying 25 People]( HOLTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen people were killed Tuesday when an SUV carrying 25 people and a semitruck collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said. Twelve people were found dead when first responders reached the highway, which winds through fields in the agricultural southeastern corner of California. Another person died […] [Read More »]( [Pennsylvania Republicans Stop Just Short Of Censuring Toomey]( HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party has expressed its disapproval of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey over his vote to convict Donald Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial, while stopping short of issuing the more serious — albeit still symbolic — censure that some members had pushed for. The vote counting wrapped up […] [Read More »]( [FBI Says Rioters Weren’t Fake Trump Protesters]( WASHINGTON (AP) – FBI Director Chris Wray says the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol was not organized by people posing as Trump supporters. At a hearing Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin asked Wray if there was any evidence the attack was organized by “fake Trump protesters.” Wray replied the FBI has “not […] [Read More »]( [Anglo-Israeli Grandma Goes Viral After Hilarious Interview With Israeli Anchor Rafi Reshef]( JERUSALEM (VINnews)— Effi Hercky, an effervescent 81-year-old Anglo-Israeli never expected to rise to stardom at her stage in life, but a short interview with Israeli anchor Rafi Reshef has catapulted her onto center stage. Hersky’s heavy English accent, bubbly personality and comical interludes (she was interviewed in the gym, flexed her muscles for Reshef and […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sara Indig ע”ה שרה]( Family getting up: Mr. Yehuda IndigSon Sitting at 2907 Healy Ave., Far Rockaway, NY. 516-317-4929 Mr. Zalman IndigSon Sitting at 53 Dewhurst St., Staten Island. 718-473-5893 Mrs. Miriam KatzDaughter Please phone or text only: 917 968-7973. Mrs. Elisheva SinenskyDaughter Sitting in Teaneck. Mrs. Tzippy CohenDaughter 917 319-1930 [Read More »]( [LA Rabbis From Across Denominational Spectrum Urge Congressional Action On Uighurs]( LOS ANGELES (JTA) – A diverse group of rabbis in Los Angeles has written their congressman to urge him to take action in support of China’s Uighur Muslims. The letter sent last week to Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat, represents the spectrum of Jewish belief, joining Orthodox, Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative rabbis. Sixteen rabbis and […] [Read More »]( [US Sets Sanctions Over Russia Opposition Leader’s Poisoning]( WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday related to the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose detention drew tens of thousands of protesters out into the streets of Russian cities this winter. Senior administration officials announced the sanctions but did not immediately identify the Russian […] [Read More »]( [R’ Usher Tzvi Weisz ז”ל אשר צבי בן דוד מאיר]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 08:00Mincha: 18:40 Mrs. Rivka WeissWife R` Duvid Mair WeissSon Mrs. Blimy SternDaughter Mrs. Laye HerskowitzDaughter [Read More »]( [Israeli Attorney General Slams Netanyahu’s Vaccine Diplomacy]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that he cannot single-handedly share the country’s surplus vaccines with far-flung allies in Africa, Europe and Latin America, and that such an important decision cannot be made by the prime minister alone. In an official letter, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit argues that Netanyahu should have […] [Read More »]( [Romney Knocked Unconscious In Fall, But ‘Doing Better’]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he was knocked unconscious in a fall over the weekend, but he was “doing better.” The Utah Republican said the accident happened when he was spending time with his grandchildren in Boston. He told reporters he was taken to a hospital and got stitches on his […] [Read More »]( [Yehuda Meshi-Zahav Receives Israel Prize For Lifetime Achievement]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — ZAKA founder and director Yehuda Meshi-Zahav has received the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement for the year 2021. Meshi-Zahav received the news from Education Minister Yoav Galant, who praised him for his selfless dedication to acts of kindness and for his efforts to encourage unity within Israel. Meshi-Zahav, who appeared moved by […] [Read More »]( [MK Pindrus: ‘IDF Converts Are Shiksas, Whoever Marries Them- His Father Should Sit Shiva’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The political environment in Israel, never calm before elections, reached a stormy crescendo after MK Yitzchak Pindrus (UTJ) said at a conference Tuesday that “whoever converted under the auspices of the IDF is a ‘shiksa.’ If somebody marries her – his father should sit shiva.” Rabbi Chaim Amsalem, a Sephardic rabbi who […] [Read More »]( [Analysis: Court Forces Knesset To Determine Character Of Jewish State]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Monday’s bombshell decision by the Israeli supreme court to recognize Reform and Conservative conversions performed in Israel with regard to the right to citizenship in the country is not necessarily a blow to the orthodox hegemony on conversion. Rather it is a wake up call to the Knesset and especially to the […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Hero Rescues Vietnamese Child Who Fell From 12th Floor Of Building]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a dramatic scene which occurred in Hanoi Vietnam, a 2-year-old child who fell 12 floors from her house was caught by a passing delivery person, breaking her fall and saving her life. A video of the scene showed the child teetering on the balcony of the 12th floor with her […] [Read More »]( [Cuomo Allegations Leave Democrats Grappling With Response]( NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration’s response to the exploding pandemic last year. Now, the Democratic governor is struggling through a sexual harassment scandal that’s testing the limits of his party’s support as Democrats […] [Read More »]( [Canadian Jews Slam T-Shirts Comparing Coronavirus Vaccines To Holocaust]( VANCOUVER (JNS)- The Jewish community in Canada is outraged over a T-shirt created by a Vancouver woman that attempts to compare vaccinations against COVID-19 to the Holocaust, Canadian television network CTV News reported on Saturday. TV producer Susan Standfield designed a line of anti-vaccine and anti-mask T-shirts with her most recent design a white short-sleeve […] [Read More »]( [Twitter Cracks Down On COVID Vaccine Misinformation]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules. The company said Monday that it has started using human reviewers to assess whether tweets violate its policy against COVID vaccine misinformation. Eventually, […] [Read More »]( [CNN’s Chris Cuomo Says He ‘Obviously’ Can’t Cover Brother]( NEW YORK (AP) — CNN host Chris Cuomo told viewers Monday that he “obviously” couldn’t cover the stories surrounding his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is accused of sexual harassment by two women who work in state government and a third who he allegedly encountered at a wedding. The prime time host […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 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 7939 West Ridgewood Rd.New York, NY 10028 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.