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[Harris: Vaccinated Can Be ‘Role Models’ For Friends, Family]( CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged Chicago union members to share their experience receiving a COVID-19 vaccine and act as “role models” for family and friends who may be reluctant even as Illinois prepares to open access to all adults. Harris visited a vaccination site in Chicago that opened last week […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Shoshana Weiss ע”ה ×©×•×©× ×” בלומה תמר בת ר יעקב שלמה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 1:45 pmMaariv: 8:30 pm Dr. Yaacov WeissSon [Read More »]( [Florida Governor Rebuts Vaccine ‘Pay-to-play’ Report On CBS]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back aggressively Tuesday against a “60 Minutes” report that suggested he initially made a deal to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in a South Florida county at Publix Super Markets pharmacies because the company made a donation to his political action committee. The Republican governor warned of unspecified […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Press Conference Held By Michael I. Inzelbuch, Attorney For Jewish Family Kicked Off Spirits Airline Flight]( NEW JERSEY (VINnews) — A press conference was held Tuesday evening by Michael I. Inzelbuch, the attorney retained by the Jewish family who was kicked off a Spirits Airline flight due to alleged mask violations. Present on the virtual presser was the parents and the 2 children who were kicked off the flight, as well […] [Read More »]( [Paris-Area Jews Catch And Overpower Suspected Stabber Fleeing The Scene]( SARCELLES (JTA) — Jewish residents of a Paris suburb chased and overpowered a man whom witnesses said tried to stab three Jews, then handed him over to police. The suspect, a 35-year-old illegal immigrant from Pakistan, approached the men from behind near a synagogue in Sarcelles on Wednesday evening, Le Parisien reported. The men were […] [Read More »]( [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Meets With Top NYC Jewish Group For First Time Since Assuming Office]( NEW YORK (JTA) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sat down for a public interview with a top New York City Jewish group, ending what some had considered a snub of Jewish leadership since the progressive New York Democrat’s election in 2019. In her April 1 talk with Michael Miller, head of the Jewish Community Relations Council […] [Read More »]( [Millionaires In NYC Set To Face Highest Tax Rate In US]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The highest-earning New Yorkers would face the nation’s steepest income tax rate under a budget lawmakers expected to vote on Tuesday. It would serve as a win for the Democratic party’s left wing, who say that millionaires in Manhattan penthouses have fared far better amid the pandemic then struggling small businesses […] [Read More »]( [Electric Chevy Pickup To Get Estimated 400 Miles Per Charge]( DETROIT (AP) — An electric version of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck will get an estimated 400 miles of range per charge, General Motors says. The company announced the range in a webcast on Tuesday and said the truck would be built at a factory straddling the border of Detroit and the enclave of Hamtramck. […] [Read More »]( [At Disney World, Smiles Won’t Be Hidden For Much Longer]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — At Walt Disney World, the smiles won’t have to be hidden for much longer. Starting Thursday, visitors to the theme park resort will be able to remove their masks temporarily for outdoor photos, the company said on its website. The change tweaks a requirement that all workers and visitors age 2 […] [Read More »]( [Biden Makes All Adults Eligible For A Vaccine On April 19]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he’s bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out of the woods when […] [Read More »]( [White House Will Not Require Credential To Show If Vaccinated]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is stressing that it won’t back any system “that requires Americans to carry a credential” to show they’ve been vaccinated. White House press secretary Jen Psaki says “there will be no federal vaccinations database and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential.” She says companies […] [Read More »]( [R’ Mordechai Leib Glatstein ז”ל]( Family getting up: Friday (4/09/21)Morning R’ Yossi GlatsteinSon Dr. Yitzchok GlatsteinSon [Read More »]( [Doormen Fired For Failing To Intervene In Anti-Asian Attack]( NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City apartment building workers have been fired for failing to help an Asian American woman as she was being violently attacked on the sidewalk outside, the building’s management company said Tuesday. Surveillance video of the March 29 attack near Times Square showed that the doormen didn’t step outside […] [Read More »]( [How To Talk To Believers Of Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories]( NEW YORK (AP) – Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are causing real-world problems by discouraging some people from getting vaccinated, wearing masks or following other guidelines. Some bizarre theories about the virus have prompted believers to burn 5G cell towers, shut down vaccination clinics or even ingest poisons touted as cures. Experts on misinformation and psychology […] [Read More »]( [Official: EU Agency To Confirm Astrazeneca Blood Clot Link]( ROME (AP) — A top official at the European Medicines Agency said in an interview published Tuesday there is a causal link between AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots, but that it’s still unclear what the connection is and the benefits of taking the vaccine outweigh the risks of getting COVID-19. Marco Cavaleri, head […] [Read More »]( [Two Yeshiva Boys Make Kiddush Hashem In Georgia]( GEORGIA (VINnews) — Two Yeshiva boys made a Kiddush Hashem yesterday when they stopped to assist a driver in Georgia who were struggling with their load. The boys were on their way to New York when they chanced upon the driver. When they were offered money for their services, they asked only to have the […] [Read More »]( [Authorities: Navy Medic Shoots 2, Is Shot And Killed On Base]( FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park Tuesday, then fled to a nearby Army base where he was shot and killed, police and U.S. Navy officials said. The man entered a business at the Riverside Tech Park, causing people inside to flee, but it […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Chaim Hersh Salamon ז”ל חיים צבי דוב בן יחזקאל שרגא]( Family getting up: Mrs. Goldy SalamonWife Mr. Duved SalamonSon Mr. Moshie SalamonSon Mr. Mutty SalamonSon Mr. Shlomie SalamonSon Mr. Menachem Salamon (London)Son Mrs. Gitty ReichbergDaughter Mrs. Henny GlauberDaughter Mrs. Yiddes FriedmanDaughter [Read More »]( [Israel Defender US Rep. Alcee Hastings Dies At 84]( FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rep. Alcee Hastings, the fiercely liberal longtime Florida congressman who was dogged throughout his tenure by an impeachment that ended his fast-rising judicial career, died Tuesday. He was 84. Hastings death was confirmed by his chief of staff, Lale M. Morrison. Hastings, a Democrat, announced two years ago that he […] [Read More »]( [Habachur Yehuda Shimon Hardoon ז”ל יהודה שמעון בן יהושע יוסף משה]( Family getting up: R’ Yossi HardoonFather Mrs. Rachel HardoonMother Habachur Shlomo HardoonBrother Habachur Sruly HardoonBrother Miss Shoshana Shira HardoonSister Miss Menucha HardoonSister Miss Neira Hinda HardoonSister [Read More »]( [Israeli Farmers Grow Record Pepper Weighing More Than Half A Kilo]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Talmud in a number of places states that the proof that the land of Israel does not lack anything is that even peppers grow there. (Brachos 36b, Sukka 35a). Apparently peppers are exotic types of growths which require special conditions but the land of Israel has many different types of climates. […] [Read More »]( [Woman Recovering After Rare Windpipe Transplant From Donor]( NEW YORK (AP) — Sonia Sein said she spent the last six years “trying to catch every breath at every moment” after extensive treatment for her severe asthma damaged her windpipe. She is breathing freely again after getting an unusual transplant. In January, doctors at New York’s Mount Sinai replaced her trachea, the tube that […] [Read More »]( [Wigs Worth $100,000 Stolen From Boro Park Store During Last Days Of Pesach]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise was stolen from three small businesses in 13th Avenue, Boro Park during the last days of Pesach, according to a report by BoroPark24. Police are investigating the crime spree which took place on Saturday or Sunday. Sheila, the owner of Sheila’s Wigs, a […] [Read More »]( [Covid-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expands To 16 And Over In NY]( NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers over 16 years old can sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, a major expansion of eligibility as the state seeks to immunize as many people as possible. Gov. Andrew Cuomo expanded eligibility to 30 and over last week and announced that people aged 16 to 29 would be […] [Read More »]( [Watch: 200 New IDF Recruits Finish Masechtos On Day Of Enlisting]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 200 new recruits who came to enlist in the IDF for the March 2021 recruitment completed a masechta and made a joint siyum at the enlistment office. The recruits had been studying the masechta prior to their joining the IDF in a program called Tzalash, which is an acronym both for the […] [Read More »]( [President Rivlin Tasks PM Netanyahu With Forming New Government, But Will He Succeed?]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli president Reuven Rivlin handed the mandate for forming a government to Prime Minister Netanyahu, not before he had expressed his reservations over the decision. Rivlin lamented the fact that he had been compelled while in office to oversee the formation of five governments, four in the past two years. He said […] [Read More »]( [Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Fired Outspoken Workers]( NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has found that two outspoken Amazon workers were illegally fired last year. Both employees, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, worked at Amazon offices in Seattle and publicly criticized the company, pushing it to do more to reduce its impact on climate change and to better protect […] [Read More »]( [Family Sues After California Man Dies In Taco Eating Contest]( FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The son of a California man who choked to death during an amateur taco eating contest at a minor league baseball game is suing the event’s organizers for negligence. Eighteen-year-old Marshall Hutchings’ lawsuit filed Monday alleges his father, Dana Hutchings, was not made aware of the risks and danger involved in […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Mala Hirsch ע”ה מלה בת צבי]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 7:15 pmMaariv: 9:00 pm Rabbi Tzvi HirschSon Mrs. Sima TescherDaughter Rabbi Tuvia HirschSon Mrs. Miriam CooperstockDaughter R’ Shea HirschSon [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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