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[‘Prime Suspect’ Arrested In Student’s 1996 Disappearance]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “prime suspect” was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder in the 25-year-old disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart. Paul Flores, 44, who was the last person seen with Smart on the California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo before she vanished in 1996, was taken into custody […] [Read More »]( [University Of Illinois To Get A Jewish Students’ Dorm Following Spate Of Alleged Anti-Semitic Incidents]( ILLINOIS (JTA) — A year after the filing of a federal civil rights complaint alleging an “unrelenting campaign of anti-Semitic harassment” at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the school is set to have a new dorm specifically for Jewish students. Illini Chabad will run the dorm in partnership with the university, the Forward reported. […] [Read More »]( [Biden Eulogizes Slain Officer As Capitol Police Mourn Again]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that “never has there been more strain” on the U.S. Capitol Police as he honored Officer William “Billy” Evans, the second officer on the force to die in the line of duty this year. Evans, who laid in honor in the Capitol Rotunda, was killed earlier this […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Perl Scharf/ Erblich (Antwerp) ע”ה פערל שארף בת × ×—]( Family getting up: Mrs. Rivka Grunfeld (Erblich)Sister [Read More »]( [US To Withdraw All Troops From Afghanistan By Sept. 11]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, several U.S. officials said Tuesday. The decision defies a May 1 deadline for full withdrawal under a peace agreement the Trump administration reached with […] [Read More »]( [Expert Says Cop Was Justified In Pinning Down George Floyd]( MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because of his frantic resistance, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department. Taking the stand at Chauvin’s murder trial, Barry Brodd, a former Santa […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Interview with Hadassah Lieberman on her new book, Hadassah: An American Story – Listen on the VINnews Podcast]( Interview with Hadassah Lieberman on her new book, Hadassah: An American Story The book opens with Hadassah writing in memory of her grandparents and other relatives who perished in the Holocaust. In her first two chapters, she writes about her parents surviving the Nazi camps; Her father from a Labor camp and her mother from […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Reuven Green ז”ל]( Family getting up: Tuesday (4/20/21)AM Mrs. Nechama BienenstockMother Mr. Shea GreenFather Mrs. Pessie JoselitSister Mrs. Faigy AckermanSister Mrs. Sarala KislakSister Mrs. Breindy RobinsonSister Rabbi Yitzi GreenBrother [Read More »]( [Cop, Police Chief Resign 2 Days After Black Motorist’s Death]( BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city’s chief of police resigned Tuesday, moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest. […] [Read More »]( [Artist Gives Nature A `Cosmic’ Twist In Big NY Garden Show]( NEW YORK (AP) – An expansive new show featuring works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for mesmerizing polka dots, speckled pumpkins and fascination with the natural world, has opened at The New York Botanical Garden. Ticket sales have been brisk in a pandemic-weary city hungry for more outdoor cultural events. “Kusama: Cosmic Nature,” postponed […] [Read More »]( [‘These People And Their ***ing Tree Houses’: Andrew Cuomo Chafed At Campaigning On Sukkot]( NEW YORK (JTA) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has long prided himself on his strong relationship with the Jewish community — a relationship he dates back to his father’s three terms as governor. But that love for the Jewish community apparently does not extend to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. In a story about […] [Read More »]( [Israel Pediatric Association Calls To Vaccinate Children Aged 12-16 As Soon As FDA Approval Is Given]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Pediatric Association (IPA) has published a call to parents and family doctors to vaccinate their children as soon as the Pfizer vaccine is approved for those under 16, according to a Kan news report Tuesday. The IPA statement, which is also supported by The Israel Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, […] [Read More »]( [May One Forge a Document to Stop a Thief?]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Printed in honor of the Wedding of the author’s son, Yehuda Leib Hoffman to Rachel Perlstein of Monsey Ruby wished to purchase a property from Simon. The payment involved X amount of cash and Y amount of funds to be transferred via a cashier’s check at the time of […] [Read More »]( [Analysis: Iran’s Powerful Guard Faces Scrutiny After Attacks]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The recent sabotage at Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the country’s Revolutionary Guard, though the paramilitary force is rarely publicly criticized due to its power. But with some of its leaders now considering vying for the presidency, the Guard’s influence and failures could […] [Read More »]( [US Agency Probing Air Bag Failures In 750,000 Gm Vehicles]( DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers nearly 750,000 Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC vehicles from the 2020 and 2021 model years. Most are full-size […] [Read More »]( [Protest After Chief Says Officer Meant To Use Taser, Not Gun]( BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described Sunday’s shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright […] [Read More »]( [Reform Rabbi MK Smuggles Sefer Torah To Women Of The Wall]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Labor MK and reform rabbi Gilad Kariv caused a provocation Tuesday morning when he used his electoral immunity to smuggle a sefer Torah into the Reform gathering at the Western Wall which takes place every Rosh Hodesh. UTJ chairman MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni, attacked Kariv for his action which is also a […] [Read More »]( [Official: Iran To Enrich Uranium To Highest Level Ever]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian nuclear negotiator says Tehran will begin enriching uranium to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, higher than the program ever has before. Abbas Araghchi made the comment Tuesday in Vienna. He was quoted by the state-run IRNA news agency. Iran had been enriching […] [Read More »]( [Jonathan Pollard Dedicates Sefer Torah At Joseph’s Tomb]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For more than 30 years, while in his prison cell, Jonathan Pollard dreamed of returning to Israel. However Pollard also set aside money each month in order to donate a Sefer Torah which would be presented in Israel. The Sefer was written a number of years ago while Pollard was still in […] [Read More »]( [Israel To Begin Receiving Vaccinated Tourists On May 23]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel will begin receiving vaccinated tourists from abroad through a phased plan that will begin on May 23, the Israeli Tourism Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Israeli Tourism Ministry Orit Farksah-Hacohen and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein have agreed on a framework for receiving tourists, after a ban lasting over a […] [Read More »]( [Benevolent Restaurant Owner Offers Burglar A Job: ‘Swing By For A Job Application’]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A restaurant owner whose restaurant was burgled and damaged last Saturday decided to take the unusual step of addressing the burglar on Facebook and offering him a job. Carl Wallace, the owner of Diablo’s Southwest Grill in Augusta, Georgia was initially angry when he saw the damage to his restaurant but […] [Read More »]( [US Recommends ‘Pause’ For J&J Vaccine Over Clot Reports]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating clots in six women that occurred […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Observers: ‘It Appears As If A Lot Of Iranian Work In Natanz Went Down The Drain’]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Threats by Iran to retaliate against what it said was an Israeli sabotage attack on its Natanz nuclear site on April 11 and the reported attack on an Iranian command ship in the Red Sea on April 6 should be taken seriously, observers in Israel say, but they also indicate the distress […] [Read More »]( [Fox Stands Behind Tucker Carlson After ADL Urges His Firing]( NEW YORK (AP) – Fox Corp. is standing behind Tucker Carlson after the Anti-Defamation League last week called for the company to fire the opinion host for his on-air defense of the white-supremacist “great replacement” theory. In a letter sent Sunday to the civil rights group and shared with The Associated Press, Fox CEO Lachlan […] [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](.