Top Stories from VosIzNeias.com

[Global Sting Began By Creating Message Service For Crooks]( SAN DIEGO (AP) — When the FBI dismantled an encrypted messaging service based in Canada in 2018, agents noticed users moving to other networks. Instead of following their tracks to rivals, investigators decided on a new tactic: creating their own service. ANOM, a secure-messaging service built by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies, launched […] [Read More »]( [Stilletto Crocs Make Waves at Whimsical Runway Show]( NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – They are a poolside summer staple that everyone loves to hate, but Crocs made a splash in a big way in a highly anticipated designer Spring 2022 runway show, one that bizarrely enough, never actually took place. According to Vogue Runway ( Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia debuted a high […] [Read More »]( [Senate Aims To Boost Tech Industry In Competition With China]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was on pace to approve legislation Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology in the face of growing competition internationally, most notably from China. The centerpiece of the bill is a $50 billion emergency allotment to the Commerce Department to […] [Read More »]( [Analysis: Instead Of Mollifying The New Leaders, Chareidi MKs Prefer To Insult Them]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Over 2000 years of turbulent exile, Jews have always mastered the art of Shtadlanus, or lobbying with the existing government. In most cases, the government was not favorably inclined towards its Jewish minority and the lobbying required both finesse and resolute, bold leadership in order to maintain the basic rights of a […] [Read More »]( [US Increasingly Unlikely To Meet Biden’s July 4 Vax Goal]( WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is on pace to fall short of his aim to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4. The White House has launched […] [Read More »]( [ProPublica: Many Of The Uber-Rich Pay Next To No Income Tax]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The rich really are different from you and me: They’re better at dodging the tax man. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid no income tax in 2007 and 2011. Tesla founder Elon Musk’s income tax bill came to zero in 2018. And financier George Soros went three straight years without paying federal income […] [Read More »]( [Pipeline CEO: Ransom Payment ‘Hardest Decision’ Of Career]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware said Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do after an attack that prompted a gas shortage in the eastern U.S., even as federal authorities have discouraged such transactions. “I made the decision to pay, […] [Read More »]( [Embattled New Jersey Corrections Commissioner To Resign]( TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s embattled corrections commissioner announced his resignation Tuesday, a day after Gov. Phil Murphy said the state would shutter its long-troubled and only women’s prison. Marcus Hicks had faced sharp criticism in recent months from several lawmakers who called for his dismissal, citing his overall job performance and his handling […] [Read More »]( [Security Council Backs Guterres For Second Term As UN Chief]( UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council gave its unanimous backing to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second term on Tuesday, assuring his election as the next U.N. chief by the General Assembly, most likely on June 18. The 15 council members adopted a brief resolution by acclamation and approved a communique at a […] [Read More »]( [Florida Judge Favors Pre-Dawn Partying In Rowdy South Beach]( MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida judge has sided with the Clevelander hotel in a lawsuit over a new Miami Beach law that sets a 2 a.m. closing time in the South Beach entertainment district. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko said in a hearing on Monday that the city commission’s vote to approve […] [Read More »]( [China’s Wandering Elephants Becoming International Stars]( BEIJING (AP) — Already famous at home, China’s wandering elephants are now becoming international stars. Major global media are chronicling the herd’s more than yearlong, 500-kilometer (300-mile) trek from their home in a wildlife reserve in mountainous southwest Yunnan province to the outskirts of the provincial capital of Kunming. Twitter and YouTube are full of […] [Read More »]( [EXPLAINER: How Will Insurers Cover A New Alzheimer’s Drug?]( Federal regulators have approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, leaving patients waiting to see how insurers will handle the pricey new treatment. Health care experts expect broad coverage of the drug, which was approved Monday. But what that means for patients will vary widely depending on their insurance plan. […] [Read More »]( [Canadian PM Trudeau Denounces Truck Attack That Targeted Muslim Family]( TORONTO (AP) — A pickup truck attack that killed four members of an immigrant family has shaken Canada, a country where immigrants are largely accepted, and drew denunciations Tuesday from Canada’s prime minister, who called it a hate attack directed at Muslims. The victims — two parents, two children and a grandmother — were on […] [Read More »]( [Bennett’s Coalition Agreement Reveals Eight Proposed Bills Which Could Harm Chareidi Interests Irrevocably]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The full coalition agreements for the new Bennett-Lapid government have been revealed in the past few hours and include a number of proposals which the parties involved in the government wish to promote and which could cause irrevocable harm to chareidi interests. Most of these proposals appear in the agreement between Lapid’s […] [Read More »]( [Israel’s UN Envoy Meets With AP Executives Tells Them Hamas Sought To Jam Iron Dome From Your Gaza Media Tower]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan twitted that he visited the AP HQ in New York to explain to top executives that the building housing their Gaza operation was being used by Hamas terrorists trying to jam the Iron Dome – that is why it was prioritize by the […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Alex Raden ז”ל Alexander Yaakov Ben Yitzchak HaLevi]( Family getting up: Mrs. Eva RadenWife Mrs. Rachel BergDaughter Dr. Mark RadenSon Sitting in Staten Island beginning Thursday Dr. Zev RadenSon Sitting in Boca Raton beginning Thursday. [Read More »]( [Biden To Launch Task Force On Bottlenecks In Supply Chains]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has completed a 100-day review of supply chains and will form a task force to address the bottlenecks in the semiconductor, construction, transportation and agriculture sectors. Administration officials said their goal is to increase domestic manufacturing, limit shortages of vital goods and reduce a dependence on geopolitical competitors such […] [Read More »]( [Global Sting: FBI-Encrypted App Tricks Organized Crime]( THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A global sting involving an encrypted communications platform developed by the FBI has sparked raids and arrests around the world, delivering “an unprecedented blow” to crime gangs, law enforcement authorities said Tuesday. Operation Trojan Shield involved police swoops in 16 nations. More than 800 suspects were arrested and more than […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Yehuda Meir Schechter ז”ל יהודה מאיר]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:05 amMincha: 8:10 pmMaariv: 9:30 pm Mrs. Deborah SchechterWife Sitting Shiva in Brooklyn through Erev Shabbos. Motza Shabbos in Lakewood, 1 Primrose Drive, Getting up Sunday morning Mrs. Sora YaroslawitzDaughter Sitting Shiva in Brooklyn through Erev Shabbos. Motza Shabbos in Monsey, 1 Chelsea Lane, Spring Valley, NY, Getting up Sunday morning […] [Read More »]( [Watch: France President Emmanuel Macron Slapped In The Face]( PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeast France. Macron’s office on Tuesday confirmed a video that is widely circulating online. The French president can be seen greeting the public waiting for him behind barriers in the town […] [Read More »]( [Israel Elected To UN Economic And Social Council (ECOSOC) For First Time]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Israel was elected for the first time Monday to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), garnering 154 votes, more than two-thirds of UN member states. The council, which deals with issues of economics, sustainable development, environment and social affairs, is one of the three major bodies which form the UN. […] [Read More »]( [With COVID Fading, Cuomo Shares Info Hospital Visitation Guidelines With Jewish Community]( NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – As New York continues to slowly work its way back from the restrictions of the pandemic, hospitals statewide will be required to allow visitors under newly released guidance from the New York State Department of Health. The DOH guidelines went into effect immediately after hospital_visitation_guidance_06072021on June 7th and require hospitals […] [Read More »]( [Official: Death Toll Rises To 63 In Pakistan Train Collision]( GHOTKI, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a horrific collision of two trains in southern Pakistan rose to 63 on Tuesday after rescuers pulled 12 more bodies from crumpled cars a day after the crash, officials said. The collision took place on a dilapidated railway track in Ghotki, a district in the southern Sindh […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Parliament To Vote On New Government On Sunday]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament speaker has scheduled a vote for Sunday on a new government that would end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule, the longest in the country’s history. Parliament speaker Yariv Levin, a Netanyahu ally, announced the timing of the vote on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that a coalition had been […] [Read More »]( [Swaths Of Internet Down, Outage At Cloud Company Fastly]( LONDON (AP) — Numerous websites went offline Tuesday after an apparent widespread outage at the cloud service company Fastly. Dozens of high-traffic websites including the New York Times, CNN, Twitch, Reddit, and the U.K. government’s home page, could not be reached. San Francisco-based Fastly acknowledged a problem just before 1000 GMT. It said in repeated […] [Read More »]( [Simcha Felder Pushes Helmets And Licenses For Bikes And Scooters]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – Senator Simcha Felder introduced a package of legislation in the NYS Senate today to improve safety on New York City streets through education and regulation of bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters. “The streets of NYC have become the wild, wild west,” said Senator Felder. “The de Blasio administration has allowed a growing […] [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](.