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[Arizona County Won’t Use Voting Machines From Election Audit]( PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in Arizona’s largest county plan to stop using voting machines turned over to contractors hired by Republican state senators for an audit of the 2020 election. The Republican-controlled Maricopa County Board of Supervisors agreed with Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who said in May that she had “grave concerns regarding […] [Read More »]( [6 Charged In Rockland County Care Home Fire Where Firefighter, Resident Died]( SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) — Six people are facing charges ranging from arson and manslaughter to filing a false instrument and criminal impersonation in connection to a fire at an assisted living facility in a New York City suburb earlier this year that killed a firefighter and a facility resident, authorities said Tuesday. Rockland County […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Geri Rittberg ע”ה חי’ה גיטל בת צבי זאב]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 9:15 amMincha: 8:15 pmMaariv: 9:05 pm Rabbi Leibel TurkBrother [Read More »]( [Lawyer: Newspaper Gunman Insane, Not Criminally Responsible]( ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper was delusional and believed the state’s judicial system was conspiring with the Capital Gazette to persecute him and ruin his life, his attorney told a jury Tuesday, trying to make the case that Jarrod Ramos is not criminally responsible for the […] [Read More »]( [Democrat Eric Adams’ Lead Shrinks After 1st Round Of Ranked Choice Vote Tabulation In New York City Mayoral Primary]( NEW YORK (AP) — In an election night speech to supporters, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams relished his initial lead in the race to become New York City’s next mayor, saying he was proud to have been many voters’ “first choice.” But under the city’s new ranked choice election system, the ultimate winner in the […] [Read More »]( [NJ Attorney General Gurbir Grewal Stepping Down To Join SEC]( TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, the nation’s first Sikh state attorney general, is resigning to join the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency and Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday. Grewal departs July 26 after serving since January 2018 as the state’s top law enforcement officer. He will become the SEC’s […] [Read More »]( [5 Days Later, Family Still Receiving Calls From Apartment Of Grandparents Missing In Surfside Collapse]( SURFSIDE (VINnews) — A family made headlines two days ago when they said they were receiving repeated phonecalls from the landline belonging to their grandparents who were missing in the Surfside building collapse, giving them a sliver of hope that they are still alive. Now, five days after the disaster, the family of Arnie and […] [Read More »]( [Habachur Eli Rafuel Richard ז”ל אלי’ רפאל בן דוד]( Family getting up: R’ Dovid RichardFather Mrs. Chana Mirel RichardMother [Read More »]( [Former Iranian Intelligence Minister: ‘Authorities Of Islamic Republic Should Worry For Their Lives’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A former Iranian intelligence minister who served under President Mohammed Khatami from 2000 to 2005 said that all senior officials in Tehran should fear for their lives due to infiltration by the Mossad. In an interview with the Jamaran news website on Tuesday, Younasi blamed Iranian intelligence’s negligence and said that rivalries […] [Read More »]( [Benny and Malki Weisz]( SURFSIDE (CHABAD.org) – Benny Weisz, 32, and Malki Weisz, 27, of Lakewood, N.J., had just flown into Surfside, Fla., the night of the Champlain Tower collapse. The couple, married for five years, came to visit Malki’s father, Chaim Rosenberg and spend Shabbat in his new apartment. Benny, a native of Vienna, Austria, is one of […] [Read More »]( [Chaim (Harry) Rosenberg Missing In Champlain Tower in Surfside]( SURFSIDE (CHABAD.org) – Harry Rosenberg, 52, known to his family and friends by his Jewish name, Chaim, is an asset manager originally from Brooklyn and a recent resident of Champlain Tower in Surfside, Fla. He purchased the second-floor condo only last month, hoping that its views of the Atlantic Ocean would help him find solace […] [Read More »]( [Prosecutors Will Ask Grand Jury To Probe Building Collapse]( SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building, officials said Tuesday. Miami-Dade County Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference that she fully supports such an investigation. State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said she would bring the matter before grand […] [Read More »]( [New Israeli Diaspora Minister Travels To Comfort Jews In Surfside — And Looks To Mend US Ties]( SURFSIDE, Fla. (JTA) — Nachman Shai’s first visit to the United States as Israel’s new minister for Diaspora affairs was not under normal circumstances. “In hard times, in times of disaster, we have to stand shoulder to shoulder with Americans,” he said in an interview on Sunday in The Shul, the Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue located about […] [Read More »]( [R’ Volf Friedman ז”ל זאב בן יואל זוסמאן]( Family getting up: Mrs. Faiga FriedmanWife R’ Leib FriedmanBrother R’ Zusman FriedmanSon Mrs. Chana Malka PaskeszDaughter [Read More »]( [R’ Volf Friedman ז”ל זאב בן יואל זוסמאן]( Family getting up: Mrs. Faiga FriedmanWife R’ Leib FriedmanBrother R’ Zusman FriedmanSon Mrs. Chana Malka PaskeszDaughter [Read More »]( [Harav Shlomo Lankry ז”ל שלמה אמרם בן רחל]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 7:15 pmMaariv: Following Mincha Rebetzin Zehava LankryWife R’ Moshe LAnkrySon R` Aharon LankrySon Mrs. Miriam LankryDaughter Mrs. Emily AntarDaughter Mrs. Adina (Dede) MezrachiDaughter [Read More »]( [Mrs. Midge Rauch ז”ל חוה בת אהרון]( Family getting up: Mrs. Nancy YachnesDaughter Mrs. Deby LissaurDaughter [Read More »]( [Tragedy Becomes Personal For Miami-Dade Rescue Crews]( SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Search and rescue teams from Miami-Dade are considered among the best and most experienced in the world, dispatched to epic disaster scenes far beyond their Florida base — from the rubble of the World Trade Center to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, Mexico and the Philippines. This time disaster struck at home. The rescuers […] [Read More »]( [Democrats In Congress Urge Biden To Reverse Trump Policies On Israeli Settlements]( WASHINGTON (JNS) – A group of 73 Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. President Joe Biden to reverse Trump administration policies towards settlements in Judea and Samaria, designating them once again as illegal under international law. The letter was drafted by Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) on June 23, asked Biden to […] [Read More »]( [GOP’s Long Race To 2024 Begins]( WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In the past week alone, Nikki Haley regaled activists in Iowa, Mike Pence courted donors in California and Donald Trump returned to the rally stage, teasing a third campaign for the White House. The midterms are more than a year away, and there are 1,225 days until the next […] [Read More »]( [Following Tragedy in Florida, Westchester Orders Review of County-Owned Office Buildings]( White Plains, NY – In light of the tragedy in Surfside, Florida, County Executive George Latimer has directed the County Operations Team to review the most recent inspections of all major County-owned office buildings to assess the structural status of each building. These inspections include buildings on 148 Martine Avenue in White Plains, 112 E. […] [Read More »]( [United Orders 270 Jets To Replace Old Ones, Plan For Growth]( NEW YORK (AP) – United Airlines said Tuesday that it is ordering 200 Boeing Max jets and 70 Airbus planes so it can replace some of its aging planes and grow after the pandemic eases. At list prices, the deal would be worth more than $30 billion, although airlines routinely get deep discounts, sometimes more […] [Read More »]( [Israelis Fight Despair While Aiding Survivors, Rescuers In Florida Calamity]( SURFSIDE (JNS) – “I saw in the news that you were coming from Israel for us, and I was waiting for you,” says a tearful young woman in Surfside, Florida, to members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit  (PCRU) from United Hatzalah of Israel. “People kept coming up to us and saying how happy they […] [Read More »]( [Biden Going To Surfside Collapse Site]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit with the families of victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower, according to the White House. Biden has offered federal help and extended his concerns to the community as people “grieve their lost loved ones […] [Read More »]( [In Collapsed Building’s Twin, Most Residents Are Staying Put]( SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — About a block from the Miami-area beachfront condominium tower that collapsed sits its sister building, erected a year later by the same company, using the same materials and a similar design. It has faced the same tides and salty air. This has made some residents of Champlain Towers North worried enough […] [Read More »]( [Hezbollah Leader, Hamas Chief Talk Recent Gaza War In Beirut]( BEIRUT (AP) — The top leaders of the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas held talks in Beirut on Tuesday about last month’s 11-day war with Israel in the Gaza Strip. Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Hamas, arrived in Lebanon on Sunday and met several top officials, including President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker […] [Read More »]( [Lapid Inaugurates UAE Embassy On 1st Official Visit, Thanks Netanyahu And Trump]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s new foreign minister was in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, kicking off the highest-level visit by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries formally established relations nine months ago. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected to meet the UAE’s foreign minister in […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Kanievski’s Personal Physician Calls On Children Above 12 To Vaccinate]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Dr. Meshulam Hart, the personal physician of Rabbi Chaim Kanievski, issued a letter Tuesday in which he called on children aged 12 and above to vaccinate against COVID-19. The letter received the approbation of Rabbi Chaim and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein. The letter, which is entitled “And you shall tell the the way […] [Read More »]( [‘Excruciating:’ Florida Collapse Search Stretches To Day 6]( SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. “We have people waiting and waiting and waiting for news,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters. “We have them […] [Read More »]( [Indiana Resident Pleads Guilty To Felony Election Fraud Charges After Pre-Marking Absentee Ballots]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Indiana resident Janet Reed pleaded guilty to felony election fraud charges after she was accused of allegedly sending hundreds of absentee ballot applications with instructions which left voters no choice but to participate in the Democrat primary election. The 68-year-old Vanderburgh County resident was charged with Unauthorized Absentee Ballot, a Level […] [Read More »]( [Miserly Egyptian Dies ‘In Penury’ And Family Discover He Is A Millionaire]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A miserly man who led a life of penury and claimed all the time to be in heavy debt passed away recently and his family were shocked to discover that their father was actually a millionaire. The miser, who reportedly lived in a village in the Sohag governorate in southern Egypt, had […] [Read More »]( [More Victims Named In Surfside Collapse]( SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The remains of 11 people have been found after the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium building in Florida, authorities said Monday. The Associated Press has been reporting brief descriptions of the dead and the missing. Miami-Dade police released late Monday the names and ages of three men who died in […] [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](.