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[Charities Providing Housing Assistance To Collapse Survivors]( DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Sharon Schechter escaped the South Florida condominium tower collapse with just the nightclothes she was wearing, so she cried shortly after when the Global Empowerment Mission gave her an electric toothbrush, a phone charger and a $500 gift card to buy essentials. Now GEM, other charities and businesses announced Wednesday that […] [Read More »]( [Biden To Launch Vaccine Push For Millions Of Federal Workers]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to set a model for employers nationwide, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that millions of federal workers must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions. An individual familiar with the president’s plans, who spoke on condition of […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Lawmakers Urge Ben & Jerry’s To Drop Settlement Ban]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Three-quarters of the members of the Israeli parliament on Wednesday called on Ben & Jerry’s to reverse its decision to stop selling ice cream in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem. In a letter to the Vermont-based ice cream maker, the lawmakers said they were “standing together […] [Read More »]( [Ben & Jerry Speak Out: We Endorse The Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Pullout]( VERMONT (JTA) — The Jewish founders of Ben & Jerry’s defended the ice cream company’s boycott of Israel’s West Bank settlements in an op-ed in the The New York Times. Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who sold the company decades ago and maintain no control over its operations, wrote in the op-ed Wednesday that they […] [Read More »]( [UK Journalist Sued By Russian Billionaire Over Putin Book]( LONDON (AP) — A British journalist and her publisher contested a defamation claim in a London court on Wednesday from billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich over a book about the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Catherine Belton’s book “Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West” […] [Read More »]( [Senate Ready To Move Forward On $1T Infrastructure Bill]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans reached a deal with Democrats on Wednesday over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and said they are ready to vote to take up the bill. An evening test vote was possible. Lead GOP negotiator Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio made the announcement at the Capitol, flanked […] [Read More »]( [NY Troopers Arrest Three Men for ‘Shtreimel’ Robbery of Jewish Man Walking From Shul]( FLEISCHMANNS (NYSP) – New York State Police have charged three men with Grand Larceny in the third degree as a hate crime, a class C felony, following an incident that occurred in Delaware County. On July 24, 2021, at approximately 10:42 a.m., a Jewish man reported that he was walking along Main Street in the […] [Read More »]( [US Ramps Up Pressure On Poland Over Holocaust Restitution]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is ramping up pressure on Poland in hopes of stopping legislation that would prevent families from receiving restitution for property seized during the Holocaust and communist era. The U.S. said Wednesday that Poland is the only country in Europe to have regressed over the past year in meeting commitments […] [Read More »]( [Google Delays Workers’ Return To Office, Mandates Vaccines]( SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened in an attempt to fight the spreading Delta variant. In a Wednesday email sent to Google’s more […] [Read More »]( [Leftist Political Novice To Be Sworn In As Peru’s President]( LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pedro Castillo, a leftist political novice who has promised to be a champion of his country’s poor, on Wednesday will be sworn in as Peru’s president. The rural teacher who has never held political office before will assume office less than two weeks after he was declared the winner of the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Perl Schwarz ע”ה פערל בת יצחק צבי]( Family getting up: R’ Yitzchok SchwarzSon 845-304-2127 R’ Chaim Moshe SchwarzSon 718-610-9781 [Read More »]( [Miss Estelle Hedaya ע”ה אסתר בת לאה]( Family getting up: R’ Abe HedayaFather Mrs. Linda HedayaMother Habachur Isaac HedayaBrother Miss Jill HedayaSister [Read More »]( [Pfizer Hikes 2021 Outlook After Vaccine Boosts Sales, Profit]( NEW YORK (AP) – Strong sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and other medicines helped Pfizer nearly double its second-quarter revenue and boost its profit an impressive 59%, beating Wall Street expectations and leading the drug giant to sharply hike its 2021 sales and profit forecasts. Amid the surging coronavirus pandemic, the COVID-19 vaccine became Pfizer’s […] [Read More »]( [NY To Require State Employees To Get Vaccines, Or Get Tested]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will require all state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Labor Day or undergo weekly tests for COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. “It’s smart, it’s fair and it’s in everyone’s interest,” Cuomo said in a Wednesday Zoom call with the nonprofit Association for a Better New […] [Read More »]( [Gun Maker Offers $33M To Settle Suit By Sandy Hook Families]( HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims’ families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public. Lawyers for now-bankrupt Remington filed the offers late Tuesday in Waterbury Superior Court in […] [Read More »]( [Turn Off, Turn On: Simple Step Can Thwart Top Phone Hackers]( RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure. Step One: Turn off phone. Step Two: Turn it back on. […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Chumi Poll ע”ה]( Family getting up: Monday (8/02/21)AM Mr. Tzvi PollHusband Rabbi Meir PollSon Rabbi Yidee PollSon Mrs. Miriam BenedekSister Mrs. Miri LichterDaughter Mrs. Malky KatzmanDaughter Mrs. Faigele HessDaughter [Read More »]( [Iran’s Supreme Leader Criticizes US As Nuclear Talks Stalled]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday called the U.S. “stubborn” in stalled nuclear talks in Vienna for discussing Tehran’s missiles and regional influence, likely signaling more trouble ahead for the negotiations. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks come as his hard-line protege, President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, is poised to be sworn in next […] [Read More »]( [A Birthday Gift: Israeli Woman Donates Kidney To Gaza Boy]( ESHHAR, Israel (AP) — Idit Harel Segal was turning 50, and she had chosen a gift: She was going to give one of her own kidneys to a stranger. The kindergarten teacher from northern Israel, a proud Israeli, hoped her choice would set an example of generosity in a land of perpetual conflict. She was […] [Read More »]( [TRAGIC: Three Yeshiva Boys Amongst Dead In Small Plane Crash In Ukraine]( UKRAINE (VINnews) – At least four people died after a light aircraft crashed into the roof of a private villa in Prykarpattia in western Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon, the English Daily Express reported. The light aircraft crashed directly into the roof of a private villa in Prykarpattia in western Ukraine at around 1.40pm local time. […] [Read More »]( [Boeing, For First Time Since 2019, Has A Profitable Quarter]( Boeing reported its first quarterly profit since 2019 and revenue topped expectations, as the giant aircraft maker tries to dig out from the most difficult stretch in its history. Boeing said Wednesday that it earned $567 million in the second quarter, compared with a $2.4 billion loss a year ago. The company delivered 79 commercial […] [Read More »]( [CDC Leader: Masks, Vaccination Could Halt Surge]( WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky says new mask-wearing guidance, coupled with higher rates of vaccination against COVID-19, could halt the current escalation of infections in “a couple of weeks.” The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told “CBS This Morning” she hopes more stringent mask-wearing guidelines and other measures won’t be necessary […] [Read More »]( [Chareidim and Aliyah to Eretz Yisroel]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A number of people have been considering and planning to retire in Eretz Yisroel. However, who said that it is just for retiring? There is a new video that features Chareidi baal habatim discussing the benefits of making Aliyah while still working. One person explains that he can study […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Nissel Daskalowitz ע”ה × ×™×¡×œ פעסל בת פתחי’ צבי]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:45 amMincha: 8:45 pm R’ Gershon Meir DaskalowitzHusband R’ Tovia MoskovitchBrother R’ Sender DaskalowitzSon R’ Tovia DaskalowitzSon R’ Menachem DaskalowitzSon Mrs. Libby BruanerSister Mrs. Toby KleinDaughter Mrs. Chumy GoldDaughter Sitting Shiva in Israel Mrs. Raizy MenczerDaughter [Read More »]( [Negative Test Needed To Leave Chinese Province]( BEIJING — Drivers seeking to leave eastern China’s Jiangsu province will have to show a negative coronavirus test taken in the last 48 hours or be forced to turn around, as infections in the province continue to rise. The provincial transport department said Wednesday that 93 checkpoints have been set up on highways in the […] [Read More »]( [Ben & Jerry’s Board Chair Says ‘I Am Not Anti-Semitic’ As Unilever Disavows BDS Movement]( NEW YORK (JTA) – One week after Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would stop selling ice cream in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” the company’s board chair for the first time publicly rejected the suggestion that the move was antisemitic. And the brand’s parent company, Unilever, disavowed the movement to boycott Israel. The disavowal comes […] [Read More »]( [Frontier Airlines Launching New Routes to Florida From Stewart Airport]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York Stewart International Airport will be launching new air service to three Florida cities aboard Frontier Airlines starting this fall, helping to restore pre-COVID flight activity and create more travel choices for customers at the Mid-Hudson Valley airport. Frontier Airlines announced today it […] [Read More »]( [Man Gets Life For Killing Woman Who Mistook His Car For Uber]( COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the 2019 abduction and murder of a 21-year-old college student who mistook his car for her Uber ride. The jury took a little more than an hour to find Nathaniel Rowland guilty of killing Samantha Josephson, a University of […] [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](.