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[US Readies New Cuba Sanctions As Biden Meets Cuban-Americans]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to impose new sanctions on Cuba on Friday as President Joe Biden meets with Cuban-American leaders at the White House to discuss a U.S. response to recent social protests on the island. Officials say new moves against the communist government are likely to be announced shortly after […] [Read More »]( [Israel Becomes First Country To Begin Giving Third COVID Vaccine Shots]( JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is the first country to start giving a third dose of the COVID vaccine shot to its population in an effort to stem the spread of the Delta variant. Those older than 60 are the first to get the booster from health care providers. President Isaac Herzog was among the first […] [Read More »]( [Trump Urged Justice Officials To Declare Election ‘Corrupt’]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged senior Justice Department officials to declare the 2020 election results “corrupt” in a December phone call, according to handwritten notes from one of the participants in the conversation. “Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen,” Trump said at one […] [Read More »]( [Study: Vaccinated People Can Carry As Much Virus As Others]( In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots. Health officials on Friday released details of that research, […] [Read More »]( [First Evacuation Flight Brings 221 Afghans, Many Kids, To US]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to new lives in the United States on Friday, and President Joe Biden said he was proud to welcome them home. The launch of the evacuation flights, bringing […] [Read More »]( [CDC Team: ‘War Has Changed’ As Delta Variant Dangers Emerge]( New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus, internal documents show. Recommending masks for everyone and requiring vaccines for doctors and other health workers are among measures the […] [Read More »]( [Walmart Mandates Masks For All Workers In Some Areas]( NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and private employer, is reversing its mask policy and will require all its workers including vaccinated ones in areas with high infection rates to wear masks. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company says it is also encouraging customers to wear masks in those stores in areas with high […] [Read More »]( [Important update on Alta, Supreme Court rejects the family’s appeal]( UK Supreme Court REJECTS the family’s appeal to save Alta. The family will be appealing to the European human rights court, the legal fees continue to mount and the parents are unable to work. This is the family’s LAST OPTION R”L. Please open your heart and donate. About the case: Alta was born in December […] [Read More »]( [Deborah Lipstadt, Noted Holocaust Historian, Is Biden’s Pick For Antisemitism Envoy]( WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden is set to nominate Deborah Lipstadt, the Emory University Holocaust historian, to be the State Department’s antisemitism envoy. The White House alerted top Biden supporters of the pick, which has been expected for weeks, on Thursday night, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has learned. Lipstadt is perhaps best known for […] [Read More »]( [Ship Tied To Israeli Billionaire Attacked Off Oman, 2 Killed]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, authorities said Friday, an assault that killed two crew members. The attack Thursday night targeted Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street just northeast of the Omani island of Masirah. […] [Read More »]( [In Robinhood’s Stock Debut, A Tumble And Then Sharp Swings]( NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street gave Robinhood a cool reception Thursday in the online broker’s debut in the stock market that it helped reshape by bringing millions of new investors. Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. slumped 8.4% in their first day of trading on the Nasdaq from their initial price of $38 set late […] [Read More »]( [Florida Virus Cases Soar, Hospitals Near Last Summer’s Peak]( MIAMI (AP) — Hospital admissions of coronavirus patients continue to soar in Florida with at least two areas in the state surpassing the previous peaks of last summer’s surge, prompting calls by local officials for the governor to declare an emergency. A large hospital system in Jacksonville said its hospitals were at maximum capacity, its […] [Read More »]( [Taiwan To Open Extensive Jewish Community Center, Kosher Restaurant]( TAIPEI (JNS) – Taiwan’s Jewish community announced the expected December opening of an extensive center to serve tourists and locals alike. The Jeffrey D. Schwartz Jewish Community Center will house a synagogue that can hold more than 100 people, a banquet hall for 300 people and Taiwan’s first kosher restaurant, i24News reported on Wednesday. The […] [Read More »]( [Jewish Former Sen. Carl Levin, Powerful Military Voice And Michigan’s Longest-Serving U.S. Senator, Has Died]( DETROIT (AP) — Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 87. The Harvard-educated civil rights attorney and former taxi driver, who for decades carried his faded […] [Read More »]( [Amazon’s Sales Growth Slows As Pandemic Shopping Surge Eases]( NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s return to almost normalcy is slowing down Amazon’s pandemic-induced sales surge. The online behemoth on Thursday posted better-than-expected second-quarter profits. But it delivered sales results that came in short of expectations and offered a disappointing outlook for the current quarter. Amazon said that revenue will be in the range […] [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](.