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[Study: Extra COVID Shot Helps Protect Transplant Patients]( WASHINGTON (AP ) – A third dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine substantially improved protection for organ transplant recipients whose weak immune systems don’t always rev up enough with the standard two shots, Canadian researchers reported Wednesday. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, was small but it’s the most rigorous type of […] [Read More »]( [Helicopter With Tourists Crashes In East Russia; 8 Missing]( MOSCOW (AP) — A helicopter carrying tourists crashed into a volcanic lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east Thursday, leaving up to eight people missing, according to news reports. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry quoted the regional administration as saying workers in the Kronotsky nature reserve, where the helicopter went down, were searching the waters […] [Read More »]( [Hundreds Of Volunteers Are Assisting In Search For Missing Jewish 6-Year-Old Boy]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) — Hundreds of volunteers from the Brooklyn Jewish community are conducting a search operation, after a 6-year-old boy was reported missing on Wednesday afternoon. The boy, Yosef Shapiro, went missing in Canarsie at Seaview Ave and East 80 Street, while participating in a day camp trip. According to reports, the daycamp loaded the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Ettel Weinbach ע”ה עטל‏ בת ×ž× â€×—×. ×ž×× ×™×©. יואל]( Family getting up: Ms. Debbie WeinbachDaughter [Read More »]( [Israel To Approve West Bank Settlement, Palestinian Building]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new government is set to grant its first major approval of West Bank settlement construction, but will also include a rare authorization of construction for Palestinian areas as well in the upcoming announcement, according to an Israeli security official. The mixed messages appear to be aimed at bolstering the Palestinian Authority […] [Read More »]( [California To Require COVID-19 Vaccine Or Test For Teachers]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. The statewide vaccine mandate for K-12 educators comes as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns of the highly contagious delta […] [Read More »]( [Israel Launches New Campaign Against Crime In Arab Towns]( JERUSAELM (AP) – Israel said Wednesday it arrested more than 40 criminal suspects in a wave of police raids across the country marking the launch of a new plan to combat crime in Arab communities. Israel’s Arab minority has called for improved law enforcement as it has grappled with a wave of violent crime in […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Etel Weinbach ע”ה עטל בת רב ×ž× ×—× ×ž×•× ×™×© יועל]( Family getting up: Mrs. Hilda ZoldanDaughter [Read More »]( [Hochul Says She’s Ready To Lead Following Cuomo’s Exit]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday she was prepared to lead after Gov. Andrew Cuomo steps down. Hochul, who is set to take the reins of power in 13 days, gave her first public remarks a day after Cuomo’s announcement that he would step down rather than face a […] [Read More »]( [YouTube Suspends Rand Paul After Misleading Video On Masks]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — YouTube suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days on Tuesday and removed a video posted by the Kentucky Republican that claimed cloth masks don’t prevent infection, saying it violated policies on COVID-19 misinformation. It’s the second time this month that one of Paul’s videos has been taken down by YouTube […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Jewish Man Savagely Attacked In Parking Spot Dispute]( BORO PARK (VINnews) — A Jewish man was savagely slapped and knocked down on Wednesday in what is being described by law enforcement as a parking lot dispute. The incident occured at approximately 12 PM on Wednesday on 39th Street and 12th Ave in Boro Park. The victim seen in the video is a Jewish […] [Read More »]( [US Granted More Grounds To Appeal On Assange Extradition]( LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court on Wednesday granted U.S. authorities permission to expand their grounds for appealing an earlier U.K. court decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, where he is wanted on espionage charges. District Court Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled in January that Assange was likely to kill himself if […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Minister In Morocco Signs 3 Accords To Boost Ties]( RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The foreign ministers of Israel and Morocco on Wednesday signed three accords in a new step toward strengthening ties less than a year after agreeing to normalize relations. Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Nasser Bourita, his Moroccan counterpart, signed off on an air service agreement between the North African […] [Read More »]( [CDC Urges Covid Vaccines During Pregnancy As Delta Surges]( WASHINGTON (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with the virus. Expectant women run a higher higher risk of severe illness and pregnancy complications from the coronavirus, […] [Read More »]( [Plan To Replace Aging Postal Truck Fleet Delayed By Lawsuit]( PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Postal workers thrilled at the prospect of making deliveries in modern, comfortable and environmentally friendly vehicles are soldiering on in their aging, spartan trucks. The primary fleet of vehicles — dating to 1987 — was due to be replaced under a new contract but the winning bid for the new trucks […] [Read More »]( [WHO: Testing 3 Drugs For Use Against Coronavirus]( GENEVA — The World Health Organization says it will soon test three drugs used for other diseases to see if they might help patients sickened by the coronavirus. In a statement on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency says the three drugs would be adopted into the next phase of its ongoing global research into identifying […] [Read More »]( [Delta Spreads, Southwest No Longer Sees Profit For Quarter]( NEW YORK (AP) – The highly contagious delta variant has darkened the outlook for Southwest Airlines, one of the largest carriers in the U.S., which said that it no longer expects to turn a profit in the third quarter as COVID-19 infections spread. The revelation, contained in a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities and […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Foreign Minister Lands In Morocco To Strengthen Ties]( RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister arrived in Morocco on Wednesday to kick off a bid to strengthen ties with the North African country nearly a year after the two nations signed an accord to normalize relations. The centerpiece of Yair Lapid’s face-to-face diplomacy was to be the inauguration of Israel’s mission in the […] [Read More »]( [MK Bennett Railed At Previous Government COVID-19 Policies, PM Bennett Is Doing Far Less To Combat Pandemic]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As Israel suffers a worrying spike in infections, hospitalizations, serious cases and deaths from coronavirus, the government continues to dally and initiate ineffectual steps which have not succeeded in curbing the current breakout. Prime Minister Bennett, who prided himself on having a strategy on how to combat COVID-19 and even wrote a […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Army Rabbinate Urges Soldiers To Utilize Time And Study Torah]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Over the last two decades the number of religious soldiers in the IDF has risen steadily, especially in combat units. The number of religious soldiers in combat units is around 50%, with the crack Maglan reconnaissance unit numbering 70% religious soldiers. In officer training courses there are 30-40% who wear a kippa […] [Read More »]( [Shira Ish-Ran, Who Lost Baby And Was Seriously Injured In 2018 Terror Attack, Delivers Baby Boy]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two and a half years after she was shot in the stomach, seriously injured and underwent emergency surgery to deliver her baby who survived for just three days, Shira Ish-Ran gave birth this week to a healthy baby boy, according to a report by Arutz Sheva. In December 2018, terrorists opened fire […] [Read More »]( [IDF Head Of Strategic Affairs Meets With Top Bahraini Diplomat Over Threats Posed By Iran]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tensions between Israel and Iran have flared up recently after an Iranian drone strike last week targeted an Israeli-managed Mercer Street ship off the coast of Oman in July, killing a British citizen and a Romanian citizen. On Tuesday it was reported by Syrian media that an explosion had occurred on a […] [Read More »]( [Russian Scientist, 82, Beaten On Moscow Bus By Assailant Seeking To ‘Finish Hitler’s Job’]( MOSCOW (JTA) – An 82-year-old prominent scientist was assaulted on a bus in Moscow by a much younger assailant who shouted that “Hitler should have finished the job, so I’ll do it for him.” The assailant began hitting Vladimir Tselin, a researcher of radiation who has worked on the Russian space program, soon after Tselin […] [Read More »]( [As Cuomo Prepares To Step Down, Others Begin Looking Forward]( NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation came swiftly Tuesday — in many instances as a sense of relief after a damaging investigation by the state Attorney General that corroborated allegations that he sexually harassed at least 11 women and as momentum grew in the Legislature to impeach the three-term […] [Read More »]( [Biden Nominates US Attorneys For Manhattan, Brooklyn]( NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his nominees to lead high-profile U.S. Attorney offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Biden picked Damian Williams for the top spot in Manhattan’s Southern District of New York, and Breon Peace to head Brooklyn’s Eastern District of New York. Both men are Black, and Williams would […] [Read More »]( [Facebook Bans Firm Behind Pfizer, Astrazeneca Smear Campaign]( PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Facebook said Tuesday that it has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating out of Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. A network of 65 Facebook accounts and 243 Instagram accounts was traced back to Fazze, […] [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](.