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[Orthodox Jewish Good Samaritan Says Highway Tire Change Just the Right Thing to Do]( NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – A Flatbush resident whose good deed became the talk of social media is downplaying the incident, saying that it was a kindness that anyone would have done. 25 year old Kasriel Zakutinsky unexpectedly found himself in the limelight after a Facebook post by Mary Kate Tischler that described how he […] [Read More »]( [Limo Operator Avoids Prison Time In Crash That Killed 20]( SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — The operator of a limousine company was spared prison time Thursday in a 2018 crash that killed 20 people when catastrophic brake failure sent a stretch limo full of birthday revelers hurtling down a hill in upstate New York. Loved ones of the dead excoriated Nauman Hussain, 31, as he sat […] [Read More »]( [US Hospitals Hit With Nurse Staffing Crisis Amid COVID]( The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to get the help they need to handle the crush of patients this summer. The problem, health leaders say, is twofold: Nurses are quitting or retiring, exhausted or demoralized by the crisis. And many are leaving […] [Read More »]( [Electric Boats Making Waves Without The Noise]( The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day. The boating industry has sputtered far behind, bogged down by low-horsepower engines and batteries that take up nearly half the boat. That’s in the process of changing. Bolstered by new technology, the electric boats are now […] [Read More »]( [NJ Death Toll From Ida Climbs To 23 People, Murphy Says]( NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says his state’s death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida has risen to at least 23. Murphy spoke as his states and others in the U.S. Northeast reckoned Thursday with flooding, tornado damage, and continuing calls for rescue after the storm took residents and officials […] [Read More »]( [Fauci: Americans ‘Likely’ Need 3rd Dose Of Shots]( WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci says it is “likely” Americans will need to get a third dose of vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fauci spoke at a White House briefing, saying a final determination would be made by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, […] [Read More »]( [Col. Richard Kemp: Afghanistan Was A Deliberate Failure Of Policy By The US And NATO [VIDEO]]( WASHINGTON (VINnews) — On Tuesday, August 31, President Biden gave a defiant speech to the American people following the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan. While 84% of Americans gave the President failing grades on the process, and even his most reliable allies in the media were unusually critical of him, Joe Biden saw things differently. First, […] [Read More »]( [9/11 Victims’ Families Seek Probe Of Missing Evidence]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks called Thursday for the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the FBI’s failure to produce certain pieces of evidence from its investigation. The victims’ relatives regard that missing evidence as potentially crucial in proving their premise that the Saudi kingdom was complicit in […] [Read More »]( [Motty Steinmetz Shmita Clip Raises Ire Of Religious Affairs Minister- ‘Propaganda Against Heter Mechira’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A clip by Motty Steinmetz in support of farmers who are keeping Shmita (leaving their fields fallow during the upcoming Jewish year which is the seventh year of the cycle) has garnered criticism from Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahane because it seemingly calls for people to keep the most stringent form of […] [Read More »]( [Group Distributes ‘Trauma Kits’ To Shuls Ahead Of High Holidays]( WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, an organization in South Florida is distributing “trauma kits” to Jewish houses of worship that help treat life-threatening injuries before first responders can arrive. The kits being distributed this week by the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County contain bandages, gloves, burn-care gel, mylar rescue […] [Read More »]( [Ida: NYC Police Say At Least 11 Deaths In Basements In Queens]( NEW YORK — At least 12 people have died in New York City in flooding caused by the remnants of Ida. All but one of the people killed in the flooding so far were in basement apartments. Another man was found in a car on the flooded Grand Central Parkway in Queens. Police said they […] [Read More »]( [4 Passengers On Small Jet Dead After It Crashes On Takeoff]( All four people aboard a small jet were killed Thursday morning when it crashed shortly after taking off from a small airport in Connecticut, officials said. The jet took off just before 10 a.m. from the Robertson Airport before crashing into the building at Trumpf Inc., a manufacturing company, Farmington Police Lt. Tim McKenzie said. […] [Read More »]( [An Aerial Banner Said ‘Jew, I Have A Question.’ It Turned Out To Be A Marriage Proposal.]( FLORIDA (JTA) — The banner, dragged by a plane last week across the Florida sky, looked disconcerting. “Jew, I have a question,” it said. Certainly it was a moment made for Twitter, attracting both jokesters and antisemitism watchdogs. A tweet of the photo Saturday by the group StopAntisemitism got more than 100 shares. Another group, […] [Read More »]( [Randomized Trial By Yale Researchers: Masks Effective In Preventing Infection]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A randomized trial conducted by researchers from Yale, Stanford and Berkeley universities has demonstrated the effectiveness of masks in preventing infection, according to the authors of the study. The study took place in Bangladesh, where more than 340,000 people from 600 villages were split into two groups. Researchers succeeded in encouraging […] [Read More »]( [Explainer: How Ida Can Be So Deadly 1000 Miles From Landfall]( NEW YORK (AP) – Natural and some man-made ingredients came together, causing the weakened but still soggy remnants of Hurricane Ida to devastate the Northeast more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away from its landfall. This sort of distant and deadly flooding from hurricanes has happened before, and meteorologists had warned that Ida could cause […] [Read More »]( [Williamsburg Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle While Walking With Child]( WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) — A woman was tragically killed in Williamsburg on Thursday, while walking with a child. According to reports, the woman was babysitting the child, when she was walking down Myrtle Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. While she was walking, she was hit by a truck. She was transported to a local hospital […] [Read More »]( [Biden Says NY Storm Shows Climate Crisis Real]( WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says extreme storms like Ida are a reminder that the climate crisis is real and the nation needs to be better prepared. Biden sought to assure residents in the Northeast on Thursday that federal first responders are on the ground to help clean up after Ida’s record rainfall and flooding. […] [Read More »]( [From Fad To Force, Sustainable Investing Sweeps Wall Street]( NEW YORK (AP) — Sustainable investing has gone way past fad to become one of the steadiest forces on Wall Street. Over the two years through July, month in and month out investors sent at least $1.5 billion into funds that call themselves socially responsible or that use environmental, social and corporate-governance criteria to make […] [Read More »]( [Australia’s Victoria State Advances Ban On Swastika Display]( CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Victoria state is drafting legislation that would make it the first in the country to ban the public display of Nazi symbols as local neo-Nazi activity increases. The proposed ban on Nazi symbols such as the swastika, except for educational or historical purposes, will be presented to parliament early next […] [Read More »]( [GM, Ford Halt Some Production As Chip Shortage Worsens]( DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close factories including those that build popular pickup trucks. General Motors announced Thursday that it would pause production at seven North American plants during the next two weeks, including two that make the company’s top-selling Chevrolet Silverado pickup. Ford […] [Read More »]( [Ida Remnants Brings ‘Historic’ Flooding To PA]( PHILADELPHIA — Record flooding along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania inundated homes and commercial buildings, swamped highways, submerged cars and disrupted rail service in the Philadelphia area. Valerie Arkoosh, chairperson of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, said three people died in suburban Montgomery County and a tree fell into a woman’s house in Upper […] [Read More »]( [BDE: Rav Shmuel Dovid Weissmandel Passes Away During Flooding]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a tragic turn of events, Rav Shmuel Weissmandel of Kiryat Nitra passed away Wednesday night, while driving through the flooding to Mount Kisco. The incident occurred on the NY State Thruway near the Tappan Zee Bridge. Rabbi Weissmandel was driving on his way to his home in Mount Kisco, when […] [Read More »]( [Orlando Airport Crowds Forecast To Exceed Pre-Pandemic Pack]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Traffic at Florida’s busiest airport this holiday weekend is forecast to exceed pre-pandemic crowds. Officials at Orlando International Airport said Wednesday that this Labor Day weekend they are expecting more than 303,000 departures, a 7% increase above Labor Day weekend in 2019. If it pans out, that forecast will be more […] [Read More »]( [5 People Died In A Home In New Jersey, Bringing Death Toll Of The Remnants Of Hurricane Ida In Northeast To At Least 14]( ELIZABETH, N.J. (VINnews) — 5 people where found dead a Elizabeth in New Jersey, bringing death toll of the remnants of Hurricane Ida in Northeast to at least 14. The five residents of the Oakwood Plaza apartment complex, on Irvington Avenue, were found dead, On Thursday morning, police were calling every listed resident and going […] [Read More »]( [US Jobless Claims Reach A Pandemic Low As Hiring Strengthens]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 340,000, a pandemic low, another sign that the job market is steadily rebounding from the economic collapse caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Jobless claims dropped by 14,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The weekly count has mostly fallen steadily since topping […] [Read More »]( [NYC Toddler Among 9 Dead As Ida Devastates Tri-State With Historic Rain, Tornado And Flash Floods]( NEW YORK (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over New York City, with at least nine deaths linked to flooding in the region as basement apartments suddenly filled with water and freeways and boulevards turned into rivers, submerging cars. Water poured into subways tunnels and cars as catastrophic flooding, which scientists […] [Read More »]( [Study: Brazilian Viper’s Venom Could Stop Coronavirus From Multiplying]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A new study suggests that venom from a poisonous Brazilian snake’s venom could be used as a tool in the fight against coronavirus. Brazilian researchers discovered that a molecule in the venom of the jararacussu pit viper, one of the largest snakes in Brazil, slowed down the reproduction of coronavirus in […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Avraham Pupko ז”ל אבבהם בן מׁׁׁׁׂׂשה]( Family getting up: Mrs. Galia Feigenbaum Daughter [Read More »]( [California Seeks Gender Neutral Displays In Large Stores]( SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon force large department stores to display some child products in gender neutral ways after the state Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday aimed at getting rid of traditional pink and blue marketing schemes for items like toys and toothbrushes. 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