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[Justice Dept. Sues Texas Over State’s New Abortion Law]( AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, asks a federal judge to declare that the law is invalid, “to enjoin its enforcement, and […] [Read More »]( [Smoke Alarms Sound At International Space Station]( MOSCOW (AP) — Smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported noticing smoke and the smell of burnt plastic. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said the incident took place in the Russian-built Zvezda module and occurred as the station’s batteries were […] [Read More »]( [Kentucky Lawmakers Scrap Statewide Mask Mandate In Schools]( FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers, many not wearing masks, voted Thursday to scrap a statewide mask mandate in public schools and shifted masking decisions to local school boards, acting in a special session as the state’s worst COVID-19 surge threatens to overwhelm hospitals. The GOP-dominated legislature set education policies in response to disruptions caused […] [Read More »]( [Taliban: We Want Ties With US And Rest Of The World — But Not Israel]( KABUL (JTA) — The Taliban, the extremist Islamist movement once famously insular, is ready to build relations with the world — except for Israel. Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman for the movement that assumed control of Afghanistan last month, told Sputnik News that his country is ready to work with the United States and other countries […] [Read More »]( [Florida’s GOP-backed ‘Anti-riot’ Law Blocked By Judge]( ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s new “anti-riot” law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as a way to quell violent protests is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The 90-page decision by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee found the recently-enacted law “vague and overbroad” and amounted to an […] [Read More »]( [Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates For 100 Million Americans]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery. The expansive rules mandate that all employers […] [Read More »]( [Facebook, Ray-Ban Launch Smart Glasses — Who Will Wear Them?]( Seven years after the ill-fated Google Glass, and five years after Snap rolled out Spectacles, another tech giant is trying its hand at internet-connected smart glasses, hoping that this time around things might be different and people will actually wear them. The thing is, it’s Facebook. The company’s previous forays into hardware have been met […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Miriam Witriol ע”ה מרים]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:45 pmMincha: 7:30 pmMaariv: 8:30 pm Mrs. Devori gelberSister Mrs. raitzy weberSister Mr. yermi WitriolSon Mr. Ephraim WitriolSon Mr. sholom witriolSon Mrs. shaindy HershkoDaughter [Read More »]( [Airlines Say Rise In COVID-19 Cases Is Hurting Ticket Sales]( DALLAS (AP) — Several leading U.S. airlines warned Thursday that the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant is hurting their bookings and further delaying a recovery for the travel industry. American Airlines said a slowdown that started in August has continued into September, and the airline further lowered its outlook for third-quarter […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Miri Kauftheil ע”ה מירל קויפטייל]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: 7:40 pmMaariv: 8:00 pm Mr. Chesky KauftheilSon From Sunday morning till Wednesday morning Mrs. Faigy BleierDaughter Mrs. Chani SchwartzDaughter Will be sitting in Lakewood on Friday Mr. Yossi GreenBrother Sitting in Seagate until Sunday morning then he will be at the shiva house Harav Yosef KauftheilSon He will be […] [Read More »]( [Fast Hiring: UPS To Hire 100,000, Many In 30 Minutes Or Less]( NEW YORK (AP) — Besides packages, UPS is promising to deliver something else fast: job offers. The package delivery company said Thursday that it plans to hire more than 100,000 people for the busy holiday shipping season, many of whom will get job offers within 30 minutes of applying. UPS needs to snap up workers […] [Read More »]( [Coast Guard Rescues 125 Migrants Stranded On Italian Isle]( ROME (AP) — The Italian Coast Guard rescued 125 migrants who were spotted huddling together on the rocky shore of a tiny uninhabited isle at dawn Thursday, after one of their two boats partially sunk near Lampedusa island. The migrants, who included 49 women and 20 minors, were “in a clear state of shock” when […] [Read More »]( [NY Police Search Beach For Stolen Torahs Tossed In Water]( LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — Police divers searched the waters near a beach with metal detectors Tuesday to try to locate missing artifacts that were stolen from a Jewish temple in August, including two handwritten Torahs. A 23-year-old man has been charged with burglary among other charges for allegedly breaking into the Chabad of the […] [Read More »]( [Report: Solar Could Power 40% Of US Electricity By 2035]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid, a new federal report […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Brandel Schwartz ע”ה Brandel Bas R Chaim Yosef]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00amMincha: 7:20pmMaariv: Following Mincha Mrs. Shutsy HellerSister Sitting in Lakewood at 38b Hibiscus Dr, 732-370-4563, shutsyh@gmail.com Mrs. Bella GoldbergSister Sitting in Jerusalem, 011-972-2-541-4742 R` Shloimy SchawrtzSon R’ Stanley SchwartzSon R` Mendl SchwartzSon Mrs. Cindy ShalevDaughter [Read More »]( [Ground Zero Rebuilding Still Unfinished, 20 Years Later]( NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex remains incomplete. Two planned skyscrapers, a performing arts center and a church are still unfinished at the site, which plays host Saturday to the annual ceremony honoring nearly 3,000 people killed in […] [Read More »]( [Colorado Senior Citizen With Dementia Awarded $3 Million Over Injuries Suffered During Arrest]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 73-year-old woman with dementia has won a $3 million settlement after she was roughly arrested by police last year when she stole $14 worth of items from a local store. Karen Garner had left the store in Loveland, Colorado without paying, possibly due to her dementia. Officer Austin Hopp arrested […] [Read More »]( [Immigrant Sept. 11 Cleanup Crews Seek Residency As A Reward]( NEW YORK (AP) — Franklin Anchahua cleared thick layers of dust in offices, apartments and even in a chapel in lower Manhattan for weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks. At first, he treated his heartburn and acid reflux with herbs his mother would send from Peru. He avoided available health programs because he lives illegally […] [Read More »]( [Dozens Of Westerners Board Commercial Flight From Kabul]( KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Dozens of foreigners, including Americans, boarded a commercial flight at Kabul airport on Thursday in the first large-scale evacuation since U.S and NATO forces left Afghanistan late last month. Their departure marked a significant breakthrough in the bumpy coordination between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. The Taliban have said […] [Read More »]( [Melbourne Worshippers Fined $5452 Each For Rosh Hashana Prayers In Violation Of COVID-19 Regulations]( NEW YORK (VINnews) —A group of chareidi worshippers in the Ripponlea district of Melbourne clashed with police who came to enforce the strict local COVID-19 regulations. About 100 worshippers at the Adas Yisrael synagogue had gathered to celebrate Rosh Hashana in violation of regulations which require wearing masks and prohibit any large gatherings. Police elected […] [Read More »]( [US Jobless Claims Reach A Pandemic Low As Economy Recovers]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant has yet to lead to widespread layoffs. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims dropped from a revised total of […] [Read More »]( [Watch: British PM Wishes Happy New Year]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — British prime minister Boris Johnson opened his new year message to the Jewish people on an optimistic note, stating that “after 18 months in which we have seen Passover seders forced online, the high holidays disrupted and countless bar and bat mitzvah parties cancelled, we can now welcome the new year […] [Read More »]( [Chareidi Father Of 10 Killed In Car Accident Near Uman]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 45-year-old chareidi father of 10 from Beit Shemesh was killed and a number of others injured when the van they were travelling in which was returning from Uman to Kiev airport slammed into a bus on the main road. Hatzalah members were summoned to the scene to treat the injured […] [Read More »]( [NY County Worker Charged In Digital Currency Mining Scheme]( RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — An employee cost a New York county at least $6,000 in electricity bills by allegedly secretly installing dozens of machines at his workplace in a cryptocurrency scheme, authorities said Wednesday, announcing charges against him. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said Christopher Naples, who worked in the county clerk’s office as […] [Read More »]( [Police Planning To Reinstall Capitol Fence Ahead Of Rally]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials concerned by the prospect for violence at a rally in the nation’s capital next week are planning to reinstall protective fencing that surrounded the U.S. Capitol for months after the Jan. 6 insurrection there, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Though no specific measures have been announced, […] [Read More »]( [What You Need to Know About Tzom Gedaliah and Aseres Yemei Teshuvah]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Immediately after Rosh haShana we observe Tzom Gedaliah. This year, 2021, the fast begins at 5:06 AM NY Time when using dawn degrees (or at 5:18 AM if one uses dawn fixed minutes). DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN In regard to rising before dawn, there is a difference between […] [Read More »]( [US Navy Launches Mideast Drone Task Force Amid Iran Tensions]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet said Wednesday it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran. Navy officials declined to identify which systems they would introduce from their headquarters on the island […] [Read More »]( [Man Found Guilty Of Jewish Restaurant Attack In Germany]( BERLIN (AP) — A 30-year-old German man was found guilty Wednesday of an anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish restaurant three years ago in the eastern German city of Chemnitz in which the owner was injured and the restaurant damaged. The Chemnitz district court ruled that the man, whose name was not given in line with […] [Read More »]( [Gen. Lee Statue Comes Down In Former Confederate Capital]( RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare. Hundreds of onlookers erupted in cheers […] [Read More »]( [Slovakia Government Apologizes For WWII Anti-Jew Laws]( BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government apologized on Wednesday for World War II legislation that stripped the country’s Jews of their human and civil rights. Marking the 80th anniversary of the “Jewish Code” adopted on Sept 9, 1941, the government said in a statement that it “feels a moral obligation today to publicly express sorrow […] [Read More »]( [Biden Ousts 18 Trump Military Academy Board Appointees]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday removed 18 appointees named to U.S. military academy boards by Donald Trump in the final months of the Republican president’s term in office, according to the White House. Cathy Russell, director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, sent letters to 18 people named to the boards […] [Read More »]( [Fed Survey Finds Growth ‘Downshifted’ In Summer Due To COVID]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic activity “downshifted” in July and August due to rising concerns about COVID’s delta variant, as well as supply chain problems and labor shortages, the Federal Reserve’s latest survey of the nation’s business conditions revealed. The Fed survey, released Wednesday, said the slowdown was largely attributable to a pullback in dining […] [Read More »]( [20 Years After 9/11, 2 More Victims Identified]( NEW YORK (AP) — The remains of two people who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center were positively identified this week, as officials continued the difficult and heart-wrenching task of returning victims to their families. The announcement came days before the 20th anniversary of an attack that killed nearly […] [Read More »]( [2nd Circuit Affirms Conviction Of Former Top Cuomo Aide]( NEW YORK (AP) — The conviction of one of ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides for fraud and accepting bribes was affirmed by a federal appeals court Wednesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the case against Joseph Percoco required it to again consider the reach of federal fraud and […] [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](.