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[DeSantis Threatens Cities With Fines For Vaccine Mandates]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday threatened local governments with $5,000 fines per violation for requiring their employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus that has overrun hospitals and killed tens of thousands across the state. Local municipalities, such as Orange County and the city of Gainesville, potentially face millions of […] [Read More »]( [FDA Experts Among Group Opposing Us Booster Shot Plan]( The average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists — including two top U.S. regulators — wrote Monday in a scientific journal. The experts reviewed studies of the vaccines’ performance and concluded the shots are working well despite the extra-contagious delta variant, especially against severe disease. “Even in populations with […] [Read More »]( [Student Removes Nearly 3,000 US Flags From Sept. 11 Display]( ST. LOUIS (AP) — A member of Washington University’s student government placed nearly 3,000 U.S. flags meant to commemorate victims of the Sept. 11 attacks in trash bags, prompting an investigation by the school. The university’s chapter of College Republicans had placed the 2,977 flags on Mudd Field at the school’s campus in St. Louis […] [Read More »]( [Your Suffering Is Ours: Pope Honors Slovak Holocaust Victims]( BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis honored Slovakian Holocaust victims and atoned for Christian complicity in wartime crimes as he sought to promote reconciliation Monday in a country where a Catholic priest was president of a Nazi puppet state that deported tens of thousands of its Jews. “Your history is our history, your sufferings are […] [Read More »]( [NTSB Chief: Focus On Road Safety Must Shift To Entire System]( DETROIT (AP) — The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants governments and businesses to change the way they look at highway safety, considering the whole system rather than individual driver behavior. Jennifer Homendy, nominated by President Joe Biden earlier this year, said such an approach works in aviation, where there were […] [Read More »]( [Report: Climate Change Could Move 200 Million People By 2050]( BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions and bridge the development gap, a World Bank report has found. The second part of the Groundswell report published on […] [Read More »]( [Adapt Or Else: Downtown Businesses Cope With New Reality]( NEW YORK (AP) — Downtown businesses in the U.S. and abroad once took for granted that nearby offices would provide a steady clientele looking for breakfast, lunch, everyday goods and services and last-minute gifts. As the resilient coronavirus keeps offices closed and workers at home, some are adapting while others are trying to hang on. […] [Read More »]( [House Democrats Post Record August Fundraising Ahead Of 2022]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022 midterm races raised $10 million last month, its best August haul ever during a year without a national election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says that nearly 250,000 grassroots donors provided $6.6 million, accounting for two-thirds of its […] [Read More »]( [Study Criticizes Post-9/11 Reliance On War-Zone Contractors]( WASHINGTON (AP) – Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense contractors, a study released Monday found. While much of this money went to weapons suppliers, the research is the latest to point to the dependence on contractors for war-zone duties as contributing to mission failures […] [Read More »]( [Two Injured In Jerusalem Stabbing Attack, Terrorist Neutralized]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two 25-year-old youths were moderately injured in a stabbing attack which took place near Jerusalem’s central bus station Monday afternoon. The terrorist, a 17-year-old youth from near Hevron, was shot and neutralized by a border policewoman and was taken to hospital for treatment. The attack occurred at the entrance to a cosmetics […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Israeli Firm Unveils Armed Robot To Patrol Volatile Borders]( LOD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli defense contractor on Monday unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire. The unmanned vehicle is the latest addition to the world of drone technology, which is rapidly reshaping the modern battlefield. Proponents say such semi-autonomous machines allow armies to protect […] [Read More »]( [Holocaust Survivor, Scholar Awarded $815,000 Balzan Prize]( MILAN (AP) — An Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor and historian and a U.S. scientist specializing in gut bacteria were among the recipients this year’s Balzan Prizes, recognizing scholarly and scientific achievements, announced on Monday. Saul Friedlander, who has taught at both the University of California, Los Angeles and Tel Aviv University, was awarded the prize for […] [Read More »]( [US Will Give Aircraft Companies $482 Million For Pandemic]( The Biden administration is making $482 million available to aviation industry manufacturers to help them avert job or pay cuts in the pandemic. The taxpayer-funded relief will cover up to half of the payroll costs at 313 companies, according to the Transportation Department, which said Thursday will help save up to 22,500 jobs. Air travel […] [Read More »]( [R’ Reuven Savitz ז”ל]( Family getting up: Wednesday (9/15/21)Afternoon Mrs. Miriam SavitzWife R’ Avrohom Yeshaya SavitzSon R’ Menachem SavitzSon Mrs. Rochel GoldbergDaughter [Read More »]( [Mrs. Ruth Kirschenbaum ע”ה רודא]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 7:00 pm Dr. Eli KirschenbaumSon Mr. Meilich (Marvin) kirschenbaumSon [Read More »]( [Israeli Appears In Australian Court On Child Abuse Charges]( MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former school principal extradited from Israel after a six-year legal battle appeared in an Australian court on Monday to hear evidence behind child sex abuse charges against her. A committal hearing began in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to decide whether there is sufficient evidence against Malka Leifer to warrant the […] [Read More »]( [Caught On Hot Mic, Israeli Health Minister Says ‘Green Pass’ Not Based On Epidemiology]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Imposing “green pass” rules on certain venues is needed only to pressure members of the public to get vaccinated, and not for medical reasons, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Sunday, ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting. Horowitz was caught on a hot mic telling this to Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, […] [Read More »]( [5 Dead, Including Multiple Children, In Ohio House Fire]( AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Five people, including three children, died in an early morning fire Monday in northern Ohio, which left four others injured, authorities said. Two adults and three children were killed, the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Four people were taken to hospitals, the fire department said. Their conditions were not known. […] [Read More »]( [UK OKs Vaccines For 12 Year Olds, Aims To Avoid Lockdowns]( LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers said Monday that children aged 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against coronavirus, despite a ruling by the government’s vaccine advisors that the step would have only marginal health benefits. England Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and his counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland said Monday that […] [Read More »]( [Egypt Says Israeli Prime Minister To Visit, Hold Talks]( CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is to visit Egypt on Monday for talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt’s office of the presidency said. There was no immediate confirmation of the meeting from the Israeli government. It would be the first official visit by […] [Read More »]( [MK Meir Porush Assaulted Outside His Home By Assailant In Chareidi Clothes]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — MK Meir Porush of the UTJ party was attacked outside his home Monday morning by an unknown assailant who tried to cut his beard with scissors. The attack occurred when Porush left his house in the Shikkun Rabbanim neighborhood of Jerusalem. The suspect, who wore Chareidi clothes, escaped on a scooter. Police […] [Read More »]( [When It is Medically Required to Eat on Yom Kippur]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Sometimes, both the doctor and the Rav will tell a person not to fast on Yom Kippur. Under such circumstances, one must reach out to one’s Posaik or Rav as to what to do. For those who cannot reach their Rav, however, what follows are the emergency amounts that […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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