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[Israeli Forces Arrest Last 2 Of 6 Palestinian Fugitives]( JERUSALEM (AP) — The last two of six Palestinian prisoners who escaped a maximum-security Israeli prison two weeks ago were rearrested early Sunday, the Israeli military said. The two were captured during an Israeli army raid in their hometown of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, closing an intense, embarrassing pursuit that exposed security flaws […] [Read More »]( [Photos Show North Korea Expanding Uranium Enrichment Plant]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Recent satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, a sign that it’s intent on boosting the production of bomb materials, experts say. The assessment comes after North Korea recently raised tensions with its first missile tests in six months amid […] [Read More »]( [Pentagon Reverses Itself, Calls Deadly Kabul Strike An Error]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. “The strike was a tragic mistake,” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of […] [Read More »]( [FDA Advisory Panel Rejects Widespread Pfizer Booster Shots]( WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel has soundly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The vote Friday, 61-3, was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection against the virus amid the highly contagious delta variant. Over several hours of discussion, members […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Bernard Lowinger ז”ל דוב בן דוד הלוי ‏]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 6:45 pmMaariv: 7:15 pm Mrs. Susan LowingerWife Mrs. Ricky SpitzerDaughter R’ Nosson LowingerSon Sitting at 1416 Kimberly Drive Friday afternoon until 5pm and M”S R’ Shia LowingerSon Sitting at 1416 Kimberly Drive Friday afternoon until 5pm & M”S Mrs. Suri Wizel Daughter [Read More »]( [New York Tosses Jail Time For Most Minor Parole Violations]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations under a new law signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The “Less is More” law largely eliminates New York’s practice of incarcerating people for technical parole violations, including being late to an appointment with a parole officer, […] [Read More »]( [Rebbetzin Sarah Hirschfeld ע”ה Sarah Bas Yakov]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 6:40 pm Rabbi Naftali Hirschfeld Husband Mr. Ari Hirschfeld Son Dr. Azriel Hirschfeld Son Mr. Eli Hirschfeld Son Mr. Menachem Hirschfeld Son Mrs. Miriam LifshutzSister Mrs. Esther MullerSister Mrs. Shoshana CohenSister [Read More »]( [Apple, Google Remove Opposition App As Russian Voting Begins]( MOSCOW (AP) — Facing Kremlin pressure, Apple and Google on Friday removed an opposition-created smartphone app that tells voters which candidates are likely to defeat those backed by Russian authorities, as polls opened for three days of balloting in Russia’s parliamentary election. Unexpectedly long lines formed at some polling places, and independent media suggested this […] [Read More »]( [COVID Has Turned South Florida Into A Promised Land For Orthodox New Yorkers]( HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA) — When Orthodox Jewish clients approach local real estate agent Sharon Brandt looking for a home in this South Florida area, she tells them to make sure they have spots for their children in school before they buy. When Rabbi Yoni Fein, head of school at the Brauser Maimonides Academy in Hollywood, […] [Read More »]( [Sotheby’s Puts Rare U.S. Constitution Copy For Auction]( NEW YORK (AP) — A very special birth certificate will be auctioned off later this year — a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution. Sotheby’s announced Friday — appropriately on Constitution Day — that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first […] [Read More »]( [NYC Restaurant Hostess Attacked Over Vaccine Status Request]( NEW YORK (AP) — A hostess at a popular New York City restaurant was assaulted by three women from Texas after she asked for proof they had been vaccinated against COVID-19, police said. The three women punched the hostess at Carmine’s on the upper west side repeatedly and broke her necklace Thursday afternoon after she […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Chanah Kestenbaum ע”ה Chanah]( Family getting up: Mr. Shmuel KestenbaumSon Mrs. Hentchi FreundDaughter Mrs. Freund will sit Shivah from Sunday afternoon until Erev Yom tov afternoon at her home in Kirays Joel Mrs. Draizy MermelsteinDaughter [Read More »]( [Hungary: Statue Honoring Mysterious Bitcoin Founder Unveiled]( BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — An imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital on Thursday which its creators say is the first in the world to pay homage to the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin digital currency. Erected in a business park near the Danube River in Budapest, the bust sits atop a stone plinth […] [Read More »]( [Milley: Calls To China Were ‘Perfectly’ Within Scope Of Job]( ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The top U.S. military officer said Friday that calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final stormy months of Donald Trump’s presidency were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his job. In his first public comments on the conversations, Gen. Mark Milley such said calls are “routine” and […] [Read More »]( [What to Know About Sukkah Decorations]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are some fascinating halachos about the Sukkah and its decorations of which some people may be unaware. FORBIDDEN TO BENEFIT FROM Once a Sukkah becomes an “Official Sukkah” it is forbidden to derive other types of benefit from its parts for the entire Sukkos. If the Sukkah fell […] [Read More »]( [NYC’s Rikers Island Jail Spirals Into Chaos Amid Pandemic]( NEW YORK (AP) — A spate of inmate deaths. Cellblocks unguarded. Staggering staffing shortages caused by AWOL guards. Detainees deprived of food and medical care. New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not just inmates and advocates saying that. City […] [Read More »]( [With Eye On Iran, Israeli Navy Steps Up Red Sea Presence]( ATLIT, Israel (AP) — Israel’s navy has stepped up its activities in the Red Sea “exponentially” in the face of growing Iranian threats to Israeli shipping, the country’s just-retired navy commander said in an interview. Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit stopped short of confirming a series of attacks and mishaps on Iranian ships that have been […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sara Snyder ע”ה שרה איטל בת חיה פערל]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 6:40 pm Rabbi Chaim SnyderHusband Mrs. Kayla LevovitzDaughter Rabbi Yankie SnyderSon Mrs. Rikki GrossDaughter Rabbi Leib SnyderSon Rabbi Avrohom SnyderSon [Read More »]( [Lawyer Charged In Probe Of Trump-Russia Investigation]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The prosecutor tasked with examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russian election interference charged a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on Thursday with making a false statement to the FBI five years ago. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation […] [Read More »]( [MassMutual Fined For Failing To Monitor Gamestop Saga Star]( NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts regulators are fining MassMutual $4 million and ordering it to overhaul its social-media policies after accusing the company of failing to supervise an employee whose online cheerleading of GameStop’s stock helped launch the frenzy that shook Wall Street earlier this year. The settlement announced Thursday by Secretary of the Commonwealth […] [Read More »]( [Florida Surpasses 50K COVID Deaths After Battling Delta Wave]( MIAMI (AP) — Florida surpassed 50,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, health officials reported Thursday, with more than one fourth of those succumbing this summer as the state battled a fierce surge in infections fueled by the delta variant. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tallied 50,811 deaths after adding more than […] [Read More »]( [Court Won’t Stop Protests Outside Michigan Synagogue]( DETROIT (AP) — Provocative pro-Palestinian protests outside a Jewish synagogue in Michigan are protected by the Constitution’s First Amendment, a federal court appeals said Wednesday. The court declined to stop the demonstrations or set restrictions in Ann Arbor. The protests have occurred on a weekly basis since 2003, with people holding signs that say “Jewish […] [Read More »]( [Biden Angers France, EU With New Australia, UK Initiative]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain to counter China is angering France and the European Union. They’re feeling left out and seeing it as a return to the Trump era. The security initiative, unveiled this week, appears to have brought Biden’s summer of love […] [Read More »]( [Biden Slammed For Challenging Nuclear Workplace Health Law]( SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Officials in Washington state are upset the Biden administration is challenging a law making it easier for workers who become ill at a former nuclear weapons production site to be compensated. The Supreme Court will likely decide in the next few weeks whether to accept the U.S. Department of Justice’s appeal. […] [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](.