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[Bank Profits Soar, Helped By Merger Frenzy, Fewer Bad Loans]( NEW YORK (AP) — It’s good to be a bank right now. Four of the largest U.S. banks said their profits grew by double-digits last quarter, as a healthier U.S. economy has helped reduce the number of loans in default or that the bank won’t likely recoup. The results for Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells […] [Read More »]( [FDA Unlikely To Rule On Merck’s COVID Pill Before December]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck’s pill to treat COVID-19. The Nov. 30 meeting means U.S. regulators almost certainly won’t issue a decision on the drug until December, signaling that the agency will conduct a detailed review […] [Read More »]( [Feds Warn Companies: Fake Online Reviews Could Lead To Fines]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say they are cracking down on “an explosion” of businesses’ use of fake reviews and other misleading messages to promote their products and services on social media. The Federal Trade Commission said it has warned hundreds of major corporations and smaller businesses that they could face fines if they use […] [Read More »]( [Microsoft Shutting Down Linkedin App In China Amid Scrutiny]( SEATTLE (AP0 – Microsoft is shutting down its main LinkedIn service in China later this year after internet rules were tightened by Beijing, the latest American tech giant to lessen its ties to the country. The company said in a blog post Thursday it has faced a “significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance […] [Read More »]( [Shredded Banksy Artwork Sells For $25.4 Million At Auction]( LONDON (AP) — A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold at auction three years ago fetched almost 18.6 million pounds ($25.4 million) on Thursday — a record for the artist, and close to 20 times its pre-shredded price. “Love is in the Bin” was offered by Sotheby’s in […] [Read More »]( [Trump Expected To Give Deposition In Protesters’ Lawsuit]( NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is slated to return to New York City to provide a videotaped deposition in a case about his security team’s crackdown on a protest during the early days of his presidential campaign in 2015. Trump is expected to record the deposition on Monday in Trump Tower, court […] [Read More »]( [R’ Avrohom Zev Kaufman ז”ל]( Family getting up: Tuesday (10/19/21)AM R’ Chaim Kaufman Son Mrs. Esther Goldstein Daughter [Read More »]( [Talking Trash: Jerusalem Bin Thanks You For Not Littering]( JERUSALEM (AP) — If all you ask is for a simple thanks in return for not littering, this is the trash can for you. A bin installed next to a bus stop in Jerusalem this week applauds those who use it. Drop a piece of trash in, and a recording of a child’s voice says […] [Read More »]( [Klein’s Ice Cream and the Bracha Acharonah]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Every one loves Klein’s Ice Cream. It is fresh, tasty, and only uses milk that is both Cholov Yisroel and free of any concern that the milk may come from cows that have had a surgical procedure that corrects for Displaced Abomasum. Aside from weight gain, it is worry-free […] [Read More »]( [China Warns Of ‘Manipulation’ Of WHO Virus Probe]( BEIJING — China’s Foreign Ministry has warned against what it calls possible “political manipulation” of a renewed probe by the World Health Organization into the origins of the coronavirus. Foreign Ministry spoksperson Zhao Lijian said China would “continue to support and participate in global scientific tracing and firmly oppose any forms of political manipulation.” The […] [Read More »]( [US Wholesale Prices Rose Record 8.6% Over 12 Months]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September compared to a year ago, the largest advance since the 12-month change was first calculated in 2010. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the monthly increase in its producer price index, which measures inflationary pressures before they reach consumers, was 0.5% for September […] [Read More »]( [US Unemployment Claims Fall To Lowest Level Since Pandemic]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months. Unemployment claims dropped 36,000 to 293,000 last week, the second straight drop, the Labor Department said Thursday. […] [Read More »]( [Norway Officials: Bow-And-Arrow Attack Appears Act Of Terror]( KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) — A Danish man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrow and possibly other weapons while randomly shooting at strangers in a small Norwegian town appears to have committed an act of terrorism, authorities in Norway said Thursday. The Wednesday night attack at a supermarket and other locations in […] [Read More »]( [Border Policeman Seriously Injured In Ramming Incident North Of Jerusalem]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Border Policeman was seriously injured in an apparent car ramming near the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem shortly after midnight Thursday, according to a report by police. The policeman was guarding civilians who were demolishing an illegal building when the terrorist rammed him. The 20-year-old officer was taken to Jerusalem’s Shaarei […] [Read More »]( [Overnight Building Blaze In Taiwan Raged For Hours, 46 Dead]( KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — A building fire that raged out of control for hours overnight in a major city in southern Taiwan left 46 people dead and at least 41 others injured, authorities said Thursday. Flames and smoke billowed from the lower floors of the 13-story building as firefighters tried to douse the blaze from […] [Read More »]( [New Israeli Start-Up ‘SaveMe’ Helps Protect Pedestrians On Crosswalks]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new Israeli tech initiative called “SaveMe” is designed to protect pedestrians from being hit by cars on crosswalks. The new system identifies pedestrians who want to cross on the crosswalk and flashing lights placed along the whole crosswalk immediately light up. The lights attract the attention of drivers who can see […] [Read More »]( [Sefer Torah Written In Memory Of Pinchos Menachem Knoblewicz Z’l, Meron Victim Who Was Engaged To Be Married]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The family of Pinchos Menachem Knoblewicz Z’l, who died in the Meron tragedy half a year ago, decided to perpetuate his memory by donating a Sefer Torah on the day when he was supposed to get married. The moving ceremony of writing the final letters took place on Sunday in Boro […] [Read More »]( [200 Gerer Chasidim Tested On Entire Shas By Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein And Rabbi Baruch Ezrachi]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Gerer rebbe’s face shone with satisfaction at a huge gathering which took place Tuesday night in the Jerusalem Conference Center. 200 of his chasidim underwent a grueling test on the entire Shas from prominent rabbinic figures in the Lithuanian Torah world, Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein, Rabbi of Ramat Elchanan and Rabbi Boruch […] [Read More »]( [Facebook Expands Harassment Policy To Protect Public Figures]( CALIFORNIA (AP) — Facebook will expand its policies on harassment to remove more harmful content, the company said Wednesday in its latest change following congressional testimony from a whistleblower who faulted the social media giant for not doing enough to stop harmful content. Under the new, more detailed harassment policy, Facebook will bar content that […] [Read More »]( [D.C. Councilmember Who Once Spread Rothschild Conspiracy Theory Is Running For Mayor]( WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Democratic member of Washington, D.C.’s city council who once said “the Rothschilds” control the weather and has given money to the Nation of Islam says he is running for mayor. Trayon White, who has served represented the city’s 8th Ward since 2016 quietly made the announcement in the comments section of […] [Read More »]( [Trump Campaign, Others: Dominion Worker Suit Is Groundless]( DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, its onetime attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative media figures asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems who argues he lost his job after being named in false charges as trying to rig the 2020 election. 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