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[Poland PM To Hold Talks In Europe On Belarus Border Crisis]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leader plans to hold a series of talks around Europe about the pressure of migrants on the European Union’s border with Belarus, a crisis that he expects will continue. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he was meeting Sunday with his counterparts from EU members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which have […] [Read More »]( [Arizona Man Convicted Of Threatening Speaker Nancy Pelosi]( PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona says a man from Bullhead, Arizona, has been convicted of threatening to kill or harm Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A Friday statement from the office said a jury found 77-year-old Steven Arthur Martis guilty Thursday of one count of communicating an […] [Read More »]( [New Hurdle For Covid-19 Home Testing — The Holiday Season]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions more home tests for COVID-19 are hitting store shelves, but will there be enough for Americans hoping to screen themselves before holiday gatherings? Gone are last year’s long lines to get tested, thanks to nearly a year of vaccinations, increased testing supplies and quicker options. But with many Americans unvaccinated and […] [Read More »]( [Drivers Scramble As Cash Falls From Armored Truck On Freeway]( CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Drivers scrambled to grab cash Friday morning after bags of money fell out of an armored truck on a Southern California freeway, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 9:15 a.m. on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad as the truck was heading from San Diego to an office of the Federal Deposit […] [Read More »]( [Russia Hits Record Coronavirus Deaths For 2nd Straight Day]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s record high coronavirus death toll persisted for a second straight day on Saturday, as the number of new infections declined. The state coronavirus task force reported 1,254 COVID-19 deaths, matching Friday’s tally. The task force also reported 37,120 new confirmed cases. The daily new infections in recent weeks appear to have […] [Read More »]( [Cuomo Misrepresented Covid-19 Nursing Home Toll, Report Says]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Assembly’s investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s conduct in office concluded the Democrat’s administration misrepresented how many nursing home residents died of COVID-19, according to a lawmaker who reviewed the committee’s still-secret report. Assembly Member Phil Steck was among the Assembly Judiciary Committee members who were able to […] [Read More »]( [US Defense Chief Vows To Counter Iran In Visit To Bahrain]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — America’s top defense official vowed Saturday to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its “dangerous use” of suicide drones in the wider Mideast, a pledge coming as negotiations remain stalled over Tehran’s tattered atomic deal with world powers. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s comments in Bahrain […] [Read More »]( [Accidental Gun Discharge Creates Chaos At Atlanta Airport]( ATLANTA (AP) — An all-clear was given Saturday at Atlanta’s airport after a gun accidentally discharged in the facility’s security screening area, causing chaos, authorities said. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport official said on Twitter that there was no active shooter at the airport. Atlanta police said no one was reported injured. The discharge happened around 1:30 […] [Read More »]( [Kyle Rittenhouse Cleared Of All Charges In Kenosha Shootings]( KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. Rittenhouse, 18, could have gotten […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Sanford (Sam) Grad ז”ל שמואל חיים בן אריה]( Family getting up: Wednesday (11/24/21)Morning Mrs. Cynthia EllisDaughter Mr. David GradSon Mr. Alan GradSon Mrs. Judy EidliszSister Due to COVID please call, text or email [Read More »]( [39 Palestinian Refugees Seek Asylum At Barcelona’s Airport]( MADRID (AP) — A group of 39 Palestinian refugees sought asylum in Spain after refusing to get back on a plane during a Barcelona stopover on their flight from Cairo, Spanish authorities said Friday. Police are investigating the charter flight that flew the group into Spain’s second-largest city on Monday, a spokesman with Spain’s Interior […] [Read More »]( [UK Police: Taxi Bomb Could Have Caused ‘Significant’ Harm]( LONDON (AP) — The homemade bomb that killed a man in a taxi in Liverpool contained ball bearings and would have caused “significant injury or death” if it had exploded in different circumstances, British police said Friday. The suspected bomb-maker, Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, died when a blast ripped through the cab in which he […] [Read More »]( [NYC Aims To Be First To Rein In AI Hiring Tools]( Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or analyzing their video interviews. But New York City residents could soon get more say over the computers making behind-the-scenes decisions about their careers. A bill passed by the city council in early November would ban employers from using automated hiring tools […] [Read More »]( [Biden To Have Routine Colonoscopy, Transfer Power To Harris]( BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House said. Biden drove early Friday to the medical center in the Washington suburbs for his first routine physical exam as president. […] [Read More »]( [Disease Control Chief: “All Of Germany Is One Big Outbreak”]( BERLIN (AP) — Germany has entered a “nationwide state of emergency” because of surging coronavirus infections, the head of the country’s disease control agency said Friday. Lothar Wieler, the head of the Robert Koch Institute, said regular medical care cannot be guaranteed anymore in some parts of the country because hospitals and intensive care wards […] [Read More »]( [UK Says It Will Make Hamas A Banned Terrorist Organization]( LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday that it intends to ban the Palestinian militant group Hamas as a terrorist organization. The military wing of Hamas has been outlawed in the U.K. since 2001 but the organization as a whole is not proscribed. Home Secretary Priti Patel, who is in charge of law and […] [Read More »]( [US Expands COVID Boosters To All Adults, Final Hurdle Ahead]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that may worsen with the holidays. Pfizer and Moderna announced the Food and Drug Administration’s decision after at least 10 states already had started offering […] [Read More »]( [Hagaon R’ Shlomo Fisher Zts’l: An Appreciation]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — It was during the nineties, Yom Yerushalayim and the Kolel where we were studying for Semicha wished to mark the event. After all, Jerusalem and especially the Western Wall have not been in Jewish hands for 2000 years. We invited Rabbi Shlomo Fisher, a Dayan in the Jerusalem rabbinical court together with […] [Read More »]( [Republican Attorneys General Discuss Countering Ben & Jerry’s Boycott Against Israel]( Representatives from 11 Republican state attorney general offices in the United States met in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss how to address Ben & Jerry’s refusal to sell products in the West Bank and parts of Jerusalem, reported The Washington Post. 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