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[WATCH-AMAZING: Vietnamese Man Sets World Record Climbing 100 Stairs While Balancing Brother On His Head In 53 Seconds]( SPAIN (VINnews) – two Vietnamese brothers have broken the Guinness World Record when one of them climbed 100 stairs while balancing himself on the other one’s head.. Giang Quoc Co, 37, and Giang Quoc Nghiep, 32, performed the stunt at Spain’s Girona Cathedral on Dec. 23. [Read More »]( [Another Round Of Snow Before Thaw Comes To Frigid Northwest]( SEATTLE (AP) — A thaw-out is coming for frozen Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but not before another round of snow that could compound problems for a region more accustomed to winter rain than arctic blasts. And in Nevada the governor plans to declare a state of emergency due to snow and storm conditions affecting travel […] [Read More »]( [Chief Rabbi of South Africa to Israel: Omicron Panic was Overblown, Let Our Citizens Back In]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, wrote a sharply-worded letter to Israeli President Yitzhcak Herzog on Wednesday, saying that contrary to media reports, the Omicron strain is much less dangerous than previous strains, and South African Jews should be allowed to enter Israel. The Rabbi said that other countries such […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Rabbi YY on Chaim Walder: ‘More Addicted than Drugs”]( MONSEY (Vinnews) — In response to the Chaim Walder episode, renowned lecturer Rabbi YY Jacobson shared his thoughts about how difficult it is when we lose faith in role models and the “heroes” who inspired us. He said, “It turns out, dozens of victims were horrifically manipulated, exploited and abused.” He quoted Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, […] [Read More »]( [NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams To Take Oath At Times Square]( NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Adams will take his oath of office in the wee hours of New Year’s Day to become only the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city. New York’s mayor-elect announced on Wednesday that he would hold his swearing-in ceremony at Times Square on Saturday, shortly after midnight, right after […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: China Parades COVID Rule Breakers Through Streets In Hazmat Suits To Publicly Shame Them]( China, which already has one of the strictest set of Covid laws around the world, has started to publicly shame people who break the rules. Authorities in the Guangxi have been caught on video shaming four people who allegedly broke Covid laws by aiding migrants crossing the closed border with Vietnam, state news reports. 文革2.0之游街示众，前天发生在广西靖西的事。 […] [Read More »]( [Widespread Flight Cancellations Continue As Omicron Spreads]( NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of flights were cancelled Wednesday as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for airlines that are having to cobble together flight crews as pilots, flight attendants and ground crews become infected or are exposed to others who have been. More than 850 flights were cancelled by midday […] [Read More »]( [WHO Chief Worried About ‘Tsunami’ Of Omicron, Delta Cases]( BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them, but he’s still hopeful that the world will put the worst of the pandemic behind it in 2022. Two years after the coronavirus first emerged, […] [Read More »]( [Powerful Letter from Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman of Passaic about the Chaim Walder Case]( Today is Tuesday the 24th of Teves 5782 and December 28th, 2021 I could have ignored it, as most are. I could have sensationalized it as some are. I could blame it on the people who asked me my opinion. However, all of that would not be truthful. As a person who has had the […] [Read More »]( [Edmunds: Understanding New Car Trim Levels And Options]( A key part of the car buying process is familiarizing yourself with some of the key terms you’ll encounter on automaker websites or on the dealership lot. You want to ensure that you’re getting the right features in your new vehicle. But if you’re new to buying cars or aren’t familiar with auto industry lingo, […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Rav Breitowitz: ‘Walder’s Suicide was an Extra Act of Abuse’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In light of the recent episode involving Chaim Walder, Rav Yitzchak Breitowitz emphasized how sensitive we must be to the victims at this time. He said, “The victims have to be a major priority….The suicide is a trauma for the victims. They might erroneously associate his death with their reporting [his actions]. […] [Read More »]( [Leading Therapist Shimon Russel: Throw Every Single Chaim Walder Book Away [See The Video]]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Leading therapist Shimon Russel has spoken out strongly, calling for the removal of Chaim Walder’s books from society. He also said that Walder’s name will forever be tied to sexual abuse, due to his actions and avoidance denying the world clarity. Watch the full statement below. [Read More »]( [Harry Reid Remembered As A Fighter, Skilled Senate Dealmaker]( LAS VEGAS (AP) — He was an accomplished amateur boxer who’d rather dance. But Harry Reid was fond of reminding his opponents that he knew how to fight, too. That skill took him far — from poverty in Searchlight, Nevada, to the pinnacle of the U.S. Senate. “I don’t have people saying ‘he’s the greatest […] [Read More »]( [Friendly Family Man’s 50-year Secret: He Was Fugitive, Too]( Just before Thomas Randele died, his wife of nearly 40 years asked his golfing buddies and his co-workers from the dealerships where he sold cars to come by their home. They gathered to say goodbye to a guy they called one of the nicest people they’d ever known — a devoted family man who gushed […] [Read More »]( [A Look At De Blasio’s NYC Mayoral Tenure And What’s Next]( NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio swept into the New York City mayor’s office eight years ago promising a liberal remolding of the nation’s largest city that would level deep inequities and reform police practices. He had some successes, delivering on a promise to offer universal pre-kindergarten and curbing the police stop-and-frisk tactic. But […] [Read More »]( [New COVID-19 Cases In US Soar To Highest Levels On Record]( CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to the highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a surge driven largely by the highly contagious omicron variant. The previous mark was 250,000 cases per day, set in […] [Read More »]( [READ IT: Heartwrenching Letter From Abuse Victim In Wake Of Chaim Walder Incident]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In the wake of the horrifying story that that has unfolded over the last few decades, and more recently in the public sphere, a survivor of abuse (not related to the Chaim Walder affair) has shared a heartwrenching open letter. The full letter is below: THE CLUB NO ONE WANTS TO […] [Read More »]( [NY Lawmakers Aren’t Voting On Bill To Detain The Unvaccinated]( NEW YORK (AP) – CLAIM: New York lawmakers will vote Jan. 5 on a bill that would allow for the “indefinite detention of the unvaccinated.” THE FACTS: The claim is misrepresenting a bill, first introduced in the New York state legislature in 2015, that would allow for the temporary detention of individuals infected, or suspected […] [Read More »]( [Autonomous Trucker TuSimple Logs First No-Human Road Test]( NEW YORK (AP) — A semitruck completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board and no human intervention during the trip using technology developed by TuSimple, the company said Wednesday. The San Diego company says it’s the first successful fully-autonomous run by a class 8 vehicle, or semi, on open public roads […] [Read More »]( [Police: Gunman In Denver Who Killed 5 Targeted Some Victims]( DENVER (AP) — A gunman who went on a shooting rampage in several locations around the Denver area, killing five people and wounding two, targeted his victims based on previous personal and business dealings, authorities said. Lyndon James McLeod, 47, was also killed Monday night after he shot a police officer who confronted him in […] [Read More »]( [Defense Minister Gantz Meets PA Leader Abbas In Rosh Ha’ayin, Promises Fiscal Aid And Other Concessions]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha’ayin Tuesday night. The meeting was notable as it is the first time in over a decade that Abbas has met with a senior-level Israeli official inside Israel. Gantz announced after the meeting that Israel would provide […] [Read More »]( [Yitzchak Gave His Friend A Kidney And Was Invited To Be Sandek At His Son’s Bris]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yitzchak and Yair are two good friends from the time when they were in Yeshiva together more than 15 years ago. This week their friendship came full circle as Yitzchak, who gave Yair a kidney 18 months ago, served as Sandek when Yair made a Bris for his son. Yitzchak (Itche) Altman […] [Read More »]( [The War of the Shas Publishers and the Birth of Agudah]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com As students of Jewish history know, Jews have lived under three very different groups of Christians. When the Roman Empire fell in 476 CE, Christianity was soon to split in half. The Byzantine Empire, which lasted another thousand years after the fall of Rome, developed into the Eastern Orthodox […] [Read More »]( [After Matan Kahana Fires Head Of Conversion Directorate, Rabbi Lau Threatens To Suspend All Conversions]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the Israeli government’s attempts to promote a new conversion arrangement which will allow every city rabbi to perform conversions, Chief Rabbi Lau sent a sharp letter to Prime Minister Bennett. Rabbi Lau said that if the head of the Rabbinate’s Conversion Directorate, Moshe Waller, would be fired as […] [Read More »]( [Rav Shmuel Eliyahu Defends his Psak Against Chaim Walder]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — The following Teshuva was posted on the Facebook page of Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, explaining his Bais Din’s psak against Chaim Walder: Question: How was the Bais Din allowed to establish Chaim Walder’s guilt without hearing directly from the accused? Especially since they paskened (with certainty) that he was guilty? 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