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[NY Clamps Down On Businesses Offering Marijuana As A ‘Gift’]( NEW YORK (AP) — While New York works on launching a legal market for recreational marijuana, some entrepreneurs have jumped into a legal gray area by saying they’re not selling pot but giving it away while people buy something else. Now, the state is saying they have jumped the gun and need to stop. The […] [Read More »]( [Trudeau Defends COVID Restrictions Amid Truck Blockades]( TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood firm against an easing of the country’s COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday in the face of mounting pressure from protesters using trucks to blockade the capital and U.S. border crossings, including the economically vital bridge to Detroit. A growing number of Canadian provinces have moved to lift some of […] [Read More »]( [As Case Counts Fall, WHO Chief Warns “COVID Isn’t Finished”]( GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization insisted Wednesday that “COVID isn’t finished with us,” appealing for more support to fight the pandemic after his agency reported that new infections fell but virus deaths rose worldwide over the past week. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, launching a new $23 billion campaign to fund WHO’s […] [Read More »]( [Ex-Israeli Police Chief Dismisses Claims Of Spyware Hacking]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s former police chief said Wednesday that recent allegations about police using sophisticated spyware to hack the phones of prominent officials and protesters have “no bearing on reality.” The remarks by Roni Alsheikh, who was head of the national police force during some of the alleged snooping, followed reports this week in […] [Read More »]( [BREAKING UPDATE: Not all That Glitters is Gold: Star of “My Unorthodox Life” Files for Divorce]( UPDATED WEDNESDAY FEB 9 at 5:15 PM MANHATTAN (VINnews) — It’s official. Julia Haart, star of Netflix’s “My Unorthodox Life”, has filed for divorce after 3 years of marriage. TMZ website has obtained court filings showing Haart filed for divorce in New York on Wednesday from husband Silvio Scaglia. The incredible thing is, as recently […] [Read More »]( [Feds Say No Taxpayer Money For Safer Drug-Smoking Pipes]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Following outrage on the political right, the Biden administration said Wednesday that a grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth. “No federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement of grantees to put […] [Read More »]( [Capitol Police Denies Baseless Claim Its Officers Spy On GOP]( WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated and baseless allegations from House Republicans that the department’s officers are operating as politically driven spies. The rhetoric is complicating the force’s effort to win back public confidence. The latest tumult occurred Tuesday, when Rep. Troy Nehls […] [Read More »]( [Samsung Unveils New Phones As Premium Market Share Shrinks]( SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Samsung is trying to reclaim lost ground in the coveted high end of the smartphone market with a new lineup of Galaxy S models designed to appeal to consumers who are increasingly sharing videos of their antics on TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and other popular apps. Although the Galaxy S22 phones […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sara Jacob ע”ה חיה שרה בת דוד שלמה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 5:10 pmMaariv: 5:30 pm Mrs. Malky ZelmanDaughter Mr. Meshulam Faish FrankelBrother Mr. Frankel will be sitting shiva at 1921-50th street until Monday morning 2/14/22 [Read More »]( [New York Lets Broad Mask Mandate Expire, But Not In Schools]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state will end a COVID-19 mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, but will keep masking rules in place in schools for now. The mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, like grocery stores, shops and offices, was […] [Read More »]( [Truck Driver Rams Cars In Germany, 31 Vehicles Damaged]( BERLIN (AP) — An intoxicated truck driver rammed his vehicle into parked cars after ignoring a red light in southern Germany, shoving cars up against buildings and causing some of them to catch fire, police said. Three people were slightly injured and 31 vehicles damaged in the incident in Fuerth, just outside Nuremberg, on Tuesday […] [Read More »]( [Hummus In Space? Joint Israeli-NASA Project Aims To Help Astronauts Grow Chickpeas In Zero Gravity]( Like most Israelis, Yonatan Winetraub loves hummus, and its protein-packed base legume: the chickpea. But unlike most, Winetraub also has the ability to send chickpeas into space. Winetraub, 35, is one of the three founders of SpaceIL, an Israeli nonprofit best known for attempting to land a spaceship on the moon — the Beresheet vessel, […] [Read More »]( [Israel Hits Syria, Killing Soldier After Anti-Aircraft Fire]( JERUSALEM (AP) — A Syrian soldier was killed and five others were wounded in an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus, Syrian state media said. The Israeli military said it attacked targets in Syria shortly after an anti-aircraft missile was fired from the Arab country into northern Israel early Wednesday. Israel said the Syrian rocket […] [Read More »]( [R` Eliezer Fruend ז”ל Eliezer Ben Yaakov Asher Anshel]( Family getting up: R` Anshel FruendSon R` Leibish FruendSon Mrs. Cheyie ItzkowitzDaughter Sitting at 1440 56th St, Boro Park Mrs. Rifky BruckmanDaughter Sitting at 1440 56th St, Boro Park [Read More »]( [Iran Unveils New Missile With Reported Region-Wide Range]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran unveiled a new missile on Wednesday with a reported range that would allow it to reach both U.S. bases in the region as well as targets inside its archfoe Israel. State TV reported that the missile uses solid fuel and has a range of 1,450 kilometers (900 miles). It is […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Fire And Rescue Services Require Volunteers To List ‘Parent 1’ And ‘Parent 2’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the public controversy over MDA’s donor forms requiring donors to register ‘Parent 1’ and ‘Parent 2’ in place of their father and mother and the refusal of many Israelis to donate blood on such forms, another Israeli public institution has now made similar forms. The Israeli Fire and […] [Read More »]( [19-Year-Old British Student Sentenced To 3.5 Years Jail For Sharing Bomb-Making Manual On Telegram]( LONDON (VINnews) — A South London teenager was jailed for 42 months after sharing a bomb-preparation manual online which he disguised as a guide for the video game Minecraft. After police arrested the youth they also found Nazi memorabilia in his room as well as other terror-related documents, according to a Daily Mail report. 19-year-old […] [Read More »]( [BDE: 23-Year-Old Boro Park Chasan Dies Less Than A Month From Wedding To Nickolsburg Rebbe’s Granddaughter]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — 23-year-old Yaakov Yitzchak Grosinger tragically succumbed, apparently to COVID-19 complications on Wednesday after being hospitalized with pneumonia and COVID-19. Yaakov Yitzchak was born in Boro Park to Rabbi Hershel and Breindel Grosinger. A few months ago got engaged and he was supposed to be married in a few weeks to the […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Cab Driver Nearly Lynched After Entering Shechem In Wake Of Elimination Of 3 Terrorists]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli taxi driver was injured and his car wrecked by numerous rocks and projectiles after he entered the town of Shechem just hours after the IDF eliminated 3 terrorists at the same location. The driver, Naaman Ashkenazi, a resident of Rishon Letzion, said that he regularly goes to the town to […] [Read More »]( [HORROR: Two Young Sisters Go Missing After Family Rejects Gerrer Chassidus]( BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Two sisters, ages 17 and 14, have been missing from their homes for the past week. According to the girls’ family, the disappearance occurred after the parents, Tzvi Arie and Leah Sandik, decided to move out of the Gerrer community in Ashdod. They say community leaders suspected that they were planning […] [Read More »]( [COVID-19 Protests Threaten Border Trade Between Canada, US]( OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented traffic from entering Canada […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2022 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](.