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[KOSHER POLITICS: Govt spends $1.1M to study drunk mice (and other insane programs). Illegals arrive at Kamala’s home]( Senator Rand Paul, a lone voice against the massive spending by Congress, as well as trillion-dollar deficits, released his yearly report of the billions being wasted on insane government programs and studies. Some examples: $1.1 million to study drunk mice $200K to purchase Starbucks espresso machines for the Pentagon (at least the military will be […] [Read More »]( [Bidding Farewell To The Rabbi Who Defined Religious Zionism]( JERUSALEM (JNS/Ariel Kahana ) – How can one summarize a life of Torah? With decades filled with work? With one’s influence on the entire nation? With the decisions made at the country’s most significant points in time? These questions arise when we are about to do what we hoped we would never have to—summarize the […] [Read More »]( [Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Rep.-Elect George ‘Fake’ Santos]( NEW YORK (AP) — Long Island prosecutors have launched an investigation into U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office. But despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has thus far shown […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Ethel Bronfin ע”ה אטל בת יוסף מיכל]( Family getting up: [Read More »]( [Rocky Ride: Tesla Stock On Pace For Worst Year Ever]( NEW YORK (AP) — Owning Tesla stock this year has been anything but a smooth ride for investors. Shares in the electric vehicle maker are down nearly 70% since the start of the year, on pace to finish in the bottom five biggest decliners among S&P 500 stocks. By comparison, the benchmark index is down […] [Read More »]( [Transatlantic Dirshu Kinyan Halacha Siyumim Mark Transformative Impact on the World of Psak]( Both Europe and America will be celebrating an incredible milestone this coming week with two major siyumim that promise to have a transformative impact on the future halachic observance of their respective communities.  The first of the momentous milestone events will be the Dirshu Kinyan Halacha siyum in London on Sunday, 8 Teves/January 1 at […] [Read More »]( [US Will Require COVID-19 Testing For Travelers From China]( WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections. The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation’s strict anti-virus controls. China’s “zero COVID” policies had kept China’s infection rate low but fueled public […] [Read More »]( [Google fixes antisemitic definition of ‘Jew’ following uproar]( (JNS) — Google users who typed the word “Jew” in the search feature on Tuesday found that the top definition was an antisemitic stereotype. The search engine’s first listed definition of “Jew” was: “to bargain with someone in a miserly or petty way.” Further down in the search results were several conjugations of the word, […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Florida Police Officer Drags Woman Into Jail, Is Fired]( TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A police officer in Tampa, Florida, who was videotaped dragging a handcuffed woman into jail has been fired, authorities said. An internal investigation determined that former officer Gregory Damon violated department policies during the Nov. 17 incident, the Tampa Police Department announced Tuesday in a news release. The woman was being […] [Read More »]( [Letter To The Editor: Not Just Kanye West, Haaretz and Ynet are also Anti Semites]( Dear VINnews, 2 weeks ago a group of young Chareidi girls were playing in a park in Ramat Gan. At one point, a secular lady who lives in the area approached the girls and demanded they leave the park. According to her, Charedim don’t belong in parks in secular areas, and the horrible insults she […] [Read More »]( [Husband Accidentally Abandons Wife in Dark Jungle, Forcing Her to Walk 12 Miles]( THAILAND (VINnews) — A seemingly absent-minded husband inadvertently abandoned his wife in the middle of a jungle, after stopping for a bathroom break. (Don’t you hate when that happens?) Boontom Chaimoon of Thailand, age 55, was traveling with his wife Amnuay back home for the holidays. He pulled over on the side of the road…in the […] [Read More »]( [Paul Pelosi Attack: Suspect Enters Not-Guilty Plea]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who allegedly broke into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and beat her 82-year-old husband in October pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six charges, including attempted murder, prosecutors said. The suspect, David DePape, had planned to kidnap the speaker — who was in Washington at the time of the […] [Read More »]( [Pandemic’s End: Israel To Downgrade COVID To Flu Status]( JERUSAELM (JNS) – Israel is set to declare the Coronavirus pandemic over, according to Hebrew media reports. As of Jan. 18, the country’s civilian health system will assume responsibility for conducting Covid tests in place of the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command. Then, on Jan. 31, SARS-CoV-2 will be categorized as an influenza-like virus, […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Volunteers Repair Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira’s Egypt Tomb In Covert Operation]( CAIRO (JNS) – A group of Israeli volunteers traveled to Egypt on Monday as part of a covert mission to rehabilitate Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira’s tomb, which has been neglected for years. The work at Damanhur was carried out in collaboration with Egyptian officials, with volunteers cleaning the tomb site and its perimeter, restoring damaged windows […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Journalist Arrested For Praising Palestinian Terrorist]( JERUSAELM (JNS) – Israeli journalist Israel Frey was briefly placed under arrest on Tuesday in connection with statements supporting Palestinian terrorists. The far-left reporter, who is ultra-Orthodox, tweeted in September his admiration for a Palestinian accused of planning a major terrorist attack in Tel Aviv. “See what a hero is: He traveled the whole way from […] [Read More »]( [Amir Ohana Tapped As Next Knesset Speaker]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Likud Party member of Knesset Amir Ohana was selected on Wednesday as the incoming government’s candidate for parliamentary speaker, with fellow party member Ofir Katz proposed as the next chairman of Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in the legislature. The Knesset speaker is a key position whose holder sets the government’s legislative […] [Read More »]( [Germany: Former Nazi Camp Secretary, 97, Appeals Conviction]( BERLIN (AP) – A 97-year-old woman is appealing her conviction in Germany of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders when she was a secretary to the commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. In a Dec. 20 verdict, the Itzehoe state court gave Irmgard Furchner a two-year suspended sentence […] [Read More »]( [Minister: Ukraine Aims To Develop Air-to-air Combat Drones]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly for reconnaissance, and plans to develop combat models that can attack the exploding drones Russia has used during its invasion of the country, according to the Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Minister of Digital […] [Read More »]( [National Guard Checks Homes In Buffalo For Storm Victims]( BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who had lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow. As a deep freeze eased into milder weather, the […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Nominates Yoav Galant As Defense Minister]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that Likud Knesset member Yoav Galant will be appointed to the position of defense minister. Galant, an Israel Defense Forces major general in the reserves, has been the lead Likud candidate for the post. He has served as head of IDF Southern Command, military secretary […] [Read More »]( [Mega Millions Jackpot Up To $640M After No Big Winner]( DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A giant Mega Millions jackpot grew larger Wednesday to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner. No one won the lottery game’s top prize Tuesday night, making it 21 straight drawings without anyone matching all six numbers. The next drawing will be Friday night. The huge jackpot […] [Read More »]( [R` Avrohom Miller ז”ל]( Family getting up: Mrs. Miriam MillerWife Mrs. Miriam MillerWife R` Yaakov MillerFather Mrs. Chaya MillerMother R` Simcha MillerBrother R` Shuey MillerBrother R` Hudi MillerBrother R` Moshe MillerBrother Habachur Asher Meir MillerSon Hayeled Dovid MIllerSon Miss Chana MillerDaughter [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Government: West Bank Settlements Top Priority]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities on Wednesday, vowing to legalize dozens of illegally built outposts and annex the occupied territory as part of its coalition deal with its ultranational allies. The coalition agreements, released a day before the government […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. yitel goldstein ע”ה יוטל ב‏ת יעקב]( Family getting up: [Read More »]( [WATCH: Hasidic Youth Trudges To Mikve Through Deep Snow In Buffalo, NY]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — 27 people have died in the snow blizzard which hit the city of Buffalo, NY, and the surrounding region of Erie county this week. This figure, which is unfortunately expected to rise, represents a large proportion of the national death toll. The city has been covered in four feet of snow […] [Read More »]( [Chareidi Deputy Head Of Israel Bar Association Slams Anti-Chareidi Incitement: ‘All Red Lines Crossed’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Attorney Yossi Weizman, a chareidi lawyer who is the deputy-president of Israel’s Bar Association, spoke on Radio Kol Chai about the growing incitement against the chareidi community in Israel.   Attorney Yossi Weizman said that “the situation is shocking. They are disparaging the entire chareidi sector, yesterday I spoke against a report […] [Read More »]( [1 Dead, 2 Moderately Injured After Fire Breaks Out In Beersheva Hospital Ward]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — One patient at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva was found dead after a fire broke out in a hospital ward early Wednesday morning. The fire was apparently caused by a cigarette which ignited a mattress in the ward. Fire and Rescue workers arrived swiftly and evacuated dozens of patients from the […] [Read More »]( [2 Arrested For Rolling Dumpster In Geula, Gradual Improvement For Injured Mother Of 11]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in rolling a burning dumpster down Yechezkel street during a demonstration before Chanukah. The dumpster slammed into 40-year-old Mirel Daslowski, a member of the Karlin chasidic group, seriously injuring her. During the past days there has been an improvement in her condition. 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