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[Sotheby’s Is Auctioning The ‘Earliest, Most Complete Hebrew Bible Ever’]( NEW YORK (JNS) – Sotheby’s auction house is selling a Hebrew Bible that Richard Austin, its global head of books and manuscripts, calls “undeniably one of the most important and singular texts in human history.” Codex Sassoon dates to the late ninth or early 10th century and derives its name from its most prominent owner, […] [Read More »]( [Biden’s Empathy Shapes Policy, But Some Voters Don’t Feel It]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting aboard Air Force One last year, President Joe Biden was scanning the newspaper and spotted a ghostly photo of a child’s swing set engulfed in raw sewage. He didn’t just sigh or shake his head. Upon landing back in Washington, he ordered longtime aide Steve Ricchetti to phone the White House […] [Read More »]( [Former Manhattan Law Firm Partner Gets 2 Years For Antisemitic Cyber-Stalking]( NEW YORK (JNS) – For years, a former law partner at K&L Gates in Manhattan sent thousands of threats and harassing messages, often including racist and antisemitic attacks, to lawyers at the firm. Willie Dennis also physically threatened former coworkers’ families. Dennis has been sentenced to two years in prison on three counts of cyber-stalking. […] [Read More »]( [Governments Target Medical Debt With Covid Relief Funds]( (AP) – Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day — pay the debt or pay for rent, utilities and groceries. Some may even skip necessary health care for fear of sinking deeper into debt. To address the problem, an increasing number of municipal, county and state governments are devising […] [Read More »]( [Rare Video Of 1986 Dive In Titanic Wreckage To Be Released]( FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Rare and in some cases never before publicly seen video of the 1986 dive through the wreckage of the Titanic is being released Wednesday by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The more than 80 minutes of footage on the WHOI’s YouTube channel chronicles some of the remarkable achievements of the dive […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: ADL Leader Blasts NYT Over Coverage of Chasidim, Says Paper Should ‘Highlight Benefits of Talmud’]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In this newly released video, Jonathan Greenblatt slammed the New York Times over its vicious reporting against religious Jews. He blamed the agenda-driven newspaper, at least in part, for the recent surge in antisemitic attacks. Greenblatt suggested that the NY Times should properly represent Orthodox Jews on its editorial board, investigative […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Resident of East Palestine Asked to Sign Waiver Absolving Testing Agency of Responsibility]( OHIO (VINnews) — A resident of East Palestine, Ohio, where dangerous toxic chemicals were released due to a train derailment, told radio host Glenn Back that “Norfolk Southern”, and EPA-associated agency testing the air for toxins, asked her to sign a release to “indemnify, release and hold harmless” the groups involved from legal claims, including […] [Read More »]( [Study Shows ‘Striking’ Number Who Believe News Misinforms]( NEW YORK (AP) — Half of Americans in a recent survey indicated they believe national news organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public to adopt a particular point of view through their reporting. The survey, released Wednesday by Gallup and the Knight Foundation, goes beyond others that have shown a low level of […] [Read More »]( [White House: Tesla To Make Some EV Chargers Available To All]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced Wednesday by the White House. The plan will make at least 7,500 chargers from Tesla’s Supercharger and Destination Charger network […] [Read More »]( [Elon Musk Hopes To Have Twitter CEO Toward The End Of Year]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.” Speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Musk said making sure the platform can function remained the most important thing for him. “I think […] [Read More »]( [FAA Head Defends Safety Of US Air Travel Despite Close Calls]( WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday he has taken steps to avoid a repeat of the technology failure last month that briefly halted all flights nationwide from taking off. Acting FAA administrator Billy Nolen said he has formed a team to review efforts to keep air travel safe, and […] [Read More »]( [Hyundai, Kia Update Security After Tiktok Challenge Thefts]( (AP) – Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities. The updates are free for millions of vehicles that are missing a key anti-theft device, an issue that was […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Buffalo Shooter Rushed From Court After Man Charges At Him]( BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo supermarket was hustled out out of a courtroom Wednesday after someone in the audience rushed at him and was restrained by a court officer. Payton Gendron’s sentencing resumed about 10 minutes after the episode, which came as Barbara Massey Mapps […] [Read More »]( [China Threatens US Entities Over Downing Of Balloon]( BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures. China says the balloon was a […] [Read More »]( [The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Letter Arrived 55 Years Late, But At Exactly The Right Time]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Journalist Yossi Elituv, who recently lost his father Rabbi Shimon Elituv, one of the prominent disciples of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, described how a letter addressed to his father by the Rebbe and sent 55 years ago had arrived at exactly the right time. Elituv, who is the editor of the Mishpacha magazine, […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch: Earthquake In Turkey Reminds Us Of Hashem’s Power, Warns Us To Do Teshuva]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch referred after his weekly shiur to the earthquake which occurred in Southern Turkey, killing tens of thousands of people. Rabbi Sternbuch entreated his students “not to accept shallow explanations from people on the street but to look at the matter from a Torah perspective.” Rabbi Sternbuch quoted the prophecy […] [Read More »]( [Rift In Netanyahu Coalition After Civil Administration Uproots Shilo Orchard Despite Smotrich Demanding Freeze]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A major rift erupted in the Netanyahu-led coalition after the Civil Administration for Judea and Samaria, officially still under the authority of Defense Minister Gallant, uprooted a Jewish-owned orchard and olive grove in the plains of Shilo. The uprooting came despite the specific instructions of Betzalel Smotrich, who is a minister in […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: CNN Report on the Immeasurable Emunah and Strength of Devorah Paley, Mother Who Lost 2 Sons]( Amazed by the strength of Devorah, mother of Yaakov and Asher who were killed on Friday in a ramming attack. Watch her call for prayer – not blame or revenge. pic.twitter.com/3DRPUCRRkW — Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) February 13, 2023 [Read More »]( [California Sen. Feinstein Says She Won’t Run For Reelection]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose groundbreaking political career shattered gender barriers from San Francisco’s City Hall to the corridors of Capitol Hill, said Tuesday she won’t seek reelection in 2024. The senator, who turns 90 in June, is the oldest member of Congress and has faced questions in recent years about […] [Read More »]( [Police: U-Haul Driver Saw ‘Object’ Before Deadly Rampage]( NEW YORK (AP) — A U-Haul driver who veered onto sidewalks and rammed into bicyclists and moped riders Monday in New York City, killing one person and injuring eight, claimed he started mowing down people after seeing an “invisible object” coming toward the truck, police said Tuesday. Weng Sor, 62, was charged Tuesday with murder […] [Read More »]( [Winner Of California’s $2B Lottery Gets Largest U.S. Jackpot]( SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The winner of the largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history is a former student in the California public school system who wants to mostly stay out of the spotlight. California lottery officials on Tuesday said Edwin Castro won the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball prize in November. 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