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[CHINUCH ROUNDTABLE ANALYSIS: Choose a High School based on academics or friends?]( NEW YORK (VINnews Podcast) — In this powerful episode, Yaakov M discusses the latest Chinuch Roundtable question — should parents choose a High School with strong academics and a better reputation, or the school where the girls’ friends are going? LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: This raises many fundamental questions. Should our focus ever be on […] [Read More »]( [Home Depot Says It Will Raise Pay For US, Canadian Workers]( NEW YORK (AP) – Home Depot said Tuesday it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. Starting pay will be at least $15 per hour in all markets. Home Depot is one of […] [Read More »]( [Fears, Questions About N. Korea’s Growing Nuclear Arsenal]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s latest missile launches are a demonstration of the country’s avowed ability to use nuclear force against South Korea and the mainland U.S. How immediate is that threat? North Korea claims its nuclear forces are capable of destroying its rivals, and often follows its provocative weapons tests with launch […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: R’ Yaakov Horowitz on Pictures of Women in Jewish Publications]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Renowned Chinuch expert Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz has posted a video on Instagram, discussing whether it is acceptable to have pictures of women in frum publications and the “public sphere.” Rabbi Horowitz prefaced that he has ”very strong feelings on the subject” and said this was the first in a series of […] [Read More »]( [Enfamil Maker Recalls Potentially Contaminated Baby Formula]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Enfamil announced a recall of about 145,000 cans of infant formula due to the possibility of cross-contamination with a bacteria that can cause serious illness or death. Reckitt, a U.K.-based consumer health and nutrition company, said over the weekend that is voluntarily recalling two batches of Enfamil ProSobee Simply […] [Read More »]( [Supreme Court Weighs Google’s Liability In ISIS Terror Case]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up its first case about a federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet by shielding Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their sites by others. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday about whether the family of an […] [Read More »]( [Abrahamic House In UAE Houses A Church, Synagogue And Mosque]( ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On the shores of the Persian Gulf, a new complex houses a Catholic church, a Jewish synagogue and an Islamic mosque in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The Abrahamic Family House offers a concrete, marble and oak manifestation of the UAE’s publicized push toward tolerance after […] [Read More »]( [Putin Ups Tensions Over Ukraine, Suspending Start Nuke Pact]( MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended Moscow’s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the U.S., announcing the move Tuesday in a bitter speech where he made clear he would not change his strategy in the war in Ukraine. In his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, Putin cast his country — and […] [Read More »]( [Explosion Kills 2 At Miami-area Industrial Complex]( MEDLEY, Fla. (AP) — An explosion and fire at an industrial complex in suburban Miami killed two people and left three others injured Tuesday morning, officials said. The explosion in the small city of Medley shot a large fireball into the sky and left several trucks and other vehicles in flames, video from a neighboring […] [Read More »]( [Massive Fire Breaks Out In Williamsburg]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) – A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday. “FDNY members are currently operating at a 4-alarm fire at 310 Hewes Street in Brooklyn. Operations are ongoing,” the New York Fire Department noted on social media. Video from the scene shows plumes of smoke pouring from the […] [Read More »]( [Alligator Kills 85-year-old Florida Woman As She Walked Dog]( FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — An 85-year-old woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog in a senior living community on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, officials said. The woman was walking her dog on Monday afternoon beside a canal in Spanish Lakes Fairway near Fort Pierce when the nearly 11-foot (3.3-meters) gator attacked the […] [Read More »]( [Israel President Urges Consensus After Judicial Changes Pass]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president Tuesday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to seek dialogue and compromise after it pushed ahead with a controversial judicial overhaul in a turbulent parliamentary session overnight. Isaac Herzog said it was a “difficult morning” following the late-night parliamentary vote that saw two contentious pieces of legislation pass a […] [Read More »]( [Don Lemon To Return To CNN, Undergo ‘Formal Training’]( NEW YORK (AP) — CNN anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday and will receive “formal training” in the aftermath of his on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, network CEO Chris Licht said in an email to employees Monday night. The memo, as reported by CNN Business, did not specify what the […] [Read More »]( [Iran Sentences Alleged US-based Militant Leader To Death]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group held by Iran and accused of orchestrating a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death, authorities said Tuesday. Iran says Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German national and U.S. resident in his late 60s, is the leader of the armed […] [Read More »]( [Walmart Beats Q4 Expectations During Holiday Shopping Period]( NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart on Tuesday reported strong sales during the holiday season as budget-conscious consumers looking for better deals flocked to its stores. The report was a good showing for the company, considering consumers had overall cut back on their spending during the traditional November-December shopping period. Though sales rebounded at stores and […] [Read More »]( [Three Jews, One Aged 86, Have Their Bris Milah In War-Torn Kyiv, Ukraine]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Despite the incessant shelling and sirens in the Ukrainian capital, a unique and moving Jewish event occurred on Monday in Kyiv, Ukraine. Three older Jews, one of them aged 86, elected to have a Bris Milah and join the covenant of Avraham Avinu. Rabbi Moshe Asman, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, […] [Read More »]( [Head Of ZAKA’s Turkey Mission Receives 2 Ancient Megillos Esther From Local Man: ‘Make Sure Our Community’s Remembered’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey, a delegation of ZAKA voluntary emergency response teams from Israel scoured the ruins of Antakya, Turkey, searching for the remains of the president of the tiny, 2,200-year-old Jewish community. After they had located the president and his wife, who were tragically killed in the earthquake, […] [Read More »]( [In Major Step, Israeli Judicial Reform Bill Passes First Parliamentary Vote]( NEW YORK (JTA) — The Israeli government’s controversial judicial reform plan cleared a major hurdle as its parliament, the Knesset, voted to advance a key piece of the plan. The 63-47 vote took place early Tuesday morning, following a second week of mass protests outside the Knesset in Jerusalem. The bill was introduced by Prime […] [Read More »]( [DISGRACE: NJ Health Department Posts Ad Linking Covid to Purim]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Allison Josephs, founder of the “JewInTheCity” blog, called out the New Jersey Department of Health over an ad that linked Jews celebrating Purim with the spread of Covid. 1) @njdeptofhealth platforms should include positive messages about Jews, like they do for other minorities. If their goal is diversity, Jews should be […] [Read More »]( [18th Article, and Counting: Will the New York Times’ Obsessive Demonization of Orthodox Jews Ever End?]( NEW YORK (Agudath Israel / VINnews) — This morning, the New York Times published yet another lengthy, prejudicial article against Orthodox Jews, this time targeting Kiryas Joel, a village which “is almost entirely populated by Hasidic Jews.” The Times focuses its harsh spotlight on certain legitimate, school-related payments made by the Kiryas Joel school district […] [Read More »]( [Muslim Reform Groups Praise Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Ouster]( WASHINGTON (JNS) – Accusations of Islamophobia came almost immediately after the U.S. House of Representatives voted earlier this month to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from its Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote followed repeated promises from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to remove the congresswoman due to her history of antisemitic and anti-Israel remarks. 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