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[Mississippi Governor OKs Longer Postpartum Medicaid Coverage]( JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it’s part of a “new pro-life agenda” to help mothers now that abortion access is restricted. Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has […] [Read More »]( [Yellen Declares Bank System Sound, As New Rescues Ordered]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm, upbeat reassurances to rattled bank depositors and investors Thursday, even as American financial institutions and European agencies ordered fresh rescue efforts following the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history. Questioned closely, sometimes aggressively, Yellen told senators at a Capitol hearing that the U.S. banking system “remains […] [Read More »]( [Big Banks Create $30B Rescue Package For First Republic]( NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven of the biggest banks in the country announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank on Thursday, in an effort to prevent the California-based bank from becoming the third bank to fail in less than a week and head off a broader crisis in the banking sector. First […] [Read More »]( [‘Diversity Day’ Speaker at Public School Shocks Students With Anti-Israel Rhetoric]( MICHIGAN (VINnews) — A so-called “diversity day” at a public school allegedly turned into a hate-fest, when an invited anti-Israel speaker went off-script and shared her one-sided, politicized views about Middle East politics. The program took place in Bloomfield Hills High School (BHHS). Huwaida Arraf, notorious for anti-Israel activism and inflammatory rhetoric, addressed hundreds of […] [Read More »]( [Average Long-term US Mortgage Rates Come Back Down To 6.6%]( WASHINGTON (AP) – The average long-term U.S. mortgage inched back down this week after five straight weeks of increases, good news for homebuyers as the housing market’s all-important spring buying season gets underway. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate slid back to 6.60% from 6.73% last week. […] [Read More »]( [Former Israeli Premier Urges World Leaders To Shun Netanyahu]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s former prime minister on Thursday urged world leaders to shun Israel’s current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as he presses ahead with a plan to overhaul the country’s justice system. The United States and Germany, two of Israel’s closest allies, called on Netanyahu to slow down. The rare calls for […] [Read More »]( [Covid-19 Pill Paxlovid Moves Closer To Full Fda Approval]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in late 2021. The agency has the […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Hundreds Worship At Joseph’s Tomb, Palestinians Clash With IDF Forces Securing Worshipers]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Hundreds of people including government ministers, coalition MKS and other dignitaries visited the tomb of Yosef Hatzadik early Wednesday morning. The worshipers were secured by large IDF forces, which were attacked by Palestinians near the tomb and returned fire. There were no injuries reported to IDF soldiers. Minister of Culture and Sport […] [Read More »]( [Stolen Helicopter Crashes At Sacramento Executive Airport]( SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The attempted theft of a helicopter ended in wreckage on Wednesday when it crashed at Sacramento Executive Airport, authorities said. Between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., someone tried to start four helicopters that were sitting at the airport and managed to operate one, Sacramento police said. The Bell 429 helicopter wound […] [Read More »]( [Poland Detains 9 People Suspected Of Spying For Russia]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities said Thursday that the nation’s security services have detained members of a Russian espionage ring, alleging that they were preparing acts of sabotage in Poland and had been monitoring railroad routes used for the transport of weapons into Ukraine. Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński said the Internal Security Agency had […] [Read More »]( [Team Israel Exits World Baseball Classic With 5-1 Loss To Venezuela]( MIAMI (JTA) — They didn’t call it the “Pool of Death” for nothing. After a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Nicaragua on Sunday, Israel finished the World Baseball Classic with only one additional run over the next three games. Israel lost 10-0 to both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, recording only one hit across the two games, both of […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Israeli-developed Drone Dome To Secure Dubai From Aerial Attacks]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is pushing forward with plans to install and operate its “DRONE DOME” in Dubai, to protect Gulf city from incursions from unmanned aerial vehicles. The company previously reached an agreement with the Dubai Police to provide the DRONE DOME C-UAS system, described as an off-the-shelf end-to-end […] [Read More »]( [Bulgarian Jews Skipped An Official Ceremony Marking 80 Years Since Their Rescue From The Nazis. Why?]( SOFIA (JTA) – Bulgaria’s president was on hand on Friday for a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the country’s dramatic decision to save its 48,000 Jews from the Nazis. So were representatives of the Bulgarian Orthodox church whose predecessors instigated the rescue, as well as a prominent Bulgarian-born Israeli historian and politician, Michael Bar […] [Read More »]( [Amendment To Oregon Law Adds Teaching Jewish History In Public Schools]( OREGON (JNS) – In a unanimous vote of the Oregon legislature, H.B. 2905 now adds Jews to the list of marginalized peoples, whose histories and contributions public schools must teach under state law. The law, which state representatives passed in 2019, required that the public-school curricula address Native American, African, Asian, Pacific Islander, Chicano and […] [Read More »]( [Trump’s VP? Some In GOP Already Jockeying For Consideration]( Oxon Hill, Md. (Ap) — Trips To Mar-a-lago. Glowing Speeches. Front-row Seats At Major Events. The First Republican Presidential Primaries Are Nearly A Year Away And The Candidate Field Is Unsettled. But Already, A Shadow Contest Of Another Sort Is Underway With Several Republicans Openly Jockeying To Position Themselves As Potential Running Mates To Donald […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Tzipora Karas ע”ה צפורה בת דוד]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: BzmanMaariv: Following Mincha R` Noach KarasSon Starting Friday at main address R` Mordechai KarasSon Starting Friday at main address Mrs. Devorah BenezraDaughter Sitting in Eretz Yisroel Mrs. Leba WallachDaughter Sitting in Eretz Yisroel [Read More »]( [Mr. Mordechai Azriel Weiss ז”ל מרדכי עזריאל]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 pmMincha: 6:45 pmMaariv: 7:10 pm [Read More »]( [Gallant: Israel Will Exact A Price From Those Behind Highway Bombing]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Progress is being made in the investigation into the highway bombing near Megiddo earlier this week that seriously wounded a man, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Thursday. Israeli authorities revealed Wednesday evening that the roadside bomb was planted by a terrorist who infiltrated the country from Lebanon. He was later killed by Israeli forces […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: VP’s Jewish Husband Invokes Holocaust While Describing Angry Parents at School Board Meetings]( WASHINGTON (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Kamala Harris’s Jewish husband, Doug Emhoff, appeared to draw a parallel between parents who speak up at school board meetings and the unspeakable hatred of Jews which led to the Holocaust. Emhoff, the husband of the VP, has made combating antisemitism a primary mission. He made the comments Wednesday […] [Read More »]( [US Releases Video Of Russian Jet Dumping Fuel On Its Drone]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pentagon on Thursday released footage of what it said was a Russian aircraft pouring fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone and clipping the drone’s propeller in international airspace over the Black Sea. The 42-second video shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the back of the MQ-9 drone and beginning […] [Read More »]( [Man Given Life In Prison For 2019 Killing Of Gdansk Mayor]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The man who fatally stabbed Gdansk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison by a Polish court on Thursday. Stefan Wilmont stabbed the 53-year-old Adamowicz on stage during a life charity event on Jan. 13, 2019. Adamowicz died from his wounds the next day despite a blood […] [Read More »]( [In First Reference To Protests, Iran Says Israel ‘Will Be Toppled By The Wind’]( TEHRAN (JNS) – Iran has addressed the ongoing protests in Israel over the government’s judicial reform plan, saying they prove that the country is “a rootless structure that will be toppled by the wind.” “A new identity crisis has emerged in the spider’s web. Of course, this is only one of the deep crises in […] [Read More »]( [Israelis Step Up Protests After Netanyahu Rejects Compromise]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli protesters pressed ahead on Thursday with demonstrations against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, pushing back against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he rejected a compromise proposal that was meant to defuse the crisis. Despite the effort by the country’s figurehead president, Isaac Herzog, to seek a […] [Read More »]( [Full Text: Herzog’s Judicial Reform Proposal]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The president’s proposed constitutional framework for settling the relations between the branches of government in Israel by broad consensus. Principles A. This document does not presume to replace the formal legislative process in the Knesset. The purpose of this document is to outline the basis for the aforementioned legislation procedures which will […] [Read More »]( [President Herzog Unveils ‘People’s Framework’ For Judicial Reform, Right-Wing Categorically Rejects It]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Citing his fear of civil war which could erupt over the proposed judicial reforms in Israel, President Herzog unveiled what he termed the “people’s framework”, which he claimed was based on extensive conversations with politicians, jurists and experts from both sides of the political spectrum regarding the reforms. Starting his primetime address […] [Read More »]( [Judicial Reform Protesters Reach Bnei Brak, Open Mock IDF Recruitment Office]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During another day of raucous protests and ‘escalating resistance’ against judicial reforms in Israel, demonstrators converged on Bnei Brak Thursday morning, heading to a number of locations. A number of protesters set up a mock IDF recruitment office, as one of the main aspects of the judicial reforms, the override clause, is […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Top Agudah Leader Praises Biden’s DHS Secretary Mayorkas]( WASHINGTON (VINnews) — On Wednesday, Agudas Yisrael delegates were greeted by Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. At the gathering, Abba Cohen, Agudah’s Washington Director and VP for Gov Affairs, praised Mayorkas for his concern and connection with the Jewish community. Cohen said,” A few minutes after Shabbos when the synagogue in Colleyville [Texas] was […] [Read More »]( [Fact Focus: Claims Link ‘Woke’ Policies To Bank’s Demise]( As Wall Street reels from the swift demise of Silicon Valley Bank — the biggest American bank failure since the 2008 financial meltdown — some social media users are honing in on a single culprit: its socially aware, or “woke,” agenda. But the Santa Clara-based institution’s professed commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, […] [Read More »]( [Signature Bank: Contagion Or A Problem With The Business?]( NEW YORK (AP) – Signature Bank’s collapse came stunningly fast, leaving behind the question of whether there was a fundamental flaw in the way it did business — or if it was just a victim of the panic that spread after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. There were few outward signs that Signature Bank […] [Read More »]( [Watch This! Anticipating Moshiach – Roy Neuberger]( [Read More »]( [FBI Raids Home Of Ex-Maryland Official As Manhunt Continues]( BALTIMORE (AP) — Two days after former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s ex-chief of staff failed to appear in court to stand trial on federal corruption charges, FBI agents raided his Florida home as the search continues for Roy McGrath. McGrath, 53, was declared a wanted fugitive after he disappeared Monday, leaving his attorney, Joseph Murtha, […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 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](.