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[Once Everywhere, Saddam’s Image Scrubbed From Baghdad]( BAGHDAD (AP) — Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one Qaiss al-Sharaa most enjoys retelling is about the day April 9, 2003, when he watched Iraqis and American Marines pull down the statue of Saddam Hussein in front of his salon in Baghdad’s Firdos Square. The 12-meter (39-foot) […] [Read More »]( [Tearful Family Members Mourn Sisters Slain in Chol Hamoed Terror Attack]( JERUSALEM (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Thousands wept openly at a joint funeral for two Efrat sisters who were escorted to their final resting places in Kfar Etzion on Monday. As previously reported on VIN News, 20 year old Maia Dee and 15 year old Rina Dee were killed in a Friday terror attack in the Jordan […] [Read More »]( [IRS Pledges More Audits Of Wealthy, Better Customer Service]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS released details Thursday on how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations, pledging to invest in new technology, hire more customer service representatives and expand its ability to audit high-wealth taxpayers. While some Republicans have suggested without evidence that the money from the Democrats’ landmark […] [Read More »]( [In DeSantis’ Shadow, Florida Democrats Fight To Be Relevant]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Democrats don’t have much to celebrate these days. The once dominant party hasn’t elected a governor since 1994. It’s more than a decade since a Democratic presidential candidate won the state. Republicans gained a supermajority in the Florida House and Senate in 2022, and the GOP made gains in the […] [Read More »]( [Justice Thomas Says He Didn’t Have To Disclose Luxury Trips]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. Describing Crow and his wife, Kathy, as “among our dearest friends,” Thomas said in a statement that he was advised by colleagues […] [Read More »]( [Tesla Cuts Prices On All Models, 3rd Cut This Year]( DETROIT (AP) — Tesla cut prices on its entire U.S. electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort to lure more buyers amid rising interest rates. The largest of the cuts that appeared Friday on Tesla’s website were $5,000 per vehicle for the company’s slower-selling more expensive models, the […] [Read More »]( [FAA Says Leaky Faucets Are A Safety Problem On Boeing 787s]( (AP) – Regulators are worried that faucet leaks in Boeing 787 jets could pose a safety hazard by water seeping into the planes’ electronics during flights. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed Friday to order repetitive inspections and, if leaks are found, replacing faucet parts. The move comes after reports of water from lavatories getting under […] [Read More »]( [US States Consider Ban On Cosmetics With ‘Forever Chemicals’]( WASHINGTON (AP) – A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval this week to legislation that would prohibit manufacturers and suppliers from selling or distributing any cosmetics or […] [Read More »]( [The Fake Thermostat and Shalom Bayis]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sfas Tamim Foundation The Sefas Tamim Foundation emphasizes the primacy of Everyday Emes in our everyday lives through educational and inspirational program study of Halacha, Mussar and Chizuk. QUESTION: My spouse [gender made neutral]  is kind of extreme in dealing with the thermostat in the house. When it is […] [Read More »]( [Tennessee Becomes New Front In Battle For American Democracy]( NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures. In separate votes on Thursday, the GOP supermajority expelled Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, a […] [Read More »]( [2 Wisconsin Police Officers Killed In Traffic Stop Shooting]( (AP) – Two Wisconsin police officers were killed in a shooting during a traffic stop on Saturday, authorities said. The Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a statement late Saturday that it was investigating the shooting in Cameron, Wisconsin. An officer from the Chetek Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 3:38 p.m. and at […] [Read More »]( [Report: Florida Officials Cut Key Data From Vaccine Study]( TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the mRNA shot, according to drafts of the analysis […] [Read More »]( [Surveillance Footage Released as NYPD Continues Investigating Yom Tov Attacks in Far Rockaway]( QUEENS (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – A pair of Yom Tov attacks in Far Rockaway on visibly Jewish individuals have the NYPD turning to the public for help in an effort to locate three teens who harassed two Orthodox men on the second day of Pesach. Police said that the first attack took place on April 7th […] [Read More »]( [France: Marseille Building Collapses, Fire Stymies Rescues]( MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille, but a fire deep within the rubble hindered rescue efforts Sunday, the French interior minister said. Officials determined that at least four people lived in the building, […] [Read More »]( [Thousands At Annual ‘Birchas Kohanim’ At Western Wall]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Thousands of Jewish worshippers packed the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem on Sunday for the Passover priestly blessing, amid a dispute between Israel and Jordan over the security situation on the Temple Mount. The annual event occurred without incident, despite elevated tensions over the Mount in recent days. On Saturday night, hundreds of […] [Read More »]( [Avalanche In French Alps Kills At Least 4 People]( PARIS (AP) — An avalanche in the French Alps killed four people Sunday, France’s interior minister said, calling the death toll a provisional count. The avalanche rolled down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin provided no details in his […] [Read More »]( [Siyumim on Chelek Aleph of Mishnah Berurah Held with Numerous Gedolei Yisroel as Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Set to Complete Chelek Aleph]( By Chaim Gold “I did not know what learning just a half hour of Mishnah Berurah could do to my life! At the beginning of the machzor a friend of mine told me that a chaburah was forming in our shul and asked if I could join. After a bit of cajoling, I agreed. What […] [Read More »]( [Massive Blackout in Montreal on Yom Tov After Ice Storm]( MONTREAL (VINnews) — There was a massive blackout in Montreal over Yom Tov, impacting over a million people, which resulted from an ice storm. Frum Jewish residents apparently lost power for many hours, maybe longer. Over 1.1 million customers across Quebec lost power at the height of an outage following a deadly ice storm on […] [Read More »]( [Taiwan Threat From China Serious, House GOP Chairman Says]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday the U.S. must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president’s meetings with American lawmakers. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who attended the meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen […] [Read More »]( [WWE Apologizes For Using Auschwitz Image In Preview Show]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment apologized Friday for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration camp to promote one of its matches during the first night of WrestleMania 39 last weekend. The image was used in a promotional package for the match between Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio on a preview show on […] [Read More »]( [Ben Ferencz, Last Living Nuremberg Prosecutor Of Nazis, Dies]( FLORIDA (AP) – Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died. He had just turned 103 in March. Ferencz died Friday evening in Boynton Beach, Florida, according […] [Read More »]( [20 Hurt When Inmate Sets Fire At NYC’s Rikers Island Jail]( NEW YORK (AP) — A fire set by an inmate at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island injured 20 people on a day that lawmakers visited the jail complex, authorities said. Fifteen staff members and five inmates were injured in the fire that started about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the city Correction Department said. The New […] [Read More »]( [US Adds A Healthy 236,000 Jobs Despite Fed’s Rate Hikes]( WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame inflation. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, just above the 53-year low of 3.4% set […] [Read More »]( [China Flies Fighter Jets Near Taiwan After Leader’s US Trip]( BEIJING (AP) — China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said, in retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. The Chinese military announced the start of three-day […] [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](.