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[DISGRACE: J-Post Uses Misleading Image Suggesting Charedi Abused Child, Then Deletes (EXCLUSIVE PICTURES)]( [DISGRACE: J-Post Uses Misleading Image Suggesting Charedi Abused Child, Then Deletes (EXCLUSIVE PICTURES)]( M / VINnews) — The Jerusalem Post has again shown its bias against Charedim. In a story Wednesday about a bus driver arrested for abuse of a special-needs child, the Post used an image of a Charedi mother and children standing near a school bus. The clear (yet bogus) implication was that the students […] [Read More »]( [Israel To Inaugurate Elevator At Tomb Of The Patriarchs]( [Israel To Inaugurate Elevator At Tomb Of The Patriarchs]( (JNS) – After 30 years of legal and political battles, Israel will inaugurate an elevator to improve handicap accessibility at Hebron’s Tomb of the Patriarchs on June 8. The Defense Ministry’s Civil Administration sent out invitations on Wednesday. The Tomb of the Patriarchs is the burial place of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob […] [Read More »]( [Largest-ever British House Of Lords Delegation Visits Israel To Talk Trade]( [Largest-ever British House Of Lords Delegation Visits Israel To Talk Trade]( YORK (JTA) – The largest ever official delegation from the British House of Lords is visiting Israel on a four-day fact finding mission, in a reflection of increasingly close relations between Jerusalem and London. The cross-party group of 20 peers, which includes former Conservative Party leader Michael Howard and longtime Labour lawmaker David Watts, […] [Read More »]( [Watchdog group: Antisemitic attacker’s plea deal ‘slap on the wrist’]( [Watchdog group: Antisemitic attacker’s plea deal ‘slap on the wrist’]( YORK / (JNS) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a Jewish man wearing an Israeli military hoodie last December. Suleiman Othman of Staten Island, N.Y., will spend two months in jail and serve three years of probation, which Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said “should send a message that this […] [Read More »]( [Twitter May Be Worth One-third What Musk Paid For It Last Fall As Fidelity Fund Marks Down Value]( [Twitter May Be Worth One-third What Musk Paid For It Last Fall As Fidelity Fund Marks Down Value]( YORK (AP) – Twitter may now be worth one-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform just seven months ago. The Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund has reduced the market value of its equity stake in Twitter for a third time, now putting it at $6.55 million. That’s down from the […] [Read More »]( [US Sanctions Iranians Over Alleged Assassination Plots Of Former US Officials, Dissidents]( [US Sanctions Iranians Over Alleged Assassination Plots Of Former US Officials, Dissidents]( (AP) — The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against a group of Iranian and Turkish people and firms accused of plotting to assassinate former U.S. government officials, dual U.S. and Iranian nationals, and dissidents. Three Iran- and Turkey-based people; a company affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which is a […] [Read More »]( [US Births In 2022 Didn’t Return To Pre-pandemic Levels]( [US Births In 2022 Didn’t Return To Pre-pandemic Levels]( YORK (AP) — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Births to moms 35 and older continued to rise, with the highest rates in that age group since the 1960s. But those gains […] [Read More »]( [The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Now Underway. Here’s What To Know.]( [The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Now Underway. Here’s What To Know.]( (AP) — It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastlines to make sure their storm plans are in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday. Forecasters are predicting a “near-normal” season, but Mike Brennan, the new director at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, stressed during a Wednesday news […] [Read More »]( [Trump And DeSantis Jab At Each Other On Campaign Trail In 1st Dueling Appearances As 2024 Candidates]( [Trump And DeSantis Jab At Each Other On Campaign Trail In 1st Dueling Appearances As 2024 Candidates]( Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival Ron DeSantis on Thursday, jumping immediately on remarks by the Florida governor on the campaign trail to try to highlight his own strength as the leading GOP presidential candidate. Trump, appearing in Iowa as DeSantis campaigned […] [Read More »]( [DEFUND CUNY: Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler Introduces Bill to Defund Antisemitic Schools]( [DEFUND CUNY: Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler Introduces Bill to Defund Antisemitic Schools]( (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Republican Congressman Mike Lawler wants to ban CUNY from receiving federal taxpayer funds. And unlike other ‘lip-service’ politicians, he is taking action. Lawler, who in only a few months in Congress has stood by the Jewish community as much as any other member, is introducing legislation Thursday to prevent […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Yaakov Davidowitz ז”ל Yaakov Ben Shlomo]( [Mr. Yaakov Davidowitz ז”ל Yaakov Ben Shlomo]( getting up: [Read More »]( [Know Any Airplane Mechanics? A Wave Of Retirements Is Leaving Some Us Industries Desperate To Hire]( [Know Any Airplane Mechanics? A Wave Of Retirements Is Leaving Some Us Industries Desperate To Hire]( (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs. As some of the students began nudging each other, Bandoh realized that perhaps not every one of them had already been hired. “Who […] [Read More »]( [Recession Ahead? By This Metric, One’s Already Here: Earnings Shrink And Wall St Fears Worse To Come]( [Recession Ahead? By This Metric, One’s Already Here: Earnings Shrink And Wall St Fears Worse To Come]( YORK (AP) — The latest round of corporate earnings is leaving Wall Street with a confounding sense of relief and lingering anxiety. Companies are in the midst of an “earnings recession,” meaning profits have contracted for two straight quarters, starting with a 4.6% drop at the end of 2022. Profits for S&P 500 companies […] [Read More »]( [AI Chips Are Hot. Here’s What They Are, What They’re For And Why Investors See Gold]( [AI Chips Are Hot. Here’s What They Are, What They’re For And Why Investors See Gold]( FRANCISCO (AP) — The hottest thing in technology is an unprepossessing sliver of silicon closely related to the chips that power video game graphics. It’s an artificial intelligence chip, designed specifically to make building AI systems such as ChatGPT faster and cheaper. Such chips have suddenly taken center stage in what some experts consider […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Roslyn Franco ז”ל]( [Mrs. Roslyn Franco ז”ל]( getting up: Thursday (6/08/23)Morning Mrs. Renah Calvodaughter Mrs. Tammy Tawildaughter Mrs Judy Chalmedaughter Mrs. Boni Settondaughter Mr Nathan Francoson Mr. Jack Grazibrother Mrs. Diane Hofsteinsister Mrs. Gloria Bobosister Mrs Sally Grazisister Mrs. Emma Pahuskin Mrs. Clare Shamahsister [Read More »]( [Republicans Get Their IRS Cuts, But Democrats Say They Expect Little Near-term Impact]( [Republicans Get Their IRS Cuts, But Democrats Say They Expect Little Near-term Impact]( (AP) — House Republicans are seeking to make good on their campaign promise to rein in the IRS with cutbacks built into the debt ceiling and budget cuts package moving through Congress. The bill rescinds $1.4 billion given to the federal tax collector in the Democrats’ health and energy package that was approved last […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Biden Falls at U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony]( [WATCH: Biden Falls at U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony]( (VINnews) – President Biden has fallen on stage while handing out diplomas to Air Force Academy cadets in Colorado. The 80-year-old commander-in-chief stumbled and fell to his knees and then got back up during the graduation ceremony in an incident likely to spark more concerns about his age as the nation’s oldest president seeks […] [Read More »]( [R’ Chaviv Shemtov ז”ל Chaviv ben Rachamim]( [R’ Chaviv Shemtov ז”ל Chaviv ben Rachamim]( getting up: Mrs. Yehudit Shemtovwife Mr. Eliyahu Shemtovbrother Mr. Meir Shemtovbrother Mr. Tzvika Shemtovbrother Mr. Rami Shemtovson Mrs. Dorit Wischenkadaughter [Read More »]( [Scuffles In German Cities After Student Who Attacked Neo-nazis Is Convicted]( [Scuffles In German Cities After Student Who Attacked Neo-nazis Is Convicted]( – Sympathizers of a young woman given a lengthy prison sentence for participating in attacks on neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists held protests and scuffled with police in some German cities after the verdict. The Dresden state court on Wednesday convicted Lina E., whose full name wasn’t released due to privacy rules, of membership […] [Read More »]( [R’ Shlome Aaron Henig ז”ל]( [R’ Shlome Aaron Henig ז”ל]( getting up: Wednesday (6/07/23)Morning [Read More »]( [Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Has Film Premiere Cancelled by Twitter Over “Misgendering”]( [Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Has Film Premiere Cancelled by Twitter Over “Misgendering”]( — In a shocking move, Ben Shapiro’s conservative Daily Wire had one of its more popular videos canceled by Twitter. In the surprising turn of events, Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing announced Thursday that the popular social media platform canceled a highly anticipated deal with the conservative media company due to two instances of […] [Read More »]( [FTC Hits Amazon With $25 Million Fine For Violating Child Privacy With Alexa Voice Assistant]( [FTC Hits Amazon With $25 Million Fine For Violating Child Privacy With Alexa Voice Assistant]( (AP) — Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant. Separately, the company agreed to pay $5.8 million in customer refunds […] [Read More »]( [Israelis Flock To This Tiny Town In Peru For Vacation — And Psychedelic Spirituality]( [Israelis Flock To This Tiny Town In Peru For Vacation — And Psychedelic Spirituality]( Peru (JTA) — About 20 miles northeast of the tourist capital of Cusco, the small Peruvian town of Pisac sits nestled among the verdant Andes Mountains. Lined with cobblestone streets and two-story adobe houses, the town offers a distinct blend of ancient Incan culture and breathtaking landscapes. Pisac’s main square, Plaza de Armas, is […] [Read More »]( [Opinion: The Answer To Campus Radicalism And Antisemitism? Defunding]( [Opinion: The Answer To Campus Radicalism And Antisemitism? Defunding]( YORK (JNS) – It took the City University of New York (CUNY) nearly three weeks to do it, but the public university’s chancellor and board of trustees eventually got around to condemning an antisemitic speech made at the CUNY Law School graduation ceremony on May 12. The oration was delivered by graduating student Fatima […] [Read More »]( [In Denmark, Potatoes On Key Bridge Cause Havoc]( [In Denmark, Potatoes On Key Bridge Cause Havoc]( Denmark (AP) — A 57-year-old truck driver was detained Thursday after loads of potatoes were found spilled on a key bridge linking two Danish islands, police have said. The driver was held on suspicion of causing reckless endangerment to life. A first spill was reported on the westbound side of the Storebaelt bridge at […] [Read More »]( [Court Rules Austria Can’t Be Held Liable For Early Covid Infection At Ski Resort]( [Court Rules Austria Can’t Be Held Liable For Early Covid Infection At Ski Resort]( (AP) — An Austrian federal court said Thursday that the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the pandemic hit Europe in early 2020. The Supreme Court of Justice announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled […] [Read More »]( [Argentine Meteorologist Becomes First Female Head Of Un Weather Agency]( [Argentine Meteorologist Becomes First Female Head Of Un Weather Agency]( (AP) — A leading Argentine meteorologist has been elected as the first female head of the United Nations weather agency. The World Meteorological Organization said Celeste Saulo received the necessary two-thirds backing from member states Thursday. Saulo has served as the director of Argentina’s National Meteorological Service since 2014. An experienced academic and researcher, […] [Read More »]( [US Turns Up Pressure On Air Bag Inflator Company That Refuses A Recall Despite Deaths, Injuries]( [US Turns Up Pressure On Air Bag Inflator Company That Refuses A Recall Despite Deaths, Injuries]( (AP) — The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath and threatening fines if it doesn’t respond. NHTSA argues that the recall is justified because two people have been killed in the United […] [Read More »]( [Macy’s Slashes Expectations For The Year After A Pullback By Shoppers In The Spring]( [Macy’s Slashes Expectations For The Year After A Pullback By Shoppers In The Spring]( YORK (AP) — Macy’s slashed its outlook for the entire year with sales weakening sales in the first quarter during an increasingly challenging economic environment, including stubbornly high inflation. Quarterly profit and sales dropped to open the year as sales began to flag in March, forcing the New York department store to cut prices […] [Read More »]( [North Korean Leader’s Sister Says US Hypocritical For Criticizing Failed Satellite Launch]( [North Korean Leader’s Sister Says US Hypocritical For Criticizing Failed Satellite Launch]( South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday accused the United States of “gangster-like” hypocrisy for criticizing her country’s failed launch of a military spy satellite and insisted a successful launch will be made soon. Kim Yo Jong said North Korea’s efforts to acquire space-based reconnaissance […] [Read More »]( [US Defense Chief Calls China’s Refusal To Meet Unfortunate During Visit To Tokyo For Talks]( [US Defense Chief Calls China’s Refusal To Meet Unfortunate During Visit To Tokyo For Talks]( (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed the importance of communication during a stopover Thursday in Tokyo, calling it unfortunate that his Chinese counterpart is refusing to meet him at an upcoming annual security conference in Singapore, which both men are attending. On the way to the annual Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security […] [Read More »]( [The Sacklers, Jewish Family Behind OxyContin, Will Pay $6B In Deal That Shields Them From Lawsuits]( [The Sacklers, Jewish Family Behind OxyContin, Will Pay $6B In Deal That Shields Them From Lawsuits]( YORK (JTA) – The Sackler family, the Jewish billionaires whose marketing of the painkiller drug OxyContin fueled the United States’ ongoing opioid epidemic, will receive full immunity from all civil legal claims in exchange for spending up to $6 billion on addiction treatment and prevention programs. The decision to grant immunity by a federal […] [Read More »]( [AOC Embroiled in Twitter War With Parody of AOC (Run by a Jew from Lakewood?)]( [AOC Embroiled in Twitter War With Parody of AOC (Run by a Jew from Lakewood?)]( M / VINnews) — Someone is impersonating AOC on Twitter, and she is apparently quite perturbed. And by the way, the anonymous Ocasio-parody has quite a sense of humor. One hilarious post, viewed nearly 400K times, took a shot at Ocasio’s climate agenda: “To make windmills more effective — when the wind doesn’t blow, […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: News Anchor Who Became Religious Through Edelsteins, Breaks Down In Tears At Rav Gershon’s Passing]( [WATCH: News Anchor Who Became Religious Through Edelsteins, Breaks Down In Tears At Rav Gershon’s Passing]( (VINnews) — One of the high-profile Baal Teshuva families in Israel, Eden Harel and Oded Menashe, became religious after becoming acquainted and close to the Edelstein brothers, Rabbi Yaakov, who was the rabbi of Ramat Hasharon, and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, the Ponovezh rosh yeshiva. Harel, a former model, and Menashe, who were an iconic […] [Read More »]( [Liberman: Vilna Gaon Studied Astronomy And Math, Lubavitcher Rebbe Earned Degrees And They Were Torah Giants]( [Liberman: Vilna Gaon Studied Astronomy And Math, Lubavitcher Rebbe Earned Degrees And They Were Torah Giants]( Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman angered chareidi Knesset members on Wednesday, when he invoked the names of great rabbis who studied non-religious subjects in addition to Torah. Liberman spoke during a Knesset speech on a private bill to require core curriculum studies for all pupils and cancel exemptions for chareidi institutions. “Elijah ben Shlomo […] [Read More »]( [Chareidi Marathon Runner Beatie Deutsch Can’t Compete At Budapest World Championship -As Its On Shabbat]( [Chareidi Marathon Runner Beatie Deutsch Can’t Compete At Budapest World Championship -As Its On Shabbat]( (VINnews) — Not for the first time, chareidi marathon runner Beatie Deutsch, who competes at international marathons and has won Israeli marathons on several occasions, will be forced to withdraw from a major tournament due to the race being scheduled on Shabbat. Deutsch, who runs in modest clothing and with a head covering, wrote […] [Read More »]( [16th Victim Of 2001 Sbarro Suicide Bombing In Jerusalem Dies After 22-Year Coma]( [16th Victim Of 2001 Sbarro Suicide Bombing In Jerusalem Dies After 22-Year Coma]( (VINnews) — A victim of the horrific Sbarro suicide bombing which occurred in August 2001 has passed away at Ichilov hospital after being in a coma for nearly 22 years. Chana Tova Feiner Nachenberg was 31 at the time of the bombing and was dining with her 3-year-old daughter at the Sbarro restaurant when […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Robbie Taylor ז”ל]( [Mr. Robbie Taylor ז”ל]( getting up: Sunday (6/04/23)AM [Read More »]( [Reports: Prosecutors Have Tape Of Trump Discussing Holding Onto Classified Doc After Leaving Office]( [Reports: Prosecutors Have Tape Of Trump Discussing Holding Onto Classified Doc After Leaving Office]( (AP) — Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified Pentagon document related to a potential attack on Iran, according to media reports. CNN first reported that Trump suggested on the recording that he wanted […] [Read More »]( [House Oks Debt Ceiling Bill To Avoid Default, Sends Biden-McCarthy Deal To Senate]( [House Oks Debt Ceiling Bill To Avoid Default, Sends Biden-McCarthy Deal To Senate]( (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was […] [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? 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