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[Florida Gov. Desantis Picks up Backing From 15 South Carolina Lawmakers as He Makes a Campaign Swing]( [Florida Gov. Desantis Picks up Backing From 15 South Carolina Lawmakers as He Makes a Campaign Swing]( S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out endorsements from 15 South Carolina lawmakers on Thursday, hoping their support for his Republican presidential campaign will help him make his case to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state. The endorsements, shared first on Thursday with The Associated Press ahead of DeSantis’ town hall in […] [Read More »]( [Immigration Drove White, Asian Population Growth in Us Last Year]( [Immigration Drove White, Asian Population Growth in Us Last Year]( – Without immigration, the white population in the U.S. would have declined last year. Immigration also propelled the expansion of the Asian population, which was the fastest-growing race or ethnic group last year in the U.S., while births outpacing deaths helped propel growth in Hispanic, Black, tribal and Hawaiian populations. Population estimates released Thursday […] [Read More »]( [Is It Chicken? Here’s How the First Bite of ‘Cell-Cultivated’ Meat Tastes]( [Is It Chicken? Here’s How the First Bite of ‘Cell-Cultivated’ Meat Tastes]( – When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells, their first comment was “Eww.” Their second comment was: “How does it taste?” The short answer (you’ve probably heard this sentence before in other contexts): Tastes like chicken. The longer answer, which folds in the […] [Read More »]( [65 Senators Urge Israel’s Entry Into The Visa Waiver Program By End Of September]( [65 Senators Urge Israel’s Entry Into The Visa Waiver Program By End Of September]( (JTA) — Some 65 U.S. senators from both parties have urged the Biden administration to finalize Israel’s entry into the Visa Waiver Program by Sept. 30. Israel has sought to join the program, which enables citizens to travel to the United States without a visa, for decades. Currently, Israelis who do not hold citizenship […] [Read More »]( [Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Ban on Medicaid Funding for Transgender Treatment]( [Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Ban on Medicaid Funding for Transgender Treatment]( Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people. “Gender identity is real” and the state has admitted it, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote in a 54-page ruling. He said a Florida […] [Read More »]( [Hayalda Chaya Rivka Kohen ע”ה]( [Hayalda Chaya Rivka Kohen ע”ה]( getting up: Tuesday (6/27/23)Morning R` Yitzchok Isaac KohenFather Mrs. Chana Zissel KohenMother Miss Yitty KohenSister Hayeled Moshe HIllel KohenBrother Hayalda Esther KohenSister Hayeled Yosef Leib KohenBrother Hayeled Mordche Duvid KohenBrother [Read More »]( [The Pilot and 4 Passengers of the Titan Submersible Are Dead, Us Coast Guard Says]( [The Pilot and 4 Passengers of the Titan Submersible Are Dead, Us Coast Guard Says]( U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing for several days. Debris found during the search for the […] [Read More »]( [Biden Defends Calling Chinese Leader Xi a ‘Dictator’ and Says He Still Expects to Meet With Him]( [Biden Defends Calling Chinese Leader Xi a ‘Dictator’ and Says He Still Expects to Meet With Him]( (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his harsh public comments on China, including calling President Xi Jinping a dictator, saying his words would have no negative impact on U.S.-China relations and that he still expects to meet with Xi sometime soon. Biden said his blunt statements regarding China are “just not something […] [Read More »]( [Up, up and Away — Flying Taxis Look To France’s City of Revolution to Unleash Change on the Skies]( [Up, up and Away — Flying Taxis Look To France’s City of Revolution to Unleash Change on the Skies]( BOURGET, France (AP) — Just a dot on the horizon at first, the bug-like and surprisingly quiet electrically-powered craft buzzes over Paris and its traffic snarls, treating its doubtless awestruck passenger to privileged vistas of the Eiffel Tower and the city’s signature zinc-grey rooftops before landing him or her with a gentle downward hover. […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Soldier, K-9 Recover Together in Hospital]( [Israeli Soldier, K-9 Recover Together in Hospital]( (JNS) – Images circulated on social media of an injured Israel Defense Forces dog recovering alongside his handler, who was also wounded. Both came under fire in Jenin on June 19, with the dog, whose name is Dago, reportedly refusing to leave the soldier’s side at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. The dog and soldier come from Oketz, the IDF canine […] [Read More »]( [Gop’s Boebert Wanted to Impeach Biden, but House Speaker McCarthy Had Other Plans]( [Gop’s Boebert Wanted to Impeach Biden, but House Speaker McCarthy Had Other Plans]( (AP) — A surprise effort by hard-right House Republicans to impeach President Joe Biden has been sidelined for now, but the ability of GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert to force the issue to a House vote demonstrates the ever-escalating challenge Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces in controlling his Republican majority. The impeachment resolution, which charges Biden […] [Read More »]( [Giant mural at Ben-Gurion Airport tells the story of the Jewish people]( [Giant mural at Ben-Gurion Airport tells the story of the Jewish people]( (JNS) – A huge mural, 50 meters long and five meters high and titled “Am Yisrael Chai,” celebrating 4,000 years of Jewish history, was unveiled at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday. The mural tells the story of the Jewish people, starting with the creation of Adam to the formation of the nation of Israel, its […] [Read More »]( [Druze Leaders Demand Netanyahu Halt Wind Farm Project]( [Druze Leaders Demand Netanyahu Halt Wind Farm Project]( (JNS) – The leaders of Israel’s Druze community sent a letter on Thursday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a halt to the construction of a wind farm in the Golan Heights. The Druze community sees the project as an encroachment on their land. Unless their demands are met, the protests against the project […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Court Paves Way for Alternative Kashrut Supervision of Imports]( [Israeli Court Paves Way for Alternative Kashrut Supervision of Imports]( (JNS) – In a challenge to the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly, Israel’s High Court of Justice on Wednesday paved the way for an alternative kashrut supervision of imported food products. In its decision, the court accepted a petition brought by the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization‘s Kashrut division against a Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s decision that had […] [Read More »]( [Tourist Sub Customer Calls His 2021 Dive to the Titanic a ‘Kamikaze Operation’]( [Tourist Sub Customer Calls His 2021 Dive to the Titanic a ‘Kamikaze Operation’]( (AP) — As an international search continued for a vessel that disappeared after setting out for the underwater wreckage of the Titanic, a man who was one of the submersible company’s first customers characterized a dive he made to the site two years ago as a “kamikaze operation.” “You have to be a little […] [Read More »]( [Climate Change Leads to Growing Risk of Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases, EU Agency Says]( [Climate Change Leads to Growing Risk of Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases, EU Agency Says]( Denmark (AP) — European Union officials warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said that because Europe is experiencing a warming trend, with heat waves and flooding becoming more frequent and […] [Read More »]( [Justice Dept. Begins Turning Over Evidence to Trump Team in Classified Documents Case]( [Justice Dept. Begins Turning Over Evidence to Trump Team in Classified Documents Case]( (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday night that it had begun turning over evidence to former President Donald Trump’s legal team as his lawyers prepare a defense to charges that he illegally retained classified documents. The evidence includes transcripts of grand jury testimony taken in both Washington and Florida, copies of closed-circuit television […] [Read More »]( [Thoughts and Sayings of Rav Shneur Kotler zt”l on His 41st Yahrtzeit]( [Thoughts and Sayings of Rav Shneur Kotler zt”l on His 41st Yahrtzeit]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today, the 3rd of Tammuz is the 41st Yartzeit of Maran Rav Schneur Kotler zt”l. Rav Shneur Kotler zt”l (1918-1982), was the second Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Medrash Gavoah in Lakewood, New Jersey. Rav Shneur took over the Yeshiva after Rav Aharon zt”l passed away. From 1963 to 1967, […] [Read More »]( [Moscow Court Rules Us Journalist Evan Gershkovich Must Stay in Detention Until Late August]( [Moscow Court Rules Us Journalist Evan Gershkovich Must Stay in Detention Until Late August]( (AP) — A Moscow court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges until late August. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court agreed last month […] [Read More »]( [Cooking Gas Explosion Kills 31 People at a Barbecue Restaurant in Northwestern China]( [Cooking Gas Explosion Kills 31 People at a Barbecue Restaurant in Northwestern China]( KONG (AP) — Cooking gas caused a massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China, killing 31 people and injuring seven others during national celebrations on the eve of a long holiday weekend, authorities said Thursday. The blast tore through the restaurant at around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday on a busy street in Yinchuan, […] [Read More »]( [Yellen Says It’s ‘Critical’ to Maintain U.S.-China Ties After Biden’s ‘Dictator’ Remarks]( [Yellen Says It’s ‘Critical’ to Maintain U.S.-China Ties After Biden’s ‘Dictator’ Remarks]( (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that it’s “critical” the U.S. and China maintain a relationship so they can “work together” on global challenges, coming just after President Joe Biden’s remarks calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” drew condemnation from Beijing. Speaking at a news conference in Paris, Yellen said […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: IDF Special Forces Units Eliminate Second Terrorist On Streets Of Tubas]( [WATCH: IDF Special Forces Units Eliminate Second Terrorist On Streets Of Tubas]( (VINnews) — In a social media clip from a Palestinian source, IDF special forces can be seen leaving a car and eliminating the second terrorist from the brutal attack at the Eli gas station in which four Israelis were murdered and three others injured.   IDF special forces eliminate second terrorist from Eli attack […] [Read More »]( [MK Yaakov Asher ‘Proves” From Labor Leader Michaeli Why Anti-Racism Law Should Include Charedim]( [MK Yaakov Asher ‘Proves” From Labor Leader Michaeli Why Anti-Racism Law Should Include Charedim]( (VINnews) — In a clip released from the Knesset, Mk Yaakov Asher demonstrated why his proposed bill to make a special clause banning racism against chareidim should be implemented by the Knesset. Asher’s proposal, which passed its preliminary reading in the Knesset last week, included explanatory notes which state that, “Recently we have been […] [Read More »]( [Plant-Based Courses of Millet, Stuffed Mushrooms on White House State Dinner Menu for India]( [Plant-Based Courses of Millet, Stuffed Mushrooms on White House State Dinner Menu for India]( (AP) — Plant-based courses of millet and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for some 400 guests invited to Thursday’s fancy White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is a vegetarian and first lady Jill Biden enlisted California-based chef Nancy Curtis, who specializes in plant-based cooking, to help in the […] [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. 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