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[The Only Jew in Remote Greenland Sometimes Feels Like ‘the Last Person on Earth’]( [The Only Jew in Remote Greenland Sometimes Feels Like ‘the Last Person on Earth’]( Greenland (JTA) — This picturesque village on the southwestern coast of Greenland where famed Viking Erik the Red first arrived more than 1,000 years ago is about as off-the-beaten-path as one can get. Sheep outnumber the town’s population 20-1 and the only way to reach an airport is via helicopter or ship. Yet for […] [Read More »]( [North Korea Says Us Soldier Bolted Into North After Being Disillusioned at American Society]( [North Korea Says Us Soldier Bolted Into North After Being Disillusioned at American Society]( South Korea (AP) — North Korea asserted Wednesday that a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned at the inequality of American society. It’s North Korea’s first official confirmation of the detention of Private 2nd Class Travis King, who entered the […] [Read More »]( [Videos Put Scrutiny on Downed Power Lines as Possible Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfires]( [Videos Put Scrutiny on Downed Power Lines as Possible Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfires]( (AP) – Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames. He called 911 and then turned on Facebook […] [Read More »]( [Russia’s Ruble Has Tumbled. What Does It Mean for the Wartime Economy?]( [Russia’s Ruble Has Tumbled. What Does It Mean for the Wartime Economy?]( – Russia’s ruble has fallen a long way in recent months, and the country’s central bank has stepped in to try to halt the slide. Until now, the government stood aside as the declining ruble helped its budget. But a weaker currency also poses the threat of higher prices for everyday people in Russia […] [Read More »]( [How Fani Willis Oversaw What Might Be the Most Sprawling Legal Case Against Donald Trump]( [How Fani Willis Oversaw What Might Be the Most Sprawling Legal Case Against Donald Trump]( (AP) — Long before the FBI began investigating Donald Trump ‘s hoarding of classified documents or Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special prosecutor to probe the former president, Fani Willis was at work. Just one month after Trump’s infamous January 2021 phone call to suggest Georgia’s secretary of state could overturn his election […] [Read More »]( [While a Criminal Case Against a Tesla Driver Ends, Legal and Ethical Questions on Autopilot Endure]( [While a Criminal Case Against a Tesla Driver Ends, Legal and Ethical Questions on Autopilot Endure]( ANGELES (AP) — A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County will end on Tuesday, the final step of a case believed to be the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist who was using a partially automated driving system. But the conclusion of driver Kevin […] [Read More »]( [Death Toll Rises to 10 in Powerful Explosion Near Capital of Dominican Republic]( [Death Toll Rises to 10 in Powerful Explosion Near Capital of Dominican Republic]( CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (AP) — The death toll from a powerful explosion near the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 10 on Tuesday as firefighters searched through smoldering rubble, authorities said. More than 50 people were injured in Monday’s explosion at a bustling commercial center in the city of San Cristobal, located just […] [Read More »]( [NYC Outdoor Dining Sheds Were a Celebrated Pandemic-Era Innovation. Now, There’s a New Set of Rules]( [NYC Outdoor Dining Sheds Were a Celebrated Pandemic-Era Innovation. Now, There’s a New Set of Rules]( YORK (AP) — Outdoor dining was a part of the pandemic that many people actually liked — made possible by streetside dining sheds that popped up around New York City and allowed many restaurants to stay in business when they couldn’t have diners inside. Some sheds were simple — wooden structures with basic cutouts […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Computational Model Promises Gene-Based Breast Cancer Screening]( [Israeli Computational Model Promises Gene-Based Breast Cancer Screening]( (JNS) – Tel Aviv University researchers on Tuesday announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer. The model will enable, for the first time in Israel, the determination of a personal genetic risk score for breast cancer based on an individual’s genetic profile. The technique, which could […] [Read More »]( [Miss Malkie Kohen ע”ה מלכה דבורה בת יצחק מאיר הכהן ע”ה]( [Miss Malkie Kohen ע”ה מלכה דבורה בת יצחק מאיר הכהן ע”ה]( getting up: Miss Judy KohenSister [Read More »]( [Homeowners Were Having Issues With Hot Water Tank Before Deadly Blast in Pennsylvania, Officials Say]( [Homeowners Were Having Issues With Hot Water Tank Before Deadly Blast in Pennsylvania, Officials Say]( Pa. (AP) — The owners of a home that exploded in western Pennsylvania last weekend were having issues with their hot water tank, authorities said, but the cause of the blast that killed five people — including two municipal officials — remains under investigation. The explosion in Plum destroyed three structures and damaged at […] [Read More »]( [Lunch Thief Vengeance and Halacha]( [Lunch Thief Vengeance and Halacha]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Home It began with the leftover chocolate cake from the birthday party.  It then progressed to her chocolate from Amsterdam.  Her food was being stolen.  What should she do?  She asked her boss at work in her Tel Aviv office.  Her boss said, “Have you considered […] [Read More »]( [Poland Showcases Military Might in a Parade as War Rages in Neighboring Ukraine]( [Poland Showcases Military Might in a Parade as War Rages in Neighboring Ukraine]( Poland (AP) — Poland staged a military parade on Tuesday to showcase its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems, as war rages across its southeastern border in neighboring Ukraine and ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 15. Crowds gathered in scorching temperatures expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) to see U.S.-made […] [Read More »]( [Russia’s Central Bank Makes Huge Interest Rate Hike to Try to Prop Up Falling Ruble]( [Russia’s Central Bank Makes Huge Interest Rate Hike to Try to Prop Up Falling Ruble]( Estonia (AP) — Russia’s central bank made a big interest rate hike Tuesday, an emergency move designed to fight inflation and strengthen the ruble after the country’s currency reached its lowest value since early in the war with Ukraine. The ruble has lost more than a third of its value since the beginning of […] [Read More »]( [Massive Explosion at a Gas Station in Russia’s Dagestan Kills 35 and Injures Scores More]( [Massive Explosion at a Gas Station in Russia’s Dagestan Kills 35 and Injures Scores More]( (AP) — A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan killed 35 people and injured scores more, Russian officials said Tuesday. Russia’s Health Ministry said 115 people were injured in the blast and subsequent fire, and 35 of them died, including three children. A total of 65 of those […] [Read More »]( [How the Georgia Indictment Against Donald Trump May Be the Biggest Yet and Other Case Takeaways]( [How the Georgia Indictment Against Donald Trump May Be the Biggest Yet and Other Case Takeaways]( – The fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump may be the most sweeping yet. The sprawling, 98-page case unveiled late Monday night opens up fresh legal ground and exposes more than a dozen of Trump’s allies to new jeopardy. But it also raises familiar legal issues of whether the First Amendment allows a […] [Read More »]( [2 Terrorists Eliminated In Firefight With SWAT Unit Near Jericho, Rockets Fired From Jenin]( [2 Terrorists Eliminated In Firefight With SWAT Unit Near Jericho, Rockets Fired From Jenin]( (VINnews) — Border Police in Judea and Samaria eliminated two terrorists who opened fire at them during an operation early Tuesday in the Aqabat-Jaber refugee camp north of Yericho. The forces were initiating an arrest operation in the camp when terrorists opened fire at them from point-blank range. The SWAT unit returned fire at […] [Read More »]( [Mezuzah At Galilee Medical Center Found With Anti-Semitic Messages: ‘Death To Jews’]( [Mezuzah At Galilee Medical Center Found With Anti-Semitic Messages: ‘Death To Jews’]( (VINnews) — In a shocking incident which occurred at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, a mezuzah affixed to the doors of the Oncology Department at the Galilee Medical Center was found to contain antisemitic messages instead of the original mezuzah, according to a Ynet report. On one side, in poorly written Hebrew, the […] [Read More »]( [OPINION: Government intervention in schools pose significant dangers to democracy]( [OPINION: Government intervention in schools pose significant dangers to democracy]( Honig / VINnews) — The history of the Soviet Union provides a stark reminder of how such intervention can be used to manipulate young minds and suppress dissent. During the days of the Iron Curtain, the Russian government utilized its schools as vehicles to promote its communist agenda, indoctrinating children and molding them into […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Soldier Convicted of Accidentally Killing Fellow Soldier Sentenced to 3 Years Prison]( [Israeli Soldier Convicted of Accidentally Killing Fellow Soldier Sentenced to 3 Years Prison]( (VINnews) ¯ An IDF soldier was convicted Monday of reckless homicide for the killing of a fellow soldier on an army base near Jerusalem earlier this year. He will be sentenced to three years in prison as part of a plea deal. The Israel Defense Forces said the Military Police soldier entered a room […] [Read More »]( [Trump Is Indicted in Georgia Over 2020 Election Meddling, Giuliani Among Those Charged]( [Trump Is Indicted in Georgia Over 2020 Election Meddling, Giuliani Among Those Charged]( (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote. The […] [Read More »]( [Jewish Soldier in Ukraine – Who Was Nearly Killed – Wears Tefillin, Recites HaGomel]( [Jewish Soldier in Ukraine – Who Was Nearly Killed – Wears Tefillin, Recites HaGomel]( (VINnews) — Ruslan, a Jewish soldier from Kiev, fought fiercely but almost lost his life in the minefield in the Donbas region. While recovering in a hospital, he had the privilege of putting on Tefillin with the chief rabbi of Kiev, Rabbi Jonatan Markowitz, and recites ‘Bricas HaGomel’, thanking Hashem for his survival. When […] [Read More »]( [Ubs to Pay $1.44 Billion to Settle 2007 Financial Crisis-Era Mortgage Fraud Case, Last of Such Cases]( [Ubs to Pay $1.44 Billion to Settle 2007 Financial Crisis-Era Mortgage Fraud Case, Last of Such Cases]( YORK (AP) — UBS will pay U.S. authorities $1.44 billion to settle the last lingering legal case over Wall Street’s role in the housing bubble of the early 2000s, which ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession. The Swiss bank agreed to pay a civil penalty over how it handled 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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