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[Edmunds compares the Mercedes-Benz GLC and Genesis GV70 luxury SUVs]( [Edmunds compares the Mercedes-Benz GLC and Genesis GV70 luxury SUVs]( – The Mercedes-Benz GLC has long been a popular choice for a small luxury SUV. From luxury and performance to technology, the GLC has set a standard that few other competing SUVs have been able to match. Last year, Mercedes redesigned the GLC, giving it a new interior and fresh styling. It’s a compelling […] [Read More »]( [Two months on, still no word on elderly US woman wounded on Oct. 7]( [Two months on, still no word on elderly US woman wounded on Oct. 7]( — A pair of eyeglasses. In 66 days, that is the only trace found of the 70-year-old American-Canadian teacher who was shot by Hamas terrorists when out for a walk with her husband on the grounds of their southern Israel kibbutz the morning of October 7. Judi Weinstein Haggai is currently the oldest woman […] [Read More »]( [Enes Freedom announces plans for world’s ‘biggest basketball school’ to bring Abrahamic faiths together]( [Enes Freedom announces plans for world’s ‘biggest basketball school’ to bring Abrahamic faiths together]( — Jews and Muslims have been coming together through the Abraham Accords in and around the Middle East. Now it’s time for the children of Abraham to suit up together on the basketball court. That’s according to the former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, who announced on Sunday at the StandWithUs gala in Los […] [Read More »]( [House Approves Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden as Republicans Rally Behind Investigation]( [House Approves Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden as Republicans Rally Behind Investigation]( (AP) — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. The 221-212 party-line vote put the entire House Republican conference […] [Read More »]( [Stranger Charged With Break-in and Murder in Slaying of Detroit Synagogue Leader]( [Stranger Charged With Break-in and Murder in Slaying of Detroit Synagogue Leader]( (AP) — A stranger accused of breaking into the home of a Detroit synagogue leader was charged with her murder Wednesday, nearly two months after her body was found outdoors with multiple stab wounds, authorities said. There was not a “shred of evidence” that Samantha Woll was killed as a result of antisemitism or […] [Read More »]( [James Patterson Awards $500 Bonuses to 600 Employees at Independent Bookstores]( [James Patterson Awards $500 Bonuses to 600 Employees at Independent Bookstores]( YORK (AP) — Six hundred employees at independent bookstores — from Chapter One in Victoria, Minnesota, to The Cloak & Dagger in Princeton, New Jersey — will be receiving $500 holiday bonuses from author James Patterson. Employees were able to nominate themselves, or be recommended by store owners, managers, peers, community members and others. […] [Read More »]( [US Proposes Replacing Engine-Housing Parts on Boeing Jets Like One Involved in Passenger’s Death]( [US Proposes Replacing Engine-Housing Parts on Boeing Jets Like One Involved in Passenger’s Death]( (AP) — Federal officials are proposing modifications and additional inspections on nearly 2,000 Boeing planes in the United States to prevent a repeat of the engine-housing breakup that killed a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight in 2018. The proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday largely follows recommendations that Boeing made to […] [Read More »]( [Report: Philanthropic Foundations Provided Millions in Funding to Cair]( [Report: Philanthropic Foundations Provided Millions in Funding to Cair]( Mauro, an investigative researcher for the Capital Research Center, has written a report documenting the 20 top philanthropic funders of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the organization whose co-founder and executive director, Nihad Awad, declared himself “happy” upon learning of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel. Those attacks led to the […] [Read More »]( [Dutch Mayor Refuses to Be Photographed With Israeli Ambassador at Hanukkah Event, Setting off Media Frenzy]( [Dutch Mayor Refuses to Be Photographed With Israeli Ambassador at Hanukkah Event, Setting off Media Frenzy]( – A Hanukkah celebration in the Dutch town of Enschede took a bitter turn after its mayor refused to be seen near the Israeli ambassador to the Netherlands. Jaap Hartog, chairman of the Enschede synagogue, invited Mayor Roelof Bleker to a celebration of Hanukkah and the synagogue’s 95th anniversary on Monday night. He reserved […] [Read More »]( [Geminids Meteor Shower Peaks This Week Under Dark Skies]( [Geminids Meteor Shower Peaks This Week Under Dark Skies]( CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The year’s best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week. Skygazers may see as many as one or even two a minute streaking across dark skies. The meteors will reach their frenzy Thursday. But Wednesday night should provide a cosmic spectacle as well. The moon is waning so that will […] [Read More »]( [Fashion Retailer Zara Yanks Ads That Some Found Reminiscent of Israel’s War on Hamas in Gaza]( [Fashion Retailer Zara Yanks Ads That Some Found Reminiscent of Israel’s War on Hamas in Gaza]( FRANCISCO (AP) — The Spanish fashion brand Zara has pulled advertising images that to some appeared to reference Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. The images for a line of jackets included what the company called “unfinished sculptures in a sculptor’s studio.” But some online critics said one image of a model holding a […] [Read More »]( [Argentina Sharply Devalues Its Currency and Cuts Subsidies as Part of Shock Economic Measures]( [Argentina Sharply Devalues Its Currency and Cuts Subsidies as Part of Shock Economic Measures]( AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency. Economy Minister Luis Caputo said in a televised message the Argentine peso will be devalued […] [Read More »]( [DeSantis Goes After Trump on Abortion, COVID-19 and the Border Wall in an Iowa Town Hall]( [DeSantis Goes After Trump on Abortion, COVID-19 and the Border Wall in an Iowa Town Hall]( Trump “flip-flipped” on abortion, overreached in response to COVID-19 and failed to uphold his campaign pledge to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday in Iowa. DeSantis, who is in a distant second place behind Trump in most national polls in the battle […] [Read More »]( [Safer Eyedrops Will Require New FDA Powers and Resources, Experts Say]( [Safer Eyedrops Will Require New FDA Powers and Resources, Experts Say]( (AP) — When you buy eyedrops at a U.S. store, you might assume you’re getting a product made in a clean, well-maintained factory that’s passed muster with health regulators. But repeated recalls involving over-the-counter drops are drawing new attention to just how little U.S. officials know about the conditions at some manufacturing plants on […] [Read More »]( [Switch From Selling COVID-19 Drugs on Market Rather Than to Governments Continues to Sting at Pfizer]( [Switch From Selling COVID-19 Drugs on Market Rather Than to Governments Continues to Sting at Pfizer]( – Pfizer’s forecast for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and treatment next year falls more than $5 billion short of the Wall Street consensus. The drugmaker’s sales tumbled in early morning trading. Pfizer expects sales for both the treatment, Paxlovid, and the vaccine, Comirnaty, to total $8 billion in 2024, according to an initial […] [Read More »]( [Wholesale Inflation in US Slowed Further Last Month, Signaling That Price Pressures Continue to Ease]( [Wholesale Inflation in US Slowed Further Last Month, Signaling That Price Pressures Continue to Ease]( – Wholesale inflation in the United States was unchanged in November, suggesting that price increases in the economy’s pipeline are continuing to gradually ease. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers — was flat from October to November after having fallen 0.4% the […] [Read More »]( [Russian Man Who Flew on Los Angeles Flight Without Passport or Ticket Charged With Federal Crime]( [Russian Man Who Flew on Los Angeles Flight Without Passport or Ticket Charged With Federal Crime]( ANGELES (AP) — A Russian man who flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles in November without a passport or ticket told U.S. authorities he did not remember how he got through security in Europe, according to a federal complaint filed by the FBI. Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava arrived at Los Angeles International […] [Read More »]( [Wartime Palestinian Poll Shows Surge in Hamas Support, Close to 90% Want Abbas to Resign]( [Wartime Palestinian Poll Shows Surge in Hamas Support, Close to 90% Want Abbas to Resign]( West Bank (AP) — A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians published Wednesday shows a rise in support for Hamas, even in the devastated Gaza Strip, and an overwhelming rejection of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, with nearly 90% saying he must resign. The findings by a Palestinian pollster signal more difficulties ahead for the Biden […] [Read More »]( [A Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Injures More Than 50 People as Ukraine Pleads for More Western Help]( [A Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Injures More Than 50 People as Ukraine Pleads for More Western Help]( Ukraine (AP) — A barrage of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv on Wednesday, wounding at least 53 people, officials said, as the Ukrainian president sought more military support in Europe after a trip to Washington secured no new pledges. A series of loud explosions rocked Kyiv at 3 a.m. as the city’s air defenses were […] [Read More »]( [Swiss Parliament Moves to Stop Funding UNRWA]( [Swiss Parliament Moves to Stop Funding UNRWA]( (JNS) – The Swiss National Council voted on Tuesday to cut funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) amid mounting international concerns over the group’s activities in Gaza. The decision by the lower house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, which needs to be approved in the upper chamber, the Council of […] [Read More »]( [IDF Arrests Hundreds of Terror Suspects in Multi-Day Jenin Raid]( [IDF Arrests Hundreds of Terror Suspects in Multi-Day Jenin Raid]( (JNS) – Israeli security forces operating in the Samaria city of Jenin have detained hundreds of Palestinian suspects in a major counterterrorism raid that has already lasted some 30 hours, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday. The suspects were transferred for questioning by Israel’s security agencies, added the military. IDF soldiers, as well […] [Read More »]( [Massive Bronx Fire Sends Flames Shooting Into Night Sky, One Person Is Treated for Smoke Inhalation]( [Massive Bronx Fire Sends Flames Shooting Into Night Sky, One Person Is Treated for Smoke Inhalation]( YORK (AP) — A fire that started in a deli in New York City early Wednesday spread to several other stores and sent flames shooting into the sky. The fire started in a deli in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx at about 3:30 a.m., New York Fire Department Assistant Chief Thomas Currao said […] [Read More »]( [Hunter Biden Lashes Out at GOP Investigators and Says He’ll Only Testify in Public]( [Hunter Biden Lashes Out at GOP Investigators and Says He’ll Only Testify in Public]( (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday lashed out at Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings, insisting outside the Capitol he will only testify before a congressional committee in public. The Democratic president’s son slammed a subpoena requesting closed-door testimony, saying it could be manipulated. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the […] [Read More »]( [Israel Starts Pumping Seawater Into Hamas Tunnels]( [Israel Starts Pumping Seawater Into Hamas Tunnels]( (JNS) – Israel’s military has started to pump seawater into Hamas’s terror tunnels, part of an operation to destroy an underground network dubbed “the Gaza metro,” U.S. officials briefed on the matter say. Flooding tunnels with seawater from the Mediterranean is one of several methods the IDF is employing to destroy the underground network, […] [Read More »]( [Tesla Recalls Nearly All Vehicles Sold in US to Fix System That Monitors Drivers Using Autopilot]( [Tesla Recalls Nearly All Vehicles Sold in US to Fix System That Monitors Drivers Using Autopilot]( (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it sold in the U.S., more than 2 million across its model lineup, to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. Documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators say the company will send out a […] [Read More »]( [NY Governor Signs into Law Ensuring Dietary Laws at Correctional Facilities]( [NY Governor Signs into Law Ensuring Dietary Laws at Correctional Facilities]( YORK – NYS Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new bill sponsored by Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein, which will require state correctional facilities to provide kosher and halal food options at vending machines and commissary areas. Until now, food options for purchase at vending machines and commissary areas often did […] [Read More »]( [Biden Will Meet in Person on Wednesday With the Families of 8 Americans Taken Hostage by Hamas]( [Biden Will Meet in Person on Wednesday With the Families of 8 Americans Taken Hostage by Hamas]( (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed to be taken captive by Hamas during its brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the White House said. Family members of all eight would participate in the Biden meeting either […] [Read More »]( [Former Prison Service Commander: Sinwar Will Surrender, He’s A Coward]( [Former Prison Service Commander: Sinwar Will Surrender, He’s A Coward]( (VINnews) — A former Shin Bet operative spoke on Israel’s channel 14 and described Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a “coward” who would surrender and go to Israeli jail again, convinced that once again he will be released in a prisoner exchange deal, rather than fighting to his death. Deputy Warden Betty Lahat said […] [Read More »]( [From the Daf – Chanukah, Purim and Damaging while Doing a Mitzvah]( [From the Daf – Chanukah, Purim and Damaging while Doing a Mitzvah]( Chaim Weber The holiday of Chanukah is rarely mentioned in the mishnayos.  One of the rare references is the opinion of R’ Yehuda. The Mishnah (Bava Kamma 62b) discusses a case where one lights neiros Chanukah in a public domain and causes a passing animal’s load to catch fire. R’ Yehuda holds that the […] [Read More »]( [George Santos: Halachic Analysis]( [George Santos: Halachic Analysis]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman Yesterday, expelled congressman George Santos was in court in Central Islip for a status conference for a possible plea deal on nearly two dozen fraud charges including wire fraud, identity theft, campaign finance violations and other crimes.  He was expelled from Congress on Dec. 1st, 2023.   During the conference, the judge […] [Read More »]( [2 More Soldiers, Including Brigade Commander, Fell In Northern Gaza Battle]( [2 More Soldiers, Including Brigade Commander, Fell In Northern Gaza Battle]( (VINnews) — BDE: The IDF released the names of 2 more soldiers who died in the battle with Hamas terrorists in Sejaiya on Tuesday. In all, nine soldiers including the battalion commander of the 13th Golani battalion and the brigade commander of the Paran brigade fell in the battle, one other soldier fell in […] [Read More »]( [IDF Investigation Reveals Hamas Used Poisonous Gas To Kill Nahal Oz Soldiers]( [IDF Investigation Reveals Hamas Used Poisonous Gas To Kill Nahal Oz Soldiers]( (VINnews) — An investigation into the nature of the deaths of IDF observer corps soldiers serving on the Nahal Oz base on October 7 has revealed that they were killed by a toxic gas that caused suffocation and loss of consciousness within a few minutes of exposure. According to a report published by Channel […] [Read More »]( [BD”E: Eight IDF Soldiers HY”D Tragically Killed In Gaza]( [BD”E: Eight IDF Soldiers HY”D Tragically Killed In Gaza]( EAST (VINnews) — It is with deep shock and sadness that we report the unspeakable passing of eight IDF soldiers, who tragically perished while defending their nation. The names of the eight Kedoshim who died in battle were released for publication Wednesday morning Israel time. The list includes the commander of Golani’s 13th battalion, […] [Read More »]( [US, EU Ambassadors Visit Chabad in Moldova for Historic Chanukah Celebration]( [US, EU Ambassadors Visit Chabad in Moldova for Historic Chanukah Celebration]( (VINnews) — The eight-day festival of Chanukah is currently being celebrated by the Jewish community in Moldova, with a variety of thirty events taking place across the country. In Kishinev and Belts, hundreds of Jews participated in the menorah lighting and festive meal. Additionally, Jews from Bender, Dubsary, and Rivnitza braved the snow to […] [Read More »]( [Biden Slams ‘Conservative’ Israeli Government Over ‘Indiscriminate Bombing’ of Gaza]( [Biden Slams ‘Conservative’ Israeli Government Over ‘Indiscriminate Bombing’ of Gaza]( (VINnews) — In what some consider a sharp reversal, President Joe Biden, who has been praised for his support of the Israeli government’s war in Gaza, went after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his opposition to a two-state solution, and warned that Israel is losing global support due to its “indiscriminate bombing” in Gaza. […] [Read More »]( [New York’s High Court Orders New Congressional Maps as Democrats Move to Retake Control of Us House]( [New York’s High Court Orders New Congressional Maps as Democrats Move to Retake Control of Us House]( N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to be a battleground for control of the U.S. House. The 4-3 decision from the New York Court of Appeals could have major […] [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 600 Reisterstown Rd Suite 401Baltimore, MD 21208 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.