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[4 Years in Prison for Nikola Corp Founder for Defrauding Investors on Claims of Zero-Emission Trucks]( [4 Years in Prison for Nikola Corp Founder for Defrauding Investors on Claims of Zero-Emission Trucks]( YORK (AP) — The founder of Nikola Corp. was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for his conviction for exaggerating claims about his company’s production of zero-emission 18-wheel trucks, causing investors to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. Trevor Milton learned his fate in Manhattan federal court when Judge Edgardo Ramos announced the […] [Read More »]( [Study Bolsters Evidence That Severe Obesity Increasing in Young US Kids]( [Study Bolsters Evidence That Severe Obesity Increasing in Young US Kids]( YORK (AP) — A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children. There was some hope that children in a government food program might be bucking a trend in obesity rates — earlier research found rates were dropping a little about a decade ago for those […] [Read More »]( [Flooding Drives Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge]( [Flooding Drives Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge](. LOUIS (AP) — Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are transforming where Americans live. In the first two decades of the 21st century, the […] [Read More »]( [Love It or Hate It, Self-Checkout Is Here to Stay. But It’s Going Through a Reckoning]( [Love It or Hate It, Self-Checkout Is Here to Stay. But It’s Going Through a Reckoning]( YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and retailers could save on labor costs. All that has happened since the rollout of self-checkout but so has this: Customers griping about […] [Read More »]( [INSANE: US leaves open possibility of Hamas retaining power]( [INSANE: US leaves open possibility of Hamas retaining power]( — The U.S. State Department on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of the Hamas terrorist organization retaining power or joining a Palestinian Authority-led governing body for the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria. “We have been clear about our position on Hamas, which the United States designated as a foreign terrorist organization in […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Releases Propaganda Video of Three Elderly Israeli Hostages in Captivity]( [Hamas Releases Propaganda Video of Three Elderly Israeli Hostages in Captivity]( — In an act of psychological warfare, Hamas published a new video showing three elderly Israeli hostages. One man in the video identifies himself as 79-year-old Chaim Peri, who was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. The other two hostages are fellow Nir Oz residents Amiram Cooper, 84, and Yoram Metzger, 80. […] [Read More »]( [‘Politico’: Dan Shapiro Named to Top Pentagon Middle East Role]( [‘Politico’: Dan Shapiro Named to Top Pentagon Middle East Role]( – The U.S. Department of Defense named Dan Shapiro, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, on Monday as the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East affairs, according to Lara Seligman, who covers the Pentagon for Politico. Shapiro, who is currently senior advisor for regional integration in the U.S. State Department’s Near […] [Read More »]( [A Leading Religious Zionist Rabbi Says Israelis Have Reconnected With Judaism After Oct. 7. He Hopes It Will Stick.]( [A Leading Religious Zionist Rabbi Says Israelis Have Reconnected With Judaism After Oct. 7. He Hopes It Will Stick.]( (JTA) – A woman from a secular kibbutz on the Gaza border shouts the Shema as she celebrates the release of Israeli hostages. Hundreds of sets of ritual fringes — hanging off combat-green garments — are distributed to soldiers on the front. The mother of a rescued hostage attributes her return to a challah ritual she performed the […] [Read More »]( [European Union Investigating Musk’s X Over Possible Breaches of Social Media Law]( [European Union Investigating Musk’s X Over Possible Breaches of Social Media Law]( (AP) — The European Union is looking into whether Elon Musk’s online platform X breached tough new social media regulations in the first such investigation since the rules designed to make online content less toxic took effect. “Today we open formal infringement proceedings against @X” under the Digital Services Act, European Commissioner Thierry Breton […] [Read More »]( [Hundreds of US Synagogues Receive Bomb Threats as Spree Continues Despite Arrests]( [Hundreds of US Synagogues Receive Bomb Threats as Spree Continues Despite Arrests]( (JTA) – Hundreds of synagogues and Jewish institutions across the United States received bomb threats by email this weekend, in a substantial acceleration of a months-long spree of hoax threats. The Secure Community Network, which coordinates security for Jewish institutions nationwide, said early Sunday that it had tracked 199 threats over the past 24 […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Troops Destroy War Statue in Gaza and Release Photo of 20 Alleged Militants Captured]( [Israeli Troops Destroy War Statue in Gaza and Release Photo of 20 Alleged Militants Captured]( — The Israeli military has released photos of soldiers destroying a well-known statue glorifying the deaths of Israeli soldiers and a separate image showing what it says are 20 militants detained in an arrest raid. The army said it destroyed the statue in the Shijaiyah neighborhood, which depicted a fist coming out of an […] [Read More »]( [More Than 300 Rescued From Floodwaters in Northeast Australia]( [More Than 300 Rescued From Floodwaters in Northeast Australia]( Australia (AP) — More than 300 people were rescued overnight from floodwaters in northeast Australia, with dozens of residents clinging to roofs, officials said on Monday. Cairns Airport was closed on Monday due to flooding and authorities were concerned that the city of 160,000 people will lose drinking water. While rain was easing in […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Video Shows Apparent Attack on Israeli Troops in Gaza]( [Hamas Video Shows Apparent Attack on Israeli Troops in Gaza]( — A video released by Hamas’ armed wing Monday appears to show the militants firing an anti-tank missile at an Israeli army convoy in Gaza, hitting a truck and setting it alight. The video then appears to show Israeli troops trying to remove one or more injured comrades as the truck burns next to […] [Read More »]( [Storied US Steel to Be Acquired for More Than $14 Billion by Nippon Steel]( [Storied US Steel to Be Acquired for More Than $14 Billion by Nippon Steel]( – U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt. The combined company will be among the top three steel-producing […] [Read More »]( [Adobe Calls off $20 Billion Deal for Figma After Pushback From Europe Over Possible Antitrust Issues]( [Adobe Calls off $20 Billion Deal for Figma After Pushback From Europe Over Possible Antitrust Issues]( planned $20 billion acquisition of online design company Figma is being called off due to pushback in Europe over antitrust concerns, the companies said Monday. The companies announced the cash-and-stock deal in September 2022, seeking a path with Figma’s web-based, multi-player capabilities to accelerate the delivery of Adobe’s creative cloud technologies on the web. […] [Read More »]( [Southwest Airlines Reaches $140 Million Settlement Over Holiday Flight-Canceling Meltdown Last Year]( [Southwest Airlines Reaches $140 Million Settlement Over Holiday Flight-Canceling Meltdown Last Year]( (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays. Most of the settlement will go toward compensating future […] [Read More »]( [Evangelical Group Funds Renovations of Israeli Bomb Shelters]( [Evangelical Group Funds Renovations of Israeli Bomb Shelters]( (JNS) – A prominent Christian evangelical organization in Jerusalem has renovated 140 underground bomb shelters in the Upper Galilee as intermittent Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon continue for the third straight month, the group announced on Monday. A renovated bomb shelter in Ma’alot-Tarshiha with new air conditioning, fans and Wi-Fi. Photo by Jonathan Parsons/ICEJ. The […] [Read More »]( [BP Suspends Red Sea Operations Amid Houthi Attacks]( [BP Suspends Red Sea Operations Amid Houthi Attacks]( energy giant BP on Monday became the latest company to announce a halt to shipping via the Red Sea amid an escalation in attacks from Houthi-controlled Yemen. “The safety and security of our people and those working on our behalf is BP’s priority,” the company said in a statement. “In light of the deteriorating […] [Read More »]( [United Hatzalah International Task Force to Increase Preparedness of World Jewish Communities for Violent Antisemitic Attacks]( [United Hatzalah International Task Force to Increase Preparedness of World Jewish Communities for Violent Antisemitic Attacks]( – In light of the rising anti-semitism plaguing college campuses, city streets, and Jewish communities around the world following the October 7th attack by Hamas against Israel, United Hatzalah has initiated several training programs to assist people impacted by these current events across the globe. After a first training course focused on treating psychological […] [Read More »]( [‘I Will Kill You, Dirty Jew,’ Man With Knife Threatens Paris Nursery Director]( [‘I Will Kill You, Dirty Jew,’ Man With Knife Threatens Paris Nursery Director]( (JNS) – A man remains at large after storming into a Paris nursery and threatening its Jewish director with a six-inch knife and antisemitic death threats. The attacker used an unlocked door on Dec. 12 to enter Les Minis Kids nursery, per Le Figaro. The school, in the Créteil suburb of southeastern Paris, is […] [Read More »]( [El-Sissi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election With 89.6% Of the Vote and Secures Third Term in Office]( [El-Sissi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election With 89.6% Of the Vote and Secures Third Term in Office]( (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who has ruled with an unquestioned grip for the past nine years, won reelection to a third, six-year term in office, election authorities announced Monday. He ran against three virtually unknown opponents. El-Sissi recorded a landslide victory, securing 89.6% of the vote, the National Election Authority said. […] [Read More »]( [Car Plows Into Parked Vehicle in Biden’s Motorcade Outside Delaware Campaign Headquarters]( [Car Plows Into Parked Vehicle in Biden’s Motorcade Outside Delaware Campaign Headquarters]( Del. (AP) — A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden ‘s motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed. While Biden was walking from the campaign office to his waiting armored SUV, a […] [Read More »]( [Storm Batters Northeastern US With Rain and Wind, Knocking Out Power and Threatening Flooding]( [Storm Batters Northeastern US With Rain and Wind, Knocking Out Power and Threatening Flooding]( YORK (AP) — A storm moving up the East Coast brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast on Monday, threatening flooding, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closings. The National Weather Service predicted that up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain would fall in […] [Read More »]( [Israel-Linked Hackers Disable 70% Of Gas Stations in Iran]( [Israel-Linked Hackers Disable 70% Of Gas Stations in Iran]( (JNS) – A hacking group linked to Israel on Monday paralyzed some 70% of gas stations across Iran. “This cyberattack comes in response to the aggression of the Islamic Republic and its proxies in the region,” tweeted the group, Gonjeshke Darande, Persian for “predatory sparrow.” “[Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei, playing with fire has a […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: IDF Officer Confronts Terrorist Who Stabbed Him: ‘His Verdict Is Hell’]( [WATCH: IDF Officer Confronts Terrorist Who Stabbed Him: ‘His Verdict Is Hell’]( (VINnews) —IDF officer Capt. (Res.) Meni Kalcheim was moderately wounded in a stabbing attack on Sunday at a Binyamin Region gas station. A terrorist attacked him from behind as he was leaving the convenience store and stabbed him in the back. פיגוע דקיר במחסום ×¨× ×˜×™×¡ קצין במילואים × ×“×§×¨ ×‘× ×¡ המחבל פיספס את הצוואר *דוברות […] [Read More »]( [NYC Education Dept Ignores Invitation to Watch Hamas Footage at Israeli Consulate]( [NYC Education Dept Ignores Invitation to Watch Hamas Footage at Israeli Consulate]( YORK (VINnews) Dozens of top NYC Education officials were invited to watch footage of the Hamas atrocities, yet none responded or attended. As first reported by the NY Post, fifty-one top DOE officials were offered by volunteer groups to watch the horrific footage in order to better understand the horrors experienced by the Jews […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names 3 Soldiers Killed In Gaza Battles, Terrorist Shooting In Samaria]( [IDF Names 3 Soldiers Killed In Gaza Battles, Terrorist Shooting In Samaria]( (VINnews) — The IDF announced the names of three more soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza over the past day. The three were identified as: Sergeant Liav Aloush, 21, from Gedera, who served in the Duvdevan unit, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Liav Alush HyD – Master sergeant Tal Filiba, […] [Read More »]( [Italian PM Warns: ‘No Place For Islamic Culture In Europe’, British PM Concurs]( [Italian PM Warns: ‘No Place For Islamic Culture In Europe’, British PM Concurs]( YORK (VINnews) — In the wake of Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel, European leaders are now toughening their stance on allowing Islamic elements in Europe. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made several critical comments about Islam during a far-right rally which took place in her country, which was also attended by British Prime Minister […] [Read More »]( [WSJ: Israel Endangering Soldiers To Satisfy President Biden’s Demands]( [WSJ: Israel Endangering Soldiers To Satisfy President Biden’s Demands]( YORK (VINnews) — A Wall Street Journal editorial claims that Israel is intentionally endangering its soldiers more than previously in order to placate President Biden. Recently Biden has severely criticized the Israeli government, going as far as stating that the government “must change”. The WSJ says that Biden should be looking instead for change […] [Read More »]( [Morocco’s Jews Ponder Future: ‘This Is Not the Country We Knew’]( [Morocco’s Jews Ponder Future: ‘This Is Not the Country We Knew’]( – “This is not the Morocco we knew,” said Kobi Ifrah, co-founder of Kulna, a nonprofit organization that aims to preserve and promote Jewish Moroccan heritage. Ifrah moved from Dimona, Israel to Marrakesh 10 years ago, and has been mapping Jewish sites across the country while leading trips for Israelis and Americans. Ifrah described […] [Read More »]( [SHAMEFUL: Blatant Anti Semitism Mars Jackson, NJ Council Meeting – WATCH]( [SHAMEFUL: Blatant Anti Semitism Mars Jackson, NJ Council Meeting – WATCH]( NJ (VINnews) – In a distressing display of hate, a recent council meeting in Jackson Township was marred by anti semitic rhetoric targeting the Orthodox Jewish community, raising concerns about the state of community relations in the Jewish area. During the meeting, shocking comments were made, including references to a “cultural genocide” and accusations […] [Read More »]( [Disturbing Incident Unfolds as West Hempstead Jewish Community Holds Rally for Israel]( [Disturbing Incident Unfolds as West Hempstead Jewish Community Holds Rally for Israel]( HEMPSTEAD (VINnews) – In a shocking turn of events, the West Hempstead Jewish community found itself at the center of a disturbing incident during a community rally held at a local park in support of Israel. As residents gathered to celebrate unity and solidarity, the atmosphere was marred by the discovery of mock body […] [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? 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