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SURFSIDE, FL (JNS) – An antisemitic attack on a Jewish couple is “deeply disturbing and unacceptable” but seems to be “an isolated incident,” Rabbi Gavriel Koskas of Magen David Congregation of Surfside-Bal Harbour told JNS. “It is important to put it in perspective,” the rabbi of the Orthodox synagogue said. “This appears to have been […]
HEWLETT BAY PARK, N.Y. (VINnews) — Allison Rahmani, a 40-year-old mother of four and teacher at the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway, died Friday morning after the SUV she was driving crashed into an in-ground swimming pool, authorities said. Rahmani was driving a 2023 GMC in the driveway of a home on Elinor […]
(AP) – Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently, with no human review to check for mistakes. The Dutch Data Protection Authority said Friday it is imposing a fine of 825 million euros ($964 million) because Uber violated the […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more, authorities said. The shopping mall strikes, plus two other separate Russian attacks in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, left a total of 21 people dead […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration’s emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project. The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a […]
NEVATIM AIRBASE, Israel (VINnews) — The Israeli Air Force took delivery of its second Boeing KC-46 refueling aircraft Thursday, the military announced, marking a key step in modernizing its aerial refueling fleet and expanding its ability to conduct long-range operations. A ceremony at Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel marked the formal inauguration of the plane, […]
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BOSTON (VINnews) – A Boston police officer said Friday that investigators have not determined whether a driver who allegedly accelerated toward a Jewish couple crossing a street on their way to synagogue intended to hit them. The incident occurred shortly after 7:20 p.m. Aug. 14 as a husband and wife crossed Washington Street at Euston […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, as he remains under pressure to cut costs and address affordability issues ahead of November’s midterms. The president said on social media that he had committed to ensuring the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleanup efforts and damage assessment were underway Friday in Delaware’s capital and on Long Island, New York, after tornadoes touched down during storms that battered the Northeast with heavy rains and left dozens of people stranded in their cars during flash flooding. Officials said there were no reports of any serious […]
NEW HAMPSHIRE (VINnews) – Stefany Shaheen, daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a Democratic candidate for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, released a television advertisement this week accusing her primary opponent of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The ad claims Maura Sullivan, a […]
TAMPA (VINnews) — U.S. Central Command released video Thursday showing a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling F-16 Fighting Falcons and a KC-46 Pegasus tanker in midair over the Middle East. The footage, captured from a point-of-view perspective, places viewers amid the operation and highlights the precision required to transfer fuel between aircraft flying in […]
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA (VINnews) — The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate declined for the second straight week, falling to 6.65%, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed the benchmark rate dropped 2 basis points from 6.67% the prior week. A year earlier, the 30-year rate averaged 6.58%. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged […]
MINNEAPOLIS (VINnews) — At least 41 people in Minnesota and Wisconsin have fallen ill in a multistate outbreak of salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to alfalfa sprouts, health officials reported Thursday. Minnesota has confirmed 23 cases with illness onsets between July 8 and Aug. 8, including two hospitalizations. Wisconsin has identified 17 […]
Long Island, NY (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) Yesterday, there was a full-fledged genuine tornado in Atlantic Beach, New York and another one in Far Rockaway, New York. The first tornado (pictured above) touched down Thursday night at the Sun and Surf Beach Club in Atlantic Beach. It left one person with minor injuries and also did […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said. The crash happened near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles (725 kilometers) west of Anchorage, Alaska. “This is a devastating loss for […]
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – The Israel Defense Forces eliminated a Hamas platoon commander who took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre and held numerous hostages, the military said Friday. IDF forces struck in the Nuseirat area of Gaza on Wednesday and killed Sabahi Sami Mahmoud Shahata, a platoon commander in Hamas’s military wing, according to […]
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio outperformed Vice President JD Vance in several hypothetical 2028 presidential matchups against leading Democrats, according to an Emerson College National Poll released Thursday. Rubio led former Vice President Kamala Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., by identical 48%-43% margins. Vance defeated Ocasio-Cortez 46%-44% but…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa. Kai Spears, who played for the University of Alabama men’s team, sued the Times […]
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WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday highlighted her Fostering the Future initiative during a Rose Garden ceremony with President Donald Trump, announcing a $2 million partnership to expand college scholarships for young people leaving the foster care system. “Our mission is simple yet transformational,” Trump said, describing efforts to help foster […]
TORONTO (AP) — The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a “bad person” and “not to be trusted” and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada has leverage […]
NEW YORK (VINnews) – Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, a longtime friend of President Trump, issued a stark warning about the potential consequences if Democrats seize control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections. Appearing on his program “No Spin News,” O’Reilly said Trump’s presidency and legacy would effectively end if the Democratic Party […]
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the U.S. Treasury Department’s accelerated buyback of longer-dated government debt could exceed the $4 billion upper limit announced a day earlier. Speaking in a live interview on CNBC, Bessent said the department plans to “make a market” in longer-dated securities, where yields have surged […]
NEW YORK (VINnews) – New York officials are warning Holocaust survivors and their relatives about a group seeking to help people file claims for Holocaust-era compensation. The warning follows complaints involving an organization calling itself the “Jewish Holocaust Claims Center.” State officials said they were unable to confirm the group’s identity or determine whether it […]
BEIJING (AP) — When U.S. Sen. Darline Graham struggled to answer in a debate whether the U.S. has a national security interest in Taiwan and the South China Sea, she drew criticism for saying national security was “not my thing.” Taiwan and the South China Sea have long been major issues in U.S. foreign policy, […]
TIBERIAS, Israel (VINnews) — A 24-year-old man from Beit Shemesh who had been missing for more than a week was found dead Thursday in a remote area of the Switzerland Forest near Tiberias, Israeli rescue officials said. Katriel Nachman Keinan disappeared Aug. 10 after being seen near Gai Beach along the Sea of Galilee. He […]
JERUSALEM (JNS) – When Sandy Goldstein turns 105 on Aug. 28, he and his wife of 78 years, 100-year-old Rosalie Goldstein, may be among the oldest living olim in Israel. The centenarian couple, who have three children, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, made aliyah from Englewood, N.J., to Ir Yamim in Netanya in March 2023. […]
COLOMBIA (VINnews) – Israeli Defense Forces humanitarian delegation teams, working with local rescue forces, have located and rescued all missing people at the impact sites where they operated and continue assisting at other sites, the IDF said. The teams are also assessing buildings and conducting professional surveys of damaged structures to help city decision-makers develop an […]
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security agency said Thursday that Hamas has been using Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis for the torture and interrogation of Palestinians. In a joint statement, the military and Shin Bet said Hamas has been “increasing the activity of its security apparatuses and attempting […]
