Friday, April 19, 2024

Politics

Ukraine Leader Says Putin Wouldn’t Survive Nuclear Attack

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday it was “hard to say” whether the risk of nuclear war had increased with his military's territorial...

Biden Pardons Thousands With Federal Convictions For ‘Simple Possession’ Of Marijuana, Calls For States To Follow Suit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decrimin...

Turkey Appoints New Ambassador To Israel As Ties Warm

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel, the state-run news agency reported Thursday, in the latest step between the two countries’ efforts toward nor...

Dramatic Erev Yom Kippur Rescue: Holocaust Survivor Rescued From Donetsk, Ukraine

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A few days before Yom Kippur, Naftali Rabinovitch, who serves as United Hatzalah Chief of Operations in Ukraine, received an urgent phone call. The woman on th...

Lapid Forgot That On Yom Kippur People Don’t Wear Tefillin

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In another embarrassing gaffe which exposed his ignorance of Jewish customs, Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid referred to people on Yom Kippur who were "wear...

Israeli PM Rejects Lebanese Modifications To Maritime Deal, Casting Doubt On Deal’s Ratification

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid rejected Thursday the Lebanese modifications to the maritime deal being proposed between the two countries. Lapid claimed th...

BLUNDER: NYC Council Deletes Yom Kippur Message Featuring Image of Menorah

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NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — The NYC Council needs to conduct better research when it comes to Jewish Holidays. In a humiliating blunder, the city council confused Yom Kippur...

Putin Signs Annexation Of Ukrainian Regions As Losses Mount

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the final papers Wednesday to annex four regions of Ukraine while his military struggled to control the new territory t...

Israel’s Netanyahu Hospitalized Weeks Before Election

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hospitalized Wednesday after feeling unwell during the Jewish fasting day of Yom Kippur. Israel's public br...

Biden And DeSantis Join Together In Ian Recovery Effort

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FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help ...

Schumer: Micron To Bring Microchip Plant To Upstate New York

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NEW YORK (AP) — Micron, one of the world’s largest microchip manufacturers, is expected to open a semiconductor plant in New York, promising a $100 billion investment and a plant t...

Trump Files $475 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN

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NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday sued CNN, seeking $475 million in damages, saying the network had defamed him in an effort to short-circuit any future polit...

German Minister Tells Poland No Chance For WWII Reparations

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister told her Polish counterpart Tuesday there will be no more World War II reparations because Berlin considers the matter is closed. ...

Iran’s President Tries To Assuage Anger As Protests Continue

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-go...

Musk’s Plan To End Russian War Infuriates Ukraine On Twitter

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NEWYORK (AP0 - Elon Musk has gotten into a Twitter tussle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the tech billionaire floated a divisive proposal to end Russia’s invasi...

YAAKOV M: BP Candidate Goldman colluded with Trump Whistleblower. Who attacked NordStream? Kamala’s racist comments.

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In this exciting podcast episode, Yaakov discusses: Kamala Harris gets slammed for her racist comments against whites. Homeless people are suing city of San Francisco for "...

Jewish Gun Club Sues Gov. Hochul To Allow Concealed Weapons In Synagogues

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ROCKLAND COUNTY (JTA) - A group of Jewish gun owners filed a lawsuit last Friday against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s gun laws, saying they infringe on their religious freedom as well as th...

‘We Must Speak To The Zionist Lobby’: Mahmoud Abbas Urges Palestinian Americans To Engage With Aipac

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JERUSALEM (JTA) - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has emphatically encouraged dialogue with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, despite his disagr...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Breaks Silence On Protests, Blames US

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to ...

EU, Israel Hold High-Level Talks For First Time In A Decade

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Israel on Monday held high-level talks for the first time in a decade, with the Europeans keen to press Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on ...