Thursday, April 18, 2024

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WhatsApp’s Reclusive Founder Has Quietly Become A Megadonor To Jewish Causes

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NEW YORK (JTA) -  The fighting in Ukraine has been called “a WhatsApp war” amid widespread reliance on messaging apps by journalists, soldiers and ordinary civilians, and their cen...

A Coach Prays…and It’s a Threat to Democracy

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This week, Sports Illustrated called a public school football coach praying on the field “an erosion of a bedrock of American democracy.” https://twitter.com/SInow/status/153633...

US Abortions Rise: 1 In 5 Pregnancies Terminated In 2020

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The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures released Wednesday. The report from the Guttmacher Institute, a rese...

US Sending $1 Billion More Military Aid To Outgunned Ukraine

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced it will send an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, as America and its allies provide longer-range weapons they say can make a di...

Virginia Lands LEGO Factory In Suburban Richmond

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Global toy manufacturer the LEGO Group plans to invest more than $1 billion to construct a new precision manufacturing facility in suburban Richmond, Virgi...

How To Afford Summer Road Trips Amid High Gas Prices

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A summer road trip used to be a cost-effective, easy getaway. This year, soaring gas prices and expensive rental cars might make you think twice about hitting the road. Accordin...

Quadruple-Vaxxed Fauci Tests Positive, Has Mild COVID-19 Symptoms

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 81-year-old Fauci, who is fully ...

Florida Building Collapse Probe To Begin Structural Testing

MIAMI (AP) - The federal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building is entering a new phase that involves cutting and drilling into concret...

Floods Leave Yellowstone Landscape ‘Dramatically Changed’

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RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. It took decades longer for humans to tame it enough for tourists to vis...

SHOCKING VIDEO: Armed Thieves Steal $1M in Jewelry and Threaten Employees With Guns

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NEW JERSEY (VINnews) — About eight masked robbers dressed in hoodies and dark clothing are seen storming into Virani Jewelers during a wild smash-and-grab. One suspect point...

Ford Recalls Over 2.9M Vehicles

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DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles to fix a transmission problem that can increase the risk of inadvertent rollaway crashes. The recall covers certain 20...

Fed’s Largest Hike Since 1994, Desperate to Tame Massive Inflation

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point — its largest hike in ...

So Long, Internet Explorer. The Browser Retires Today

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers ...

2 Southern California Officers Killed In Shootout At Motel

EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Two police officers were killed Tuesday in a shootout while investigating a possible stabbing in a suburban Los Angeles motel, and the suspect died at the s...

Judge Orders ‘Non-Religious’ YU To Recognize LGBTQ Organization

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NEW YORK (JTA) - The New York County Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must recognize a campus LGBTQ pride group. Judge Lynn Kotler directed the Modern Orthodox univer...

MAILBAG: The Pandemic Nobody Is Talking About

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There is an epidemic that no one is talking about. It's more contagious than covid. It’s more contagious because we get it from ourselves. Type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart problems,...

Election 2022 Takeaways: Big Trump Win, Nev. Senate Race Set

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate easily ousted five-term Rep. Tom Rice, the first Republican to be boot...

REPORT: 273 Teslas With Automated Driving Crashed

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DETROIT (AP) — Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released b...

Retail Sales In May Slip 0.3% Amid Surging Inflation

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut their spending unexpectedly in May compared with a month before, underscoring how surging inflation on daily necessities like gas is causing them to b...

Israel Caves, Delays Demolition Of Terrorist’s Home Until After Biden Visit

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF security forces were issued a last minute delay in demolishing the house of the terrorist who perpetrated the attack on Dizengoff street in Tel Aviv in Ap...