Forbes Cites Joshua Kushner, Not His Brother Jared, As The Jewish Family’s First Billionaire
NEW YORK (JTA) - Joshua Kushner, younger brother to Jared Kushner, the advisor to former President Donald Trump, has made it onto Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires List.
Josh ...
Six-days-a-week Mail Delivery Saved; Biden Signs Postal Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service meant to shore up the popular but beleaguered agency's financial future and cement six-days-a-week mail delivery wa...
Democrats Accuse Oil Companies Of ‘Rip Off’ On Gas Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Wednesday accused oil companies of "ripping off the American people” and putting profits before production as Americans suffer from ever-increa...
Egyptian Government Removed Items From Genizah, U.S. Senator Wants Answers
A crew cleaning up an ancient Jewish cemetery in Cairo made what could be a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: a genizah, or resting place for discarded Jewish texts.
Jewish law dict...
Toyota Buyers Soon Will Lose US Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota customers soon won't be able to get U.S. federal tax credits for buying electric or hybrid vehicles.
The automaker expects that sometime before the end of ...
Fed Signals More Aggressive Steps To Fight Inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take a more aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months — actions that will make bo...
WATCH: Rabbi Elchanan Poupko: How should frum Jews respond to the war in Ukraine?
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rabbi Elchanan Poupko, well-known author and Rebbi, joined VIN News to discuss the war in Ukraine, and how the frum Jewish community should respond.
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Miami’s Crypto Craze On Full Display At Bitcoin Conference
Thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts are gathering in Miami as the city builds its reputation as one of the key locations to develop the blockchain technology despite its underd...
Top New York Judge Not Complying With Vaccine Mandate
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on New York’s highest court has been referred to a disciplinary commission and could be kicked off the bench for failing to comply with a rule requiring pro...
Black Boxes From China Eastern Crash Sent To US For Analysis
BEIJING (AP) — Both black boxes from a passenger plane crash in southern China last month that killed 132 people are being analyzed by U.S. experts at a government lab in Washingto...
Twitter Says It’s Testing Edit Button, Day After Musk Poll
Well, that was fast.
Twitter announced Tuesday, via Twitter, that it is indeed working on an edit feature for tweets.
Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO and power Twitter u...
Jewish Teens Accosted By Gang Armed With Knife And Crowbar
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY (VINnews) — A group of Jewish teen boys were threatened by a gang of three teens this past weekend.
The incident took place near the corner of West End Avenu...
Fox Bites Man, Putting Capitol Hill On High Alert
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Hill has a fox problem. And it's not the lead-in to a joke.
Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., learned firsthand Monday evening while walking to the Capitol for ...
JetBlue Makes Offer For Spirit Airlines, Could Spark Bid War
JetBlue Airways has offered to buy Spirit Airlines for about $3.6 billion and break up a plan for Spirit to merge with rival budget carrier Frontier Airlines.
Spirit said Tuesda...
CEO Of Rental Giant Hertz Vows To Fix False Theft Reports
NEW YORK (AP) — The new CEO of Hertz says he’s working to fix a glitch in the rental-car giant’s systems that has led to some of its customers being wrongly accused of stealing car...
Obama’s Back — For A Day — In White House Health Bill Push
WASHINGTON (AP) — With hugs, laughs and good-natured ribbing, Barack Obama on Tuesday returned to the White House for the first time in more than five years to savor the 12th anniv...
LETTER TO EDITOR: Seforim Stores Still Selling Chaim Walder Books
Dear VIN,
I recently took a trip to Eretz Yisrael, and I discovered two Seforim stores in the heart of Yerushalayim, which were both selling Chaim Walder books.
I must say, I...
Iowa Egg, Turkey Farms To Lose 5 Million Birds To Bird Flu
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bird flu has infected two more farms in Iowa, forcing the killing of 5.3 million hens and 88,000 turkeys, officials said Friday.
The new cases mean that ...
Amazon Broadband Project Ready To Blast Off
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Amazon has deals with three rocket companies to help launch communications satellites that the online retail giant says will help provide fast, affordable...
Ivanka Trump Set To Testify Before Jan. 6 Panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump's daughter and among those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is set to testify Tuesday before the...