Thursday, April 18, 2024

US

Alleged Islamic Extremist Attacked NYPD Cops With Machete Near Times Square, Identified

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NEW YORK (AP) — A man from Wells, Maine wielding a machete attacked three police officers at the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, authorities said, striking two of them...

Thousands Cheer As Ball Drops In New York City’s Times Square, Ushering In 2023 In The Largest U.S. New Year’s Party

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New York (AP) — Thousands cheer as ball drops in New York City's Times Square, ushering in 2023 in the largest U.S. New Year's party.

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $785M After No Big Winner

NEW YORK (AP) - The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot. No ticket purchased for the lottery matched...

Barbara Walters, News Pioneer Dies

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NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who blazed the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable fo...
FILE - Developer Donald Trump talks with his former wife Ivana Trump during the men's final at the U.S. Open September 7, 1997. REUTERS/File Photo

Ivanka Trump Shares Emotional Post About Grieving For Her Mother

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FLORIDA (VINnews) — Ivanka Trump shared a heart-wrenching post on Instagram and Twitter about “grief”, following her mother Ivana Trump’s death in July. She wrote: “This is the ...

Suspect In Idaho Killings Plans To Waive Extradition Hearing

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive an extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Id...

Time Zone By Time Zone, Another New Year Sweeps Into View

NEW YORK (AP) — New Year's celebrations are sweeping across the globe, ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks — and marking an end to a year that brought war in Europe, a n...

OP-ED: UN Calumny Regarding Jerusalem’s Demography Easily Exposed

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an egregious display of mendacity coupled with ignorance, the UN claimed in its latest anti-Israel resolution passed Friday night that Israel has "taken me...

Officials: Suspect in Killings of 4 University of Idaho Students Arrested in Pennsylvania

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official said Friday. Arrest paperw...

Rabbi Zalman And Raizy Mendelsohn, Chabad Of Wyoming – Cracking The Tough Nuts

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Donwload for Shabbas Reading By: Chaya Chazan Wyoming has been on Merkos bochurim’s visiting list since 1956. I was sent there myself as a bochur. Perusing notes from bochuri...

California Deputy Killed By Driver, Suspect Dies In Shootout

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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Thursday by a man with a violent criminal history during a traffic stop and the suspect late...

Trump’s Tax Returns Released After Long Fight With Congress

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(AP) - Democrats in Congress released six years' worth of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn about the finances o...

Netflix Slammed for Portraying Jewish Criminal With Horns

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Critics are accusing Netflix of employing antisemitic imagery to promote a new film about Bernie Madoff. The streaming service depicted Madoff in an ad with...

Chaveirim of 5 Towns/Rockaway Answers Record Number of Calls Over Freezing Temperature Weekend

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com “The Proud. The Few. The Marines.”  This motto could very well have been used by another group of dedicated few – the Five Towns Far Rockaway ...

Why Yehuda Solomon Might Be The Most Unusual Singer In Jewish Music

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NEW YORK (JNS) - Few singers can seamlessly shift from clean cantorial to meditative Middle Eastern, to greasy grunge. Only a handful can, with equal ease, quote the Baal Shem T...

NY Opens Its First Legal Recreational Marijuana Dispensary

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NEW YORK (AP) — The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most l...

Southwest Says It Expects Normal Operations To Resume Friday

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days, including canceling another 2...

Biden Welcomes ‘Friend’ Netanyahu’s New Government

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WASHINGTON (JNS) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed the swearing-in of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government. “I look forward to working with P...

Jan. 6 Panel Drops Trump Subpoena As It Wraps Up Work

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former President Donald Trump as it wraps up work and prepares to dissolve next week. Mississippi R...

Buffalo Roads Reopen As Search For Storm Victims Continues

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities continued searching for people who may have died or are stuck and suffering after last week's ...