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[Ukraine’s Holocaust Center Names Nazi Babi Yar Killers]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Holocaust memorial center on Wednesday revealed the names of 159 Nazi SS troops who took part in the killing of Jews during the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine eight decades after one of the most infamous Nazi mass slaughters of World War II. Nearly 34,000 Jews were killed within 48 […] [Read More »]( [Israel Hints Oman Is Next To Join Abraham Accords]( JERUSALEM (JTA) – A top Israeli foreign ministry official suggested that Oman will likely be the next country to join the Abraham Accords, leading to full normalization between the countries. Eliav Benjamin, the head of Israel’s foreign ministry’s bureau of the Middle East and Peace Process Division, met via Zoom with reporters on Tuesday to […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rae Guzik ע”ה]( Family getting up: Sunday (10/10/21)AM Rabbi Michel GuzikSon [Read More »]( [Google: Flight Search Tool Can Help You Fly “Greener”]( SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.” A new search feature rolled out Wednesday tells users which flights have lower carbon emissions, giving them the ability to choose flights based on carbon emissions just as they would price or the number of layovers. A basic search for flights will […] [Read More »]( [US Poised To Sue Contractors Who Don’t Report Cyber Breaches]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is poised to sue government contractors and other companies who receive U.S. government grants if they fail to report breaches of their computer systems or misrepresent their cybersecurity practices, the department’s No. 2 official said Wednesday. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the department is prepared to take action […] [Read More »]( [Los Angeles OKs One Of Strictest US Vaccination Mandates]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday approved one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates — a sweeping measure that requires the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms or even a Lakers game. The City Council voted 11-2 in favor of the ordinance that will require proof of full vaccination […] [Read More »]( [Judge Declines Mass Dismissal Of Cases From Tainted Drug Lab]( BOSTON (AP) — Drug defendants whose cases have not yet been dismissed because of rampant misconduct at a Boston lab are not entitled to new trials unless they can prove that evidence specific to their cases was tainted, a judge ruled Wednesday. Tens of thousands of convictions have already been tossed because of tampering at […] [Read More »]( [Student Taken Into Custody Hours After Texas School Shooting]( ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student opened fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school on Wednesday, injuring four people and then fleeing before being taken into custody hours later, authorities said. Timothy George Simpkins was taken into custody without incident and charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault with a gun, the […] [Read More »]( [Judge: Mediator Will Sort Claims In Florida Condo Collapse]( SURFSIDE (AP) – Hoping to avoid a bitter and lengthy battle over money by victims, a judge on Wednesday said a mediator will be named to sort through claims arising from the collapse of a Florida condominium that killed 98 people. The intent is for an agreement to be reached on distribution of money from […] [Read More »]( [GM, GE Look To Develop Rare Earth Materials Supply Chain]( General Motors and General Electric are looking at developing a supply chain of rare earth materials that help make electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment. The companies said Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding between the automaker and GE Renewable Energy will evaluate options to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials as […] [Read More »]( [Bahrain Signed A Treaty With Israel. Now It Wants To Make Friends With American Jews]( NEW YORK (JTA) — Sitting in front of a group of rabbis in New York City, the undersecretary for political affairs at the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry explained that he first learned his country would be signing a diplomatic treaty with Israel on a Saturday. Except he didn’t say “Saturday.” He said “Shabbat.” Likewise, […] [Read More »]( [Can $1 Trillion Coin Fix Debt Limit? Quirky Law Says Maybe]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Some politicians think they’ve found a silver bullet for the impasse over the debt limit, except the bullet is made of platinum: Mint a $1 trillion coin, token of all tokens, and use it to flood the treasury with cash and drive Republicans crazy. Even its serious proponents — who are not […] [Read More »]( [Australian Defamation Review To Examine Facebook Liability]( CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian review of defamation laws will likely examine whether platforms such as Facebook should be liable for users’ defamatory posts, the communications minister said on Wednesday. The High Court made a landmark ruling last month that media outlets are “publishers” of allegedly defamatory comments posted by third parties on their […] [Read More »]( [American Girl Releases Chanukkah Outfit And Gift Set For Dolls, Complete With Star Of David Necklace]( NEW YORK (JTA) – For Jewish fans of American Girl dolls, Hanukkah came early this year. Last week, the popular doll company released a new set of holiday doll outfits and accessories to diversify its holiday outfits. Kids can now dress up their dolls in special outfits for Diwali, the Lunar New Year, Kwanzaa and […] [Read More »]( [In California, Some Buy Machines That Make Water Out Of Air]( BENICIA, Calif. (AP) — The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices. The air-to-water systems work like air conditioners by using coils to chill air, then collect water drops in a basin. “Our motto is, water from air […] [Read More »]( [Miss Bracha Kaila Levin ע”ה ברכה קילא בת צבי יהודה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 1:30 pmMaariv: 9:30 pm R’ Tzvi Yehuda LevinFather Starting Wednesday in Boston Mrs. Dina Esther LevinMother Starting Wednesday in Boston R’ Moshe Yehoshua LevinBrother Habachur Shmuel Chaim LevinBrother Habachur Zalmen LevinBrother Habachur Yeruchem LevinBrother Mrs. Tzipora EisenSister Miss Chana LevinSister Starting Wednesday in Boston [Read More »]( [New HUD Rule Aimed At Preventing Public Housing Evictions]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to prevent evictions from public housing for nonpayment of rent, seeking to shore up protections following the end of the nationwide eviction moratorium. Under a new rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, tenants in HUD-subsidized public housing cannot be evicted for nonpayment without providing […] [Read More »]( [Germany Expands Pensions To More Holocaust Survivors]( BERLIN (AP) — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Wednesday that Germany has agreed to extend compensation to Jewish survivors who endured the World War II siege of Leningrad and two other groups who had not received any monthly pensions from Germany. The payments will be […] [Read More »]( [Nobel In Chemistry Honors Pair For New Way To Make Molecules]( STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize for chemistry Wednesday for finding an “ingenious” new way to build molecules that can be used to make everything from medicines to food flavorings. Benjamin List of Germany and Scotland-born David W.C. MacMillan developed “asymmetric organocatalysis” — work that has already had a significant impact on […] [Read More »]( [Hundreds Protest German Hotel After Jewish Celebrity Says He Was Denied Room Over Star Of David Pendant]( BERLIN (JTA) – Several hundred people protested in front of a hotel in Germany after a Jewish musician said he had been refused service for wearing a Star of David pendant. Gil Ofarim, a 39-year-old singer and dual citizen of Israel and Germany, posted a video to social media Tuesday night in which he accused the Westin […] [Read More »]( [Facebook Blames Outage On Error During Routine Maintenance]( LONDON (AP) — The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine maintenance, the company said. Santosh Janardhan, Facebook’s vice president of infrastructure, said in a blog post that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp going dark was “caused not by malicious activity, but an error […] [Read More »]( [Sweden Suspends Use Of Moderna Vaccine For Young People]( COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish health authorities on Wednesday suspended the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 30 and under, saying the move was done out of precaution. The reason for the pausing is “signals of an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation of the heart muscle or the pericardium” — […] [Read More »]( [The 5 Pronged Attack on Rabbi Bender and the 5 Towns Rabbis]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a video circulating that is, essentially, attacking Rabbi Yaakov Bender of Yeshiva Darchei Torah. The person doing the attacking, Rabbi E., is an eloquent and well-spoken talmid chochom. The truth is that the video attacks pretty much all of the Five Towns Rabbis, but Rabbi Bender has been singled […] [Read More »]( [European Commission Unveils New Strategy Plan, Allocates 24M Euros To Combat Antisemitism]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The European Commission (EC) revealed Tuesday a new strategy it has developed in order to combat antisemitism in the wake of a spike in hate crimes and internet slurs against Jews around Europe. “There is an increasing, worrying tendency of antisemitic attacks and sentiments across the European Union. Antisemitism continues not […] [Read More »]( [A Peek Inside the Cantonist Era]( Translated and annotated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Delta variant of Covid-19 is causing challenges and stressors in our times. We should recall, however, that our previous generations suffered greatly too, Their suffering far beyond that of our own. Our parents and grandparents went through the holocaust and through wars. Before that were […] [Read More »]( [State Department Discloses Number Of Nukes In US Stockpile]( WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reversal of Trump administration policy, the State Department on Tuesday disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. stockpile. It said this will aid global efforts to control the spread of such weapons. The number of U.S. weapons, including those in active status as well as those in long-term […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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