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[Olive Oil In Coffee? New Starbucks Line A Curiosity In Italy]( MILAN (AP) — Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages that do just that in Milan, the city that inspired his coffee house empire. The coffee-olive oil concoction — echoing a keto-inspired trend of adding butter […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Avraham Paley Informed of Tragic Death of His Sons After 19 Days]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — Rabbi Avraham Paley, father of Asher Menachem and Yaakov Yisrael HY”D, the eight and six-year old boys who were murdered in a terrorist ramming in Ramot nearly three weeks ago, was informed about the tragic death of his children on Wednesday morning. Rabbi Paley was informed of the horrific loss of his […] [Read More »]( [EMS Workers Punished For Media Interviews In Nyc Settle Suit]( NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City ambulance workers who said they were disciplined for speaking to the media during the harrowing, early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached a settlement in their free speech lawsuit against the fire department and the city, their union announced Wednesday. The four emergency medical workers — […] [Read More »]( [NYC To Pay Millions Over Police ‘Kettling’ At Floyd Protest]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay several million dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by protesters who say they were assaulted, abused and trapped by police using a technique known as “kettling” at a demonstration in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. In court papers late Tuesday, the city said […] [Read More »]( [TikTok Sets New Default Time Limits For Minors]( NEW YORK (AP) – TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The changes arrive during a period in which there are growing concerns among different governments about the app’s security and ability to alter […] [Read More »]( [Alleged Pedophile And Adopted Father Of Nine Claimed To Be Chassidic Jew]( HOUSTON (JNS) – A 38-year-old man who ran a website called Our Unique Family about the nine adopted boys he claimed to be raising as Chassidic Jews as a single father is facing charges that he sexually abused his adopted kids and other children. The man now goes by Chaim Nissim Cohen but was born […] [Read More »]( [Lilly Plans To Slash Some Insulin Prices, Expand Cost Cap]( NEW YORK (AP) – Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay to fill prescriptions. The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face annual costs of more than $1,000 for insulin they need in […] [Read More »]( [China Dismisses FBI Statement On Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory]( BEIJING (AP) — For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory. Responding to comments by FBI Director Christopher Wray, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the involvement of the U.S. intelligence community was […] [Read More »]( [Metaverse In Spotlight At MWC Tech Fair Even As Doubts Arise]( BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — I climbed into the front seat of the air taxi, buckled the seat belt and braced as the aircraft lifted off. The futuristic cityscape of Busan, South Korea, dropped away, and a digital avatar popped up on the windscreen with a message. I couldn’t answer as a wave of motion sickness […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Zeke Landy ז”ל ××œ×›×¡× ×“ זושה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 6:45 amMincha: 1:45 pmMaariv: 8:30 pm Mr. Zeke LandySon Mr. Shiya LandySon [Read More »]( [Israel Police Thwart Plot To Assassinate Ben-Gvir]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israel Police have arrested a man from eastern Jerusalem who confessed to plotting to assassinate Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, according to Israeli media reports. The suspect planned to steal police license plates and affix them to a vehicle to get close to Ben-Gvir, according to Channel 13. The suspect […] [Read More »]( [Covid-19 Conspiracies Soar After Latest Report On Origins]( WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. This much is known: When it comes to COVID-19 misinformation, any new report on the virus’ origin quickly triggers […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Anti-reform Protests Turn Violent On ‘Day Of National Disruption’]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Demonstrations in Israel against the government’s judicial reform program turned violent on Wednesday, which protest leaders dubbed a “Day of National Disruption.” Police used stun grenades to disperse protesters blocking the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv. More than 20 people have been arrested, including a man in Haifa for attacking a police […] [Read More »]( [Thousands Gather As Israeli-American Terror Victim Laid To Rest]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Elan Ganeles’s funeral was held in Ra’anana on Wednesday afternoon, two days after terrorists shot him near the Beit Ha’arava Junction close to Jericho in the Jordan Valley. “He was the biggest gift in our lives. He wanted so much to see the world and all its aspects,” said Elan’s mother, Carolyn, […] [Read More »]( [To The Rooftops: Staggering Snowfall In California Mountains]( CALIFORNIA (AP) – Fresh snow fell in the California mountains on Wednesday, adding to a staggering total that has blocked roads, stranded visitors for days, and left thousands of homes and businesses in the cold without electricity. The Sierra Nevada range in the north and Southern California mountains were under blizzard warnings for a storm […] [Read More »]( [IDF Arrests Two Palestinians In Killing Of Israeli-american]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday arrested two Palestinians suspected of carrying out the shooting attack earlier this week that killed Israeli-American Elan Ganeles. The IDF said that soldiers apprehended the suspects while operating in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the Jordan Valley, close to where the murder took place. A […] [Read More »]( [2,500-Year-Old Inscription Mentioning King Darius I, Father Of Achashverosh, Found At Tel Lachish In Israel]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a momentous archaeological discovery whose publication coincides with the days before Purim, a hiker recently discovered a 2,500-year-old pottery shard inscribed with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, the father of king Achashverosh. It is the first discovery of such an inscription bearing the name of Darius I […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Dov Hikind Slams NYC Comptroller for Threatening Yeshiva University]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — On Tuesday, longtime activist Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, appeared on Newsmax TV to discuss the threat by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander to pull millions in funding from YU, over its religious beliefs. Hikind said, “Yeshiva University is a religious institution. What happened to respective religious rights? Why would […] [Read More »]( [Former Israeli Attorney-General Decries Govt. ‘Regime Coup’, Calls On Court To ‘Strike Down’ Laws If Passed]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a stinging attack on the current judicial reforms by former Israeli attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit, he claimed that they were in effect a ‘Regime coup’ bent on changing Israel’s form of government. Mandelblit also insisted that if the proposed legislation is approved by the Knesset, the current attorney general and the High […] [Read More »]( [Downs Syndrome Child Gets To Place Beret On His Brother Serving In Elite IDF Unit]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A touching moment took place during a military ceremony which took place recently in Israel. The Elite IDF Oz brigade were receiving their berets, a significant stage in their becoming an operational combat unit. During the ceremony, the Brigadier-General noticed a boy with Down’s syndrome who was trying to reach his brother […] [Read More »]( [What You Need to Know About Mishloach Manos]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are four types of people in the world: Those who prepare their mishloach manos many days before Purim; those who prepare the day before Purim; those who recycle mishloach manos that they have received on Purim itself; and those who do not fulfill the mitzvah at all. This […] [Read More »]( [Knesset Discusses Override Laws, Death Penalty Laws, Deri Law As Opposition Initiates ‘Day Of Disruptions’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As huge demonstrations and traffic disruptions spread throughout Israel in a “Day of Disruptions” orchestrated by groups opposed to the judicial reforms, the Knesset continues to promote the laws which will make up the reform. Despite the tensions within the government, with the resignations of Avi Maoz and Meir Porush and the […] [Read More »]( [Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Ousted; Vallas, Johnson In Runoff]( CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-largest city. Vallas, a former schools CEO backed by the […] [Read More »]( [Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ Tackles Alleged Conspiracy To Distort Articles On Holocaust]( NEW YORK (JTA) – When a pair of professors earlier this month published a paper accusing a group of Wikipedia editors from Poland of revising articles to distort the history of the Holocaust, their research went viral. Most academic articles are seen by dozens or hundreds of people at best. This one, published in The Journal […] [Read More »]( [David Friedman Slams Biden For ‘Interfering’ in Israeli Politics]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — David Friedman, former US Ambassador to Israel under Trump, took a jab at the Biden administration over its insistence that Israel prosecute Jewish settlers who rioted in response to a horrific terror attack. Friedman, an orthodox Jew and staunch supporter of Israel, tweeted about the administration’s unfair treatment of Israel by […] [Read More »]( [Fiery Greece Train Collision Kills 26, Injures At Least 85]( TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train and an oncoming freight train collided in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flame after the collision near Tempe, some 380 kilometers (235 miles) north […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Vos Is Neias 7939 West Ridgewood Rd.New York, NY 10028 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.