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[DeSantis Signs Bills Targeting Drag Shows, Transgender Kids And The Use Of Bathrooms And Pronouns]( [DeSantis Signs Bills Targeting Drag Shows, Transgender Kids And The Use Of Bathrooms And Pronouns]( Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms. DeSantis has made anti-LGBTQ+ legislation a large part of his agenda as he prepares to seek the Republican presidential nomination. He […] [Read More »]( [‘True Heroism’: Biden Honors 9 With Medal Of Valor Including 2 Nypd Cops Killed During 911 Call]( [‘True Heroism’: Biden Honors 9 With Medal Of Valor Including 2 Nypd Cops Killed During 911 Call]( (AP) — Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman were honored Wednesday, along with six others, by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation’s highest honor for bravery by a public safety officer. The […] [Read More »]( [Pale Male, Red-tailed Hawk Who Nested Above Nyc’s Fifth Avenue For 30 Years, Dies At 33]( [Pale Male, Red-tailed Hawk Who Nested Above Nyc’s Fifth Avenue For 30 Years, Dies At 33]( YORK (AP) — Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died. Pale Male died late Tuesday after being found ill and grounded in Central Park, wildlife rehabilitator Bobby Horvath posted on Facebook. The hawk was believed […] [Read More »]( [Adidas decides to sell remaining Kanye merchandise]( [Adidas decides to sell remaining Kanye merchandise]( — After many months of deliberations, Adidas has now decided to sell its remaining $1 billion worth of shoes and clothing from its partnership with “Ye,” formerly Kanye West, which concluded last fall after the rapper’s series of antisemitic remarks. Ending the collaboration between Ye and Adidas led to the sportswear brand’s first loss […] [Read More »]( [Operator In Limo Crash That Killed 20 Convicted Of Manslaughter]( [Operator In Limo Crash That Killed 20 Convicted Of Manslaughter]( N.Y. (AP) — A limousine service manager was convicted Wednesday of manslaughter in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors reached their verdict during their second day of deliberations in the trial of Nauman Hussain, who ran Prestige Limousine. He […] [Read More »]( [Justice Department Watchdog Finds US Attorney In Massachusetts Tried To Influence Da Election]( [Justice Department Watchdog Finds US Attorney In Massachusetts Tried To Influence Da Election]( (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts tried to use her position to influence the outcome of a race for Boston’s district attorney by leaking information aimed at sabotaging the campaign of her preferred candidate’s rival, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said in a report released Wednesday. A separate investigation by the U.S. […] [Read More »]( [Man Who Killed 8 In Manhattan Terrorist Attack Speaks About Religion At Sentencing]( [Man Who Killed 8 In Manhattan Terrorist Attack Speaks About Religion At Sentencing]( YORK (AP) — An Islamic extremist who will spend the rest of his life in prison for mowing down and killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan spoke at his sentencing Wednesday, giving his version of a religious lesson to a courtroom packed with his victims and their families. […] [Read More »]( [Jewish teacher yells at kids who drew swastikas, gets charged with terror. That’s messed up.]( [Jewish teacher yells at kids who drew swastikas, gets charged with terror. That’s messed up.]( YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Last week, a student in a Wisconsin middle school was caught drawing swastikas during class. In response, the Jewish teacher who caught him allegedly became upset, a reaction which seems pretty understandable. There is no indication that the student was suspended, punished, or reprimanded. However the teacher was […] [Read More »]( [Singapore Hangs 2nd Citizen In 3 Weeks For Trafficking Cannabis Despite Calls To Halt Executions]( [Singapore Hangs 2nd Citizen In 3 Weeks For Trafficking Cannabis Despite Calls To Halt Executions]( LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clung firmly to the death penalty despite growing calls for the city-state to halt drug-related executions. The 37-year-old man was executed after his last-ditch bid to reopen his case was dismissed by the court […] [Read More »]( [Prince Harry, Meghan Pursued By Photographers In Cars In New York, Spokesperson Says]( [Prince Harry, Meghan Pursued By Photographers In Cars In New York, Spokesperson Says]( YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were pursued by photographers in cars after a charity event in New York, the couple’s office said Wednesday. The pair, together with Meghan’s mother, were followed for more than two hours by a half-dozen vehicles with blacked out windows after leaving the event, their office […] [Read More »]( [Jerusalem Will Soon Be Israel’s First Million-denizen City]( [Jerusalem Will Soon Be Israel’s First Million-denizen City]( (JNS) – Jerusalem is on track to become Israel’s first city with more than one million residents, according to data published ahead of Thursday’s celebrations marking 56 years of a reunified capital. The Central Bureau of Statistics report published on Wednesday shows that 984,500 people currently call Jerusalem home, with one in 10 Israelis […] [Read More »]( [Iran Is Playing The Long Game Against Israel, Experts Warn]( [Iran Is Playing The Long Game Against Israel, Experts Warn]( (JNS) – On Tuesday, Israel’s Channel 12 cited a senior Israeli political source as claiming that Iran, disappointed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s performance during “Operation Shield and Arrow,” is plotting to strike at Israelis overseas. However, according to professor Col. (res.) Gabi Siboni, an expert on military strategy and technology at the Jerusalem Institute […] [Read More »]( [‘I Only Operate:’ A Ukrainian Trauma Surgeon Has An All-consuming Task During Russia’s War]( [‘I Only Operate:’ A Ukrainian Trauma Surgeon Has An All-consuming Task During Russia’s War]( Ukraine (AP) — As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s capital, Petro Nikitin has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of kilometers (miles) away. The 59-year-old doctor’s work to repair the bodies of some of the most badly injured soldiers is all-consuming. “I only operate,” Nikitin said, taking […] [Read More »]( [Democrat, Supporter of stop-and-frisk Wins Primary For Philadelphia Mayor]( [Democrat, Supporter of stop-and-frisk Wins Primary For Philadelphia Mayor]( (AP) – Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role. Her win was a disappointment to progressives who rallied around Helen Gym, who was backed by Vermont […] [Read More »]( [R’ Yaakov Finkel ז”ל יעקב בן אשר צבי הלוי]( [R’ Yaakov Finkel ז”ל יעקב בן אשר צבי הלוי]( getting up: Tuesday (5/23/23)Morning Mrs. Aviva Yurowitzdaughter Mrs Debbie SugarDaughter Mrs. Renee Bienenstockdaughter [Read More »]( [New Zealand Police Say Hostel Fire That Killed 6 Was Arson, Launch Homicide Investigation]( [New Zealand Police Say Hostel Fire That Killed 6 Was Arson, Launch Homicide Investigation]( New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said Wednesday they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation. Police Inspector Dion Bennett said they haven’t yet arrested anybody but they have a list of people they want to speak to and hope […] [Read More »]( [Target Wrestles With Pullback In Spending And Theft That May Cost Retailer More Than $1b This Year]( [Target Wrestles With Pullback In Spending And Theft That May Cost Retailer More Than $1b This Year]( YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday reported another quarterly profit decline and issued a cautious sales and profit outlook for the current period. The Minneapolis company is dealing with rising costs, which includes rising theft as a big factor, and consumers who have become more cautious about spending. The company still topped Wall Street […] [Read More »]( [Former French President Sarkozy Loses Appeal On Corruption Conviction; Prison Sentence Upheld]( [Former French President Sarkozy Loses Appeal On Corruption Conviction; Prison Sentence Upheld]( (AP) — A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a one-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on a conviction for corruption and influence peddling. His lawyer said he will take the case to France’s highest court and insisted that Sarkozy is innocent. The 68-year-old ex-president would not have to serve time until […] [Read More »]( [Key Trump Attorney Says He’s Departing Legal Team As Mar-a-lago Probe Intensifies]( [Key Trump Attorney Says He’s Departing Legal Team As Mar-a-lago Probe Intensifies]( (AP) — A key lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was leaving the legal team, a move that comes as a special counsel investigation into the retention of classified documents shows signs of being in its final stages. Timothy Parlatore told The Associated Press that his departure had nothing to […] [Read More »]( [Lawmakers Warn Leaky, Crumbling UK Parliament At Risk Of ‘Catastrophic’ Event]( [Lawmakers Warn Leaky, Crumbling UK Parliament At Risk Of ‘Catastrophic’ Event]( (AP) — Britain’s Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It’s also a crumbling, leaky, asbestos-riddled structure at “real and rising” risk of destruction, lawmakers said Wednesday. In a hair-raising report, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said the seat of British […] [Read More »]( [North Korea Shows Kim Jong Un Examining A Military Spy Satellite That May Be Launched Soon]( [North Korea Shows Kim Jong Un Examining A Military Spy Satellite That May Be Launched Soon]( South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit to an aerospace facility where he described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for countering the U.S. and South Korea. Kim during Tuesday’s visit approved an unspecified “future action […] [Read More »]( [Musk Says He’s Not Stepping Down As Tesla Ceo, Tells Shareholders The Company Will Advertise]( [Musk Says He’s Not Stepping Down As Tesla Ceo, Tells Shareholders The Company Will Advertise]( YORK (AP) – Elon Musk on Tuesday dismissed speculation that he might step down as Tesla’s CEO and told the company’s annual shareholders meeting that the the electric car and solar panel company would start doing some advertising. “Say it ain’t so,” one shareholder asked Musk about stepping down as Tesla’s leader. “It ain’t […] [Read More »]( [Researchers Show That Most People On Ventilators From Covid-19 Died Of Secondary Bacterial Infections]( [Researchers Show That Most People On Ventilators From Covid-19 Died Of Secondary Bacterial Infections]( YORK (VINnews) — A new study using AI analysis claims that a major section of people who were supported by ventilators during their Covid-19 infection suffered a secondary bacterial infection that could have led to their deaths. It is worth mentioning that secondary bacterial infection of the lung (pneumonia) was extremely common in patients with […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: 57th Street Zoning Change Will Bring Rent, Parking and Traffic Woes, Residents Tell Brooklyn BP]( [WATCH: 57th Street Zoning Change Will Bring Rent, Parking and Traffic Woes, Residents Tell Brooklyn BP]( Park (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Citing issues including increased traffic, higher prices, parking problems and safety concerns, residents of Borough Park expressed their strong oppositions to Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso about a requested zoning change that would allow a proposed housing project on a residential side street that could reach a height of 100 […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Hundreds Worship At Tomb Of Yosef Hatzadik On Yesod Sheb’Yesod]( [WATCH: Hundreds Worship At Tomb Of Yosef Hatzadik On Yesod Sheb’Yesod]( (VINnews) — A year after the tomb of Yosef Hatzadik was torched by Palestinian thugs, thousands of people arrived at the tomb to mark the Yesod Sheb’Yesod [identified as the attribute of Yosef] early Wednesday morning. This was the largest gathering of people at the tomb since before coronavirus. The gathering was secured by […] [Read More »]( [Researchers Discover 2000-Year-Old Stone Receipt In City Of David, Including Names And Numbers]( [Researchers Discover 2000-Year-Old Stone Receipt In City Of David, Including Names And Numbers]( (VINnews) — A stone slab with a 2000-year-old Hebrew inscription has been found in the City of David, bearing witness to the Jewish life which existed in that period. During excavations carried out on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority in the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, and funded by […] [Read More »]( [Incitement Against Chareidim In Israel Increases: ‘Day When Chareidi Is Murdered Not Far Off’ Warns Journalist]( [Incitement Against Chareidim In Israel Increases: ‘Day When Chareidi Is Murdered Not Far Off’ Warns Journalist]( (VINnews) — The judicial reforms proposed in Israel have served as a convenient excuse to attack chareidim, who are perceived as supporters and beneficiaries of such moves. However the current budgetary allocations have stoked the fuel of the anti-chareidi elements in Israel and have led to almost unprecedented incitement against the entire community, amid […] [Read More »]( [George Santos Expulsion Coming Before House As Democrats Force Vote]( [George Santos Expulsion Coming Before House As Democrats Force Vote]( (AP) — House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress, an effort that is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague. The freshman GOP congressman has been charged with embezzling money from […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Shock Video Shows Near-Indisputable Evidence of Election Fraud in AZ]( [WATCH: Shock Video Shows Near-Indisputable Evidence of Election Fraud in AZ]( (VINNews) — A new video has surfaced suggesting there may have been massive election fraud in Arizona’s infamous Maricopa County. In the shocking footage, an election worker is seen approving ballot signatures at almost superhuman speed. The worker is seen “verifying” and accepting 71 mail-in ballots in a period of about 90 seconds (less […] [Read More »]( [Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins To Resign After Justice Department Watchdog Probe]( [Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins To Resign After Justice Department Watchdog Probe]( (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign following a monthslong investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential ethics issues, her attorney said Tuesday. The Justice Department’s watchdog has yet to release its report detailing the findings of its investigation, but an attorney […] [Read More »]( [Debt Limit Progress As Biden, McCarthy Name Top Negotiators To Avert National Default]( [Debt Limit Progress As Biden, McCarthy Name Top Negotiators To Avert National Default]( (AP) — Debt-limit talks shifted into an encouraging new phase Tuesday as President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy named top emissaries to negotiate a deal to avert an unprecedented national default. Biden cut short an upcoming overseas trip in hopes of closing an agreement before a June 1 deadline. The fresh set […] [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? 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