NEW YORK (AP) — Emerging reports show that two little-known drugs are making lethal new contributions to America’s drug overdose crisis. Para-fluorofentanyl and metonitazene are being seen more often by medical examiners looking into overdose deaths, according to a government report published Thursday. They often are taken with — or mixed with — illicit fentanyl, […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The educational committee of the Belz chasidim in Israel has published a sharp denial of the reports that Belz have agreed to teach a core curriculum including Math, English and Hebrew in return for receiving state funds. The committee described these reports as ‘lying and misleading’. In a letter released by the […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — “I’m proud to have irritated you.” With these words, a bus driver from Beitar Illit, Reb Moshe David Cohen, responded to a contentious statement by an MK from the Blue and White party claiming that Israel’s economic woes are due to the “growth in birthrate.” The MK, Alon Tal, sought to make […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews)— As heavy snow blanketed Jerusalem with nearly 20 cm of snow, the city bathed in white Thursday morning. Children received a day off from school and romped happily in the snow, while the Western Wall also received heavy snowfall:     Normally children build snowmen with a carrot for their noses but on […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a controversial decision by the current Israeli government, the illegal Bedouin village of Khan El-Ahmar will be evacuated and rebuilt 300 meters away – on state land. Right-wing elements blasted the outrageous decision to leave the illegal outpost in place for two different reasons. Firstly, the government routinely demolishes illegal Jewish […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Chareidi Knesset members have promised to fight for the right of Telzstone, a chareidi Jewish community in the Jerusalem corridor, to expand. A recent decision by the Jerusalem District Geographical Committee rejected the request of the Telzstone Council to expand the yishuv, while approving the request of the neighboring Arab village of […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a Yediot Aharonot interview, Grigory (Grisha) Pibovrov, who once served in the Israeli Golani brigade, described his current experiences in the Ukrainian army. The 40-year-old soldier is an officer in one of the crack units in the army which is now tensely awaiting a possible Russian invasion of the Ukraine. […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — New data revealed by the Wisconsin Assembly revealed shocking evidence of voter fraud and irregularities in the 2020 presidential election, according to a report by Gateway Pundit. The assembly met last Wednesday to hold an election integrity hearing in one of the most fiercely contended battleground states, which was won by […]

LONDON (VINnews) — A new organization designed to represent Britain’s chareidi communities to the media has been established in memory of communal activist Rabbi Avrohom Pinter who died of COVID in 2020. The organization, named the Pinter Trust, is set to represent five different chareidi communities in Britain, which are situated in London, Manchester, Gateshead […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s Health Ministry has received a recommendation from its Pandemic Control Committee to roll out the fourth coronavirus shot for Israelis aged 18 or above, on condition that five months have passed since they received the previous shot or recovered from COVID. The recommendation requires the final authorization of Health Ministry Director-General […]