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NEW YORK (AP) — A top official representing a suburban New York county where New York City’s mayor wants to send asylum seekers vowed to fight the plan Monday by enforcing the state of emergency he declared over the weekend. Rockland County Executive Ed Day, a Republican, planned a news conference to discuss New York […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the perpetual search by Israeli news outlets for stories which they can use to portray the chareidi community in a negative light, one of the touchier issues is feminine segregation. Israeli law prohibits such segregation both in public events and on public transport, and this includes making separate seating arrangements on […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved government support for a pilot program to build “kosher” electricity storage sites meant to be drawn on by ultra-Orthodox Jews in lieu of consuming power generated on Shabbat. If the bill becomes law, the first phase of the project will cost $27 million and include the construction […]

ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of terrified shoppers fled in panic after a gunman stepped out of a silver sedan and opened fire at a Dallas-area outlet mall, killing eight and wounding seven before being killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said. The shooting in Allen, Texas, on Saturday was […]

ALLEN, Texas (AP) — A gunman stepped out of a silver sedan and began shooting people at an outlet mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, on Saturday, killing an unknown number and sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic in the latest gun violence to strike the country. Witnesses who were at the […]

LONDON (VINnews) — In a ceremony marked by the pomp and ceremony which typify British pageantry, King Charles III was formally crowned King of England earlier today at Westminster Abbey. England declared several celebratory measures for the occasion, including a bank holiday, a special medal for the military and emergency personnel participating, and the publication of […]

ISRAEL (VINnews) — The Charedi boycott of the iconic Angel’s Bakery has intensified, as dozens of orders were canceled and boxes of bread were left outside many supermarkets in Orthodox cities. Multiple photos of untouched Angel products were posted on social media on Friday morning. Many people also posted pictures of themselves purchasing alternative brands […]