Blog Verité

Keepin’ News Real

Why New York Couldn’t Be Protected From Hurricane Ida

New York City and state officials knew heavy rains were coming, but their preparations couldn’t save the city from death and destruction.

Read More

New Zealand Police Kill Terror Suspect After Mall Stabbings

Six people were wounded in the Auckland knife attack, which authorities said was carried out by a Sri Lankan man who had been under 24-hour surveillance because of his extremist views.

Read More

Newsom’s closing message: More people will die if I’m recalled – POLITICO

Newsom’s closing message: More people will die if I’m recalled  POLITICO Gavin Newsom recall election is turning into landslide, poll shows  SFGate The chance of Gov. Gavin Newsom getting recalled is declining in California  CNN Opinion | The California Recall Isn’t Just Gavin

Read More

Probe faults poor placement, not open-fire rules in soldier’s death in Gaza riot

Initial findings presented to family of slain border guard, Barel Hadaria Shmueli; army chief calls for military’s investigation to be completed, lessons to be implemented

Read More

Not my pay! Some tech workers bemoan China’s crackdown on compulsory overtime

By Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s campaign to improve conditions for workers has spurred companies, particularly some of its hardest-driving tech giants, to cut down on long hours of compulsory overtime but not all

Read More

Podcast: Actor on the spectrum seeks job through reality show

Bryan Friedland, a 38-year-old Jerusalemite on the autism spectrum, talks about his experience participating in ‘Tnu L’avod’ on Israeli TV

Read More

SimpliFed serves up $500,000 pre-seed toward infant nutrition support

Feeding babies can take many different forms, and is also an area where parents can feel less supported as they navigate this new milestone in their lives. Enter SimpliFed, an Ithaca, New York-based company providing virtual lactation and a baby

Read More

Tel Aviv’s 1st Russian-speaking congregation says ‘da’ to young progressives

Cutting-edge and open-minded, Jewish Point challenges clichés that Israelis from former Soviet states don’t embrace spirituality, as it celebrates its ribbon cutting this week

Read More

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Is Resigning. Here’s What That Means

Yoshihide Suga is bowing out as prime minister of Japan, amid increasing anger over his government’s handling of COVID-19 in the wake of the Tokyo Olympics. He announced Friday that he will not seek re-election as leader of the Liberal

Read More

New daily infections top 10,000 for 4th straight day; serious cases further dip

Expert advising government says morbidity declining faster than recently predicted; relaxed quarantine rules for those immunized against COVID take effect

Read More