A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison. Ilya Lichtenstein masterminded one of the largest-ever thefts from a virtual currency exchange before he and […]
The Biden administration on Thursday released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and other pieces of critical infrastructure. Private industry would have
President-elect DonaldTrump announced Thursdaythat he would appoint Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration. Here are five things to know about the former Republican congressman from Georgia who would lead the agency tasked with providing health care to former members of the U.S. armed forces: Collins is a Baptist minister […]
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged lower this week, ending a six-week climb. The rate slipped to 6.78% from 6.79% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Thats still down from a year ago, when the rate averaged 7.4%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners seeking […]
The manager of a small hotel in northern Italy refused a reservation made by an Israeli couple, accusing Israeli people of being responsible for genocide. Jewish groups decried the incident as an example of antisemitism. The couple had booked two nights for the beginning of November at the Hotel Garni Ongaro in Selva di Cadore, […]
Former PresidentDonald Trumphas chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum’s background is in business Burgum, 67, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota, population 328. He earned a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University and […]
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group has released a fourth video of hostage Sasha Trufanov, marking another instance of what Israeli officials condemn as psychological warfare. The nearly two-minute clip,
California has seen its share of bears breaking into cars. But bears caught on camera entering luxury cars tipped off insurers that something wasn’t quite right. In what’s dubbed Operation Bear Claw, the California Insurance Department said four Los Angeles residents were arrested Wednesday, accused of defrauding three insurance companies out of nearly $142,000 by […]
In a dramatic escalation of tensions within Israel’s government, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir lambasted Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara over a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire him, dismissing it as an attempted coup and calling for her immediate removal. The letter, sent by Baharav-Miara to Netanyahu, urges a reassessment of Ben […]
Donald Trump met Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election. The
Israel’s airstrikes inside Iran in late October dealt a significant blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions by targeting a covert research site within the Parchin military complex, officials revealed to Axios.
A Russian man went on trial Thursday on charges of high treason for a video he had allegedly sent to Ukraine’s security services, the latest in a growing series of
Elon Musk, a key adviser in President-elect Donald Trumps transition team, reportedly held a private meeting with Irans UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani in New York this week, the New York Times reported, in what two Iranian officials described as a preliminary attempt to ease longstanding hostilities between Iran and the United States. The meeting, […]
Senator John Fetterman sharply criticized former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her role in pressuring President Joe Biden to abandon his re-election bid, calling her actions “hypocritical” and suggesting its time for her to step aside. In an interview with Politico released Thursday, Fetterman didnt hold back, slamming Pelosi for orchestrating Bidens withdrawal and then […]
North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass production of the weapons, state media said Friday. The countrys latest military demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan engaged in combined military exercises involving advanced fighter jets and a U.S. aircraft carrier […]
France has long sought to play a central role in global diplomacy, presenting itself as a voice of reason and balance. However, its policies in the Middle East under President Emmanuel Macron paint a more complicated picture. From its alignment with Iran and Hezbollah to its disproportionate criticism of Israel, Frances actions raise serious concerns, […]
Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and
At least 10 people died and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, local authorities
Tragedy struck the Monsey community and Skvere Kehila on Thursday night with the sudden and tragic petirah of R’ Chaim Hersh Cziment z”l, a well-known and beloved Skverer chossid who
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