The arrival this week to Rio de Janeiro of two Iranian warships that Brazil’s government authorized to dock has prompted rebukes both from Israel and the U.S. “Israel sees the docking of Iranian warships in Brazil a few days ago, as a dangerous and regretful development,” the spokesperson of Israel’s foreign relations ministry, Lior Haiat, […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are each headed to Iowa in the coming weeks, making their first trips of the year to the leadoff Republican voting
A run of strong economic data and signs that inflation remains stubbornly high could lead the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate higher in the coming months than it has previously forecast, several Fed officials say. On Thursday, Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s influential Board of Governors, said that if the economy […]
Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump’s legal vulnerability and the limits of executive power. The department wrote that although a president enjoys broad legal […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday in the highest-level in-person talks between the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But there was no indication of any movement toward easing the intense tensions between their two nations. The short encounter came as relations between Washington and […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources. Concerned about the chemicals’ ability to […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com 404 Pages. 2023, Artscroll’s Shaar Press There is no storyteller like Nachman Seltzer. And there is no story like that of the development and growth of Roy and Leah Neuberger. Put them together in a manner that only Artscroll knows how to do, and you have a winning combination […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence declined to say Thursday whether he would back Donald Trump if his former boss were to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024. Pence, widely expected to seek the nomination himself, suggested that Trump’s leadership style isn’t what the party needs in the upcoming White House race. “I think we’ll […]
A frum father and two of his sons were tragically taken from us in a late-night residential home fire near 35th and Northern avenues in Phoenix on Wednesday night. The
The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep. George Santos, the New York congressman whose lies and embellishments about his resume and personal life have drawn deep scrutiny. The investigation appears to be far reaching. It seeks to determine whether Santos “may have engaged in unlawful activity with […]
We’ve all laughed, but what was once a harmless joke is just not funny any more. Today, with the explosion of social media, there’s really no such thing as a “private” joke. Nothing is private and a joke is no longer just innocent. Sadly, it’s not us but the times we live in. A cute […]
The cost of renting an apartment is easing after skyrocketing in recent years, though it remains painfully high for many Americans. The U.S. median rent rose 2.4% in January from
The Jerusalem District Court on Thursday convicted four minors who took part in the 2015 “hate wedding,” in which the participants celebrated an arson attack that killed a Palestinian couple
Egypt’s antiquities authorities on Thursday unveiled a newly discovered, sealed-off chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside of Cairo, that dates back some 4,500 years ago. The corridor — on the northern side of the Pyramid of Khufu — was discovered using modern scanning technology. It measures 9 meters (nearly 30 […]
Three more children have been diagnosed with polio in Israel after an 8-year-old child in Tzefas tested positive for the virus. The Health Ministry has confirmed that the three children
Tesla says it will cut the cost of its next generation of vehicles in half, largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories. CEO Elon Musk and other executives outlined the goals during a 3 1/2-hour investor day presentation at Tesla’s Austin, Texas, headquarters Wednesday as they presented the company’s third master plan. The […]
Are you looking for a unique and inspiring way to spend your Sunday? Look no further than the upcoming live show, “It’s NOT what you think,” presented by Rabbi Eli
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on Thursday traveled to the yishuv of Har Bracha to pay a shiva visit to the Yaniv family, whose two sons, h’yd,
120 professors, including senior academics, signed a petition in support of the judicial reform being advanced by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and chairman of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee MK Simcha Rothman. The petition states: “Comprehensive reform of the judicial system is essential due to the constitutional revolution led by Prof. Aharon Barak […]
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