The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40 years. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate jumped to 7.08% […]
The victim of the Ramat Eshkol terror attack, Eliyahu Dahan, 23, is still hospitalized in serious condition at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital. Eliyahu’s uncles, Dovid and Avi Biton, spoke with the
NYC Mayor Eric Adams continued pushing back against what he calls a “perception” of an avalanche of violent crimes taking place on Big Apple subways, arguing that most people don’t
President Joe Biden is zeroing in on a largely economic-focused message amid raging inflation and recession risks Thursday as he takes his closing argument for the November midterm elections to a top congressional battleground and tries to reassure restive voters around the country. Biden’s travels to Syracuse, New York, on Thursday and to Philadelphia on […]
UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and his wife Valerie have been invited to sleep at the royal residence of King Charles and his wife on the Friday night before the coronation, The Jewish Chronicle reported. The coronation is scheduled to take place on Shabbos, May 6th. Since Clarence House is less than a mile from […]
A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found. The monthslong FBI probe focuses on […]
Four wanted Lion’s Den terrorists turned themselves in to the Palestinian police in Shechem on Wednesday evening, including Mahmoud al-Bana, one of the senior members of the terror group. Al-Bana,
Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social late Wednesday to share with his followers a video that had an implicit message to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Don’t you dare
Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s hold on the southern city of Kherson on Thursday while fighting also intensified in the country’s east. The battles came amid reports that Moscow-appointed authorities in Kherson have abandoned the city, joining tens of thousands of residents who fled to other Russia-held areas. Ukrainian forces were surrounding Kherson from the west […]
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Thursday endorsed and plans to campaign for Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, the first time that the critic of former President Donald Trump who lost
As Israel prepares for yet another election in five days, one of the Chevrei Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Rosh Yeshivas Chevron HaGaon HaRav Dovid Cohen, issued a fierce attack against Otzma
The Flatbush community was rocked early Thursday morning when at least a dozen homes and a shul were burglarized in the heart of Jewish neighborhoods. The NYPD’s 70th and 61st
Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of an uneven U.S. economy. Jobless claims for the week ending
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet, part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year’s infrastructure law. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House senior adviser Mitch Landrieu are unveiling the grants in North Carolina […]
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was escorted out of the California-based headquarters of athletic shoemaker Skechers after he showed up unannounced Wednesday, a day after Adidas ended its partnership with the artist following his antisemitic remarks. The Grammy winner, who legally changed his name to Ye, “arrived unannounced and without invitation” at Skechers […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This article is dedicated l’Ilui Nishmas Shifra Bas R’ Yisroel Eriyah, who passed away yesterday. May her neshama have an aliyah. Recently, a story
Election Day is 12 days away. But in courtrooms across the country, efforts to sow doubt over the outcome have already begun. More than 100 lawsuits have been filed this
When Daniel Rosenthal was elected to the N.Y. State Assembly at the age of 26, he was the youngest sitting member. Intrigued by politics and government since third grade, Rosenthal
The U.S. economy grew at a better-than-expected 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates. Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of economic output — grew in the third quarter […]
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