Over a recent two-year period, the Pentagon funded hundreds of projects done in collaboration with universities in China and institutes linked to that nation’s defense industry, including many blacklisted by the U.S. government for working with the Chinese military, a congressional investigation has found. The report, released Friday by House Republicans on the Select Committee on the […]
A New York Supreme Court granted a decisive victory today to schools that had been deemed “nonequivalent.” This development in the decade-long substantial equivalency saga — predicated on legislation advocated for by Agudath Israel and others — allows parents in these schools to exhale once more, and can have broader positive implications for yeshivas long-term. […]
Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official. Steven
The attorneys general of California and Delaware on Friday warned OpenAI they have “serious concerns” about the safety of its flagship chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens. The two state officials, who have unique powers to regulate nonprofits such as OpenAI, sent the letter to the company after a meeting with its legal team […]
A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said
The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal […]
Six of the country’s most influential Jewish organizations are urging shuls and other Jewish institutions to apply for $274 million in federal security grants. However, a growing number of progressive groups and congregations are vowing to boycott the program, citing conditions they say betray Jewish values. The clash centers on the Nonprofit Security Grant Program […]
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday that hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%, also worse than expected and the highest level since 2021, the Labor Department […]
Two Venezuelan military aircraft buzzed a US Navy destroyer in the Caribbean on Thursday, in what the Pentagon called a “highly provocative” attempt to interfere with counter-drug operations. The incident comes just 48 hours after US forces attacked a Tren de Aragua narco-smuggling boat in the region, killing 11 militants tied to Venezuela’s most powerful […]
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has dramatically reversed course in New York City’s mayoral race, throwing his support behind former governor Andrew Cuomo after months of backing incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. In a late-night post on X Thursday, Ackman declared that Adams should step aside, citing dismal polling numbers and a collapsing path to reelection. […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk could be in line for a payout of $1 trillion if his electric car company meets a series of extremely aggressive targets over the next 10
Israel has issued its first formal evacuation notice to residents of a multi-story building in Gaza City ahead of an impending strike, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced Friday, declaring that the military campaign will only intensify until Hamas agrees to Israel’s terms for a ceasefire. “The bolt is now being removed from the gates of […]
Hamas released a new hostage video Friday, showing abductee Guy Gilboa-Dalal embracing fellow captive Alon Ohel and saying he couldn’t believe he has survived “22 months of war” while being held in Gaza City. The terror group posted the clip on its Telegram channel alongside the ominous message: “Time is running out.” In the footage, […]
Syria’s new government unveiled a sweeping reconstruction drive on Thursday, staging a high-profile fundraiser at Damascus Citadel and pledging to rebuild the nation after more than a decade of war and the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime last December. The launch of the Syrian Development Fund was broadcast live nationwide and shown on outdoor screens […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, particularly while its invasion was still ongoing, would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow’s forces. Putin’s comments came hours after European leaders repledged their commitment to a potential peacekeeping force, a prospect that Moscow has repeatedly described as “unacceptable.” “If any troops appear there, especially now while fighting […]
The daughter and son-in-law of a Nazi financier who helped plunder Europe’s Jewish-owned art collections during World War II were charged Thursday in Argentina with concealing dozens of stolen works, including 22 paintings by French modernist Henri Matisse. The case erupted last month after “Portrait of a Lady,” an 18th-century painting by Italian baroque artist […]
The U.K.’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she did not meet the ethical standards required for government ministers over a recent home purchase. Rayner, who admitted on Wednesday that she did not pay enough tax on her purchase of an apartment in Hove, on England’s south coast, […]
President Donald Trump has inserted himself directly into New York City’s mayoral race, privately urging long-shot candidates to bow out within days in order to block Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani from seizing City Hall, The New York Post reported. Trump phoned billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis on Sunday, warning of the political fallout if Mamdani, the […]
Another yeshivah bochur was arrested in the dead of the night earlier this week at his home in Bat Yam. Military police officers knocked at his door at 2:30 a.m.,
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