Israel has promised to retaliate for Iran’s massive missile attack last week. How it does so involves great risk, and could have major repercussions for the archenemies, the Middle East and the world. Israel’s options range from symbolic strikes on military targets to crippling attacks on Iran’s vital oil industry or its secretive and heavily fortified nuclear program. […]
No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s economic plans. The analysis released Monday
At a time of growing concern about the safety of self-driving vehicles, a leading expert is calling on the federal government to develop a national driver’s test that such vehicles
The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the
Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now revving up for Hurricane Milton. The system, which is shaping up to be one of the most powerful to hit the region in years, is projected to make landfall a bit south of the Tampa area […]
Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it. If scientists can better understand how they work and how to manipulate them, it […]
Six people were injured, five critically and seriously, in a multi-scene stabbing attack in Hadera on Wednesday morning. The terrorist moved from scene to scene on a moped stabbing people
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, focusing on any Israeli plans to strike Iran, according to a report by Axios.
A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There are those who Kvetch after Maariv on Motzai Yom Kippur and say, “Really? Another five minutes for Kiddush Levana? I really want to break my fast!” But the Ramah does write (Siman 602), “We do not recite Kiddush Levana before Motzei Yom Kippur” – and this is the prevailing custom. […]
Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger numbers of people making it to age 100 — are not translating into marked jumps in lifespan overall, according to researchers who found shrinking longevity increases in countries with […]
As is the practice with all tzedakah obligations, also the custom of kapparos is fulfilled by the Gedolei HaDor themselves with tzedakah to Kupat Ha’ir, as they instruct in their
A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But, he also gave the company a small victory by tossing out a
The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they’re confident players won’t mind paying more after changes that will lead
Iran has warned Gulf states – including Saudi Arabia – that it would find it “unacceptable” if they permit their airspace to be utilized for actions against the Islamic Republic. The warning comes as Tehran prepares for expected Israeli retaliation following last week’s ballistic missile attack on the Jewish State. A senior Iranian official confirmed […]
Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reports in his new book, “War.” The revelations were made in the famed Watergate reporter’s latest book, which also details President Joe Biden’s frustrations with […]
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon have encountered an intruiging phenomenon – Hezbollah terrorists are fleeing from the front lines, Channel 12 News reported. According to the report, terrorists are
It’s not just the presidential election: Foreign governments are targeting House and Senate races around the country in their effort to meddle with American democracy this election year, intelligence officials
Relatives on Monday buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed just one week after he took office. Photos of the crime scene shared on social media showed Mayor Alejandro Arcos’ severed head had been left on the roof of a pickup truck. Authorities did not immediately confirm the authenticity […]
Rav Gamliel Rabinowitz is offering a unique and powerful opportunity for spiritual elevation this Erev Yom Kippur. The gates of his Yeshiva, Shaar Hashamayim, are opening for a once-a-year pidyon
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