The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as exports slowed at the same time that imports jumped sharply. The November deficit was 19.3%
A deeply divided Congress is showing the world a very unsettled view from the U.S. Capitol: Rather than a national crisis that pulls the country together, the deadly riot on
A New York man has been arrested on charges that he worked as a secret and unregistered agent of the Egyptian government, including by sharing information with American law enforcement
Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The outburst of instability is causing significant concern in Kazakhstan’s two powerful neighbors:
French regulators on Thursday fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros ($226 million) for not making it as easy for people to opt out of
A Jerusalem municipal planning committee approved a plan on Wednesday for 3,557 new housing units in Jerusalem. A new Jewish neighborhood being planned between Givat HaMatos and Har Homa will
Two Israeli six-year-olds passed away on Thursday in the pediatric intensive care unit at Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva. Both children had serious preexisting illnesses and their condition worsened after
Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan (Meretz) excoriated Jews who remained in Homesh after the terror attack last month that killed Yehuda Dimentman, h’yd , calling them “subhuman.” Dimentman, z’l, learned
Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman filed a complaint on Wednesday to the Ombudsman for Public Complaints against Chief Rabbi HaRav Lau for his letter threatening to freeze giyur if the head
The World Health Organization said Thursday that a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a
A Jewish man niftar some 75 years ago and buried in a non-Jewish cemetery was brought to kever yisroel by Chesed Shel Emes, who invested immense efforts into helping the
Europe’s sky is filling up with near-empty polluting planes that serve little other purpose than safeguarding airlines’ valuable time slots at some of the world’s most important airports. The highly
New York City’s new mayor says he picked Keechant Sewell as the city’s first female police commissioner partly because of her poise in handling a mock crisis he threw at
Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million, officials said. The Wisconsin Lottery said Thursday the winning ticket in its
North Korea claimed Thursday to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his military forces despite pandemic-related
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com During the period of shovevim tat, and of Tu B’shvat, it might be appropriate to go back to basics . Reciting brachos properly and
Hundreds of thousands of Chicago students remained out of school for a second straight day Thursday after leaders of the nation’s third-largest school district failed to resolve a deepening clash
A woman was arrested earlier this week for throwing stones into the playground of a Chareidi school in Stamford Hill, London. The incident occurred on December 26, known as Boxing
Dear brothers and sisters, My name is Leah and with Hashem’s help I will be getting married very soon! My happiness is not complete because I have no way to
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