On June 27th there is a Republican Primary race for city council. Councilwoman Inna Vernikov has been a fearless fighter for our community and she is now facing a challenge. This

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Education over accreditation agencies, which control federal aid

As the Druze residents of Israel’s north continued to engage in protests and threaten violence, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwafak Tarif on Motzei Shabbos

Agudath Israel of America is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Kaminetsky, Esq. as the organization’s General Counsel. Agudath Israel’s legal department plays a vital role in protecting the rights and interests of the Orthodox Jewish community. From providing legal guidance to individuals and authoring briefs and memoranda, to arguing cases before the Supreme […]

The around-the-clock search for the missing Titan submersible engrossed the world for days, but after news of the catastrophic implosion that killed the pilot and his four passengers near the Titanic shipwreck, investigators are focusing on how it happened — and if it could have been prevented. Deep-sea robots will continue searching the North Atlantic sea floor […]

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This week, the entire country witnessed the tragic end of a horrible disaster unfold before our eyes.  There are lessons to be learned, of course, and this article will, b’Ezras Hashem, address some of those lessons.  But first, a brief trip back in time to almost one century ago. […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday he supports the idea of expunging the two impeachments of Donald Trump as hard-right Republican allies of the former president introduce a pair of

Conservatives anxious to counter America’s leading economic adversary have set their sights on a top trade priority for labor unions and progressives: cracking down on the deluge of duty-free packages coming in from China. The changing political dynamic could have major ramifications for e-commerce businesses and consumers importing products from China valued at less than […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was shocking JTA article.  The article touted a new kosher restaurant with a “24K Gold Plated Golden-Burger.”  The price? $175. The article describes the burger -  a 12-ounce short-rib burger wrapped in leaves of real, 24-karat gold, grilled and topped with black Australian truffle, crunchy onions and chips, […]

Once a low-profile businessman who benefited from having President Vladimir Putin as a powerful patron, Yevgeny Prigozhin moved into the global spotlight with Russia’s war in Ukraine. As the leader of a mercenary force who depicts himself as fighting many of the Russian military’s toughest battles in Ukraine, the 62-year-old Prigozhin has now moved into […]

A tornado that ripped through the country’s largest coal mining site in northeast Wyoming left eight people injured and halted operations as first responders searched the massive open-pit site for employees and continued to assess the damage, officials said Saturday. The tornado hit the North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Campbell County around 6 p.m. Friday […]

A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday morning, causing portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials to plunge into the flooded river below, officials said. The train cars were carrying asphalt and sulfur, said David Stamey, Stillwater County’s chief of emergency services. Officials shut down drinking water intakes downstream while […]

The Justice Department asked a judge on Friday night to postpone until December the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for retaining classified documents. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon

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Republican lawmakers in Montana are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states. In a Friday night tweet, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said he has received “disturbing” reports of anonymous threats sent to legislators. The Montana attorney general posted on […]

New York City officials called on the public to help with a crackdown on unsafe e-bike shops after a spate of deadly fires caused by lithium ion batteries, the latest of which killed four people in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Tuesday. In the days since, fire officials have issued citations to 10 e-bike shops for unsafe […]

Talk to someone who rode on the Titan submersible, and they’re likely to mention a technological glitch: the propulsion system failed or communications with people on the surface cut out. Maybe there were problems balancing weights on board. They are also likely to mention Stockton Rush, the OceanGate Expeditions CEO who died on the fatal […]

Israeli officials are closely monitoring the tumult in Russia in the wake of the attempted coup by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group mercenary group. Although the crisis

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