A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell. And bad news for mosquito magnets: The bloodsuckers […]
Taxpayers will get fatter standard deductions for 2023 and all seven federal income tax bracket levels will be revised upward as the government allows people to shield more of their
Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover “the crime of the century” — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign. Yet here are the results of the three-year probe by prosecutor John Durham: two trial acquittals — the latest on Tuesday — and a former FBI […]
The Palestinian Authority continues to pay stipends to families of “martyrs” and imprisoned terrorists and incites violence against Israel even as the Biden administration pours almost half a billion dollars
Tesla reported Wednesday that its third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, fueled by higher vehicle sales. The Austin, Texas, electric vehicle and solar panel maker said it
Arab terrorists threw a Molotov cocktail at the 189 bus on the way from the yishuv of Emmanuel to Bnei Brak on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred as the bus
President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve Wednesday as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by
Mrs. Rachel Pisam, a Chareidi mother of 11 from Bnei Brak, was unanimously elected on Wednesday as the head of the human resources department of Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services.
COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today is the 15th Yartzeit of HaGaon HaRav Eliezer Manoach Platchinsky zatzal (1912 -2007), brother-in-law of Rav Elyashiv zt”l, grandson of the Alter of Slabodka, and a rosh yeshiva in Jerusalem for nearly six decades. He was one of the leading talmidim of the Mir Yeshiva in Poland. This […]
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy warned Tuesday that Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine if they win back the House majority, reflecting his party’s growing skepticism about financial support for Kyiv as it battles Russia’s invasion. “I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not going to write […]
The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week have complicated Israel’s balancing act between Russia and the West. Israel has stayed largely on the sidelines since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February so as not to damage its strategic relationship with the Kremlin. Although Israel has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine, […]
Worried about the economy and your finances? Stop it, we’re busy worrying about other things. That’s what MSNBC contributor Michael Steele has to say to you. Steele, appearing on the 11th Hour, said that democracy is at stake in the upcoming midterm elections, so Americans shouldn’t be concerned about their finances. When host Stephanie Ruhle noted […]
British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced down a hostile opposition and fury from her own Conservative Party over her botched economic plan. Yet the grim faces of Conservative lawmakers behind her in the House of Commons suggested that Truss faces an uphill struggle […]
As yeshivos, businesses, and workplaces remain closed, many are joining Machon Smicha, a unique, online program that makes learning and receiving smicha practical. Register today. Many want to learn and
A terrorist carried out a shooting attack on Wednesday evening near the entrance to Ma’aleh Adumim, lightly injuring an Israeli security guard at the checkpoint. The other security guards returned
Many Americans remain pessimistic about the state of U.S. democracy and the way elected officials are chosen — nearly two years after a divisive presidential election spurred false claims of
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation QUESTION: I am a Yeshiva student who is studying in one of the Brisk Yeshivos in Yerushalayim. Every time I go back to Eretz Yisroel, there is a non-religious Israeli man or woman who, allegedly for security purposes, asks me where I am learning, who the […]
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says that if Republicans gain control of the House and Senate they will immediately repeal the Democrat-passed law that allows the IRS to hire 87,000 new agents. McCarthy, who is expected to become Speaker of the House if Republicans gain control over the chamber, told CNBC’s Squawk Box program that the […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered martial law on Wednesday for four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions, doubling down on a faltering invasion he described as “very difficult.” In a tacit acknowledgment that another stinging battlefield defeat may be unfolding, his forces organized evacuations of civilians from one of the first major cities they seized. With a […]
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