Two anglers whose boat sank over the weekend in the Gulf of Mexico clung to an improvised float and fought off sharks while the third swam what felt like miles
Majestic elephants using their trunks as snorkels as they wade in deep water, towering giraffes fending off mighty lions with their powerful legs, graceful cheetahs racing against the wind at
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is an interesting question. The family in question had guests coming on Chol HaMoed from Lakewood for a pizza get-together. The father, however, had a migraine. Nonetheless, the father deemed it inappropriate to recuse himself from the gathering in the Sukkah, notwithstanding that he was technically exempt […]
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5jtj.com Who does not know of the special qualities of the Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva – Rav Lazer Yudel Finkel zatzal? He was the apple of his father’s (the ALter of Slabodka) eye.. But the Alter had another son as well, who was destined to be a future gadol haDor and […]
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russias attempted illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions and demand its immediate reversal, a sign of strong global opposition to the seven-month war and Moscows attempt to grab its neighbors territory. The vote in the 193-member world body was 143-5 with 35 abstentions. It was the […]
NATO defense ministers met Wednesday as its member countries face the twin challenges of struggling to make and supply weapons to Ukraine while protecting vital European infrastructure like pipelines or
Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this years high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years the latest evidence of the enormity of learning disruption during the pandemic. The class of 2022?s average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that […]
Former President Donald Trump will have to answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit lodged by a writer who says he assaulted her in the mid-1990s, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected a request by Trumps lawyers that the planned testimony be delayed. The deposition is now […]
The Shas party released a campaign video on the first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos replete with humor, play on words, and double meanings. The video starts with a Yesh
A member of the Oath Keepers who traveled to Washington before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Wednesday about a massive cache of weapons the far-right extremist
Tens of millions of older Americans are about to get what may be the biggest raise of their lifetimes. On Thursday, the U.S. government is set to announce how big a percentage increase Social Security beneficiaries will see in monthly payments this upcoming year. Its virtually certain to be the largest in four decades. Its […]
Unbowed Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defense systems following a furious barrage of retaliatory Russian missile strikes, including one that temporarily knocked Europes biggest nuclear plant off the invaded countrys electrical grid Wednesday. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a blackout when a missile damaged a distant electrical substation, […]
The Los Angeles City Council member whose racist slurs in a leaked recording created an uproar resigned Wednesday hours after the state attorney general announced an investigation into possible criminal
The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, a jury in
Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections. Its part of an effort to better study human brain development and diseases affecting this most complex of organs, which makes us who we are but has long been shrouded in mystery. Many disorders such as […]
Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, the third straight decline though costs remain at painfully high levels. Wednesdays report from the Labor Department also showed that the producer price index which measures price changes before they reach the consumer rose 0.4% in September from August, after […]
The head of Britains cyber-intelligence agency on Tuesday accused China of trying to rewrite the rules of international security, saying Beijing is using its economic and technological clout to clamp down at home and exert control abroad. Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, said that despite war raging in Europe since Russias invasion of Ukraine, Beijings […]
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The worlds first space tourist wants to go back only this time, hes signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musks Starship. For Dennis Tito, 82, its a chance to relive the joy of his trip to the International Space Station, now that hes retired with time on his hands. He […]
The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target todays most common and contagious omicron relative. While there wasnt a big rush, federal health officials […]
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