A year ago, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, TikTok started labeling accounts operated by Russian state propaganda agencies as a way to tell users they were being exposed to Kremlin disinformation. An analysis a year later shows the policy has been applied inconsistently. It ignores dozens of accounts with millions of followers. Even when used, […]
House Republicans are set to approve a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden’s agenda to address climate change. The massive GOP bill up for a vote Thursday would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other […]
HaRav Don Segal shlita Excerpts from his Motzei Shabbos speech Parshas Yisro 5783 (after the recent terror attacks in Eretz Yisroel): Until when! My heart hurts me… I am not worthy to
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday slammed US President Joe Biden for meddling in Israel’s domestic affairs following his comments to the press on Tuesday about the “health of democracy” in Israel. “It’s outrageous for Joe Biden to lecture Israel on a matter that is entirely their domestic concern,” Haley stated. “We would never […]
Average Wall Street bonuses dropped sharply last year to $176,700 amid lagging profits and recession fears, New York state’s comptroller reported Thursday. The bonuses for employees in New York City’s securities industry dropped 26% from 2021, when the average was a record $240,400, according to New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s annual estimate. DiNapoli noted […]
CNN’s leadership is preaching patience even though thousands of viewers are abandoning the network during its attempted turnaround, with no indication yet whether it will be rewarded. Cable news ratings are down across the board compared to 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was fresh in the news. CNN’s dip is most dramatic — 61% […]
Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning that
A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said. The BNSF train derailed
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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com During the seven weeks of the Omer, Klal Yisroel underwent a remarkable transformation. Between exiting Mitzrayim on Pesach to Shavuos, when we received the Torah, we went from the lowest spiritual level to the loftiest ever – becoming the Dor De’ah – the greatest generation that ever lived. Rav […]
The wife of a Chabad shliach who was severely beaten by left-wing protesters at the Kaplan intersection in Tel Aviv on Sunday spoke to the media on Thursday about the
A Pesach getaway program scheduled to take place at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ, has dissolved into disaster due to what the director of the Pesach program described
Notoriously anti-Semitic Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted a video on Tuesday that she claimed showed Israeli police assaulting teenagers who were allegedly Palestinian in Jerusalem during the start of Ramadan on March 22. It was utterly false. “This is the violent apartheid government of Israel. Don’t look away,” she captioned. What actually was happening in the […]
Supposedly socialist Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders blew his stack when Republican Markwayne Mullins accused him of making millions of dollars in the free market – and very not socialist – US economy. “Well, let me respond,” Sanders said after the attack from Mullins. “The senator did mention my name, I think. And I think you’ve […]
An FBI informant who marched to the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys members on Jan. 6 testified on Wednesday that he didn’t know of any plans for the far-right extremist group to invade the building and didn’t think they inspired the violence that day. The informant, who identified himself in court only as “Aaron,” […]
Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing
As Donald Trump rails against a possible indictment in New York, his team is leaning into a strategy that has quietly become a become a cornerstone of his 2024 presidential
Axon 2023, a first-of-its-kind networking opportunity for the healthcare and rehabilitation space, took place on March 23rd at Bell Works in Holmdel, New Jersey. Several hundred industry leaders and decision
Russia’s top security agency arrested an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations against Evan Gershkovich. The Federal Security Service said Thursday that Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains […]
Ukraine’s president invited his powerful Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to visit his nation, saying they haven’t been in contact since the war began and he is “ready to see him here.” “I want to speak with him,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy told The Associated Press on Tuesday, the week after Xi visited Russian President Vladimir Putin last […]
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