Bands of sleet and snow that brought traffic to a standstill across the nation’s midsection, canceled thousands of flights and were blamed for three deaths caused dangerous conditions for a third day Wednesday in several Southern states. Watches and warnings stretched from Texas to West Virginia. Several rounds of mixed precipitation, including freezing rain and […]
A WORD FROM OUR FOUNDERS: Kupas Yom Tov was founded 8 years ago before Pesach after R”l a double tragedy hit home for the yungerleit in Beis Medrash Govoha. Founded
Inflation is cooling, and parts of the economy appear to be weakening. But Chair Jerome Powell is likely Wednesday to underscore that the Federal Reserve’s primary focus remains the need to fight surging prices with still-higher interest rates. With financial markets anticipating that the Fed will stop raising rates soon and possibly even cut them […]
An anti-Semitic incident occurred in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London this week when a man grabbed a 12-year-old boy by his throat and threw him off a bus, the
The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student or artificial intelligence wrote that homework. The new AI Text Classifier launched Tuesday by OpenAI follows a weeks-long discussion at schools and colleges over fears that ChatGPT’s ability […]
The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced an overhaul of the agency’s food safety and nutrition division, vowing that a new structure will better protect consumers and the U.S. food supply. FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said he would create a new human foods program led by a deputy commissioner with […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finally responded to former President Donald Trump’s criticism of his leadership and accusations of being “disloyal,” saying that his reelection in November says he’s popular with
The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s former office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington in November, according to a person familiar with the matter, at least a week after his personal lawyers first found classified records there from his time as vice president. The discovery of the documents at the office blocks away from […]
The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. Much of that is now coming to an end, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying it plans to end the […]
Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the
Russia’s refusal to allow on-the-ground inspections to resume is endangering the New START nuclear treaty and U.S.-Russian arms control overall, the Biden administration charged on Tuesday. The finding was delivered to Congress and summarized in a statement by the State Department. It follows months of more hopeful U.S. assessments that the two countries would be […]
Nikki Haley is moving closer to making her presidential campaign official. On Wednesday, supporters of the former South Carolina governor will get an email invitation to a Feb. 15 launch
President Joe Biden on Tuesday showcased a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York and
Iran and Russia have taken a key step toward linking their banking systems in a move that further boosts their cooperation in the face of Western sanctions, an Iranian official
Early one morning, a serious head-on collision occurred between a car with locals and a car with Jews on the road between Uman and Vinnytsia in Ukraine. Ichud Hatzalah
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine officially asked the states Legislature to expand vouchers for K-12 private school tuition, a move that if implemented would be highly beneficial for hundreds of Orthodox
Agudath Israel is welcoming the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act (HEAL), legislation which would require a study of Holocaust education efforts in states, local educational agencies and public elementary
The U.S. Justice Department has requested documents from Tesla Inc. related to its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features, according to a regulatory filing. “To our knowledge no government agency in any ongoing investigation has concluded that any wrongdoing occurred,” Tesla said in the filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Austin, Texas-based electric […]
A major social media booster of Donald Trump has waved sayonara to his support for the former president, saying that he’s “done” with him and will instead shift his support
Like a true sore loser, former Trump 2016 campaign manager Steve Bannon is calling on GOP donors to stop giving money to the Republican National Committee following the reelection of Ronna McDaniel to a fourth consecutive term at its helm. “Whatever you do, don’t send them any money,” Bannon said. “Just take a deep breath,” […]
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