President Joe Biden said Friday he was feeling “really good” about Democrats’ chances in the midterm elections, even as he traveled to the Chicago area to support two House members who are facing more competitive reelection battles than expected. “Folks, I’m not buying the notion that we’re in trouble,” he told the crowd at a […]
Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow’s war on Ukraine that has seen the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv. The comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian come after months of confusing messaging from Iran about the weapons shipment, […]
The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him. Terry Horgan, a
Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform. The company had told employees by email that they would find out by 9 a.m. PDT
An aide to former President Donald Trump who has said he was present as Trump declassified broad categories of materials has appeared before a federal grand jury after being given
With Election Day around the corner, elected officials from across the Monsey community gathered in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Galandauer in Pomona to meet with incumbent Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney. In attendance were the supervisor of Ramapo, the mayors of Kaser, New Square, New Hempstead and Wesley Hills, Rockland County Legislators, Town Councilmembers, […]
Strong sales boosted a Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.6 billion on Friday, making it the largest lottery prize in history. A drawing will be held Saturday night for the Powerball prize, which hasn’t been won in more than three months. That string of 39 consecutive drawings without a winner is a reflection of the […]
America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation. Friday’s report from the government showed that hiring was brisk across industries last month, though the overall gain declined from 315,000 in September. The unemployment rate […]
Donald Trump’s inaugural committee chair, Tom Barrack, was acquitted of all counts Friday at a federal trial in which he was accused of using his personal access to the former president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates. The jury deliberated three days before finding Barrack not guilty of acting as an […]
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Booster doses tweaked to target the most common omicron strain rolled out in early September, and the Food and Drug Administration said the latest data should spur more Americans to […]
South Korea scrambled about 80 military aircraft, including advanced F-35 fighter jets, on Friday after tracking about 180 flights by North Korean warplanes inside North Korean territory in what appeared to be a defiant show of strength. North Korea’s mobilization of warplanes came after it test-fired around 30 ballistic missiles over the previous two days, […]
President Joe Biden took off on a personal final-days campaign sprint Thursday that reflects the Democrats’ major concerns before next week’s midterm elections, appealing to New Mexico voters to defeat “reckless and irresponsible” Republicans and reelect Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. New Mexico is normally safe Democratic territory, but Lujan Grisham is facing […]
The special needs child who went missing from Flatbush on Friday morning was Bichasdei Hashem found and is in good condition. He was found miles away from Flatbush, and had
The FBI on Friday morning informed Jewish leaders that the threat against shuls which prompted a public warning on Thursday afternoon has been taken care of. The FBI said it
Iran on Friday marked the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as its theocracy faces nationwide protests after the death of a 22-year-old woman earlier arrested by the country’s morality police. Iranian state-run television aired live feeds of various commemorations around the country, with some in Tehran waving placards of the triangle-shaped Iranian […]
Public speculation about the health of Vladimir Putin have been ongoing since he ordered an invasion of Ukraine, but a new report cites leaked Kremlin emails that point to the
Republican Senator Ted Cruz (TX) on Wednesday congratulated Binyamin Netanyahu on the success of the right-wing bloc in the elections. “Congratulations to the people of Israel on a robust high
The yahrtzeit of Rochel Emeinu falls out this year on Shabbos, Parshas Lech Lecha, and hundreds of Jews began visiting Kever Rochel on Thursday, with tens of thousands more expected
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Yalkut Shimoni informs us that tonight is Rochel Imeinu’s yartzeit. Rashi, on Bereishis 48:7, disagrees, of course, when he writes that Rachel Imeinu died between Pesach and Shavuos (see Psiksa Rabbasi as well). Regardless as to the actual date, however, there are a number of lessons – of […]
The crime-fighting arm of the IRS, which tracks financial crimes and hunts down pricey properties of sanctioned Russian elites, identified more than $32 billion in funds during the past fiscal year for eventual seizure, the agency reported Thursday. Jim Lee, chief of IRS Criminal Investigation, said that’s a “huge” amount — three times what was […]
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