A teen who made national headlines after Elon Musk asked him to stop tracking his jet has now turned his attention to another venture: tracking the private jets of Russian
A judge has rejected an effort by New Yorks attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerful gun advocacy organization to proceed. Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen said allegations of NRA officials misspending […]
School districts across New York state, including many of the largest, made mask wearing optional for students and staff beginning Wednesday as a statewide mandate came to an end. Districts in Yonkers, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and Albany were among those to stop requiring face coverings following Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochuls decision to lift the statewide […]
Just hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center warning of a new kind of malware that was targeting Ukraine’s government ministries.
Its time for America to stop letting the coronavirus dictate how we live, President Joe Bidens White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions. One highlight is a new test to treat plan to provide free antiviral pills at pharmacies […]
The Smugglers Inn, a bed-and-breakfast on the U.S.-Canada border that officials say is a magnet for illegal border crossings, was the setting of a case heard Wednesday at the Supreme Court. Some online reviewers praise the property for its scenic views, while others say its cleanliness leaves much to be desired. But a lawyer for […]
Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he supports a traditional quarter-point increase in the Federal Reserves benchmark short-term interest rate when the Fed meets later this month, rather than a larger increase that some of its policymakers have proposed. But Powell did open the door to a bigger hike in the event that inflation, which […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressed his frustration with face masks to a group of high school students who were wearing them at a press conference he held at the University
Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison testified in his own defense Wednesday about his actions during the police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead, saying the gunfire began with a muzzle
As war continues to rage in Ukraine, a group of 100 Jewish orphans from the northwestern Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr was rescued and brought to safety in Romania. Israel’s Ambassador
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began courting senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday, making her case for confirmation in private meetings as Democrats worked to move her through the Senate within weeks. Senate Democrats concerned about their narrow 50-50 majority Vice President Kamala Harris breaks the tie announced Wednesday that Jacksons hearings will […]
In the days since the West imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, ordinary Russians are feeling the painful effects from payment systems that wont operate and problems withdrawing cash to not being able to purchase certain items. Apple Pay hasnt been working since yesterday. It was impossible to pay with it […]
In a somber video address to the public, Rabbi Paysach Krohn described what may have been one of the most terrifying shabboses in modern history. “Putin’s war” has already killed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday urged Jews around the world to protest Russias invasion of Ukraine, in which significant Jewish sites have been hit. In a video address, Zelenskyy, who is Jewish, said: I appeal now to all the Jews of the world dont you see what is happening? Therefore, it is very […]
A half-dozen U.S. lobbying firms severed ties with Russian-linked businesses over the past week, a dramatic pullback for an industry that often has few qualms about representing controversial interests. The rush offers a measure of the potency of the Biden administrations new sanctions, which were levied after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of […]
More and more Jews are fleeing from Ukraine into neighboring countries and even beyond, such as Germany. An entire yeshivah of 60 bochurim relocated from Dnipro to Dsseldorf in West Germany and two Ukrainian Jewish families, one from Lviv, have been welcomed in Berlin. “The families couldn’t stop thanking Hashem for the miracle of being […]
President Joe Biden, struggling to regain his political footing as the midterm elections approach, visited the crucial state of Wisconsin on Wednesday to promote one of his top accomplishments, a bipartisan infrastructure measure that will distribute billions of dollars to fix roads, bridges and other public works. Bidens trip was part of a customary post-State […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This author recently had the opportunity to observe, up close, a highly functional individual who also has Down syndrome. The opportunity has caused the author to suggest that we should re-explore a number of underlying assumptions in regard to various aspects of how halacha and Downs Syndrome intertwine. Previously, […]
Our humanitarian delegation of volunteer medics and doctors arrived in Kishinev, Moldova yesterday to bring medical supplies, medicine and food to assist those fleeing the war in Ukraine. These volunteers
Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports Wednesday and pressed their bombardment of the countrys second-biggest city, while the huge armored column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the capital. Moscows isolation deepened, meanwhile, when most of the world lined up against it at the United Nations to demand it withdraw from Ukraine. And […]
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