A revived Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. court is reviled by immigration advocates and repudiated by the Biden administration, which acted under a judges order. Asylum hopeful Alexander Snchez of Venezuela has a more favorable view. There is no other way to cross legally and, for that reason, […]
Gusty winds and falling temperatures plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze Sunday as people started digging out after a powerful noreaster dumped mounds of snow, flooded coastlines and knocked out power to tens of thousands. Dangerous wind chills fell below zero in many locations across the region after the storm dumped snow from […]
IsraeliPresident Isaac Herzogand his wife Michal Herzog flew to Abu Dhabi on Sunday morning for the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates by an Israeli president. The Herzogs received a royal greeting by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Israeli national anthem was played in the palace in honor […]
Democrats in Congress have fractured repeatedly over President Joe Bidens agenda, stalling legislation and creating an atmosphere of mistrust that has made it increasingly difficult for progressives and centrists to work together. But one area where the party has not cracked, not even an inch, is on Bidens nominations to the courts. That ironclad unity […]
Two men in a snow plow truck recorded themselves targeting two frum, hapless victims in Lakewood. The clip shows the driver lowering his plow as they approach two Orthodox Jewish
A tow truck driver in Boro Park unleashed an antisemitic diatribe after being called out for blocking a street. The incident occurred at about 10:30 Sunday morning on 50th Street
The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi not only unexpectedly aborted the countrys fledgling return to democracy: It also brought a surprising level of popular resistance, which has blossomed into a low-level, but persistent, insurgency. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the commander of Myanmars military known as […]
Turkeys president has fired the head of the Turkish Statistical Institute, which is responsible for posting official inflation statistics, among other data, at a time when prices have skyrocketed in Turkey. Tukish President Recep Tayyip Erdogans decision was announced Saturday on the Official Gazette. He replaced Sait Erdal Dincer less than a year after his […]
Esther Pollard, who has been suffering from cancer for a number of years, was hospitalized in serious condition in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem after contracting COVID. Esther tested
A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts cautioned that doesnt necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Highway Administration have been […]
Two nurses on Long Island are accused of forging COVID-19 vaccination cards and pocketing more than $1.5 million from the scheme, prosecutors and police said. Julie DeVuono, the owner of
In the wake of Yamina’s fall in the polls and increasing doubts about the stability of the current coalition, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been holding talks in recent days
A woman who once lived in Kansas has been arrested after federal prosecutors charged her with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants.
Despite his rock-bottom approval ratings, President Joe Biden remains in a strong position to win reelection in 2024, with a new poll finding that he would beat the top 2
A Russian lawmaker is encouraging residents of the rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine to join the Russian army, a sign that Moscow is continuing to try to integrate those territories as
The relationship between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, which until now has been the longest-standing and most stable partnership in Israeli politics, has deteriorated, Channel 12
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It has snowed in New York, and you and your family have opted to remain indoors, make homemade pizza with olives on top and play Wordle. But, you feel the guilt. You vaguely remember the Gemorah (Horios 13b) lists five things that cause one to forget ones studies: Eating […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing to launch an invasion of Ukraine, with more than 100,000 troops positioned around the country. Certainly, the U.S. believes thats the case and President Joe Biden has warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that an attack could come in February. But Russia denies its preparing to invade and […]
Vandals scrawled swastikas on the outside of Union Station, the central hub for regional train transportation in the nations capital. The graffiti was discovered Friday, one day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day, with crude Nazi symbols marked on columns across the front of the massive building and several clustered around the escalator entrance to the […]
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