The passing of veteran US Senator John McCain has made news around the world, as he was a well-respected diplomat, war hero as well as a senior US Senator. There
Officials say a fire in a Chicago neighborhood has left eight people dead, including six children. Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago told reporters that one of the children who was killed
For the second time in less than a week, a chareidi male has been injured in a stabbing incident as a result of an argument, with the latest incident occurring on Sunday, 15 Elul, in Modi’in Illit R”L. A talmid of Yeshivas Knesset HaGedolah in Modi’in Illit was stabbed on Sunday by a friend, apparently […]
John McCain lived most of his life in the public eye, surviving war, torture, scandal, political stardom and failure, the enmity of some colleagues and the election of President Donald Trump. Even brain cancer didn’t seem to scare McCain so much as it sobered and saddened him. “The world is a fine place and worth […]
Jerusalem police on Sunday morning, 15 Elul, report a vehicle fire in the French Hill neighborhood of the capital was most likely the result of a firebomb attack. The fire
The Education Department said Thursday that it is weighing whether to allow states to use federal funds to purchase guns for schools, prompting a storm of criticism from Democratic lawmakers
Australia’s new prime minister, Scott Morrison, on Friday promised a stable government at the end of a tumultuous week in which his predecessor was forced out of office, 13 ministers
A telephone call made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to congratulate Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan has stirred controversy, with Washington saying it “raised the importance
New rules unveiled by the IRS undermine some states’ attempts to help residents keep a version of a popular federal income tax deduction. Last year’s Republican tax overhaul put a
For $1,000, the premium Galaxy Note 9 is a superb phone that showcases the best Samsung has to offer. It’s also the phone most of you won’t need. That’s because
If you want a straw with your drink, you soon may have to ask for it at California restaurants. Lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a measure that supporters
President Donald Trump continues to receive poor marks from a majority of Americans on his overall job performance, even as he enjoys relatively good assessments of his handling of the
Hawaii emerged Saturday from the threat of a potentially devastating hurricane after historic amounts of rain forced evacuations on some islands but damage appeared less than feared. Tropical Storm Lane,
Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that
Another breath and another breath and… another breath. The Kolitz family watched their father fighting for his life. Each breath was a supreme struggle, a struggle for life itself. Nachum Kolitz
The following polls were released on motzei Shabbos, 14 Elul, in Israel TV’s Meet the Press program. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s satisfaction rating has increased significantly, from 32% in 2016 to 51% at present. 59% of respondents are opposed to halting Shabbos construction of the Tel Aviv pedestrian bridge while 29% support the decision by […]
HaGaon HaRav Bentzion Mutzafi Shlita, a senior posek for the Sephardi kehilla, responded to a question posed to him by one of his talmidim regarding a chasenah in Elul. The question seems to stem from a recent chasenah. Last week, HaGaon HaRav Eliyahu Abba Shaul instructed talmidim of his yeshiva, Ohr L’Tzion, not to attend […]
U.S. banks set a record by making more than $60 billion in profits in the second quarter, federal regulators said Thursday, up more than 25 percent from a year earlier.
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