A Republican candidate for Michigan governor pleaded not guilty Thursday for his actions during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when he says he and other
New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday would make it easier for borrowers to get their federal student debt forgiven through several existing programs. The action is intended to overhaul relief programs that have been criticized for their burdensome paperwork requirements and long processing times. It builds on the administration’s efforts to expand […]
Tens of thousands of Breslover chassidim are reeling Thursday following an announcement from the Ukrainian ambassador to Israel that dashed any hopes of chassidim being able to visit the kever
The Biden administration is giving nearly $1 billion to 85 airports to expand and upgrade terminals and other facilities, using money approved in last year’s huge infrastructure bill. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the projects will help meet future demand for travel and make flying safer and more efficient. “I don’t think anybody could look […]
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Everyone knows him by face. But few people, other than those who live in Borough Park, know his name. Many parents and talmidim of BMG know that he has the zchus of the Torah learning of thousands and thousands of hours of Torah learning for the tzibbur – particularly […]
Attorneys representing Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Wednesday he intends to challenge a subpoena compelling him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies’ actions after the 2020 election. Graham was one of a handful of Trump confidants and lawyers named Tuesday in petitions […]
The Arab who assaulted a Bnei Brak resident on Tuesday was caught on Wednesday evening in a joint operation of the Shin Bet and Israel Police. The 32-year-old Palestinian resident
Derek Chauvin will learn his sentence Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, with a deal in place that will extend the time the former Minneapolis police officer already is spending behind bars for killing Floyd while shifting him to possibly more favorable conditions in a federal prison. Chauvin agreed to a sentence of 20 […]
The United States is “the biggest threat to world peace, stability and development,” China said Thursday, continuing its sharp rhetoric in response to U.S. accusations of Chinese spying and threats to the international order. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian’s comments came a day after the head of the FBI and the leader of Britain’s domestic […]
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President Joe Biden awkwardly concluded his remarks before Fourth of July fireworks at the White House when he forgot to end off by saying “God bless America.” Biden was wrapping
Prosecutors and attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz battled Wednesday over whether jurors at his upcoming penalty trial should learn about the swastikas carved on his gun’s magazine, his racist, homophobic and threatening online posts, his computer searches for child pornography and his cruelty to animals. Prosecutors argued that the swastikas, racism, postings, computer […]
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark and the most in almost
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Henoch Leibowitz zatzal used to say that one should always try to look at events past and events present through a Torah lens. He also referred to current events in the news. This article contains two thoughts pertaining to a tragic incident that has recently come up in […]
Attorneys hoping to save an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of people brought into the U.S. as children told a federal appeals court Wednesday that ending the
The first bull run in three years took place Thursday at the San Fermín festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona. No one was gored, but several runners took knocks and hard falls as tens of thousands people reveled in the return of one of Europe’s most famous traditional events. Six bulls guided by six […]
Bullets that grazed two police officers during a Fourth of July fireworks show in Philadelphia, prompting an evacuation that sent scores of people running from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, came from the same weapon but were probably fired from “quite a distance away,” authorities said. Chief Inspector Frank Vanore of the Philadelphia Police Department told […]
Foreign ministers from the world’s largest nations are looking to address Russia’s war in Ukraine and its impact on global energy and food security when they meet in Indonesia this week. Yet instead of providing unity, the talks may well exacerbate existing divides over the Ukraine conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian Foreign […]
Ki Heim Chayinu Invites all Lomdei Hadaf, Magidei Shiur and their families to a grand celebration of: The Siyum on Yevamos TONIGHT! July 7, 2022 at 8:00 pm Mazel Tov!
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he
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