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Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz (Likud), who is part of Israel’s Security Cabinet, said on Tuesday that he’s not worried about the sale of F-35 advanced combat jets to the United
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President Donald Trump will stand on the South Lawn Thursday night to accept his party’s nomination for president, presenting himself as the last barrier protecting an American way of life
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A fire at a Louisiana chlorine plant erupted with thick, billowing smoke Thursday after Hurricane Laura plowed through part of the country’s petrochemical corridor with storm surges and fierce wind,
The Federal Reserve announced a significant change Thursday in how it manages interest rates by saying it plans to keep rates near zero even after inflation has exceeded its 2%
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears to have confused Jacob Blake with the 17-year-old who was arrested for shooting at rioters in Kenosha, Wis., during an interview on Thursday. Asked
Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump sees unrest in Wisconsin as “a political benefit” and Biden said he would be willing to travel to the state if it
After being hospitalized critically ill from COVID-19 for 5 months, Rabbi Yudi Dukes takes his first steps. Yudi is now one of the world’s longest hospitalized COVID-19 patients, spending nine
IDF forces carried out airstrikes on Hamas infrastructure once again on Wednesday night in response to the continuous launching of incendiary and explosive balloons into Israel from the Strip. The
(By Rabbi Abe Friedman; Law Enforcement Chaplain) This summer has been one unlike any other and as we count down the final weeks toward fall, it seems appropriate to reflect
In the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning, IDF forces mapped the home of the Palestinian terrorist, Khalil Abd al-Khaliq Dweikat, 46, who murdered Rav Shai Ohayon on Wednesday in Petach
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