China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths in its update Tuesday on a disease outbreak that has caused milder illness in most people, an assessment that promoted
A growing number of Democratic lawmakers, union officials, state leaders and party strategists agree that Bernie Sanders is a risky nominee to put up against President Donald Trump. There’s less agreement about whether — and how — to stop him. Critics of the Vermont senator, who has long identified as a democratic socialist, are further […]
Israeli insurance companies Harel, Migdal, and Clal, have leased a 14-seat private jet to bring home the healthy Israeli passengers that have been quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com This article was written l’zecher Nishmas the author’s father-in-law, Rabbi Yaakov Hirsch z”l, whose 16th yahrtzeit is this evening the 23rd of Shvat. Recently, an askan passed away and in his private papers – a letter from Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l was found. The letter was brought to light […]
Recordings of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and Blue & White leader Gabi Ashkenazi discussing issues surrounding the Harpaz Affair in 2010 were aired by Channel 13 News on Sunday night.
Last week, Harav Tzvi Cohen, z’tl, the Rav of the Ohel Avraham shul in Bnei Brak and author of over 50 halacha sefarim, passed away. Harav Cohen, who lived in
New York retailers have begun giving up single-use plastic bags as the state prepares for the March 1 implementation of a ban aimed at reducing pollution, but many of those who support a move away from plastic are worried the new law doesn’t go far enough. The law bars many types of businesses from using […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to study the issue, an outcome that drew cheers from a committee room packed with […]
A gigantic swarm of locusts that belong to a plague that has ravaged millions of acres of crops across east Africa has been spotted reaching the Chinese border. Billions of
First it was racist audio of Bloomberg’s 2015 comments defending the stop-and-frisk policing strategy at an Aspen Institute event was spread on social media by activist Benjamin Dixon. Now, video has resurfaced with disparaging comments that Bloomberg made on “PBS NewsHour” about black and Latino men while he was promoting the Young Men’s Initiative, a […]
President Trump fired back Monday after former President Barack Obama, in a subtle swipe at the commander in chiief, claimed credit for the economic gains in both their terms. Obama tweeted Monday morning to note the anniversary of his signing the 2009 economic stimulus package. “Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst […]
Glimpses of greatness set the tone for the week as participants in the 20th annual Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah spent a breathless Sunday on a journey that spanned the continents and
IDF soldiers located a body believed to be the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack at the Parsa Junction in the Binyamin region two and a half weeks ago,
For decades, the Uighur imam was a bedrock of his farming community in China’s far west. On Fridays, he preached Islam as a religion of peace. On Sundays, he treated the sick with free herbal medicine. In the winter, he bought coal for the poor. But as a Chinese government mass detention campaign engulfed Memtimin […]
With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn’t contesting the state. Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg all went after billionaire Mike Bloomberg and made clear they were eager to take him on in a debate. “He thinks […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that he’ll start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect Earth. “I want to work alongside others both […]
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures reported by each government’s health authority as of Monday in Beijing: — Mainland China: 1,770 deaths […]
NEW YORK — A veteran NYPD detective was found dead inside his home in Middle Village, Queens on Monday. 53-year-old Detective Paul Federico was found hanging in the home, located on 79th Street, according to the NY Post. “His wife was in front screaming,” a neighbor told the Post. ‘Why did my husband do this?’” […]
Since the first residents moved into Ramat Givat Zeev 18 months ago, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. It’s been a year and a half since the first residents moved
Another religious motorcycle driver, 43, was killed on Monday morning when he was hit by a car near Moshav Sitria on Highway 40 close to Rechovot. The victim was identified
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