The Senate’s top Republican pushed back forcefully Thursday on warnings from Democrats that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh might be willing to thwart the Russia investigation of special counsel Robert
During a joint press conference on Friday with U.K. prime minister Theresa May, President Donald Trump refused to take a question from CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta in
Overnight in dozens of cities across the U.S., the electric scooters arrive, often without warning to public officials, parked along sidewalks and ready to be taken for a spin with a few taps on a smartphone. It’s not long before they attract attention — and it’s not always positive: Lawsuits and cease-and-desist orders have sometimes […]
This may be the best time in history to be an investor. Never has it been so cheap to put money into the market, and it’s about to get even cheaper following Vanguard’s recent decision to end online commissions for most ETFs. Financial advice is easier to get, particularly for people with smaller account sizes. […]
Stung by a federal judge’s dismissal of its objections to AT&T’s megamerger with Time Warner, the Trump Justice Department is challenging the decision with a legal appeal. The Justice Department said Thursday it is appealing the ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which blessed one of the biggest media deals ever following […]
Cynthia Nixon has collected more than 65,000 signatures on a petition to secure her place on the primary ballot as a candidate for governor, the candidate announced Thursday. The number
One American service member was killed in combat in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. military said. The service member’s identity was being withheld pending notification of family members, and
A giant balloon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump as a screaming orange baby flew over London Friday as tens of thousands marched through the streets to protest the American leader’s
German police say a 50-year-old Israeli professor was set upon by a German man with Palestinian roots who hit the victim’s kippa off his head and shoved him while yelling, “No Jew in Germany.” Police in the city of Bonn said the assault happened in a park on Wednesday afternoon. A police statement says the […]
HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Ariel, has come out against the High Court of Justice’s decision compelling Israel to return bodies of slain terrorists to the PA (Palestine Authority) for burial. The court has rejected the government’s plan of holding onto the bodies towards using them as negotiating chips with Hamas to reach a deal for the […]
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged higher this week, marking their first increase since early June. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages ticked up
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent Democrat who beat 10-term congressman Joseph Crowley in a primary last month, is now criticizing him for not getting his name off the ballot in the general election. Despite his loss in New York’s Democratic primary, Crowley’s name will still be on the ballot as the candidate of the lesser-known Working […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted a letter to him from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un heralding “epochal progress” in U.S.-North Korea relations, despite signs that path-finding diplomacy between
Democrats in Congress are introducing legislation to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. The bill from Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan, a Democratic leader of the progressive caucus, would give
Twelve Russian intelligence officers were indicted on charges they hacked into Democratic email accounts during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and released stolen information in the months before Americans headed to the polls, the Justice Department said Friday. The indictment — which comes days before President Donald Trump holds a summit with Russian President Vladimir […]
When we surveyed the advertising landscape in the online Jewish world, there wasn’t much to look at. Even as Google, Facebook, and Taboola transformed the way people advertised online, the Jewish world was still limited to email chains and outdated technologies. Facebook allows you to target people by exact demographics. Google knows exactly what a […]
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she wants to know what leverage the Russians have over President Donald Trump, but wouldn’t say whether she’d favor hearings on the question
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com “Can we take those pre-fasting pills on Shabbos or is that considered hachanah?” “Do I really bring my Tishah B’Av shoes to shul on Friday?” “Is it true my cholent pot must remain unwashed until Sunday afternoon?” “Is it really a two-part Havdallah where the al ha’eish is on […]
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