A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit,
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased this week, though it remains near 7% after mostly rising in recent weeks. The rate slipped to 6.81% from 6.84% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Wednesday. That’s still down from a year ago, when the rate averaged 7.22%. Borrowing costs on 15-year […]
Antisemitic leaflets bearing the threat “Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered” have been found across Hendon, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in London. The flyers, written in Hebrew, also declared the area a “Zionist free zone” in English. “This is not just another wave that will pass if we remain passive,” warned Isaac Zarfati, executive director […]
Hamas may be prepared to abandon some of its longstanding demands and consider a ceasefire deal that Israel could support, according to a report in The New York Times. The
Hezbollah is grappling with devastating losses following 14 months of hostilities with Israel, as it begins the arduous process of recovery, senior officials tell the Times of Israel. The Iran-backed
Chabad has announced a $50 million initiative to establish a Jewish women’s college in New York, honoring the memory of Rabbi Zvi Kogan hy”d, the Chabad shliach tragically murdered in the United Arab Emirates last week. Rabbi Kogan’s body was discovered last week after he was reported missing in the UAE. Emirati authorities have arrested […]
Shalom Nagar, the Israeli prison officer who carried out the execution of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, has died at the age of 88. Nagar’s pivotal role in this historic event remained hidden from public knowledge for decades before he eventually shared his story with the world. Eichmann, one of the primary architects of the […]
A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has become
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false
Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, bringing together the Facebook founder and the former president who was once banned from that social network. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump’s second term, said Zuckerberg, like other business leaders, wants […]
President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the military or had a civilian leadership role in the service. While officials and
Hyundai is recalling more than 226,000 SUVs and small cars in the U.S. because the rearview camera image may not show up on the screens. The recall covers certain Santa
Two days after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Canada and Mexico as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs, he said he spoke with the Mexican president and she “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico.” In a post on his Truth Social account Wednesday evening, Trump said […]
Following the start of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, there was a surge of bookings for tzimmerim (vacation rentals) in the battered city of Meron. B’Chadrei Chareidim reported that
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come […]
The IDF uncovered gas masks, chemical materials, and sedatives in Hezbollah operatives’ possession two months ago, Walla reported on Wednesday. The discovery, made early in Israel’s incursion into Lebanon, suggests
A senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign has admitted that internal polling consistently showed she was unlikely to defeat President-elect Donald Trump, contrary to the optimistic picture presented to donors. “We were told she had a real shot at winning—it wasn’t even a question,” Harris campaign fundraiser Lindy Li said. […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman An irate individual was upset with El Al’s pricing on tickets to Eretz Yisroel. Since El Al is the only game in town and the tickets are several thousand dollars more than ever before – does this constitute predatory pricing that would be actionable in a Beis Din? When someone responded […]
Three people were killed and one seriously injured early Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in Northern California, officials said. Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers said speed
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