Month August 2022
Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s military and local officials… Continue Reading →
A Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he must… Continue Reading →
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that China should not hold hostage talks on important global matters such as the climate crisis, after Beijing cut off contacts with Washington in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit… Continue Reading →
The Senate parliamentarian on Saturday dealt a blow to Democrats’ plan for curbing drug prices but left the rest of their sprawling economic bill largely intact as party leaders prepared for first votes on a package containing many of President… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian military personnel are fortifying their positions around the eastern city of Sloviansk in expectation of a fresh Russian attempt to seize the strategic point in the fiercely fought-over Donetsk region. As heavy ground fighting continues on the front line… Continue Reading →
Taiwan said Saturday that China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei that… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Most of the Kinos we recite on Tishah B’Av were written during the devastating times of the Crusades. “Eli Tzion” is a kinah that has a special impact on many people. Perhaps it is because the same… Continue Reading →
YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rav Uri Mandelbaum zt”l, the longtime menagel and maggid shiur at the yeshiva of Philadelphia. He was 88. A talmid of Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l, Rav Uri was sent by the… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said. Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in his latest daily update that the president, “in an… Continue Reading →
As Tisha B’av begins, over 400 rockets were fired by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip towards Israel. No casualties were reported in Isreal while minor injuries were reported. At least 30 of the rockets landed… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In retaliation for the elimination of the northern sector of Gaza’s Islamic Jihad commander, Thaysir Al-Ja’abri, as well as 15 terror operatives, the terrorist organization unleashed a huge barrage of rockets against Israel during the course of… Continue Reading →
Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, announced that a computer coding error resulted in the miscalculation of credit scores for consumers in a three-week period between March 17 and April 6. For 300,000 consumers, the error shifted credit… Continue Reading →
Download PDF For Shabbas Reading Las Vegas, Nevada gets a bad rap as one of the most degenerate and provocative cities in America. People say that Lavan’s name – lamed, beis, nun – is an acronym for Las Vegas, Nevada…. Continue Reading →
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE YAAKOV M SHOW In the latest episode of the Yaakov M Politics Roundup: Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, then China holds war games in retaliation Ron DeSantis fires woke State Attorney for refusing to obey… Continue Reading →
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah R’ Yaakov Rajchenbach Z”L. He was 75. R’ Yaakov, or Jack, as he was fondly called, was a pillar of the Chicago community and extremely instrumental in transforming the Chicago of old… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade of mostly losing out, the Internal Revenue Service may finally get the cash infusion it’s long wanted in the economic package that Democrats are working furiously to push through Congress before their… Continue Reading →
If you have never seen R’ Moe Mernick speak, prepare to be amazed. If you have, then you know you are in for a treat. In honor of the upcoming Tu B’Av Together, the day of tefillah for Shidduchim –… Continue Reading →
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican hopes to reclaim a crucial governor’s seat in swing-state Wisconsin this year long appeared to rest on Rebecca Kleefisch, a former TV news anchor who spent eight years as former Gov. Scott Walker’s heir apparent… Continue Reading →
Facebook owner Meta is quietly curtailing some of the safeguards designed to thwart voting misinformation or foreign interference in U.S. elections as the November midterm vote approaches. It’s a sharp departure from the social media giant’s multibillion-dollar efforts to enhance… Continue Reading →
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