Month May 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve a looming… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Often there is a “Plan A.”  But sometimes, one has to go with a “Plan B.” And, since everything is mishamayim, it soon becomes clear that perhaps Plan B was Hashem’s Plan A all… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Torah world is playing for the speedy recovery of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, 100, who was hospitalized during Shavuos night due to acute shortness of breath. Rabbi Edelstein felt unwell on Shavuos night and after he was… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a miraculous deliverance which occurred in the Southern Hevron hills community of Tene-Omarim on Shavuos, a terrorist who had succeeded in penetrating into the community and reaching the local shul was eliminated by one of the… Continue Reading →

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators say the state is unlikely to experience electricity shortages this summer after securing new power sources and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant… Continue Reading →

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday sought to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign, outlining an aggressive travel schedule as his allies insisted they remain well funded and well positioned for a long… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Two years ago, signing a bill intended to punish Twitter and other major social media companies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the platforms as “suppressing ideas” during the COVID-19 pandemic and silencing conservative voices. What a… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Often there is a “Plan A.”  But sometimes, one has to go with a “Plan B.” And, since everything is mishamayim, it soon becomes clear that perhaps Plan B was Hashem’s Plan A all… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – The COVID-19 public health emergency that started in January 2020 ended on May 11. When that happened, several Medicare rules and waivers that went into effect during the pandemic came to an end — and it… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his call sign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of Nvidia, already one of the world’s most valuable companies, skyrocketed Thursday after the chipmaker forecast a huge jump in revenue, signaling how vastly the broadening use of artificial intelligence could reshape the tech sector. The… Continue Reading →

DOVER (AP) – Delaware’s low elevation mixed with crowded beaches and limited exit routes make the state particularly vulnerable to massive flooding, but officials hope an influx of federal infrastructure money will trigger future evacuation plans automatically via artificial intelligence…. Continue Reading →

by the Kosher Foody Did you ever think about Breaded Green Bean Fries?  It is easy to make and delicious!  It can be done in 5 easy steps: Bring a pot of water to a boil and put your fresh… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (JNS) – New York’s Yeshiva University has bestowed its highest honor on the inventor of Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system. IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Daniel Gold, head of Israel’s Defense Research and Development Directorate (DDR&D-MAFAT), was awarded… Continue Reading →

ISRAEL (VINnews) — A young Israeli man has miraculously been found alive in Jordan, after disappearing for two years. Shalom Rotban, a Chabad man in his twenties from Kiryat Malachi, suffered post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD) after a rocket strike near his… Continue Reading →