Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a one-day blitz Saturday to gain access to Iowa’s presidential ballot as an independent candidate. Whether he succeeded is an outstanding question. Kennedy attempted to qualify by holding a convention with at least 500 eligible Iowa voters representing at least 25 counties. Before adjourning the convention Saturday, chair Dave Owen […]
Thousands of bochurim gathered in multiple locations last week to hear divrei hisorerus before the upcoming Pesach bein hazmanim. The gatherings, sponsored by Agudas Yisroel and arranged with the help of dedicated askanim in the respective locations, included close to 3,000 talmidim in Lakewood, 1,000 in Monsey, and a hookup to Montreal, and were directed […]
Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, died this month in Pennsylvania, according to funeral home officials. They were 62. The twins, listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest living conjoined twins, died April 7 at the Hospital of the University of […]
Ukraine’s military chief on Saturday warned that the battlefield situation in the industrial east has “significantly worsened in recent days,” as warming weather allowed Russian forces to launch a fresh push along several stretches of the more 1,000 km-long (620-mile) front line. In an update on the Telegram messaging app, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyy said that […]
In light of the Iranian attack on Israel, Israel’s airspace was closed from 12 AM on Sunday morning as a precautionary measure. Ben Gurion Airport has now reopened to air traffic. However, countless flights have been delayed or canceled. El Al and Arkia intend to resume operations, albeit with significant delays and possible schedule changes. […]
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation’s fractious politics. Both states, which carry a combined 26 electoral votes, have deadlines for appearing on the ballot that precede the […]
Brig. Gen. Reem Aminoach, the former financial advisor to the IDF chief of staff, estimated that the cost of defending Israel from the massive overnight missile attack was about NIS 4-5 billion. Speaking in an interview on Sunday with Ynet, he said: “If we’re talking about ballistic missiles that need to be intercepted with the […]
The IDF has released footage showing Israeli Air Force fighter jets intercepting and neutralizing a portion of the 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles launched from Iran towards Israel overnight. Bichasdei Hashem, all the hostile drones and cruise missiles were successfully intercepted and destroyed by the IAF and its allied forces, which include the United […]
Consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy has ticked down but remains near a recent high, with Americans’ outlook largely unchanged this year. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, slipped to 77.9 this month, down from March’s figure of 79.4. Sentiment is about halfway between its all-time low, reached […]
Traveling on Pesach is fun, but setting up a kosher L’pesach kitchen while traveling is not as fun. Transform your hotel, Airbnb, or rental in minutes with Dekal Kosher counter covers, and you can actually enjoy your Pesach trip! You can also use Dekal at home for an easy Pesach prep solution.
Almost a quarter of people who were dropped from Medicaid during the post-pandemic eligibility reviews are still uninsured and high costs are preventing them from getting on another plan, a new survey from KFF showed Friday. At least 20 million lower-income Americans have lost their federal health insurance since the provision that kept states from […]
President Joe Biden intervened on Motzei Shabbos to dissuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from authorizing an immediate retaliatory strike against Iran following the barrage of attack drones and missiles launched at Israel last night, the New York Times wrote. Reports indicate that several members of Israel’s war cabinet had initially advocated for a swift […]
Former Ambassador David Friedman noted that Israel saved the third holiest site in Islam from being destroyed by Iran during its unprecedented attack of over 300 attack drones and missiles at Israel – the first direct Iranian attack on the Jewish state in history. Writing from the US on Motzei Shabbos, Friedman wrote: “Iran literally […]
In a year like no other, Agudath Israel of America’s National Leadership Mission to Washington took on a heightened sense of urgency, with a diverse group of close to 70 delegates coming together in the nation’s capital to press their views regarding Israel’s war against Hamas and the unprecedented surge of antisemitism in America and around […]
Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The Interior Department’s rule raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more than one-third, to 16.67%, in accordance with the […]
US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that the US will oppose an Israeli counterattack on the Islamic Republic, media outlets reported on Sunday morning. Biden told Netanyahu that the US would not assist Israel in such an attack. “You got a win. Take the win,” Biden said to Netanyahu, according to an […]
There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending so much time attacking each other — people don’t think either man has much to brag about when it comes to his own record. Americans generally think that while they were in the White House, both did more harm than good […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Pesach cakes have almost become completely gebrochts-free. They have also become quite expensive. Indeed, one shopper at a supermarket in the Five Towns had recently commented, “I have become gebroke from gebrochts!” In many familes, Matzah Brei is a favorite. In others, it brings shudders down the spine (well, almost). The […]
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari revealed in a press conference that Israel’s air defenses successfully intercepted 99% of the approximately 300 projectiles fired by Iran overnight. The attack included 170 drones, all of which were downed outside of Israel’s borders by Israeli and allied forces. Additionally, 30 cruise missiles were launched, with none entering […]
