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An electric transformer exploded on a busy downtown street in Antofagasta, Chile, triggering a series of blasts from an underground cable chamber.

U.S. existing home sales dropped 4.9% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million, marking the biggest monthly decline since February 2022. Analysts cited harsh winter weather, elevated home prices, and mortgage rates still above 6% as key pressures, while data shows many buyers continue securing homes below asking prices.

Two Navy ships deployed as part of the Trump administration’s massive military buildup in the Caribbean Sea have collided, leaving two troops with minor injuries, U.S. Southern Command said Thursday. The destroyer USS Truxtun and the supply ship USNS Supply collided on Wednesday as the warship was getting a new load of supplies. The maneuver […]

For many businesses in the Jewish community, the weeks leading up to Yom Tov aren’t just another stretch on the calendar; they’re when customers are planning, shopping, booking, and making decisions. Simply put: the businesses that show up now are the ones people remember later. But being visible isn’t enough anymore. Customers are FLOODED with […]

Five Arab-Israelis were murdered within 12 hours beginning on Thursday morning as the pervasive violence and murders in the sector continue to spiral out of control. The number of murders in the Israeli-Arab sector since the start of 2026 has now risen to 45. Arab violence has been out of control for years, and National […]

Kim Jong Un to officially designate his 13 year old daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as North Korea’s next leader.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz was seen doing pushups alongside U.S. Marines in Geneva.

WH Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai on TrumpRx.gov: “Politicians from both parties for decades have talked about high drug prices. President Trump is the first to actually something about it with these Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing deals.”

The Israeli Navy conducted a multi-day exercise this week involving warships, submarines, and Shayetet 13 commandos, practicing combat scenarios and the defense of strategic maritime assets, including offshore gas platforms.

South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday that it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader as he moves to extend the family dynasty to a fourth generation. The assessment by the National Intelligence Service comes as North Korea is preparing to […]

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Tom Homan: “Federal government personnel assigned to conduct criminal investigations into the agitators, as well as the personnel assigned here for the fraud investigations, will remain in place until their work is done.”

Tom Homan: “ICE here in this state have located 3,364 missing unaccompanied alien children — children that the last Administration lost and weren’t even looking for.”

Tom Homan in Minnesota: “We now have the ability to arrest criminal aliens in the safety and security of jails throughout the state at the time they’re being released… I’ve also directed the strategic placement of officers in certain areas throughout the state that can respond quickly to sheriffs that want to release somebody.”

Tom Homan in Minnesota: “During this surge operation, ICE has not arrested anybody inside a hospital. We have not arrested anybody inside of an elementary school. We have not arrested anybody inside a church… However, those locations are not off the table.”

New satellite images show Iran quickly working to fortify its most critical remaining nuclear site, signaling growing concern in Tehran about a possible U.S. or Israeli strike. According to the Institute for Science and International Security, imagery from Feb. 10 reveals intensified construction at a massive underground complex beneath Kolang-Gaz La Mountain near Natanz, long […]

The Kretchnif Siget Kfar Ata Rebbe on his first trip to the United States as Rebbe, on Wednesday night at the Bar Mitzvah of the son of Meir Ungar of the Pivot Marketing Group. The Rebbe arrived at the Bar Mitzvah with an escort driving lights and sirens.  

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was not allowed to compete Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to use a helmet other than the one that honors more than 20 of his country’s athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia. […]

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A Porter Airlines Embraer E195-E2 arriving from Toronto slid off the runway at Halifax Stanfield Airport on Wednesday night. Officials said all passengers were safely escorted from the aircraft to the terminal following the incident.