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Catskills Multi-Vehicle Crash on Broadway in Monticello, Injuries Reported

CATSKILLS: A multi-vehicle MVA occurred in front of the Walgreens on Broadway in Monticello, involving a rollover. Catskills Hatzalah, the Monticello Fire Department, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, and Monticello Police responded to the scene. Injuries were reported.

Heavy Rain Turns Waters Around Iran’s Hormuz Island Red

Rainfall on Hormuz Island, located off Iran’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf, has turned the water deep red as iron-rich soil washes into the sea. The striking color is a natural phenomenon caused by high levels of iron oxide in the island’s soil, which becomes visible after heavy rain.

Declassified Emails Reveal FBI Concerns Over Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant

Newly declassified emails reviewed by Fox News show FBI officials expressed concerns about probable cause ahead of the August 2022 search of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, while the Justice Department maintained the standard was met. According to the documents, FBI officials warned the information supporting the warrant was single-source, uncorroborated, and possibly dated, and […]

Mike Johnson Defends Timing of Healthcare Action After Shutdown

REPORTER: You guys were out for 2 months during the shutdown. Why has it taken until the end of the year to start addressing these healthcare bills? MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this.

Conservative Kast’s Victory In Chile Suggests A Hard-Right, Pro-Trump Surge Across Latin America

Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump. The president-elect, José Antonio Kast, has expressed nostalgia for the 17-year military dictatorship of the late Gen. Augusto Pinochet, opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage and advocated in recent years […]

House Republicans Allege D.C. Police Chief Pressured Subordinates to Manipulate Crime Data

The police chief in the nation’s capital pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates, according to a report by a Republican-led congressional committee. The report, released Sunday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, found that Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith often threatened, punished and retaliated […]

IDF Drops Criminal Case Against Col. Yoav Yarom Over Lebanon Incident

Israel’s new Military Advocate General, Maj. Gen. Itai Ofir, has decided to close the criminal case against Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom over his role in a November 2024 incident in southern Lebanon that led to the deaths of IDF Sgt. Gur Kehati and civilian researcher Ze’ev Erlich. IDF prosecutors had previously announced they intended to […]

Williamsburg Apartment Fire Injures Multiple, FDNY and Hatzolah Respond

WILLIAMSBURG: FDNY firefighters, along with Williamsburg Hatzolah and other emergency personnel, are operating at the scene of an apartment fire at 227 Keap Street near Marcy Avenue. Multiple injuries have been reported, including at least one patient who reportedly jumped from a window. Updates to follow.

UN General Assembly Reaffirms Palestinian Self-Determination in Vote

The UN General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution reaffirming the right of the “Palestinian people to self-determination”, with 164 countries voting in favor. Eight countries, including the United States and Israel, voted against the resolution, while nine countries abstained.

U.S. Holds Qatar Talks on International Postwar Gaza Stabilization Force

U.S. Convenes Talks on Postwar Gaza Force in Qatar The US is holding talks today in Qatar with representatives from around 45 Arab, Muslim, and Western countries to begin planning an international stabilization force in Gaza. Israel was not invited, though it is closely monitoring the discussions. The talks are focused on the force’s mandate […]

One Of The Few Jews In Damascus Arrested By The Syrian Regime

Salim Hamdani, one of the few Jews still living in Syria, was recently arrested by the regime of President Ahmad al‑Shar’a, according to a Kan News report on Tuesday morning. Hamdani owns a shop in the Old City of Damascus, and according to Syrian sources familiar with the details, the official reason for the arrest […]

TEFILLOS: HaMekubal Chacham Batzri Is Hospitalized In Serious Condition

HaMekubal HaTzaddik Rav Dovid Batzri, the Rosh Yeshivah of HaMekubalim “HaShalom” Yeshivah, was hospitalized in serious condition in the past day at Haddash Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The Rav’s family members and talmidim have requested that the public tear the gates of Shamayim for his recovery. Please daven for a refuah sheleimah for Reb […]

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