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U.S. Flag Raised at Caracas Embassy for First Time Since 2019

HISTORIC RETURN: The American flag was raised at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas on Saturday for the first time since 2019, “exactly seven years after it was lowered,” the U.S. Embassy team announced. “A new era for U.S.-Venezuela relations has begun.”

Crew Of Fatal US Military Crash Included Alabama Father And Several From Ohio

A pilot from Alabama had just been promoted to major in January and had been deployed less than a week when the refueling aircraft he was aboard crashed in Iraq this week, killing him and five others, his brother-in-law said Saturday. Alex Klinner, 33, leaves behind three small children: 7-month-old twins and a 2-year-old son, […]

NYC Faces $7B Budget Gap, Free Street Parking May End Under Mayor Mamdani

As New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces $7 billion budget hole, free parking may be history •⁠ ⁠New York City is facing an estimated $7 billion budget gap and while new Mayor Zohran Mamdani would prefer to tax the rich, his administration has conceded high property taxes and charging much more for parking are among ideas […]

Trump: Iran Must Surrender, New Supreme Leader May Be Dead

President Trump said Iran must “surrender” to bring an end to the ongoing war, while suggesting the country’s newly installed supreme leader may already be dead. Speaking with NBC News, Trump said he has been hearing reports that Mojtaba Khamenei may no longer be alive. “I’m hearing he’s not alive, and if he is, he […]

Trump Rejects Talks With Iran, Wants Military Operations to Continue

The Trump administration has turned down efforts by Middle Eastern allies to open diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the war with Iran, according to Reuters. •⁠ ⁠A senior White House official said President Trump wants military operations to continue in order to further degrade Iran’s capabilities and is not interested in talks at this time. […]

Iranian FM Denies Reports New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Was Wounded

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pushed back Saturday against claims by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Iran’s newly named supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had been wounded and disfigured. “There is no problem with the new supreme leader,” Araghchi said in an interview with MS Now. “He is performing his duties according to the constitution, […]

Report: Israel Planning Massive Ground Invasion Of Lebanon

Israel is preparing to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, with the goal of taking control of all territory south of the Litani River and destroying Hezbollah’s military capabilities, Axios reported, based on Israeli and U.S. sources. “We are going to do what we did in Gaza,” a senior Israeli official said, referring to […]

Drama In The Skies Over Iran: Israeli Fighter Jet Nearly Shot Down

An Israeli fighter jet narrowly missed being shot down over the skies of Iran last week, the IDF spokesperson said. The attempt failed thanks to the pilot’s alertness and professionalism, and the mission was completed successfully It was also reported by Channel 12 that footage of the attempted strike on the aircraft was shown to […]

Cluster Bomb Hits Eilat, Moderately Injuring 12-Year-Old Boy

An Iranian cluster missile hit Eilat on Shabbos afternoon, moderately injuring a 12-year-old boy and lightly injuring a 39-year-old man. Another five people were treated for shock. Magen David Adom reported that there were seven separate impact sites in the city. According to the report, the two injured individuals were outside on the street at […]

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A Historic Treasure: The Chasam Sofer’s Own Shtar Mechiras Chametz in Print

Regarding the importance of this shtar in the eyes of the Chasam Sofer, his great disciple, the Maharam Shik, writes: “The shtar is a masterwork; it was composed by Maran HaGaon Maharam Sofer, zt”l. And I know, for when I was a young bochur learning in the beis medrash of Maran zt”l, this shtar was […]

DEAD MEN WALKING: U.S. Offers Up to $10 Million Reward for Information on Iranian Leadership

The United States government is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on senior Iranian leaders, including the country’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. The bounty was announced through the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program as the U.S. and Israel continue their military campaign against Iran following the deaths of Ayatollah […]

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