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Trump signs bill into law funding most of DHS, ending 76-day partial shutdown
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (877+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump signed H. R. 7147 into law on Thursday, funding most of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security through Sept. 30 and ending a 76-day partial shutdown of the agency. The U. S. House of Representatives passed the legislation unanimously early in the day to…...
US foreign aid watchdog finds evidence tying four more UN staffers to Oct. 7
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (312+ words) The U. S. Agency for International Development's Office of Inspector General said Thursday that it has identified evidence linking four current or former employees of the U. N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees to the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on…...
US urges allies to block "pro-Hamas" Gaza flotilla
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (288+ words) The United States denounced the Global Sumud Flotilla as a "pro-Hamas initiative" on Thursday, urging allies to deny participating vessels access to ports and logistical support, and to pursue legal action against those involved in "this terror-supporting flotilla." "The founder…...
Michigan Senate approves 'End Jew-Hatred Day' resolution
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (271+ words) The Michigan Senate adopted a resolution on Wednesday marking "End Jew-Hatred Day" in response to rising antisemitism, including the March 12 attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich. The measure, SR 115, was introduced by Lana Theis, a Republican state senator,…...
Brooklyn rabbi's body found in closet in Bogota
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (161+ words) A Brooklyn rabbi was found dismembered in an abandoned closet in Bogota, Colombia, on Monday after he was attacked and murdered by members of a Colombian gang, local authorities said. Nachum Yisrael Eber, 51, an Orthodox Jew from the Belz Chassidic…...
Mamdani shares video of keffiyeh-clad door knocker, raising questions, hackles of Jewish New Yorkers
59+ min ago (581+ words) A keffiyeh worn by someone featured prominently in a New York City public service announcement, which Mayor Zohran Mamdani released on Wednesday, is raising questions and hackles among Jewish New Yorkers. Two young workers from the mayor's office of mass…...
House lawmakers introduce bipartisan resolution marking Jewish American Heritage Month
59+ min ago (321+ words) A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a resolution on Thursday recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month, which begins on May 1. The measure, led by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-La.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)…...
IDF releases name of soldier KIA in Lebanon
59+ min ago (183+ words) The Israel Defense Forces has released the name of the combat soldier who died in Southern Lebanon on Thursday: Sgt. Liem Ben Hamo, 19, from Herzliya, who served in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade. Ben Hamo was killed by an…...
JK Rowling accuses MP Zarah Sultana of hypocrisy for condemning antisemitic stabbing
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (271+ words) Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling criticized British MP Zarah Sultana on Wednesday, accusing her of hypocrisy after the lawmaker condemned antisemitism following a stabbing attack on two Jewish men in London's Golders Green neighborhood. The attack on April 29 left two victims…...
US forces redirect 42nd commercial ship amid blockade, CENTCOM says
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (164+ words) U. S. forces have redirected a 42nd commercial vessel attempting to breach the maritime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since the operation began, according to U. S. Central Command. "This is a reflection of the outstanding work America's sons and daughters in uniform are…...