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Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after trip around moon
It took recovery teams less than two hours to secure the floating capsule and retrieve the crew, ending the first human voyage to the vicinity of the moon in over fifty years.
Several airlines to reinstate flights to Israel in coming weeks
US, Lebanon request Israel pause attacks against Hezbollah prior to talks - report
On the record and off the court: Meet the only Jewish player on the NCAA championship team
Russia warns US-Israeli strikes near Bushehr nuclear plant are extremely dangerous
The Kremlin spokesman said that the conflict in Iran, "as recently as yesterday," should have been channeled towards a political and diplomatic settlement.
US imposes sanctions targeting Hezbollah financial network, State Department says
According to the statement, the sanctions are intended to disrupt fundraising and money laundering activities carried out on behalf of Hezbollah’s finance team.
Danish military planned to blow up Greenland airfields to prevent US takeover - NYT
The plan came into place amid US President Donald Trump's attempts to acquire Greenland, despite his statements that he "won't use force" to acquire it.
First, second Jewish mayors of Providence, Rhode Island, share a bar mitzvah
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and the former mayor and congressman David Cicilline had been studying Hebrew, parsing Torah portions, and preparing together for the past 16 months.
Meet the Connecticut dad and children’s book author who won a JFK Jr. lookalike contest
“He was Catholic. I’m Jewish. I married a Jew. He married a goy,” joked Andrew Ginsburg, who has been inundated with comments that he resembles the late John F. Kennedy Jr. since he was 22.
UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’ in antisemitism settlement
The university further agreed to pay $1 million to the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, with its senior litigation counsel describing the settlement as a "major milestone."
US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say
Trump's new policy, which he calls the “Donroe" Doctrine, aims to establish US dominance throughout the Western Hemisphere by replacing regime leaders with US-allied governments.
Iran’s textbooks promote violent martyrdom, normalize militarization, IMPACT-se finds
IMPACT-se says Iran’s Khomeinist ideology is deeply embedded in schools, with textbooks reflecting the regime’s political values, narratives, and agendas.
Maryland man who sent threatening letters to Jewish institutions sentenced to three years in prison
55-year-old Clift Seferlis of Garrett Park had pled guilty to 17 counts of mailing threatening communications and eight counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs.
Michigan synagogue shooter had vehicle full of fireworks, shot himself during attack, FBI says
The suspect, a naturalized US citizen with no criminal record, had recently lost family members in Lebanon due to an IDF airstrike.