Joe Biden sought Saturday to clarify his assertion that if the Senate subpoenas him to testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, he will defy the order. But he did not clear up what he would do.
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New York City’s annual homicide total has surpassed 300 for the first time since 2016, fueled by pockets of gang violence, a pair of quadruple killings and an unusual number of bookkeeping adjustments.
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
To enhance the Shabbos Chanukah table, YWN and 5TJT.com are giving readers this Shabbos Chanukah game to play at the table.  Feel free to print it out before Shabbos and play it.
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com To enhance the Shabbos Chanukah table, one can divide the guests and family into females versus males and pit each against each other.  Since it is multiple choice, the teams do not have to fair.  You can have a brisk Kollel guy on one side and a 5th grader […]

A daring Chanukah fire rescue in Queens was captured on a police officer’s body camera.
Officers Albert Trotter and Jessica Arrubla from the 107th Precinct responded to a 911 call for a house fire on 173rd Street on Monday.

Doctors are reporting an early rise in flu cases ahead of the “peak”.
The Department of Health said usually the flu season starts in October and lasts through May, often peaking in February.
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A cold and blustery winter storm unleashed downpours and extensive snowfall on Southern California, triggering a tornado and snarling post-Christmas travel on major routes Thursday.
Snow shut down vital Interstate 5 in Tejon Pass through the mountains north of Los Angeles and stopped traffic on Interstate 15 over Cajon Pass in the inland region to the east.

A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia’s defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin, bolstering the country’s nuclear strike capability.
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A search is underway in Queens for a missing 16-year-old boy.
His name is Noah. He was last seen around 10:00PM on Thursday night at 68 Drive and Main Street.
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(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) A father passes away and is buried in the local cemetery. The children move away. The mother moves to live next to the children. Can the deceased be re-interred next to where the wife and children now live? What are the parameters of when and if it is ever […]