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Six months after he was injured protecting his synagogue, Danny Phillips helped carry a Torah back into its sanctuary. The security director was still recovering. So was the congregation. On Friday evening, the Jews of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, returned to celebrate Rosh Hashanah in the sanctuary they had been forced to leave... The post ‘We return changed’: Michigan synagogue reopens for Rosh Hashanah six months after a gunman forced them out appeared first on The Forward.

Flights have been grounded after a Cessna Citation Latitude ran off the runway and caught fire during a crash-landing at Libya's Misrata International Airport

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Washington, D.C. The post Trump-Appointed D.C. Judge Blocks President Trump’s USPS Mail-In Ballot Safeguards After Democrat Lawsuit — Claims Postal Service “Lacked Authority” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Hong Kong authorities are expected to provide more incentives to encourage under-enrolled public schools to merge to survive, while announcing housing measures and tax reductions to tackle the falling birth rate in this week’s policy address, the South China Morning Post has learned. A government source told the South China Morning Post that the policy address by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday would offer additional incentives to encourage the merger of subsidised schools amid the...

Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.

Taiwan’s military has taken delivery of 291 one-way attack drones from US maker Anduril Industries, only to discover they came without chargers and require American assistance to recharge them. The revelation involving the Altius-600M loitering munitions has prompted Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers to question the military’s procurement and logistical planning, days before the drones join other weapons systems in a three-day live-fire exercise. The controversy comes at a sensitive time in...

Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.

Panettiere, known for her roles in "Heroes," "Nashville" and "Ice Princess," died on Aug. 16.

Iran’s nuclear chief was blocked from attending an annual conference on Monday at the headquarters of the UN’s nuclear agency in Vienna after US pressure, both Washington and Tehran said. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed to reporters that Washington had applied pressure to stop Mohammad Eslami from entering Austria, saying “he’s a sanctioned individual and we don’t want sanctioned individuals evading their sanctions”. “He asked for a waiver of the sanctions and it was denied.” Iranian...

Districts struggle to meet the needs of English learners with higher proficiency levels, advocates say. There is still no dedicated funding for students expanding their English language comprehension.

The Primetime Emmy Awards are set to air Monday night on NBC live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay and with the biggest names in television set to take the stage. TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones reports on how Hollywood is getting ready for a golden night filled with glitz, glamour and surprises.

Community groups and young people across the West Midlands are being invited to apply for a grant.