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7+ min ago (554+ words) As Jews everywhere seek strength and meaning, Hanukkah offers three lasting kinds of Jewish bravery that are especially resonant today. Our ancestors responded not with fear but with unwavering conviction. One powerful story from'Megillat Antiochus'tells of a Jewish mother who, under threat of death, circumcised her son and stood atop the city wall, declaring: "This covenant of our fathers shall never cease from us nor from our children's children." She and others gave their lives to protect the soul of their tradition. This same spirit lives on in the mitzvah of lighting the menorah in a window or doorway " meant to shine outward, to share the miracle with the world. Today, when antisemitism has caused many to think twice before wearing a Star of David or expressing their Judaism outwardly, Hanukkah offers a gentle but resolute call: Do not retreat....

15+ min ago (145+ words) Feeling lucky? Here are the winning Powerball numbers for Saturday night: The Powerball had an estimated $820 million jackpot ahead of the drawing " the second-biggest it has grown to this year. Video above: Get the Facts: What are your chances of winning the Powerball? The prize is an estimated one-time cash payment of $385.5 million if the winner doesn't choose the annual payments over 30 years, with a 5% increase each year. If a lucky player wins Saturday's jackpot, it would be the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot prize, according to Powerball. The jackpot was last won on Sept. 6 when two lottery players from Missouri and Texas $1.8 billion jackpot " the second largest ever. All five numbers and the red Powerball must match the winning numbers for a player to win the jackpot. The odds of that happening are 1 in 292.2 million....

15+ min ago (145+ words) Feeling lucky? Here are the winning Powerball numbers for Saturday night: The Powerball had an estimated $820 million jackpot ahead of the drawing " the second-biggest it has grown to this year. Video above: Get the Facts: What are your chances of winning the Powerball? The prize is an estimated one-time cash payment of $385.5 million if the winner doesn't choose the annual payments over 30 years, with a 5% increase each year. If a lucky player wins Saturday's jackpot, it would be the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot prize, according to Powerball. The jackpot was last won on Sept. 6 when two lottery players from Missouri and Texas $1.8 billion jackpot " the second largest ever. All five numbers and the red Powerball must match the winning numbers for a player to win the jackpot. The odds of that happening are 1 in 292.2 million....

17+ min ago (342+ words) Cornelius" "Stabat Mater" (1849) "Qui est homo, qui non fleret" (Who is it that would not weep) highlighted Wilson"s bass as he sang in ardent fervor. His vocal lines were expressive and his technique supported his legato"s finesse. There was a special timbre in his voice that resonated warmly in St. Bartholomew"s Church hall and for a moment I saw audience members looking up into the rafters at the inlaid details." "Eja Mater, fons amoris" (O Mother, fountain of love) featured Bryn Harmer"s voice at the opening. The dynamics of her voice mixing with the swelling of the string section was magnificent. This was a tender moment cherished by all. "Virgo virginum praeclara" (Most illustrious Virgin of virgins) opened with all soloists and maximized their voices as an illustration of luminosity. Cornelius dives head first into the…...

19+ min ago (706+ words) In my public school years, I knew a guy who was a year older than me. We were in the same class because somewhere in the early grades, he had been held back a year. I was aware of this, although I can no longer remember how I knew it. I didn't know the exact reason he was held back, or the subjects for which he was held back. It never mattered to me. We were friends and that was good enough. The subject didn't come up. This probably sounds very old-fashioned to today's school-age generation (we were also paddled occasionally by the principal, but that's another column for a different time). I didn't grow up in Utah, but schools here and in most of the nation have, for years now, automatically passed kids to the next grade, regardless of…...

19+ min ago (25+ words) President Trump seized on the tragedy of the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC to escalate his attacks on immigrants because the......

20+ min ago (1072+ words) Inside the New Jersey State Prison, a dual economy thrives underground. There's an old saying in Urdu: Zaroorat ijaad ki maa hai (necessity is the mother of all inventions). I would often hear it as a child growing up in Pakistan. I've always been fascinated by how some phrases leap across languages without losing their truth. You see, survival has a universal dialect, and here, behind the castle walls of New Jersey State Prison (NJSP), necessity isn't just a mother, it's a warden, a foreman, and a constant whisper in your ear. Like the chains and hooks once used for corporal punishment in the basement of the "Warden's House" at NJSP, prison labour is a relic of another time. It is a system that still smells faintly of chain gangs and sweat-soaked fields. Here at NJSP, we work because we're…...

28+ min ago (46+ words) Despite being in a 14-point hole coming out of halftime, the Timberwolves came out swinging in the second half to mount a comeback against the Clippers and seal a win in front of the home crowd at Target Center. HLs: Timberwolves complete comeback vs. Clippers...

28+ min ago (46+ words) Despite being in a 14-point hole coming out of halftime, the Timberwolves came out swinging in the second half to mount a comeback against the Clippers and seal a win in front of the home crowd at Target Center. HLs: Timberwolves complete comeback vs. Clippers...

37+ min ago (417+ words) BYU freshman Jane Hedengren achieved a milestone with her 5k performance at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, becoming the first collegiate female track athlete to run under 14.50. She shattered the previous indoor record time of 14:52.57, set by Doris Lemngole of Alabama. With her effort, Hedengren also lowered the most formidable Parker Valby's all-time collegiate record time of14:52.18, which the latter set at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2024. Jane Hedengren was toe-to-toe with reigning 5,000 m and 10,000 m national champion Pamela Kosgei at the beginning of the race, surging in a way that left the rest of the field far behind. In no time, the BYU freshman edged past Kosgei as if she not only aimed to finish ahead of everyone, but to write history, running a blistering 14:44.79. She closed the final 1000 m in just under 2:50, sending the crowd into…...