As the global bee population continues to decline, some students are trying to make sure we do not run out of honey. A delegation of students from Israeli research university Technion Israel Institute of Technology has been working for the past year to create honey in a lab, without bees. The synthetic honey is made by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, which “learns” to produce the honey after being reprogrammed in the lab, Shira Levi, a biotechnology and food engineering Technion student, said in a Monday interview with Calcalist.

The annual Kinnus Shluchim is taking place tonight, the culmination of of a five-day International Conference of Emissaries.

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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon weighs in on impeachment, Michael Bloomberg and the 2020 race.
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NEW YORK (AP) — With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” him or any of his Democratic rivals, and Bloomberg Opinion will no longer run unsigned editorials. Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait announced the new rules in a note to his news organization’s […]

The Movement for Quality Government in Israel on Sunday submitted the first petition to the High Court of Justice calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to be forced to resign in light of the attorney general’s decision to indict him for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
In the petition, the motion demands that the prime minister resign as prime minister, and act in accordance with the court’s ruling on the matter of Minister Aryeh Deri and Deputy Minister Pinhasi, and remove himself from office as minister. In addition, the movement demands that the court order the Israeli government to appoint a deputy prime minister from among the ministers.

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A high-ranking House Democrat said Saturday it’s “quite likely” Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will face an ethics investigation over allegations that he met with an ex-Ukrainian official to obtain information about former vice president Joe Biden and his son.
Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, appeared on MSNBC where he was asked whether Nunes could face a House inquiry. “Quite likely, without question,” Smith said.
The allegation that Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, met with a former Ukrainian prosecutor last year to discuss the Bidens came from the attorney for Lev Parnas, one of two Soviet-born associates of Rudy Giuliani who were indicted on charges they broke campaign finance law.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he can “confirm” Iran is planning new attacks in the region and vowed Israel will do everything it can to thwart its expanding influence in the Middle East.
Netanyahu made the comments while visiting the north with Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.
“We will work to thwart Iran’s attempt to turn Iraq and Yemen into rocket and missile bases against Israel,” Netanyahu said. “Iran is planning further attacks. I can confirm that. We will also continue with our plans to thwart this aggression.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the secretary of the Navy in connection with the controversy over a SEAL whose case has been championed by President Donald Trump. A Pentagon spokesman says in a statement Sunday that Esper has lost trust and confidence in Navy Secretary Richard Spencer “regarding his lack of […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Students in a history class in a private secondary school in a northwest province of Argentina made a music video featuring singing Nazis as a class assignment. The Nazi music video received 9 points out of 10 points from the teacher at the Escuela Modelo of San Juan, or Model […]