Statement from Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive Vice President of Agudath Israel of America:

The government’s public legal service on Monday filed a case with the Jerusalem District Court on behalf of four students seeking to be accepted to talmidei torah in the capital, but were refused, MyNet reports.
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said that she plans to introduce this week a resolution in support of the anti-Israel BDS movement, reported Al-Monitor on Tuesday.
“We are introducing a resolution … to really speak about the American values that support and believe in our ability to exercise our first amendment rights in regard to boycotting,” the congresswoman told the outlet.

CALIFORNIA — The Los Angeles police department was responding to a reported drone strapped with explosives, possibly fireworks, near downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The LAPD’s bomb squad was en route to the drone, which was reported on top of a building in the 1000 block of West 7th Street.

A 10-year-old bedouin child was killed when he was struck by a tree in the Kiryat Gat area of Israel. The incident occurred in Action Park during a camp trip.
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A fire ripped through a Jewish-owned home in the Forshay section of Monsey, Wednesday afternoon.
The fire started just after 12:21PM, at the home located at 46 Forshay Road.
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The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet approved the plan Wednesday, noting the number of measles infections has risen significantly in recent years.

A row of power poles fell down in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens Wednesday morning.
The fallen poles have left power lines strewn across the intersection at Kissena Boulevard and 73rd Avenue.
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ICE Agents were in the Five Towns, Wednesday morning. They were seen in front of 733 West Broadway (between Cedarhurst and Woodmere) at around 8:00AM. It is unknown if anyone was arrested.
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The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or tunnel his way out of trouble.