Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he is reviewing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, declaring he believed the president’s campaign had been spied on and wanted to make sure proper procedures were followed.
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President Donald Trump, facing a congressional deadline for his administration to provide his tax returns, said Wednesday that he “won’t do it” while he’s under audit by the IRS.
Trump told reporters on the White House lawn that “I would love to give them, but I’m not going to do it while I’m under audit.”
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67 percent of Israelis eligible to vote in yesterday’s election did so. The Percentage is quite high for Israel, and for most western countries.
Both Chareidi parties increased the number of seats that they won from the previous Knesset to this one and tied at 8 seats a piece.

Isaac Abraham, a Williamsburg “community activist”, who has been giving media interviews for years and years, called Mayor DeBlasio some choice words in this interview.
For reasons unknown, the media has been going to Abraham for statements for decades, as if he was appointed by the community, when in fact, he is speaking for himself.

Agudath Israel of America is deeply concerned about the recent outbreak of measles and the threat it poses to communities around the country.
For that reason, countless rabbinical figures and leaders, including leading rabbis in the Agudath Israel movement and doctors serving these communities, have repeatedly encouraged vaccination in the strongest possible terms.

A passenger on El Al flight LY001 traveling from Israel to JFK opened one of the plane’s emergency doors and attempted to jump off the plane on Wednesday. The plane had just landed in New York.
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Measles has been confirmed in eight Westchester County children, six are siblings, and all are from Northern Westchester. None of the children attend public schools or childcare programs. The children range in age from six months to 14 years old. 

As the final results in the election for 21st Knesset appear to have been tabulated, the picture is one of a Knesset with more chareidim; sixteen representatives as compared to thirteen in the outgoing Knesset, as well as fewer women.
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Even though they received nearly the same number of votes as Likud, the Blue and White party were forced to concede defeat as it is next-to-impossible for them to form a left-wing coalition with the current make-up of parties set to enter the next Knesset.