Representatives of Degel Hatorah and Agudas Yisrael on Thursday met to begin moving ahead plans for a combined major ‘Siyum HaShas’. Shas representatives did not participate according to a Kikar Shabbos News report.
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The following is the latest information available to YWN as of 4:30PM regarding the vicious and brutal assault and stabbing of 29-year-old Mordechai ben Bracha (Schlesinger).
Bichasdei Hashem, a serious and lengthy surgery ended just moments ago, and he is Borch Hashem responding to his family who is at his bedside.

Hagaon HaRav Chaim Zev Malinowitz zt”l passed away on Thursday evening in Israel. Rav Malinowitz was the Rav of Beis Knesses Beis HaTefilah Yonah Avraham in Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph.
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The FBI arrested three people in Monsey early Thursday morning. The U.S. Attorney says the were arrested for carrying out a multimillion-dollar scheme to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business for the purpose of transmitting proceeds derived from illegal activity.
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Israel’s attorney general scheduled a Thursday night news conference to announce his long-awaited decision on whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption scandals.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s ruling promises to upend the Israeli political world after two inconclusive elections.

House impeachment investigators will hear on Thursday from two key witnesses who grew alarmed by how President Donald Trump and others in his orbit were conducting foreign policy in Ukraine, capping an intense week in the historic inquiry.
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President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday, November 21, 2019, officially notified Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein that the presidential mandate has been returned and the 21-day period during which any MK has the right to form a coalition begins.

As he moves toward a presidential announcement, New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg is rolling out plans to spend an estimated $15 million to $20 million on a voter registration drive designed to weaken President Donald Trump’s reelection chances in five battleground states.

A persistent buzz about Mike Pompeo stepping down as the top U.S. diplomat to run for an open Senate seat in Kansas has built to a roar as impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump have intensified scrutiny of the State Department.
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According to a report released by the Lithuanian Jewish Community website, the Bank of Lithuania is going to release a new coin commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon ZT”L.
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