The Sheiris Yisrael hechsher has launched a new shechita operation in Poland for cattle. The new operation is reportedly to enable the hashgacha to meet the growing demand for its meat.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired several unidentified projectiles off its east coast.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches were done Wednesday from the North’s northeastern area.
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In a Newsweek op-ed last week, Dr. Howard Kaye, who lost his wife to a gunman’s bullet on April 27 at Chabad of Poway, Calif., shared with the world for the first time since the tragic shooting the depth of his grief and his resolve, and sought to prevent similar tragedies by calling for the re-education of society on the “basic laws of human civilization.”

The following is an email that was sent to every funeral chapel in the NYC area on Tuesday morning. It was provided to YWN by El Al:
Dear XXXXX Chapels,
Please be advised that ELAL passenger flights recently suffered several departure delays due to late delivery of human remains and documents.

Dear Readers,
I wish to share with you my personal thoughts on an issue that I have seen and likely many of you have experienced as well, and in fact have read about on occasion before, and feel it is high time to express, discuss, and fairly expediently, resolve.
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California’s Democratic governor signed a law Tuesday requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state’s primary ballot, a move aimed squarely at Republican President Donald Trump.

New York is extending the waiting period for certain gun purchases from three days to 30 days to give authorities more time to run background checks.
The change signed into law Monday by Democratic Gov.
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4:00PM: The FDR Drive is closed in both directions near exit 5 after a freestanding crane boom partially collapsed on a building in the East Village in New York City.
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Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has recently expressed concern with the high prices of tickets for those wishing to fly from Tel Aviv to Uman, to the Kever of Rav Nachman ZT”L for Rosh Hashanah.
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Democrats gathering in Detroit for a pivotal presidential debate will have to decide, once again, how to respond to President Donald Trump while presenting their own vision for the country.
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