Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday she was removing herself as a candidate to be former Vice President Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. Klobuchar told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell she called Biden Wednesday evening with her decision, saying she believes “this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket.” Biden pledged earlier this year to pick a woman to be his running mate as is currently considering about a half dozen candidates, including several women of color. “After what I’ve seen in my state and what I’ve seen across the country, this is a historic moment and America must seize on this moment,” she said. “There are so many incredibly qualified women. But if you want to heal this nation right now — my party, yes, but our nation — this sure is a hell of a way to do it.

Israeli researchers have developed a technique to “listen in” on conversations by analyzing the vibrations of light bulbs, according to a Wired report. Researchers from Weizmann Institute and Ben-Gurion University tracked the minuscule changes in the light output from light bulbs caused by vibrations from sound waves. They were then able to reproduce the sounds from the vibrations, which of course included conversations (even top-secret) carried out in the light bulb’s vicinity. “Any sound in the room can be recovered from the room with no requirement to hack anything and no device in the room,” Ben-Gurion researcher Ben Nassi told Wired.

Israeli-Arabs in Haifa called to kidnap IDF soldiers and attack the Shin Bet at an anti-Israel protest on Tuesday, Arutz Sheva reported The protest was in response to the death of Iyad al-Hallak, 32, an autistic man shot by Border Police officers in East Jerusalem on May 30. The officers, who did not realize that al-Hallak has special needs, mistakenly thought that he was brandishing a weapon, which turned out to be only a cellphone. The dozens of protestors, some who were waving PLO flags, yelled “Kidnap soldiers and release the prisoners! Tell the dogs at the Shin Bet to get ready – because the time for a fight has come!

CBS reporter Rich Lamm asked NYC mayor DeBlasio about the insane spike in illegal fireworks being shot off around all parts of NYC the past few weeks. According to the NY Daily News, data from 311 shows that a whopping 1,249 complaints about illegal firework usage was made between June 1 and June 14. That’s compared to a mere 21 complaints during the same period last year. Listen to the Mayor’s response below:
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The video below is graphic, but miraculously, those injured suffered minor scratches and bruises. Shocking dashcam video shows the moment a car plowed through pedestrians at a Bronx intersection on Wednesday before crashing onto a sidewalk. The chaotic crash happened near Jerome Avenue and East Fordham in Fordham Heights around 12 p.m. Video of the crash from a driver’s dashcam shows the white sedan speeding through the intersection as pedestrians and a cyclist cross the street. The sedan then comes to a halt on a sidewalk after slamming into a parked vehicle and then a vendors cart. FDNY says that six people suffered minor injuries in the incident.

An inmate scaled a fence and tried to escape from New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Thursday but was captured, jail officials said. City Department of Correction spokesperson Peter Thorne said in a statement that a detainee climbed a recreation yard fence at about 12:30 p.m. and ran toward the shoreline. Thorne said the person was promptly apprehended by correction officers. The spokesperson did not confirm reports that two inmates tried to escape from the jail complex and that one was seen swimming toward LaGuardia Airport. Thursday’s incident followed the embarrassing revelation Wednesday that a Rikers inmate spent more than 90 minutes streaming video on Facebook from inside the sprawling lockup. (AP / YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

It was cleared for publication on Wednesday that the Israeli Navy and the Shin Bet thwarted a Hamas attempt to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip from Sinai a few weeks ago. The Shin Bet identified a smuggling ring engaged in smuggling weapons and passed the information along to the IDF’s naval intelligence division. Subsequently, Israeli Navy forces “identified the suspected vessel and directed naval forces to it. The vessel was detained after a chase and the terrorists aboard were transferred to the Shin Bet for questioning,” the IDF spokesperson said. One of the terrorists was Mahmoud Bachar, a senior terrorist who smuggled weapons for several terror groups in the Gaza Strip.

Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown near Alaska on a mission demonstrating the military’s long-range strike capability. The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that four Tu-95 bombers have flown over the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea and the Northern Pacific during an 11-hour mission. The ministry said the bombers were shadowed by U.S. F-22 fighters during part of their patrol. Lt. Gen. Sergei Kobylash, the commander of Russian long-range aviation, praised the bombers’ crews for their “excellent” performance. He added that Su-35 and MiG-31 fighters jets escorted the bombers during “the most complicated stages of the route.” The U.S. also scrambled its fighters when two groups of Russian warplanes neared Alaska last week.

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein today released a video calling into question Governor Cuomo’s re-opening plan of New York State. Assemblyman Eichenstein tells all those frustrated, “you’re 100% right. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s re-opening plan is completely inconsistent and makes no sense at all.” Eichenstein encourages all of his constituents to call Governor Cuomo at (518) 474 8390. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A Lubavitcher Bochur was nearly a victim of a drive-by shooting in Brooklyn. According to CHI, the incident happened on Wednesday evening at around 7:30PM on Atlantic Avenue near Pennsylvania Avenue. The Bochur states he was driving when suddenly shots rang out, and two bullets struck his vehicle. One smashed the passenger-side window and a second stuck his tire. One person on the sidwalak was struck. His exact condition was unknown, and it is unknown if that man was in fact the target. The NYPD was investigating the incident. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)