Attorney General Dr. Avichai Mandelblit has decided to ignore the recommendation from the State Comptroller to launch a criminal investigation against MK Moshe Gafne, the chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee.
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President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan in a week, but that he doesn’t want to kill millions of people and wipe Afghanistan “off the face of the earth.”
He’s trying to persuade Pakistan to help get a deal with the Taliban that would end America’s longest war.

New York – Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed with heart disease. But for the otherwise healthy, that advice [...]

Caracas – The lights have gone out across much of Venezuela, snarling traffic in the capital and reviving fears of the blackouts that plunged the country into chaos a few months ago. The power in the capital went out after 4 p.m. (2000 GMT) and immediately backed up traffic as stop lights and the subway [...]

Washington – Presidential senior adviser Stephen Miller said he was offended “as an American Jew” because Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez likened migrant detention camps to concentration camps. Miller, the architect of President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration policies, made his remarks on “Fox News Sunday” while seeking to defend his boss from charges of racism. He [...]

New York – It’s true — rock star Perry Farrell has rediscovered Judaism. So much so that he has a book of the Chabad Rebbe’s teachings with him on tour. That’s just one detail from a recent op-ed written by the 60-year-old Jane’s Addiction singer in Tablet marking the 25th anniversary of the passing of [...]

Nineteen people have died from methanol poisoning in Costa Rica since June, the country’s Ministry of Heath said as it warns of alcohol tainted with dangerous levels of the chemical.
Authorities have confiscated about 30,000 containers of six different brands of alcohol in an effort to keep people from drinking contaminated products, the Ministry of Health said Friday. A notice the day before warned the public about products packaged under names like “Guaro Gran Apache,” “Red Star Brandy,” “Guaro Montano” and more.
The ministry issued a July 4 alert about the methanol issue only for drinks identified as “Guaro Montano,” but expanded its warnings after collecting samples of alcohol under several other names.

US researchers have found that electronic cigarettes, often targeted at youth and pregnant women, produce a stress response in brain stem cells.
Present throughout life, stem cells become specialised cells with more specific functions, such as brain cells, blood cells, or bone.
“Although originally introduced as safer, ECs, such as Vuse and JUUL, are not harmless,” said Atena Zahedi from the University of California.
“Even short-term exposure can stress cells in a manner that may lead, with chronic use, to cell death or disease. Our observations are likely to pertain to any product containing nicotine,” Zahedi said.

Police identify suspect as 21-year-old from West Bank; no other injuries reported