Russia and Turkey agreed Tuesday to cooperate in removing Syrian Kurdish fighters from a wide swath of territory just south of Turkey’s border, in a deal that cemented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s preeminent role in Syria as U.S. troops depart and America’s influence wanes.
The agreement, reached after an hours-long meeting between Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, will leave Turkey and Russia in control of territory formerly held by Kurdish forces once allied with the United States.

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We hope you had a wonderful Yom Tov and wish you success in the upcoming year. Today is a special day as it is the Yahrtzeit of the holy Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l. His kever has become one of the most visited holy sites in the world with thousands davening at his kever today.

Hillary Clinton accuses presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and former candidate Jill Stein of being ‘Russian assets.’
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Donald Trump has for weeks been privately testing the idea of replacing his chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, who’s swiftly fallen out of favor with some of the president’s allies after high-profile stumbles handling the House impeachment inquiry.
About a month ago, Trump said to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in front of a roomful of staff: You have such great ideas, why don’t you be my chief? He has made similar remarks about Chris Liddell, a deputy chief of staff at the White House, according to people familiar with the matter. He’s also asked advisers whether his counselor Kellyanne Conway would be a good chief of staff, other people said.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Oct. 19 that all options will be considered to prevent Israel from ramping up settlement building in the West Bank, including cutting aid to the Jewish state, according to a report in The Hill.
A reporter asked Warren during a campaign event if she would “make aid to Israel conditional on freezing settlements.” Warren replied, “Right now, Netanyahu says he is going to take Israel in a direction of increasing settlements; that does not move us toward a two-state solution. It is the official policy of the United States of America to support a two-state solution, and if Israel is moving in the opposite direction, then everything is on the table.”

The Sefer Torah was created for Rav Chaim Kanievsky, so that, despite his age and weakness, he could carry it around his neck during Hakafos on Simchas Torah.

For the first time in a decade, someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu will be asked to form a government in Israel.
The 70-year-old prime minister has called two elections this year, has twice been given the chance by the president to put together a ruling coalition, and has twice failed.
The fact that President Reuven Rivlin will now turn to someone else leaves Netanyahu even more vulnerable in his fight for political survival.
But although he has failed, the man now set to try his hand, centrist general-turned-politician Benny Gantz, also has no clear path to success.
Here are some of the possible scenarios, including even a third parliamentary election in less than a year, following two inconclusive elections in April and September.

Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann will walk away from the company he founded with $1.7 billion in cash and credit as key investor SoftBank takes over and scrambles to stave off bankruptcy, according to news reports.
The iconoclastic Neumann, who helped propel WeWork to an eye-popping $47 billion valuation, had been listed as a risk factor in the workspace-sharing company’s prospectus because his leadership and vision were considered essential to its success. But he bowed out as CEO last month after WeWork postponed its initial public offering amid troubling reports about his behavior and questions about the company’s true worth. Now, he’ll exit the company almost entirely, giving up his voting rights but maintaining an unspecified stake.

Yael Rose, the 6-year-old girl who was severely injured Friday by an SUV while riding a scooter at Moshav Emunim the in Be’er Tuvia Regional Council, died Tuesday at Assuta Hospital in Ashdod.
Initial investigation revealed that the girl was hit by a SUV. Police today said road accident investigators are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the accident.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham introduces resolution condemning Democrats’ closed-door impeachment process.
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