Yartzeit this Shabbos – Take advantage now! Nothing pierces the heavens like the tears and tefillos of a yiddishe maame, let alone the maame of all yidden, Rochel Imeinu. Yes, the Rochel Imeinu who so selflessly gave away her simanim.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday denied a report that he wanted Attorney General William Barr to hold a press conference to declare he broke no laws during a July phone call in which Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Democrats.

California’s attorney general disclosed an ongoing probe into Facebook’s privacy practices Wednesday, as it sued the company over its repeated refusal to turn over documents and answer questions.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said his probe has been going on for more than a year.

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a new Trump administration rule that could open the way for more health care workers to refuse to participate in abortions or other procedures on moral or religious grounds.
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Chareidi Members of Knesset taking part in a Knesset Finance Committee meeting which was attended by Civil Service Commissioner Rabbi Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, told him the chareidi tzibur is discriminated against just because they are chareidim.

The Saudi government, frustrated by growing criticism of its leaders and policies on social media, recruited two Twitter employees to gather confidential personal information on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, prosecutors alleged Wednesday.
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A State Department envoy told lawmakers it was his “clear understanding” the U.S. government intended to withhold military aid from Ukraine until the country committed to investigations sought by President Donald Trump, including into a political rival, according to a transcript of the closed-door interview released Wednesday.

Brazilian Premiere Soccer Team Corinthians Paulista, which hails from Sao Paulo, will don a yellow Maen David as part of their uniform during their upcoming soccer match on Wednesday night against Fortaleza in order to commemorate Kristallnacht.

President Donald Trump worked up a sweat in a steamy Louisiana arena Wednesday night as he attempted to boost Republican businessman Eddie Rispone’s effort to unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards in the nation’s last governor’s race of the year.
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Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday.
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