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Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and “untethered to truth” and calls his leadership of the country “ego driven and about personal loyalty” in a
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Uganda is “positively considering” Israel’s request to take in 500 rejected Eritrean or Sudanese migrants, a government minister said Friday, the first official confirmation of an agreement to accept African
Aiming to quell concerns before what is likely to be a narrow confirmation vote, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo vowed on Thursday to ramp up efforts against Russia in “each
Rockaway Nassau Safety Patrol (RNSP Shomrim) have confirmed to YWN that the missing person has been located. YWN has removed all previous information regarding the missing individual. (Charles Gross –
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Degel Hatorah leaders Moshe Gafne, Uri Maklev and Yaakov Asher are beginning consultations and looking ahead to municipal elections, meeting with rabbonim including HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky. The first city
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