Seeking to leverage his experience in foreign policy, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ripped Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Syria as the latest proof that the president is a “complete failure” who is gutting American credibility around the world.

He said she’s a “third-grade” politician. She said he’s having a meltdown.
And with that President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chalked up the latest explosive meeting that ended abruptly with a walkout at the White House.

A Florida man wanted in a campaign finance case involving associates of Rudy Giuliani is in federal custody after flying Wednesday to Kennedy Airport in New York City to turn himself in, federal authorities said.
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Tens of thousands of mispallalim took part in Birchas Kohanim at the Kosel on Wednesday, as it is always held on the morning of the second day of chol hamoed in Eretz Yisrael to permit persons visiting from abroad to take part.
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The family of 14-year-old Asher ben Mazel Hazut (חזות) is calling on Am Yisrael to be mispallel for his recovery. Asher is one of five members of the Hazut family struck by lightning on Zikim Beach on Tuesday afternoon while on a family Sukkos outing.
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The family member tell YWN that he woke up on Sukkos morning and found his Yartzheit candle totally on fire.
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An off-duty NYPD officer died after being found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound late Tuesday night, police said.
The officer, who has not been identified, was found with the gunshot wound at 178th Street and Union Turnpike in the Utopia neighborhood, according to police.

Some criticized New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday for using a racial slur for African Americans while discussing historical discrimination toward darker-skinned Italian immigrants.
The Democrat used the slur in an interview on WAMC radio while speaking about Columbus Day and a recent New York Times article about how Italians overcame bigotry in the U.S.

Heavy rain with strong winds are possible Wednesday afternoon into Thursday.
Showers will begin by midday Wednesday and the rain will intensify as the day goes on, with the heaviest downpours expected in the late afternoon and evening.

The unseasonal storm that struck Israel mid-day on Tuesday rocked the mostly Charedi community of Har Yona in the Galilee. The community, located near the cities of Nof HaGalil and Nazareth, sees strong winds on a regular basis.