YWN regrets to inform you of Mrs. Adelaide Friedman A”H, the the mother of David Friedman, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. She was 91.
The Levayah will take place on Tuesday August 6th, at 11:00AM at Boulevard Riverside Chapels, 1450 Broadway, Hewlett.

Fire officials say six people were injured – including five firefighters and a baby – in a fast-moving fire in the Concourse Village section of the Bronx.
The blaze broke out at 5:30AM at 225 McClellan Street and soon went to multiple alarms.

President Donald Trump claimed Monday he wanted Washington to “come together” after two weekend mass shootings on legislation providing “strong background checks” for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to strengthen gun laws.
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This video, published first by @NYScanner on Monday morning shows an NYPD vehicle passing a school bus on a Williamsburg, Brooklyn street.
The officer drives on the wrong side of the street, and passes the school bus who has its red lights flashing, along with a stop sign out.

A single-vehicle crash critically injured three people on Route 17, late Sunday night.
It happened at around 11:40PM near Exit 129 heading westbound.
Shocking footage shows the vehicle on its side totally engulfed in flames.

Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens – women and men alike – to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that had controlled women’s freedom of movement.
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The controversial chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who resigned on Friday is currently being investigated by federal officials, a new report says.
Saikat Chakrabarti faced a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission in March for alleged violations having to do with illegal fundraising.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is recovering at home in Kentucky after suffering a shoulder fracture in a fall Sunday, a spokesman said.
McConnell tripped on his outdoor patio at his Louisville home Sunday morning, and has been treated and released after getting medical attention, said David Popp, a spokesman for the Kentucky Republican.

Mexico on Sunday threatened to take legal action against the United States for failing to protect its citizens after this weekend’s mass shooting in the border city of El Paso.
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The Valley Village Community Kolel in Los Angeles was struck by BB gun shots on Sunday, but thankfully, no one was injured.
It happened during Seder, while the Yungerleit were learning on Sunday morning at the Kollel located at 12422 Chandler Blvd.
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