Brenton Tarrant accused of murdering 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch; terror charge alone carries maximum sentence of life imprisonment

Despite recent attempts by the government to change the housing situation, the housing market in Israel is still in crisis, and if far-reaching changes are not implemented immediately, the crisis will turn into a socio-economic disaster in the years to come, Israel Builders Association president Raul Srugo warned at the association’s annual conference, which took place over the weekend in Eilat.
Srugo told the conference that the government must “stop pulling the wool over the public’s eyes.”

Bipartisan letter from 400 lawmakers calls on US president to safeguard Israel’s interests

 Billionaire Stuns Graduates, Promises to Pay Off Their Student LoansA billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans __ estimated at up to $40 million.
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Saudi Arabia acknowledges Houthis 'tried to target' civilian site at airfield in Najran, which also houses military base

 Protestor Spatters MILKSHAKE on UK Brexit Leader Nigel FaragePro-Brexit British politician Nigel Farage was hit with a milkshake while campaigning in the European Parliament election on Monday — the latest in a spate of attacks on politicians with the sticky beverages.
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Rav Meir ben Gedaliah of Lublin, author of Maharam on Shas, also known as Meir Einai Chachamim. He was invited to the rabbinate of Cracow in 1587, before the age of 30. In 1591 he became rabbi at Lemberg. In 1613 he became rabbi at Lublin and established a Yeshiva (1558-1616)
Rav Shmuel Waldberg of Yaroslav (1856).

There are more than 70,000 small brass plates on the streets of Europe placed outside the last known homes of people killed in the Holocaust

Southampton, NY – Work is underway to extract oil from a British tanker sunk by a German U-boat off Long Island during World War II. A team has been at the site of the tanker, named Coimbra, since April 29 and has pumped more than 62,000 gallons (235,000 liters) of oil since May 11, the [...]

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 Flatbush Jewish Barber Shop Destroyed In Blaze, Only Seforim SurviveThis video speaks for itself.
A Shomer Shabbos barber shop on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue N was destroyed in a blaze, Motzei Shabbos. But miraculously, the Seforim that the “Scissors to Clippers” had so customers can sit and learn as they wait to get their haircuts, survived the fire.

 DeVos Used Personal Emails For Work In ‘Limited’ CasesEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos has sometimes used her personal email accounts for government business and has not always properly saved the messages, according to an internal investigation released Monday.
The agency’s Office of Inspector General, which was investigating at the request of House Democrats, said it searched the department’s email system and found a “limited” number of messages to or from DeVos’ personal accounts.

More than 4 in 10 respondents in a new Gallup poll now say that socialism would be a good thing for the U.S.
The survey results, released Monday, found that 43 percent of respondents said “some form of socialism” would be a good thing for the nation as a whole.
The results show an increase of 15 points in the number of respondents who said socialism would be a good thing compared to a 1942 Roper/Fortune survey, in which just 25 percent of respondents said socialism would be a good thing and 40 percent said it would be bad.
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Jill Cooper Udall, wife of Senator Tom Udall, frequently has to find a Jewish community to share holiday with while on trips to far-flung places, but this visit posed a challenge

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Fort Worth – American Airlines accuses its mechanics and their unions of conducting an illegal work slowdown to gain leverage in contract talks, and the airline is asking a federal judge to stop the activity. The airline says mechanics have caused about 900 cancellations or long delays since early February by taking an unusually long [...]

 Two Arrested For Attempted Robbery On Ave L & East 31; Suspect Claimed He Had A Gun [PHOTOS]Two juveniles were arrested for attempting to rob multiple victims in Flatbush, Monday night.
Flatbush Shomrim received multiple calls on their hotline just after 8:30PM, reporting a group of four black males walking in the vicinity of Avenue L and East 32 Street.

 Woman Niftar in 2018 Will Finally Have A Jewish Burial; Meis MitzvahThe following is via TLS:
A Jewish woman Niftar in 2018 will finally have a Jewish burial – nearly one year after her passing.
The woman was Niftar in July of 2018, but her body was not claimed by relatives, and due to various legal issues her remains were held until the issues could be resolved.

President Trump declared Monday that his possible 2020 opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is “history” and former Vice President Joe Biden is “pulling ahead” in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“Looks like Bernie Sanders is history. Sleepy Joe Biden is pulling ahead and think about it, I’m only here because of Sleepy Joe and the man who took him off the 1% trash heap, President O! China wants Sleepy Joe BADLY!” Trump tweeted.
Biden leads Sanders by nearly 20 percentage points in the Democratic primary race, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
 
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New York – Dressbarn, the women’s clothing chain that’s been around for nearly 60 years, is closing all 650 of its stores. The company’s chief financial officer, Steven Taylor, said Dressbarn has not been operating at an “acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.” Its owner, Ascena Retail Group Inc., says it wants to [...]

Iran's president says he won't walk away from nuke deal because it would bring more sanctions; Trump says willing to talk, but provocations will be met with 'great force'

NY Bill To Let US House See Trump’s State Returns NarrowedLawmakers in New York are seeking to sharply narrow a proposal that would grant congressional committees access to state tax returns filed by President Donald Trump to address concerns that it could jeopardize the privacy of anyone who pays taxes in the state.

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