The State Prosecutor’s Office has announced it will be filing a criminal indictment against R’ Shimon Shar, the deputy mayor of Netanya affiliated with the Sanzer Chassidus. The indictment is pending a pre-indictment hearing.
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The end of the New York State Legislative session each June is traditionally a frenzy of activity, often with hundreds of bills getting passed, three way deals between the Senate, Assembly and Executive being consummated, and often large omnibus bills consisting of dozens of items combined into one big bill often derisively referred to as the “big ugly”.

A German air force pilot was killed Monday after his fighter jet collided with another during a training mission in northeastern Germany, the country’s defense minister said.
The pilot of the other Eurofighter Typhoon jet was able to eject safely and survived.
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A major telephone outage took down the Dutch emergency number for more than three hours Monday, forcing police and other first responders to scramble to set up alternatives.
KPN tweeted at around 7:40 p.m.
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Multiple vehicles were on fire at a CarMax dealership in Bakersfield, California on Monday–some were reportedly exploding.
The scene is at 6801 Colony Street.

The business was evacuated and firefighters were on scene.
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The latest Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential race, former Pennsylvania congressman Joe Sestak, brings the primary field to 25 candidates.
The candidates in the sprawling field range in age from 37 to 89 and include liberals and moderates; senators, governors and mayors; and an unprecedented number of women and minorities.

After every party it’s time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different. The record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste that threatens drinking water.

Once again, forecasters in Israel are predicting some unseasonably hot days ahead, a heatwave that will peak on Wednesday.
Temperatures on Monday are still pleasant, but a slight increase is expected in mountainous regions.
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The U.S. Census Bureau is using new high-tech tools to help get an accurate population count next year as its faces challenges tallying people of color who live in remote places and can be wary of the federal government.
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Senator Felder and Assemblymember Paulin proposed legislation (S6226/A8146) requiring the NYS Health Department to create a Crohn’s and Colitis identification card. Passed unanimously by the Senate, the bill addresses the difficulty people encounter when exercising their right to access a restroom under the Crohn’s and Colitis Fairness Act by creating and issuing a state ID card to patients.