In response to Chilul Shabbos and a breakdown of the religious status quo in Ramat Gan by the city’s mayor, Shama HaKohen, who plans to run public buses on Shabbos, Rishon L’Tzion Hagaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef and Sephardi Gedolei HaTorah have released a kol korei addressing the worrisome Chilul Shabbos in the city.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a new memorial glade at the World Trade Center site “helps us fulfill our duty” to those who were sickened or died after responding to the Sept.
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Lawyers for the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue say the FBI has been discouraging witnesses from talking to the defense.
Robert Bowers’ lawyers say in court documents that at least one witness contacted the defense, but abruptly canceled a meeting after the FBI discouraged it.

The following is via Chabad.org:
Sholom Ber (Berel) Raskin, the kosher fishmonger who, glinting cleaver in hand, welcomed generations of customers, visitors and journalists into his pungent Crown Heights fish store and the Chassidic neighborhood he called home, passed away suddenly on Shabbos morning, May 25.

By Simcha Loiterman
Do you ever feel like you’ve missed out? Do you feel a deep regret poking at your insides after seeing a selfie, hearing about an exotic vacation or passing by someone else’ steak dinner?
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Pressure from the trade dispute between the U.S. and China continues to weigh on the retail sector.
Retailers have seen their shares seesaw this week as they express concern over tariffs squeezing their businesses.
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Yair Lapid, who holds the second slot on the Blue and White party list, did not waste time in attacking chareidim after the Knesset during the night voted to dissolve the Knesset and head to new elections.
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The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating whether a 5-year-old General Motors seat belt recall fixed the problem.
The recall covered about 1.4 million Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook SUVs from the 2009 through 2014 model years.

Teffilos are needed for the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Ore, HaRav Simcha Scheinberg, who was rushed into emergency surgery on Thursday afternoon.
Rav Scheinberg is currently in the United States raising funds for his Yeshiva.
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B’chasdei Hashem, alert border police in Shomron, outside the Menashe Brigade Military Court near the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Salim detected a suspicious Palestinian, who they decided to stop and inspect.
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