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SWAP: President Trump boards the new Air Force One at an Airbase in the UK.

Chalitza in Antwerp for first time in four decades: Antwerp saw a rare chalitzah ceremony Monday for the first time in about 40 years. It was so unusual that none of the rabbanim there had ever officiated at one, forcing them to ask Rav Aharon Dovid Dunner, the raavad of London, to come and conduct it. • Dayan Dunner brought with him a specially prepared chalitzah shoe from London. Many talmidei chachamim from Antwerp came to watch the proceedings, followed by a recital of the traditional tefillah that it never happen again.

IRAN RESPONDS: Iran fired missiles and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain with video showing a possible impact at the US 5th fleet headquarters stationed in Bahrain.

CENTCOM says it completed another wave of strikes across Iran, hitting about 90 military targets to 'further degrade Tehran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.'

Daily News Roundup Sponsored by: http://DiamondEstateRentals.com | A luxury local getaway with no need for flights. 📰 Headline News • US military carries out fresh strikes on Iran as Trump says ceasefire is over; 14 killed and 78 wounded over two days. 🕍 Jewish News • 8-year Monsey girl tragically niftar after getting hit by school bus. • Rare Chalitzah Ceremony took place in Antwerp, Belgium. 🇮🇱 Israeli News • Hegseth’s visit to Israel canceled amid rising tensions between US, Iran. 🏛 Political News • Trump returned to US on old Air Force One as security precaution amid Iran threats. • Trump denies disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states, including NY and NJ. • Trump signals removing Syria from US terrorism list, praises al Sharaa. • Trump praises Zelensky, will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles. • Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over NATO spending, Iran. • Graham Platner suspends Senate campaign as Maine Democrats vie to replace him. 🇺🇸 National News • PBI officially becomes President Donald J. Trump Int'l Airport, Air Force One first to land. • About 1 in 9 Americans use GLP-1 drugs for weight loss per survey. • 33 people injured after bus crashes into building in Maryland. • Three more people arrested in DC for reflecting pool vandalism. • Former Wisconsin judge spared prison, gets fined for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant. • Judge allows suit over United airline window seats without a window to proceed. 💼 Business News • Apple will spend $30 billion to design US-made Broadcom chips. • SpaceX hits all-time low, dips below IPO opening price as rival Blue Origin seeks new funding. • Oil prices ease after spiking following fresh US strikes against Iran. 🗽 New York • Suspect arrested in July 4th Coney Island shooting that hurt 8, including 4 kids. • Manhattan streets begin to reopen as crews stabilize compromised high-rise building. • Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster rises to 36. • NYC buses to become faster under new plan by Mamdani and Hochul. • New York to ban smart glasses from all courthouses. • Vacant NJ motel in Monmouth County collapses after storm damage.

New York’s flunk factories: A bombshell report finds that nearly half of New York City’s public schools have more than half of their students failing state math or reading exams. The report found that failure is so rampant in the city’s public education system that it has become normalized among principals. • In 906 public schools — out of a total of 1,597 — fewer than half of students passed both exams. In 503 of them, a majority failed both math and reading. This means that a staggering 43% of the system’s 912,000 students have a 50-50 odds of failure. This is despite spending $40 billion on public schools in 2024, or $36,293 per pupil, double the national average. • Meanwhile, six months into office, Mamdani has yet to release his education agenda. Out of the hundreds of press releases his office sent out since his term began, just 11 relate to schools, and one to actual education. Education advocates say they have never seen a mayor with so little interest in schools.

The FAA is alerting air traffic controllers nationwide that Palm Beach International Airport’s three-letter identifier changes overnight from PBI to DJT as the airport is officially renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport.

Hellenic Air Force F-16 makes an emergency landing before erupting in flames in Zakynthos, Greece.

WEATHER: Slow moving thunderstorms will move into the tri-state area – mostly south of NYC this afternoon. The greatest concern is across central New Jersey, where some of the same communities hit hard earlier this week could see additional flash flooding.

Trump Force One Welcomed to President DJT Airport: As of 5:01am this morning, Palm Beach International Airport officially became President Donald J. Trump International Airport, and Eric Trump made sure he was on the first flight into the newly named Florida hub.

The national average cost of gas jumped six cents overnight to $3.81 a gallon overnight, according to GasBuddy.

The NWS has expanded its flood watch to include Ocean County which covers the Lakewood area. Scattered storms this afternoon may produce very heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding of urbanized & poor drainage areas.

Woman saved from Brooklyn Bridge: • Dramatic video shows NYPD ESU officers climbing onto the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday to reach a woman threatening to jump. For nearly an hour, they spoke to her and waited for the moment they could safely pull her from the edge.

NYC Building Collapse Fears: Construction teams are working around the clock to stabilize a 37-story building under construction in Midtown Manhattan following fears that it could collapse. Emergency trusses have been installed across eight separate floors.

The NWS has issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of NYC including Brooklyn and Staten Island until 4:15 PM.

Making lemonade out of lemons: The image of the wandering Jew, long held up as an object for ridicule by 2,000 years of Christians, is being turned into a beautiful work of art in Venice. • Nabatele, an art installation by Ukrainian-Jewish artist Anna Kamyshan, depicts a shul that is a blend of different wooden shtetl shuls across Europe, perched on a heap of earth. But it’s not on the ground — it is soaring in the sky. It as an official project of the Venice Biennale, the oldest art festival of its kind, where it will float over the city’s lagoon starting July 16. • The Venice Biennale, which has been around since 1895, gives each country its own pavilion where artists representing their nation install their pieces. This year, in protest of both Israel’s and Russia’s participation, the entire jury which doles out the festival’s prestigious awards, resigned. • But Nabatele is affiliated with the Yiddishland Pavilion, a project that sidesteps the entire controversy of choosing which nations can participate. With support from the Montreal Jewish Museum, she submitted the project as a longshot, and was surprised when it was accepted.

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Burying the sheimos after a ripe usage: The first burial by the recently established Vaad HaGeniza of America took place on Wednesday. Representatives from the OU and Hisachdus, the two certifying kashrus agencies, oversaw the genizah at a Long Island cemetery. • The vaad, founded several weeks ago by Israeli entrepreneur Tzvika Herbst, began with a pilot program of 30 bins, each weighing about a ton, in Jewish areas around the tristate area. It’s the first time the concept, already prevalent in Eretz Yisrael, of disposing of sheimos year-round has come to the United States. • Each bin has a camera that enables the vaad to monitor them in real time and see when they are full. Herbst wants to expand them to hundreds of bins by Pesach.

Stunning discovery in Russian town of Lubavitch: A thrilling discovery was made by campers in the Russian town of Lubavitch — an antique, luxurious watch that had been used by family members of the Chabad Rebbes. • Campers from Camp Gan Israel near Moscow, a camp designed for children of the hundreds of Chabad shluchim across Russia, was visiting Lubavitch — known in Russian as Lyubavichi, on the westernmost part of Russia — for tefillos at the ohel of the Tzemach Tzedek and a tour of the historical sites. Some of the children started digging in the courtyard of the rebbes’ home and discovered a luxurious pocket watch, alongside ancient rubles that had been buried for decades. • Based on the finish and luxury of the watch, it was determined that it belonged to a family member of the rebbes.

WAPO: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited ministers from more than 60 countries to a meeting next week about what the Trump administration views as a major peril: the “resurgence of transnational far-left terrorism."

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Trump Triumphal Arch recieves initial approval but requires revisions — • President Trump's 250-foot proposed Triumphal Arch would require structural revisions to earn final approval, the National Planning Commission said Thursday. • The proposed Memorial Circle monument has a 166-foot mezzanine and 24-foot observation level, with a 60-foot statue of Lady Liberty on top. This would violate the 1910 Heights of Buildings Act, which seeks to preserve the Washington, D.C. skyline by limiting buildings to 130 feet. • Federal officials are seeking an aggressive work schedule that would require 20 hours a day of construction over two years.

Ground has officially been broken on 2 World Trade Center, nearly 25 years after 9/11. The 1,226-foot, 55-story skyscraper will serve as American Express' new global headquarters and is slated for completion in 2031. • It will be the final building constructed at the former Ground Zero site.

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Trump Assassination plot: • Israel shared intelligence with the U.S. indicating Iran recently devised a new plot to assassinate President Trump, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Ten U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors arrived at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, earlier today. • These aircraft deployed to Ovda Air Base in Israel, just days before the launch of Operation Epic Fury in late February, where they played a key role in establishing air superiority during the opening phase of operations against Iran.

Trump: "...the ceasefire is OVER!"

Straight or Hormuz closed again: The US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it closed the waterway until further notice, and the "offending" vessel was attacked after it turned off its systems and diverted from the approved route. • US Central Command (Centcom) says it carried out the "third round of strikes this week" after the IRGC forces "blatantly attacked" a Cyprus-flagged vessel. • It comes after incidents earlier this week in which three commercial tankers were attacked, prompting an exchange of strikes with the US.

Meta is discontinuing its AI feature that let users generate images using public Instagram accounts: • Meta, owner of WhatsApp Instagram and Facebook, abruptly pulled a new AI feature that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts following fierce backlash. Meta said it "missed the mark."

PM Netanyahu says he has someone in mind to replace him: • Prime Minister Netanyahu said in an interview that he has a suitable person in mind to succeed him as premier, but refused to publicly name them. • “I think that there is someone to whom I am ready to give the keys to the country. I spoke to him about it, but I don’t want to designate a time,” Netanyahu said, without revealing the individual. • Netanyahu was apparently implying that he has decided which lawmaker would receive his backing to be premier; Israeli prime ministers do not formally designate their own successors.

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Huckabee confirms Israel told US about plot Iranian to assasinate Trump: • US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed reports that Israel this past week shared with US intelligence about an Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump. • Huckabee refused to answer a question on whether the Israeli warning is what caused Trump to depart Turkey on an older Air Force One plane rather than the new plane recently gifted by Qatar. • “I can only speak to what’s in the public reports — that is that there was a plot, Israeli intelligence picked it up and shared it with the US.

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Iran launches more strikes as tit-for-tat intensifies— • Iran launched a fresh missile attack a short time ago towards regional countries following U.S. strikes on targets across the country. -State Media • Explosions have been reported over Doha and Abu Dhabi.

The bipartisan Housing Act became law at midnight after President Trump declined to sign it, protesting Congress' failure to pass the SAVE America Act. The bill aims to boost housing supply, lower housing costs, and limit institutional investors from buying certain single-family homes.

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NYC Near-Collapse Under Criminal Probe • The buckling of a NYC high-rise is now the focus of a criminal probe as five nearby buildings remain evacuated and one street remains closed. Mayor Mamdani is promising a full investigation.

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Are cars really safer now than they were 30 years ago? • This recent head-to-head crash test held to mark the 30th anniversary of the IIHS crash testing program illustrates how dramatic safety improvements in vehicles have been. • The demonstration pitted a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer against the 2026 model in a special, head-to-head version of the Institute's moderate overlap front crash test. • The driver of the new Blazer would likely have walked away with bumps and bruises. The driver of the 1996 model would have suffered serious, potentially fatal injuries. • Just 40 kgs seperates these two vehicles (the '96 Blazer is heavier) that connected with each other at 40 mph.

The NYC Department of Sanitation is disciplining “out-of-control” garbage men after they were caught on video leaving one Staten Island block a trash-strewn dump.

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Hegseth lifts suspension on July 4th apache stunt pilots— • The suspensions of 8 Apache Army Helicopter pilots who flew low over the South Carolina coast on July Fourth were lifted, just hours after Sec of War Pete Hegseth publicly called for it to be lifted.

Trump officials propose fencing off public spaces outside White House— • The Trump administration is considering installing permanent security fencing along part of Pennsylvania Avenue and around Lafayette Square near the White House. • The goal is to improve security while eliminating the repeated cost and effort of setting up temporary barriers for special events. • The proposal is still under review and requires President Trump's approval.

Housing Bill Automatically Becomes Law • A landmark bipartisan housing act automatically became law at midnight Saturday despite President Trump declining to sign it. • Under the Constitution, a bill passed by Congress automatically becomes law if the president neither signs nor vetoes it within 10 days. • The legislation is the most comprehensive housing bill in decades. It aims to boost housing supply, lower costs, and limit institutional investors from buying certain single-family homes. • Trump withheld his signature to protest the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that would impose new voting and voter registration restrictions.

President Trump releases a statement following the passing of US Senator Lindsey Graham.

Graham's Last Public Appearance In Kyiv • The late Lindsey Graham in Kyiv two days ago after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he announced an agreement with President Trump to advance the Russia sanctions bill targeting buyers of Russian oil.

PM Netanyahu reflects on the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham.

CBS News Reporter Nearly Got Scammed • Veteran CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman admits he nearly walked into his bank and emptied his account before realizing something was terribly wrong.

CENTCOM: Strait of Hormuz Open— • U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced once again that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial shipping, despite Iran's recent claims that the waterway is closed. • According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the safe transit of more than 800 commercial vessels carrying over 400 million barrels of crude oil since early May. More than 140 merchant ships have transited the Strait over the past week alone.

Trump on CNN: Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. Is that true? Trump: It's open as far as we're concerned. Don't talk about it. Talk about the reason you asked me to speak.

POTUS on the late Sen. Lindsey Graham: "He was a great politician. People don't realize what a good politician he was... You've probably never heard me say that about anybody. There aren't too many of them... This man was a great politician. He really got it."

Trump on Meet the Press says Lindsey Graham called him last evening after he got back from Ukraine and said "we're all set for the SAVE America Act." • "He sounded a little tired," Trump added. "It could have been his last call."

Israeli elections to be held Oct 27: • Knesset House Committee chairman Likud MK Ofir Katz announces that elections will be held on October 27, the date set by law, as the current Knesset completes its full four-year term this week on July 17. • Katz makes the announcement during a House Committee discussion on legislation related to party financing ahead of the elections. • Knesset legal adviser Sagit Afik adds during the discussion that the current Knesset “will complete its full term and will not be dissolved,” meaning no early dissolution bill is required. • This would mark the first election to be held on schedule in Israel in nearly 40 years, and the first government to complete its full term in over 50 years.

WELKER: Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed. CENTCOM says it's open. Which is it? • TRUMP: It's open, and I don't want to talk about because I want to honor the life of Lindsey Graham, so I don't want to talk about it. I told you that before the call.

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The U.S. military carried out multiple strikes on Iranian missile and air defense systems, as well as IRGC fast boats, at several locations around the Strait of Hormuz about an hour ago.

Trump on his last call with Lindsey Graham: “He said he felt good, just tired after a long trip. Nothing seemed wrong.” • Trump said authorities arrived at his home around 7:30–8:00 p.m. • Trump said he knew him well and believes he would have mentioned if he felt seriously ill. • Trump called him “a fantastic person” and said he expects he’ll be appreciated even more after his death. • NBC Kristen Welker says first responders were dispatched following reports of a cardiac arrest. • Trump: It likely something sudden and added that “maybe that’s not the worst way to go.”

Israeli PM on the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham.

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New US strikes on Iran: The US announced it launched more strikes against Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates.

AXIOS: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly overnight, spent his final weeks laying the groundwork for an ambitious new push to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, he told Axios' Barak Ravid over the last few weeks. • Graham was one of Washington's most influential and energetic foreign policy figures. He spent decades trying to shape America's role in the world and was still pursuing some of his biggest diplomatic ambitions in the final hours of his life. • Graham's plan was to begin an intensive diplomatic push after Israel's October elections and the U.S. midterms, with the goal of reaching a deal before the new Congress was sworn in in January.

McConnell releases statement and photo: • Senator Mitch McConnell finally releases a statement and photo, says he was hospitalized because of a fall and developed mild pneumonia. • McConnell has been absent from the Senate for three weeks and was first hospitalized in early June for an undisclosed condition. • His office has declined to release specific details or a timeline for his return, though leaked emergency dispatch audio from a June 14 call revealed he was seemingly found unconscious at his home and may have suffered a heart attack.

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Axios: Lindsey Graham said he was feeling unwell after calling Trump but refused to seek medical attention, joking: "I can't die now. I still need to do the Russia sanctions, get Iran sorted out and do Israeli-Saudi normalization."

Who Replaces Lindsey Graham in the Senate • Following Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death, South Carolina will hold a special Republican primary on Aug. 11 to choose a new nominee for the November election. A runoff will be held Aug. 25 if no candidate wins a majority. • In the meantime, Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary senator to serve until Jan. 3, 2027. The appointee could either act as a caretaker or run in the special primary. • Several Republicans are already being mentioned as possible candidates, including Reps. Russell Fry, Ralph Norman and Nancy Mace. Businessman Mark Lynch already entered the race, while Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is also considered a possible contender. • Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews is already on the November ballot. In heavily Republican South Carolina, however, the GOP nominee is expected to be the favorite to win the Senate seat.

Daily News Roundup Sponsored by: http://DiamondEstateRentals.com | A luxury local getaway with no need for flights. 📰 Headline News • Longtime South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham suddenly passed away at 71; preliminary medical report says he died of aortic dissection. 🕍 Jewish News • Hundreds evacuated from Paris suburb after weapons found near synagogue. • Britain boosts Jewish community security with $335M in police funds. 🇮🇱 Israeli News • Israel to hold national elections on October 27. 🌍 International News • US insists Strait of Hormuz remains open despite Iran’s declaring it closed. • Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 4490. 🏛 Political News • Trump orders US flags lowered to half-staff for Lindsey Graham. • Trump orders new round of strikes on Iran, as two sides exchange threats. • Mitch McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall and contracted pneumonia.

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NYT: Inside Israel's Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad— • The New York Times reports Israel spent years secretly cultivating former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a potential leader of a post-regime Iran despite his long history of anti-Israel positions. • According to the shocking report, Ahmadinejad secretly met Mossad officials in Hungary during 2024 and 2025 after being lured there under the cover of an academic conference, with then-Mossad chief Dadi Barnea attending one meeting. • The report says Israel bombed his security and house in the opening hours of the war and extracted him to a safe house in Iran. • The operation reportedly collapsed when Ahmadinejad left the safe house for unknown reasons. • Iranian sources claim he is now under house arrest by the IRGC Intelligence Organization after his alleged ties to Israel were uncovered.

Car explodes in NJ— • A parked vehicle in Totowa, New Jersey, exploded. Investigators believe the car belonged to a local plumber, an inflammable gas was stored inside, and it was leaking.

US Strait Security Charge: Trump announces the U.S. is reinstating the Iranian blockade and will serve as “guardian of the Hormuz Strait,” collecting a 20% toll on all cargo shipped to cover the costs of securing the waterway.

CENTCOM releases footage showing it used sea drones to target a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran.

Senate Returns With Razor-Thin GOP Majority • The Senate returns today with Republicans facing a razor-thin majority after Sen. Lindsey Graham's death. With Graham's seat vacant and Sen. Mitch McConnell absent from floor votes, the GOP effectively holds just 51 votes. • That leaves almost no room for defections on Trump's agenda, including major legislation, spending bills, judicial nominees and other key votes. • One immediate test is Todd Blanche's Attorney General confirmation. If Republicans lose just one more vote, Vice President JD Vance could be needed to break a 50-50 tie. • Several Republicans have broken with Trump on key votes in the past, including Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy and Jerry Moran, leaving GOP leaders with virtually no margin for error.

UK Gov says Iran backed terror group behind anti-semitic attacks in London: • The UK Government says a series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain, including one that burned multiple Hatzolah Ambulances, were the work of a terror group backed by Iran. • The government said it is banning the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, or IMCR, also known as Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia. It also banned Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. • In a statement, Security Minister Angela Eagle said that the IMCR has claimed seven attacks in the U.K. • The group sprang up online earlier this year and has also claimed responsibility for synagogue attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands. • Law enforcement officials and intelligence experts say Iran-backed proxy groups are behind a growing number of attacks in Europe, most targeting the Jewish community and Persian-language media critical of Iran’s Islamic government.

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Trump recommends Lindsey Graham’s sister to finish his Senate term– • President Trump recommends that South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster choose Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of the late Republican senator’s term. • Fox reports that McMaster’s appointment to Graham’s seat will be a caretaker and not someone who will run for the full-term, making Graham's sister a real possibility.

CENTCOM to Resume Naval Blockade Against Iran Tomorrow at 4pm ET— • The U.S. military announced on Tuesday that the naval blockade on Iran will come into effect on July 14 at 4pm ET. • "CENTCOM forces will enforce the blockade against vessels transiting to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas. The U.S. military continues to support traffic flow through regional waters for all vessels not violating the blockade."

President Trump announced he plans to make a speech to the nation Thursday night 9PM ET, topic unknown.

Lindsey Graham's Sister To Replace Him. • South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced he will appoint Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to succeed her brother in the Senate and serve out the remainder of his term ending on January 3.

Another ICE Related Shooting: • A person was fatally shot after authorities say he reportedly tried to run over an ICE agent in Bidderford, Maine, prompting the agent to fire in self-defense. The incident remains under investigation.

US strikes on Iran have now resumed. Large blast seen in Bandar Abbas, along Iran's coast.

Trump on Iran: "We're going to hit them very hard tonight and we're going to hit them hard tomorrow — and there's not a damn thing they can do about it."

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Uncovering relics of the past: Diggings in Shiloh, the site of the Mishkan during much of the Shoftim era, has recently uncovered unique finds from the time of the second Beis Hamikdash. • The discoveries include a lavish mikvah, a clay cooking pot and a rare purple-dye snail shell which was produced for making the techeiles for tzitzis and bigdei kehunah.

“We were in Vietnam for 19 years…” • CNN’s Kaitlyn Collins: You've been bombing Iran for months now. Is this just the new normal for the American people? Trump: no.. Well, you know, we were in Vietnam for 19 years…

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