NY ATTORNEY EXPANDS INQUIRY INTO TRUMP 'CRIMINAL CONDUCT'

Donald Trump under Investigation

A New York prosecutor seeking US President Donald Trump's tax returns says he is investigating reported "protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization". Monday's court filing suggests the inquiry is broader than alleged hush money payments made to two women who say they had affairs with Mr Trump. The Supreme Court ruled last month that lawyers could examine the tax returns.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr has filed a subpoena to obtain eight years of Mr Trump's personal and corporate tax returns, which the Trump Organization is challenging.

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RABBI'S CORNER

BACK TO THE FUTURE

By RABBI DR. RAYMOND APPLE

Parashat Va’et’channan contains a repetition (with some changes) of the Ten Commandments, which we encountered for the first time in Parashat Yitro. The natural question is why we need the repeat. One of the many answers is suggested by the commandments themselves. The more we repeat the crucial words, "Do not kill", the more likely the thought is to become natural to our thinking. The more we speak of honoring our parents, the more the rule becomes second nature. Having a second version of the Ten Commandments helps to fix them in our mind. The more we look back at these basic Biblical duties, the more we will bear them with us on our progress to the future.?

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ISRAEL STRIKES SYRIAN ARMY BASES AFTER GOLAN HEIGHTS ATTACK

ISRAEL NEEDS YOUR HELP

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ISRAELI BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES, PLEASE DO SO NOW.

ISRAELIS ARE PROTESTING. THEY ARE SUFFERING. THEY NEED YOUR HELP. IF YOU LOVE ISRAEL, PLEASE FIND A BUSINESS IN ISRAEL AND HELP SUSTAIN IT. FIND A FAMILY IN ISRAEL AND HELP SUSTAIN THAT FAMILY DURING THIS TIME.

THE TORAH IS CLEAR: "I WILL BLESS THOSE WHO BLESS YOU AND CURSE HIM THAT CURSES YOU; AND ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BLESS THEMSELVES BY YOU.” [GENESIS 12:3]

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WILEY ANTI-SEMITISM: 'HOW IT FEELS TO BE BLACK AND JEWISH

Autumn Rose

Anti-Semitic posts from Wiley on social media have been making headlines for days, with the rapper's latest outburst - on his personal Facebook account - aimed at his Jewish critics.

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat has spoken to black Jewish people about how posts like these - and the conversations around them - make them feel.

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SERVING THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA, AND BEYOND

Israeli aircraft struck Syrian military targets on Monday, the Israeli army confirmed in a rare statement. Syrian state media acknowledged the strikes, reporting unspecified "material damage" at military outposts near the capital Damascus. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was retaliation for a bombing attempt.

The IDF said earlier it had killed four men planting explosives at the perimeter of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights late on Sunday. The Israeli military said the cell had crossed into a section of Israeli territory but outside the border fence.

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