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Israel’s Chief Rabbi Inaugurates Latin American Rabbinical Conference In Buenos Aires

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Inaugurates Latin American Rabbinical Conference In Buenos Aires

Chief Rabbi David Lau signs founding Torah scroll, connecting Latin American rabbis to global community

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - MARCH 30: A general view of the Texas state flag during the first round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio on March 30, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. On July 20, Texas became the eighth state to resign from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) in 2023, and the ninth state overall. PHOTO BY MIKE MULHOLLAND/GETTY IMAGES

Texas Resigns From ERIC, Citing Compliance Issues With Senate Bill 1070

Texas becomes ninth state to withdraw from multi-state voter list maintenance organization ERIC

Texas State Legislature finalized a constitutional amendment and adopted implementing legislation designed to lower property taxes before adjourning its second special legislative session of the year.BALLOTPEDIA/GETTY IMAGES

Texas Legislature Approves Property Tax Amendment To Lower Taxes

Amendment would increase homestead tax exemption and limit appraisal increases on non-homestead properties

Three incumbents did not file for re-election to Mississippi’s Senate in 2023. This was the lowest number of retirements since 2011, and a 66% decrease from the average of 8.7 retirements per cycle between 2011 and 2019. GETTY IMAGES

Mississippi Senate Sees Decrease In Incumbent Retirements Ahead Of 2023 Elections

Only three incumbents have chosen not to seek re-election, marking a significant drop from previous cycles.

This bridge hadn't been seen for 30 years when it resurfaced last week as a result of low water levels in the Paso Severino dam. AFP

Uruguay’s Water Emergency Deepens As Reservoir Hits Historic Low

Montevideo's water supply at risk as Paso Severino Dam reaches critical level after prolonged drought

CEO of Petrobras, Jean Prates said “Petrobras will adopt a lower price without 'straying' from the foreign market. June 12, 2023. TOMAZ SILVA/AGENCIA BRASIL br

Goldman Sachs Upgrades Petrobras To Buy As Risks Diminish

Despite a 50% gain, current valuation remains attractive; Petrobras' management mulls buybacks

An Indigenous man who took part with the military in the search of the four Indigenous children who were found alive after being lost for 40 days in the Colombian Amazon forest following a plane crash, waits for the children to be taken down a plane and into ambulances upon landing at the CATAM military base in Bogota on June 10, 2023. Four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said on June 9, 2023. PHOTO BY JUAN BARRETO/GETTY IMAGES

Children Found Alive In Jungle 40 Days After Plane Crash

Three adults died in a devastating plane crash in the Amazon last month, but four children have miraculously survived

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