of his followers. The Lev Tahor head has determined that both chicken and eggs are to be considered nonkosher, based on his belief that genetic engineering has so significantly altered the internal makeup of chickens to the extent that they are not the same animal. Helbrans has additionally declared that those under his domain may only consume peeled vegetables, because of an alleged concern that the peel may have come in contact with a nonkosher food item. In a related matter, Helbrans recently declared for the first time that corn and soybeans can be considered kosher.

The group reportedly has small communities of followers in Israel, Europe and the United States as well.

JavaScript is currently disabled.Please enable it for a better experience of Jumi.Stocks rose Wednesday following
the
2018 midterm elections that shifted the balance of power in
Washington, with Wall Street preparing for the possibility of
legislative obstacles within a divided Congress.

"In other words, certainty ruled
the day," said Paul Eitelman, a strategist at Russell
Investments. "Had the unlikelier scenario of a Democratic
takeover of both the House and the Senate won out, we think
markets likely would have moved in more significant fashion in
the days ahead."

Shares of medical companies
jumped, with the S&P 500 health care index up 1.9%. A repeal
of the Affordable Care Act or other measures that could reduce
medical costs were unlikely following the results.
DaVita surged nearly
13% after California rejected a cap on dialysis revenue.

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Cannabis stocks
rallied after Michigan legalized recreational weed
use, marking the first Midwestern state to do so. Utah and
Missouri, meanwhile, passed legislation making marijuana