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The two men running to become New York City's next mayor will face off in their first debate Wednesday night. Democrat Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough president and a former New…
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday he anticipates news soon on when he may travel to Iran, adding that he expects to go to Tehran…
Two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus during the morning rush hour early Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding others, a military official said. It was…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon recommend that people 40 and older receive a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 booster shot, CNN reported on Tuesday.
North Korea test-fired a new, smaller ballistic missile from a submarine, state media confirmed on Wednesday, a move that analysts said could be aimed at more quickly fielding an operational…
Israel
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked (Yamina) announced Wednesday that she would not vote for Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s bill that would prevent an indicted MK from forming a government. The bill…
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan castigated the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday over its payouts to terrorists and its hypocrisy in human rights issues, The Times of Israel reported.…
Recent warnings from health officials that Israel might still be vulnerable to coronavirus variants despite sharply declining morbidity were confirmed on Tuesday with the first report of the AY.4.2 Delta…
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A medieval machzor sold for $8,307,000 at the Sotheby’s auction house Tuesday, fetching the highest price ever paid for a Hebrew manuscript. Created seven centuries ago, the magnificent Luzzatto Machzor…
Competitive Race Expected in 48th Council DistrictShe is a Republican-turned-Democrat-turned-Republican. He is a Republican-turned-Democrat. She is Inna Vernikov, he is Steven Saperstein, and they are running for the 48th District City Council seat, in what is…
Family members of Hagaon Harav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, shlita, asked Tuesday for tefillos as the Rosh Yeshivah was hospitalized in serious condition. The Rosh Yeshivah is hospitalized in Hadassah Ein…
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to block a vaccine requirement imposed on Maine health care workers, the latest defeat for opponents of vaccine mandates. It was the first time…
The new U.S. travel policy will block entry to foreign nationals who have recovered from Covid-19 and then gotten one dose of two-dose vaccines — a standard that France and…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader declared for the first time on Monday that his group has 100,000 trained fighters. His speech appeared to be meant as a deterrent to domestic foes following…
A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U.S.-based charity group has demanded a $17 million ransom for them, according to Haiti’s justice minister, as quoted by the Wall Street…
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