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Iran is threatening to end a deal struck with the U.N. nuclear watchdog last weekend temporarily salvaging much monitoring of its activities if the agency's board endorses a U.S.-led push…
Over half of Israel’s population has received at least one dose of the two-dose COVID vaccine thus far, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Friday. As of Friday…
The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket…
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s chief medical adviser on Thursday downplayed the results of two studies suggesting that a new coronavirus variant found in New York City in November will be…
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An Israeli-Arab man has been indicted for spying on Israel’s Iron Dome defense network on behalf of the Hamas terrorist organization, the Shin Bet internal security agency revealed Friday morning.…
A research team at Tel Aviv University said on Thursday that Israel’s vaccination drive, which prioritized the over-60 population, saved many lives that otherwise would have been lost to the…
Health Official Won’t Sign Off on Netanyahu Covid Exit DateA senior official in the Health Ministry is not on the same page with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s timetable for a full exit from the covid crisis by April, which…
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A tragic accident occurred Wednesday morning in Williamsburg, when a young boy was apparently hit and killed by the school bus he was waiting for. The incident occurred around 8:30…
No communities in New York City have reached herd immunity, Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi warned Tuesday, urging residents of all neighborhoods to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “Even as more…
A City Council special election is being held Tuesday in Far Rockaway, and Jewish community leaders are working on an intense get-out-the-vote effort, following a similarly successful push in another…
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Delivery companies UPS and FedEx are scaling up vaccine distribution by as much as 40%, with more possibly coming if the FDA approves the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine for…
The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief was pressed to explain Thursday why the agency hadn’t been prepared to fend off a violent mob of insurrectionists, including white supremacists, who were…
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Thousands of COVID-19 patients continue to suffer serious, debilitating and lingering symptoms many months after their initial bout of infection, with major social, health and economic consequences, European health experts…
The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince played in the brutal killing and carving up of a U.S.-based journalist,…
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