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A municipal police team carrying out an operation in the Romema neighborhood of Yerushalayim noticed 5 suspects behaving in a suspicious manner. An inspection of their vehicle revealed assault weapons,…
A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state. Voting…
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a life term in prison without parole for a defendant who was 15 when he fatally stabbed his grandfather in Mississippi, ruling that a…
Senate Republicans on Thursday offered an early counterproposal in the nascent Washington debate over improving the country's aging infrastructure, endorsing roughly $568 billion in new spending that could be financed…
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Israel and Bahrain have agreed to recognize each other’s Covid-19 vaccination programs and let people who have had shots travel without restriction between the countries, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said on…
As the prospects for a coalition led by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu have dwindled to almost nothing, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid seemed on Thursday to have a shot after…
Israel’s Health Ministry issued a travel warning concerning departures to countries with high coronavirus morbidity rates and some who have registered an outbreak of new variants, The Times of Israel…
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In a 79-36 vote, the Florida House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation that aims to consolidate the state’s scholarship programs for special-needs students and expand the state’s means-tested scholarship program…
During a raging wildfire at the University of Cape Town in South Africa on Sunday, Campus Rabbi Nissen Goldman braved the flames that were engulfing nearby buildings to salvage a…
Man Pulls Knife on Jewish Man In Crown Heights, Threatens To Stab HimCrown Heights Shomrim has released a safety alert notifying the community of an incident that took place Tuesday night. “Last night, in the train station on Eastern Parkway and Schenectady,…
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The Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority by going to court to force individuals and companies engaged in deceptive business practices to turn…
Not long after a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd, police chiefs across the U.S. started speaking up. And it wasn’t to defend the…
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Jordan released 16 people detained earlier this month over an alleged foreign-backed conspiracy linked to a former crown prince after King Abdullah II requested they be let go in honor…
The European Commission is working on legal proceedings against AstraZeneca after the drugmaker cut COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union, sources familiar with the matter said. The move would…
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