National

Feds Accuse Texas Man of Selling Gun Used to Take HostagesHamodia

A Texas man has been charged with a federal gun crime after authorities say he sold a gun to a man who held four hostages inside a Texas Jewish temple…

Justice Breyer to Retire; Biden to Fill VacancyHamodia

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first black woman to the high court, two…

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World

Kurdish-Led Forces Say They Have Regained Control of Prison in Syria’s HasakaHamodia

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) regained full control of al-Sina’a prison in Syria’s northeastern city of Hasaka on Wednesday, spokesman Farhad Shami said in a tweet, a week after…

Watchdog: Chemical Agent Likely Used in 2015 Attack in SyriaHamodia

An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog has found “reasonable grounds to believe” that a blistering agent was used during the shelling of a Syrian town in 2015, the…

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Regional

Suspect in Bronx Hospital Shooting Had Signed InHamodia

A suspect arrested for a shooting inside a New York City hospital was tracked down after he signed in at the hospital, police said Wednesday. Keber Martinez, 25, was arrested…

NY Senate Freezes Unemployment Insurance Tax Hike, Increases Unemployment BenefitsHamodia Staff

The New York State Senate passed legislation Tuesday that freezes proposed hikes in unemploymen- insurance taxes, and increases maximum unemployment benefits. The bill freezes increases in the unemployment insurance taxes…

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Politics

Pelosi to Seek Re-electionHamodia

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she will run for a 19th term in office, without saying whether she would seek to remain in her Democratic leadership…

Three States, D.C. Sue Google Over Location-TrackingHamodia

Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely led consumers…

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Business

Unilever Restructuring, Spinning Off Ben & Jerry’sSara Marcus

International conglomerate Unilever announced a global reconstructing, which includes job cuts and will have Ben & Jerry’s operate under a separate umbrella with other ice cream brands. The New York…

U.S. Consumer Confidence Remains High After January DownturnHamodia

U.S. consumer confidence declined this month as persistent inflation and the highly-contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus dinged the optimism of Americans. The Conference Board, a business research group, said…

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Health, Science & Technology

Study: Heart Function Returns to Normal Within 3 Months for Children With COVID Inflammatory SyndromeHamodia

Some good news for young COVID-19 patients who develop dangerous inflammation in multiple organs: After three months, their heart function generally has returned to normal, according to a new study…

Google Offers New Replacement For Advertising Cookies After ‘FLoC’ Falls ShortHamodia

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday announced its second try at enabling advertisers to buy ads based on users’ browsing interests without having to rely on what it has described as…

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