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In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump now is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail after months of criticizing the practice, and only…
Heavy rains and high winds swept across New Jersey on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaias roared to the north, leaving behind power outages, suspended train service and reports of tornadoes. A…
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. At least 60 people…
Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it smashed boats together and…
A New York City man was killed Tuesday when a tree fell and crushed his van, and another is in critical condition after being hit by a fallen tree branch,…
Israel
A goodwill visit to the coronavirus front by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flared into a row over incitement as opposition critics accused him of ignoring calls to violence, which the…
Israel has offered humanitarian assistance to Lebanon after a massive explosion rocked its capital Beirut on Tuesday, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said. “Israel has approached Lebanon through international security and…
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein declared on Tuesday that shops and malls could now be open on weekends, after closures had not shown to affect the spread of COVID-19. Edelstein said…
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has been co-opted by many causes since it began. One recently added to the list is the year’s long battle that a group of militant “animal…
National
Husband of DA Charged With Pulling Gun on Protesters in LAThe husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has been charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter members who demonstrated outside the couple’s home the day before…
Wedding planners, photographers and other bridal vendors who make the magic happen have a heap of new worries in the middle of the pandemic: no-mask weddings, rising guest counts and…
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A huge explosion near the center of Beirut killed at least 10 people, injured hundreds and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies…
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