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There’s a Wrinkle in Stores’ Mask Policies: Enforcement

A number of large retailers have said that all customers must wear masks, but some employees have been told they cannot force those who refuse.

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Divided and Demoralized on Virus Aid, Republicans Ask, ‘What’s in the Bill?’

Senators in the party are “all over the lot” on the pandemic bill as jobless benefits run out and the fate of any legislative deal remains uncertain.

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Artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size Last Supper statue

Creator Itay Zalait says his Tel Aviv installation, which shows prime minister sitting by himself at feast, depicts the last minute to save Israeli democracy

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Jordan defends playing montage of protest violence at Barr hearing, claims Dems ‘want to censor’ GOP members – Fox News

Jordan defends playing montage of protest violence at Barr hearing, claims Dems ‘want to censor’ GOP members  Fox News Barr dings Nadler after sparring over whether to take a hearing break: ‘You’re a real class act’  Fox News Von Spakovsky & Stimson:

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Minnesota Republican group posts meme comparing masks to yellow Star of David

State party chairwoman says ‘they believe this was a hack’; image showed Jewish man with star on his chest facing down Nazi officer, with the text ‘Just put on the mask’

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After Twitter storm, Met museum changes tefillin label from amulet to phylactery

But archive’s updated term for the leather boxes and straps still doesn’t mention its use in Jewish prayer

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Dramatically Scaled-Down Hajj Begins Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped

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Turkish Parliament Approves Social Media Law Despite Concerns of Censorship

(ISTANBUL) — Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship. The law requires major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to keep representative offices in

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IDF lookout describes how she spotted infiltrators in attack denied by Hezbollah

Soldier posts message on Instagram relating her pride over preventing alleged incident; hometown mayor tells her she is the ‘darling of the city’

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Health Ministry announces over 2,000 cases of virus diagnosed in past day

Death toll stays at 486; Israel now has the fifth-highest number of new infections per capita in the world, according to UK scientific publication

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