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Ruth Dayan, storied social activist and 1st wife of Moshe Dayan, dead at 103

Dayan was the founder of iconic fashion brand Maskit, employing immigrants to create unique clothing, and led numerous social and coexistence causes over decades

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Energy Minister proposes enacting mandatory vaccinations — report

Yuval Steinitz also suggests trials for inoculating kids aged 14-16 — a group excluded from initial tests; both offers said to have been shot down

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Senate Adopts Blueprint for Stimulus as Harris Breaks Tie – Bloomberg

Senate Adopts Blueprint for Stimulus as Harris Breaks Tie  Bloomberg Democrats prepare to fast-track Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID economic plan  CBS Evening News Senate approves budget to sideline GOP on Biden’s $1.9T stimulus  POLITICO Obama, financial crisis recession proves $2000 stimulus checks need

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After giving Holocaust survivor pension, Italy wants her husband to pay it back

Italian government tells the 98-year-old husband of now-deceased Messauda Fadlun to return 76,000 euros paid to her, because she had mixed Italian-Libyan citizenship during WWII

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A glance at US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incendiary words

The freshman congresswoman has been in hot water over racist remarks, embrace of conspiracy theories and past endorsement of violence against leading Democrats

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White House Looks Outside Washington For Republicans Who Back COVID-19 Aid Plan

In dozens of local TV interviews, Zoom meetings and conference calls, the Biden administration is trying to build support for its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)

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‘You Better Run’: After Trump’s False Attacks, Election Workers Faced Threats

Former President Trump obsessed with the Fulton County elections department, which covers Atlanta. His conspiracy theories and lies led to violent threats and intimidation of the department’s workers. (Image credit: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

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The post-Trump identity crisis that’s fracturing the GOP

Republicans will soon be forced to choose sides in the Senate, where Donald Trump will face an impeachment charge of inciting a violent insurrection. But the party has struggled to separate the former president from the deeply loyal base of

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The post-Trump identity crisis that’s fracturing the GOP

Republicans will soon be forced to choose sides in the Senate, where Donald Trump will face an impeachment charge of inciting a violent insurrection. But the party has struggled to separate the former president from the deeply loyal base of

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Biden Announces U.S. Will Engage Diplomatically To End War In Yemen

Taking on two world crises, President Biden pledged to use diplomacy to end the long Yemen war and to allow more refugees to come to the US.

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