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Israelis barred from marrying by rabbis find a solution — Zoom weddings in Utah

With pandemic blocking alternatives like flying to Cyprus for civil marriages, couples have discovered Utah County’s new online marriage licensing portal

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‘Designed to break you’: British-Australian academic had suicidal thoughts in Iranian jail

A British-Australian academic who was convicted and imprisoned in Iran for spying has said she had suicidal thoughts while in solitary confinement.

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US Jews in mourning are finding unexpected comfort in virtual minyans

As the pandemic ravaged the United States, some feared they were doomed to mourn in social isolation – but online gatherings allow them to commemorate loved ones and be consoled

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President Biden Faces Challenge From Surge of Migrants at the Border

The president’s promise of a more humane policy is being tested as more unaccompanied children seek to enter the United States from Mexico.

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Biden Faces Challenge From Surge of Migrants at the Border

The president’s promise of a more humane policy is being tested as more unaccompanied children seek to enter the United States from Mexico.

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UK bill to make it easier to punish husbands who refuse Jewish divorce

Changes to domestic violence legislation will include provisions to sentence recalcitrant spouses to up to five years in jail for ‘coercive’ behavior

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Biden civil rights nominee, under fire from the right, gets some Jewish backing

Hearings to confirm Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general, the No. 3 job at the Justice Department, start Tuesday

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Watch TIME’s First-Ever ‘Voices of the Future’ Women’s Summit, Featuring Alicia Keys, Patrisse Cullors, Amanda Gorman and More

In honor of International Women’s Day, TIME hosted its first-ever “Voices of the Future” Women’s Summit on March 8, 2021. The virtual event convened influential female leaders, activists, and storytellers for thought-provoking conversations about how to accelerate the women’s movement,

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The FBI Has Searched for a Fabled Cache of Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania, Records Show

Go for the gold? The U.S. government went for it. FBI agents were looking for an extremely valuable cache of fabled Civil War-era gold — possibly tons of it — when they excavated a remote woodland site in Pennsylvania three

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Oprah’s deft royal interview shows why she’s still the media queen

While the couple drew both strong support and rebukes for detailing why they fled Britain and their royal roles, Winfrey burnished her stature as a master interviewer with Sunday’s special that rivaled “The Crown”‘ for drama and heartache.

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