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Dilapidated structures, left empty after the Holocaust, are sold for cheap, but owners must carry out costly restorations and maintenance

Visit to discuss Christian minority is one of the highlights of pontiff’s four-day trip to Iraq, where Sistani has played a key role in tamping down tensions in recent decades

Live stimulus updates: Senate extends $300 weekly unemployment benefit in Biden’s COVID stimulus bill  USA TODAY Senate leaders win over key Democratic holdout as party struggles to push through Biden’s Covid relief plan  CNN A day after forcing marathon bill reading, Johnson

Live stimulus updates: Senate extends $300 weekly unemployment benefit in Biden’s COVID stimulus bill  USA TODAY Senate leaders win over key Democratic holdout as party struggles to push through Biden’s Covid relief plan  CNN How to get your full COVID stimulus check

Democrats Agree to Trim Unemployment Aid to Keep Stimulus Bill on Track  The New York Times Senate leaders win over key Democratic holdout as party struggles to push through Biden’s Covid relief plan  CNN A day after forcing marathon bill reading, Johnson

Doors open in one of the world’s foremost movie capitals; for some moviegoers who consider the big screen the only way to see a film, the day has almost religious significance

British changes to legislation mean a man who refuses a Jewish divorce will now be clearly recognized as exerting controlling and coercive behavior, UK Jewish News reports

Pope Francis has arrived at the home of Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani – southern Iraq’s top shi’ite cleric – in a historic meeting of Catholic and Shi’ite Muslim leadership.

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight  The Associated Press Senate leaders win over key Democratic holdout as party struggles to push through Biden’s Covid relief plan  CNN Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill  WRAL.com Live

Incentives to get Covid-19 vaccine range from access to on-site hair salons to T-shirts and even cash payments