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‘Falastin’ cookbook opens Palestinian kitchen to home chefs

Jews around the world are avid consumers of this offering from Sami Tamimi, business partner to Yotam Ottolenghi, who spices his recipes with a sprinkling of politics

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F.B.I. Finds Contact Between Proud Boys Member and Trump Associate Before Riot – The New York Times

F.B.I. Finds Contact Between Proud Boys Member and Trump Associate Before Riot  The New York Times FBI Finds Trump White House Associate Contacted Proud Boys Before the Capitol Riot: Report  The Daily Beast Proud Boys Threatened to Shut Off D.C. Water System

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Raya and the Last Dragon Introduces Disney’s First Southeast Asian Princess. Advocates Say Hollywood Representation Shouldn’t Stop There

The arrival of Raya and the Last Dragon, Disney’s latest animated movie, brings cause for celebration among many in Asian and Asian-American communities. The film is a landmark moment for Southeast Asian representation in Hollywood: Raya is Disney’s first Southeast

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Some Mississippi residents still without water after three weeks

Fewer than 5,000 water customers were still without service Friday afternoon in Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson. Public Works Director called the development “positive progress.”

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New York Legislature Strips Cuomo Of Extraordinary Emergency Powers, With A Caveat – NPR

New York Legislature Strips Cuomo Of Extraordinary Emergency Powers, With A Caveat  NPR Andrew Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett speaks out  CNN Pride, and publication, go before a fall: Twin Cuomo scandals are his own doing  New York Daily News Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing

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New York Legislature Strips Cuomo Of Extraordinary Emergency Powers, With A Caveat

It’s the latest setback for Cuomo, who is facing a pair of political crises. But many of his critics say the legislation doesn’t do enough to wrest power back from the executive branch. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/POOL /AFP via Getty

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U.S. to open more beds for detained immigrant children

A memo issued Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tells service providers to “temporarily increase capacity to full licensed capacity … while implementing and adhering to strict COVID-19 mitigation measures.”

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U.S. to open more beds for detained immigrant children

A memo issued Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tells service providers to “temporarily increase capacity to full licensed capacity … while implementing and adhering to strict COVID-19 mitigation measures.”

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New US daily COVID cases at five-month low as nations try to hold off surge

Fewer than 40,000 Americans infected per day, following high of 300,000 in January; Europe struggles with chaotic vaccine rollout as cases in some areas climb again

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Omaha mayor’s family says her husband has died – ABC News

Omaha mayor’s family says her husband has died  ABC News Omaha Mayor Stothert’s husband dead, sources confirm  KOLN Husband of Omaha mayor found dead outside home  WHIO Radio Dr. Joseph Stothert, husband of Mayor Jean Stothert, found dead at family home  KETV Omaha Local

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