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Eli Rozen was walking his dog when dozens of rioters assaulted him with rocks, fists and clubs; he says he’s lucky to be alive; attack said to be one of several on Jewish civilians

What’s bubble tea without boba? Americans are starting to find out. A backlog at shipping docks is stalling the arrival of the popular chewy pearls at tea shops across the country. (Image credit: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via

An independent review will look at reports of deaths in police custody under the tenure of Dr. David Fowler, the retired chief medical examiner who testified for the defense at Derek Chauvin’s trial. (Image credit: Court TV via AP, Pool)

Pro-opposition group claims victims are Syrians, two of them crew members; state media says unmanned aircraft involved in attack came from the direction of Lebanon

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A Covid-19 patient wearing a medical oxygen mask is carried on a stretcher into a hospital in Kolkata, India on April 24. | Sumit Sanyal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images India set a pandemic record with almost 347,000 new cases in a day.

Amsterdam is the first city in the world to adopt a radical economic theory that suggests economic growth shouldn’t be the ultimate measure of success. Instead, “doughnut economics” focuses on protecting the environment while meeting citizens’ basic needs. Special Correspondent

President Biden recognized the mass killings of Armenians more than a century ago as genocide, in a test of America’s somewhat strained relationship with Turkey. For more on the significance of Biden’s statement, Alex Hinton, Director of Rutgers University’s Center

India’s health system is collapsing under a record surge of coronavirus cases. Hospitals are overloaded and experiencing widespread dearth of life-saving equipment and medicines.

India’s health system is collapsing amid a tsunami of COVID-19 cases–the highest in the world. As patients struggle to find hospital beds, doctors are sounding the alarm on dwindling medical supplies, including oxygen, on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Modi govt., which