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Louis Vuitton pulls $705 blue and white ‘keffiyeh stole’ after backlash

Luxury fashion brand accused of cultural appropriation, with some taking further offense over the fact that scarf is in Israel’s national colors

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US court upholds man’s conviction for lynch threat to Muslim political candidate

Joseph Cecil Vandevere also accused of posting anti-Semitic threat on Florida synagogue’s Facebook page accompanied by photo of 1915 lynching of a Jewish man

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Largest outbreak of ‘sea snot’ on record hits Turkish coast

A thick layer of “sea snot” thought to be the largest on record has hit the Turkish coast, endangering marine life and fishing trade.

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This Muslim market in Tucson offers kosher food and intercultural dialogue

‘Both religions teach peace,’ says owner Ghufran Almusawi. ‘Everybody is welcome. And if there are any items missing that they are looking for, we’re always willing to bring it in’

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Israeli hosting firm Wix removes Hong Kong democracy website after police order

Tel Aviv-based company says decision to remove site was ‘mistake,’ reinstates it when 1st known case of police using new law to demand overseas firms censor content becomes public

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A federal judge, who compares an AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife, overturns California’s ban on assault weapons – CNN

A federal judge, who compares an AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife, overturns California’s ban on assault weapons  CNN California Assault Weapons Ban Overturned by Federal Judge  The New York Times Federal Judge Overturns California’s Assault Weapons Ban  CBS Los Angeles U.S. judge

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Microsoft blames ‘accidental human error’ for Tank Man censorship on Tiananmen Square anniversary

Microsoft has blamed “accidental human error” for its search engine Bing failing to produce any results for ‘Tank Man’ on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.

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Jon Scheyer to replace Mike Krzyzewski as Duke basketball coach

University’s former Jewish star player, who also played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, to replace legendary coach

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On SPACs and conflicts of interest, where is the SEC?

Earlier today, TechCrunch’s Kirsten Korosec reported that the autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is close to finalizing a deal to merge with one of three blank-check companies that have been formed to date by renowned entrepreneurs Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus

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Two SDPD detectives among three dead in collision involving wrong-way driver – – KUSI

Two SDPD detectives among three dead in collision involving wrong-way driver –  KUSI San Diego police chief identifies the 2 police detectives who died in the wrong-way crash on I-5  CBS 8 San Diego San Diego wrong-way car crash kills 2 police

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