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The European Union has spent years and billions of euros preparing Balkan countries to join the bloc, an effort the U.S. has supported, but the reality is that membership is slipping further into the future, not getting closer.

Memorial center named after Holocaust’s largest mass grave identifies 159 perpetrators; ‘It is possible that on this day I shot between around 150 and 250 Jews,’ one testified

Offices are in the works in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Beersheba, Jerusalem and one location to be determined; tech giant plans to recruit over 2,500 more employees

Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Facebook whistleblower claims  The Guardian Facebook fires back after whistleblower claims  Fox Business Facebook whistleblower: Four key takeaways from Frances Haugen’s US Senate hearing  Euronews Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen gave Congress a road map  MSNBC Whistleblower blowback won’t hurt

Startup Israel editor Ricky Ben-David on the Israeli housing price crisis and Arab affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman on the Arab-Israeli conversation regarding internal violence

Film by Eran Kolirin, known for directing ‘The Band’s Visit,’ wins in 7 categories, including best film and director

On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department said it would temporarily relax some of the program’s rules. The changes could lead to loan cancellation for tens of thousands of borrowers. (Image credit: Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’  The New York Times Biden broaches nuclear option in standoff with McConnell  POLITICO Biden, McConnell Longtime Friendship Tested Over Debt, Agenda  Newsweek The Debt Ceiling Deception  The Wall Street Journal No, Biden, raising

Key takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s Senate testimony  ABC News Facebook fires back after whistleblower claims  Fox Business Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Testifies On Capitol Hill; Tells Senators ‘We Must Act Now’  CBS San Francisco Whistleblower blowback won’t hurt Facebook: Goodwin  New York

Operator in California oil spill didn’t shut down for hours after leak alert, regulators say  NBC News Surfers Catch Huntington Beach Waves Despite Oil Spill  Inside Edition A ship anchor hooking the pipeline may have caused the California oil spill, federal agency