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Justice minister moves ahead with bill setting term limits for prime minister

Legislation proposed by Gideon Sa’ar would only be applied for future PMs, meaning Israel’s longest-serving premier Netanyahu could run for office again

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No lovers allowed in top French book prize after ethics scandal

France’s top literary prize, the Goncourt, will no longer allow lovers and family members of the jury to be entered for consideration, it was announced Tuesday, following a scandal last month. It was revealed in September that one of the

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No defense witnesses at Suu Kyi incitement trial: lawyer

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not call any defense witnesses at her incitement trial in a junta court, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the military hit a detained US journalist with another criminal charge. Suu Kyi went

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IDF chief vows Israel will further target Iran, including its nuclear program

‘Operations to destroy Iranian capabilities will continue,’ Aviv Kohavi says; outgoing intel chief: Islamic Republic is stable but history shows ‘what becomes of such dark regimes’

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Thanks partly to the pandemic, Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list – NPR

Thanks partly to the pandemic, Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list  NPR Donald Trump Falls Off The Forbes 400 For First Time In 25 Years  Forbes Donald Trump dropped off Forbes’ list of the wealthiest Americans for the first

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Parents respond to DOJ, school boards’ statements: ‘I am what a domestic terrorist looks like?’ – Fox News

Parents respond to DOJ, school boards’ statements: ‘I am what a domestic terrorist looks like?’  Fox News ‘This is what a domestic terrorist looks like?’ Parents slam FBI in CRT-foe crackdown  New York Post DeSantis: I’ll fight FBI probe of violence against

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Medical interns threaten to quit if 26-hour shifts not shortened

Doctors-in-training sign letters of resignation that’ll go into effect if deal to improve work conditions not reached by Thursday; 10 arrested at protest outside minister’s home

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Facebook whistleblower to Congress: Company puts profits before kids’ safety

Armed with tens of thousands of pages of secretly copied internal research documents, ex-employee accuses social media giant of knowingly harming children and fueling polarization

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Merrick Garland looks to tackle threats against school workers – NPR

Merrick Garland looks to tackle threats against school workers  NPR DOJ launching effort to combat threats of violence against school officials  Fox News Garland asks FBI to address recent ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators  The Washington Post Andrew McCarthy: The Biden Justice

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A new report shows just how much climate change is killing the world’s coral reefs

Rising ocean temperatures killed 14% of the world’s coral reefs, a new analysis finds. But it’s not without hope: Experts say many can recover if immediate action is taken to curb future warming. (Image credit: Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images)

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