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Israel’s coronavirus czar: We need to consider making vaccines mandatory

While stressing it’s his personal opinion, Salman Zarka says nation should weigh legislation compelling citizens to get virus shots, as some European nations are mulling

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Abortion: Challenge to Mississippi law could provide answer to Roe v. Wade’s fate – USA TODAY

Abortion: Challenge to Mississippi law could provide answer to Roe v. Wade’s fate  USA TODAY Dem senator warns Supreme Court of ‘revolution’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned  Fox News Abortion rights at stake in Supreme Court case  Washington Post Op-Ed: Millions of

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Undefeated in 44 games, Yeshiva U’s basketball team tops poll in NCAA’s Division III

Just in time for Hanukkah, survey by D3Hoops places YU Maccabees at head of top team list; guard Ryan Turell breaks record for most points in a game with 51 baskets

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NYPD hunts 3 women for assault of Jewish kids, teen in alleged antisemitic attacks

In separate attacks, children aged 3, 9 slapped and a teenager pulled to the ground in Brooklyn; victims all ‘visibly Jewish’

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What a Giant Map of the World’s Fungal Networks Can Tell Us About Climate Change

BERLIN — Scientists from the United States and Europe announced plans Tuesday to create the biggest map of underground fungal networks, arguing they are an important but overlooked piece in the puzzle of how to tackle climate change. By working

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1st accuser in Ghislaine Maxwell trial details alleged abuse from when she was 14

Woman says socialite made initial contact, later participated in sex acts with Epstein; says Clinton, Trump, Prince Andrew flew on financier’s plane

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Gut tweak can make anyone a ‘morning person,’ Israeli poop analysis suggests

Scientists examine mailed-in samples and find that early risers share gut bacteria pattern, hope to replicate it to help others get up with the larks

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Does the Global Scramble to Contain Omicron Show that China’s COVID Zero Approach is Simply Better?

Countries across the world scrambled this week to impose border and travel curbs after the new omicron variant emerged. In China, it was business as usual. While scientists race to figure out whether the Covid-19 variant first sequenced in South

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Omicron Variant Sends Policy Makers Scrambling as Science Lags Behind

Researchers are evaluating the variant’s mutations and tracking infections to evaluate the threat it poses.

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U.S. Targets Colombian Guerrilla Splinter Groups With Terrorist Listing

Biden administration removes disbanded rebel group FARC from list and takes aim at its violent offshoots

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