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Prince Andrew’s lawyers hold ’emergency talks’ in the wake of Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction: report

In the wake of the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell for recruiting and grooming young girls for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, lawyers for the UK’s Prince Andrew were in emergency talks overnight, The Mirror reports. The royal is facing sexual

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Belgian soccer fans filmed giving Nazi salutes, singing ‘Jews to the gas’

Police investigating footage of antisemitic chants by fans of Beerschot club, near a soccer stadium in Antwerp

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Iran says nuclear talks in Vienna are seeing ‘satisfactory’ progress

Comments by top negotiator come days after European powers warned Tehran is nearing a point where escalation of its nuclear program ‘will have completely hollowed out’ 2015 deal

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Cyber authority warns Israelis of widely distributed WhatsApp message hack

Apparent phishing attempt, via a link to join a group on the messaging app, said to have originated from several countries

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Supreme Court chief fires back at politicians over ‘personal attacks on justices’

After Likud MK called judge ‘deranged,’ Esther Hayut says ‘brazen’ attacks should ‘trouble those who care about the independence of the judicial system’

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De-platforming Donald Trump: One of CNN’s top 10 media stories of 2021 – CNN

De-platforming Donald Trump: One of CNN’s top 10 media stories of 2021  CNN

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A model for inclusion? Tech investor Erel Margalit touts Startup City hubs

Founder of Jerusalem Venture Partners says cities and regions hold key to fostering lasting innovation, reducing inequality

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Spotlights Himself as He Marks a Decade in Power

The dictator is stepping out of the shadow of his father and grandfather as Pyongyang faces deep economic woes.

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More than a million Americans have died from overdoses during the opioid epidemic

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data show another 100,000 deaths this year.

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Iran Sends Rocket Into Space Amid Faltering Nuclear Talks

U.S. intelligence officials have said that many of the components in rockets such as the Simorgh can be repurposed for long-range ballistic missiles.

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