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Statement from Press Secretary to the Vice President Kirsten Allen – The White House

Statement from Press Secretary to the Vice President Kirsten Allen  The White House ‘No 100% anything’: After Harris contracts COVID, can the White House protect Biden?  USA TODAY Kamala Harris Tests Positive for COVID-19, White House says  TODAY Kamala Harris tests positive for

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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption

Her supporters and independent legal experts consider her prosecution an unjust move to discredit Suu Kyi and legitimize the military’s 2021 seizure of power. (Image credit: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)

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Singapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case

Supporters and lawyers of the man said he had an IQ of 69 and was intellectually disabled, and that the execution of a mentally ill person was prohibited under international human rights law. (Image credit: Vincent Thian/AP)

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Los Angeles sheriff appears to back down after signaling he was investigating reporter – CNN

Los Angeles sheriff appears to back down after signaling he was investigating reporter  CNN LA County Sheriff responds to accusations of coverup and retaliation  CBS Los Angeles Los Angeles Sheriff, Accused of Cover-Up, Opens Investigation Into Reporter  The New York Times Sheriff Villanueva

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Netflix picks up Ottoman-era Israeli drama ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’

First ten episodes drop May 20, with star Michael Aloni dubbing own character into English for international audience

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Russia cuts gas to Poland in what Ukraine condemns as ‘gas blackmail’

Russia halted gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract on Wednesday, data from the European Union network of gas transmission operators showed, in a deepening of the rift between the West and Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria,

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Ben Foster pulls no punches playing Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO movie

Led by Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson, film debuts on April 27 and charts Harry Haft’s life after WWII, as he resettles in a Brooklyn Jewish community suffused with loss

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Admission tickets among changes for Lag B’Omer at Mt. Meron, a year after disaster

Worshipers at annual festival will be transported from nearby parking lot on shuttles, given limited time at holy site, and only one bonfire will be allowed

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Water restrictions ordered for Southern California – Los Angeles Times

Water restrictions ordered for Southern California  Los Angeles Times SoCal water shortage emergency declared, outdoor watering restricted  KTLA Los Angeles California water officials declare water shortage emergency  FOX 11 Los Angeles California drought: 6 million SoCal residents asked to limit outdoor watering to

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The lost Jews of Nigeria

Thousands in Nigeria have taken up Judaism in recent decades, despite no history of the religion in the country, The Guardian reports

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