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Mayor won’t remove Ben Gvir party poster calling to ‘banish enemy’ Arab faction MKs

Ramat Gan leader says Otzma Yehudit billboard over major highway can stay up unless he’s ordered otherwise; deputy mayor files police complaint; MK says it’s ‘incitement to murder’

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Blake Masters Strains to Win Over Arizona’s Independent Voters

Polls and interviews suggest that independents, who make up about a third of the state’s electorate, are lukewarm on the Republican’s Senate bid. More than one called him a “flip-flopper.”

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Typhoon Noru tears across Vietnam

Typhoon Noru tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking refuge after the storm claimed at least 10 lives in the Philippines. In Danang, Vietnam’s third-largest city, high-rise buildings

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Bank of England Steps in to Restore Stability After IMF Warning

LONDON — The Bank of England said Wednesday that it will launch a temporary government bond-buying program to stave off “material risk to UK financial stability” after unfunded government tax cuts spooked markets and sent the British pound tumbling. The

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David Bowie’s handwritten ‘Starman’ lyrics sell for over £200,000

David Bowie’s original handwritten lyrics for the pop classic “Starman”, part of an album that catapulted him to international stardom, on Tuesday sold at auction in Britain for £203,500. Released as a single in 1972, the song about a Starman

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Iran police vow to confront Mahsa Amini protests with ‘all might’

Iran’s police warned Wednesday they will confront “with all their might” women-led protests that erupted nearly two weeks ago over the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, despite growing calls for restraint. Dozens of people have been killed since demonstrations

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Hurricane Ian strengthens into a Category 4 storm on its way to Florida as residents warned to get out now – CNN

Hurricane Ian strengthens into a Category 4 storm on its way to Florida as residents warned to get out now  CNN Hurricane Ian strengthens to Category 3 storm, set for landfall in Florida today | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOX Hurricane

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Colombia repatriates 274 priceless artifacts from US

From anthropomorphic figurines to 1,500-year-old Indigenous necklaces, Colombia has recently repatriated 274 ancient objects from the United States. Colombia’s embassy in Washington has been collecting the artifacts from around the United States since 2018 thanks to “seizures” and voluntary “returns

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A Vibrant North Korean Community in London Finds Its Days Are Numbered

When Surl Lee first came to Europe, he made a list. The struggling artist wrote down the names of 50 masterpieces housed in cities across the continent—Paris, Milan, Vienna—that he wanted to see with his own eyes, to be beguiled

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Chips are the new oil. There are no reserves.

Getty Images/iStockphoto Computer chips are ubiquitous, but they’re only made in a few places. In a single day, we interact with hundreds of computer chips, most no larger than a penny. These tiny circuits power everything from smartphones and laptops

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