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B’chasdei Hashem, much has been accomplished in the IDF’s battle against Gaza-based terrorist tunnels leading into southern Israel. A number of such tunnels have recently been discovered and detonated. One
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Thursday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of the Pyeongchang Winter
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown that happened while most
The government’s star witness in the bribery trial of a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was bracing for a scolding from prosecutors as he left
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Twitter made money for the first time in its nearly 12-year history, a milestone that satisfied investors in the short term but might not resolve the company’s broader problems any
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A record number of Knesset members have resigned during this, the 20th Knesset term. With the resignation yesterday of Yesh Atid MK Yakov Peri, the 20th Knesset now stands at
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The High Court of Justice on Thursday, 23 Shevat, turned down a petition from Yosef Chaim Ben-David, 31, the Jewish man convicted of kidnapping/murder of Jerusalem Arab teen Mohammed Abu-Khadir,
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The Department of Justice says the former leader of a Missouri-based organization that illegally funneled money to Iraq should have his U.S. citizenship revoked. The federal agency filed a complaint
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