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Following Israel, EU to propose vaccine ‘green pass’

Tourism-dependent countries like Greece are in favor, but others are resisting move, saying it would create a two-tier society where only inoculated enjoy a restriction-free life

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Twitter Cracks Down on COVID Vaccine Misinformation

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules. The company said Monday that it has started using

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Royal Caribbean to launch cruise from Israel for ‘fully vaccinated’ only

‘Green Island’ cruise latest effort to open up opportunities for the vaccinated and recovered; voyage will take travelers to Cyprus and Greece

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Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Speaks Out After Hollywood Shooting

LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot last week during a robbery in Hollywood when two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen, described the violence and his recovery “from a very close call with death” in

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Using rectal swab COVID tests on people entering the country is ‘science-based’: China

Japan has asked China to avoid using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of “psychological distress”. Tokyo’s intervention comes after reports that US diplomatic personnel in China had complained of being subjected to

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Former Aide Portrays New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as a Manipulative Predator

NEW YORK — A former aide accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment condemned him Monday as a manipulative predator, as another woman said the governor had left her “shocked and embarrassed” after trying to kiss her at

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Gal Gadot confirms she’s pregnant with third child

Actor had sparked speculation after hosting Golden Globe awards in a flowing white babydoll dress that covered her belly

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Shira Haas to play Golda Meir in American TV series

‘Lioness,’ a Barbra Streisand produced series, will follow Meir from birth in Kiev, her youth in Milwaukee, to becoming Israel’s first and only woman prime minister

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Compass files S-1, reveals $3.7B in revenue on net loss of $270M

Compass, the real-estate brokerage startup backed by roughly $1.6 billion in venture funding, filed its S-1 Monday. The move comes just under one year after the New York-based company laid off 15% of its staff as a result of the

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