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Stray bullet kills 24-year-old Jewish reporter for NPR affiliate in Kansas City

Aviva Okeson-Haberman was just about to start new job covering social services and criminal justice; she was hit while in her apartment and rushed to hospital, but later died

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White House Is Preparing To Give Back California’s Smog-Busting Powers

California may regain the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards as part of the Biden administration’s push to reverse Trump-era environmental policies. (Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace and Hippo’s Assaf Wand discuss proptech’s biggest opportunities

What is the biggest opportunity for proptech founders? How should they think about competition, strategic investment versus top-tier VC firms, and how to build their board? What about navigating regulation? We sat down last week with Brendan Wallace, co-founder and

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The next tech hearing targets social media algorithms — and YouTube, for once

Another week another big tech hearing in Congress. With a flurry of antitrust reform bills on the way, Democratic lawmakers are again bringing in the some of the world’s most powerful tech companies for questioning. In the next hearing, scheduled

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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama gets retrospective at TLV Museum

Ranked as one of best and biggest art exhibitions of 2021, the show will encompass 200 works

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Mandy Patinkin breaks down in tears learning he lost family in Holocaust

In latest ‘Finding Your Roots’ episode, Jewish actor discovers relatives were rounded up in northeastern Poland, and sent to the Treblinka death camp

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The Supreme Court Is Taking Up a Case That Could Impact Gun Rights For Millions

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a high-stakes Second Amendment case that experts say has the potential to expand gun rights and radically increase the number of firearms on the streets of major cities already plagued by shootings. The

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African Hebrews say dozens set to be deported from Israel

Spokesman of group says Interior Ministry gave notice to at least 46 families that they must leave country within 60 days despite much of community having permanent residency

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Netanyahu said willing to let Sa’ar be PM first in latest rotation deal proposal

Likud officials reportedly believe New Hope chair may agree to arrangement since he has only promised not to sit ‘under’ the incumbent premier

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Tesla grows 74% in the first quarter, besting expectations as its shares ease after hours

Today after the bell, American electric car company Tesla reported its Q1 2021 financial performance. The company lost modest ground on the stock market after its news broke. For the broader electric vehicle and battery startup market that has pursued

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