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Outgoing Iran president admits government was not always truthful

Rouhani says he withheld information from his citizens because ‘I did not find it useful and I was afraid it would harm national unity’

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Iran denies ‘baseless’ Israeli claim it struck ship in deadly attack

But PM Bennett says there’s no doubt Tehran is behind strike that killed 2 people, claims intelligence materials prove it

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Artistic gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins Israel’s 2nd-ever Olympic gold

24-year-old takes top place on the podium with stunning floor exercise, scoring 14.933 and besting tough Spanish and Chinese competition

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He Hired 2 Men to Kidnap His Wife. They Ended Up Drowning.

Lawrence Handley, 53, a business executive from Lafayette, La., pleaded guilty this week to three criminal charges after a plot to kidnap his estranged wife went badly awry.

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The Best and Worst Cities to Live Without a Car

Want to help the environment? Going carless is an excellent start.

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Gloria Vanderbilt’s Beekman Place Apartment Is for Sale

Anderson Cooper is selling his mother’s perpetually reimagined two-bedroom, where she lived for nearly 25 years, for $1.125 million.

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‘The Jetpack Guy Is Back’: Los Angeles Sighting Draws an Inquiry, Again

Federal aviation officials said they, along with the F.B.I., were investigating the report of a person in a jetpack flying over Los Angeles.

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Remains of Esther Dingley, Missing British Hiker, Are Found

For months, the authorities and Ms. Dingley’s partner combed the Pyrenees mountains. A DNA test confirmed the identity of remains found near her last known location, a group aiding the search said.

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Israel braces for weeklong scorcher

Temperatures to climb to 42°C (108°F) around Sea of Galilee; parks authority warns against hiking for next 10 days

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Bennett slams ‘evil’ daubing of swastikas on Bnei Brak synagogue walls

PM says police will find perpetrators of ‘serious crime of hatred and incitement’; photos of teen murdered at 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade also scattered in the area

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