Month: August 2022
Jerusalem startup pulls in initial funding for ‘world’s first’ cultivated scallops
Mermade Seafoods raises $3.3m seed round, hopes to reach laboratory-scale production by 2023 with novel cellular aquaculture method
Read MoreCaregiver for autistic Palestinian killed by police sues, citing emotional trauma
Warda Abu Hadid claiming $190,000 over 2020 incident that saw Iyad Halak shot dead after an officer mistook him for a terrorist
Read MoreWhere Things Stand in Afghanistan One Year After the U.S. Withdrawal—and What Could Happen Next
One year since the Aug. 31, 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country has spiraled as many had feared. Their absence has brought a sense of relief among many Afghans who lamented the violence caused by a two-decade long war
Read MoreTrump Document Inquiry Poses Unparalleled Test for Justice Dept.
What had started as an effort to retrieve national security documents has now been transformed into one of the most challenging and complicated criminal investigations in recent memory.
Read MoreTrump’s Legal Team Scrambles to Find an Argument
The lawyers representing the former president in the investigation into his handling of classified documents have tried out an array of defenses as they seek to hold off the Justice Department.
Read MoreJustice Dept. Has Reviewed Documents Seized in Mar-a-Lago Search
The government set aside materials flagged for possible attorney-client issues, according to a filing related to former President Donald J. Trump’s request for an independent arbiter to review papers taken from his residence.
Read MoreWhite House pressures Israel to fulfill Jordan crossing promise – report
Biden had announced Israel would operate busy Allenby Bridge 24/7 to ease congestion for Palestinian travelers, but Israeli officials don’t believe they can meet deadline
Read MoreJan. 6 rioter who encountered senator in Capitol sentenced to over 4 years in prison
A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Read MoreUkrainian attacks suggest long-awaited military offensive in the south
Ukraine has been talking for weeks about a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the southern city of Kherson. Without saying so explicitly, Ukrainian attacks suggested an operation is underway. (Image credit: Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreIraq Clashes Leave 12 Dead After Muqtada al-Sadr Says He’s Leaving Politics
Muqtada al-Sadr’s move thrust the country, which has gone months without a new government, deeper into crisis. Security forces opened fire on protesters supporting him in Baghdad.
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