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Jerusalem exhibit shuttered due to nude imagery reopens in Museum on the Seam

City-run Beita gallery shut down new exhibit prompting move to private space, but mayor’s office says they didn’t know about it

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100 Years Since the Birth of the Soviet Union, in Pictures

It is the disintegration of the U.S.S.R. that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia says he wants to remedy by waging war against Ukraine; it is the legacy of Moscow’s dominance that Ukrainians hope to free themselves of by defeating

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New York yeshivas exploit special education funding, latest NYT report claims

Private firms serving Orthodox schools are collecting more than $350 million a year in gov’t money in exchange for special education services that aren’t always needed or provided

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How George Santos’s Campaign Spent Its Funds: Rent, Flights and Hotels

Representative-elect George Santos, under scrutiny after fabricating much of his résumé, also spent campaign funds on $40,000 worth of air travel.

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Houston Astros star Alex Bregman celebrates Hanukkah at local synagogue

Hundreds of fans attend holiday reception, during which all-star recalls his bar mitzvah speech, his favorite Hanukah gifts and his not-yet kosher line of beef jerky

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Biden signs $1.7 trillion spending bill, including $3.8 billion for Israel, into law

Budget to keep government running through September 2023 includes funding to restock Iron Dome after 2021 Gaza war in addition to $300 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinians

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‘He was an angel in our community.’ These are the stories of the victims of the Buffalo blizzard – CNN

‘He was an angel in our community.’ These are the stories of the victims of the Buffalo blizzard  CNN Buffalo area storm death toll rises again to 39 as roads reopen  ABC 7 Chicago ‘I had to climb out windows’: Frustration mounts

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‘He was an angel in our community.’ These are the stories of the victims of the Buffalo blizzard – CNN

‘He was an angel in our community.’ These are the stories of the victims of the Buffalo blizzard  CNN Buffalo area storm death toll rises again to 39 as roads reopen  ABC 7 Chicago ‘I had to climb out windows’: Frustration mounts

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Israel to build 3,000 new sheltered housing units for elderly population

Jewish Agency, government ink agreement to provide affordable housing for senior Israelis in cities like Beersheba, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv

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American Spy Plane Has Uncomfortably Close Encounter with Chinese Jet Fighter

The U.S. military said a Chinese jet fighter conducted an unsafe maneuver in international airspace over the South China Sea last week.

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