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Father of Palestinian American Boy Slain Outside Chicago Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

CHICAGO — The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege was a hate crime has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Oday Al-Fayoume filed the lawsuit last month against the suburban Chicago landlord charged in

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The Israel-Hamas War Reveals the Fundamental Flaws of Social Media

Today, the images and videos circulating, especially across social media, are offering a very poor representation of the truth of what happened on Oct. 7 in Israel. This is partly due to the Israeli government’s understandable efforts to protect the

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Venezuelans vote in referendum to claim sovereignty of territory under dispute with Guyana

Venezuelans are voting in a referendum Sunday called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over a large swath of neighboring Guyana, arguing the oil- and mineral-rich territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than

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US intelligence was unaware of attack plan on Israel by Hamas, says White House – The National

US intelligence was unaware of attack plan on Israel by Hamas, says White House  The National

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Palestinian student shot in Vermont is paralyzed from chest down, his family says

20-year-old Hisham Awartani is scheduled to be released from the hospital next week and begin a long recovery after one of the gunman’s bullets lodged in his spine. (Image credit: Awartani family/via REUTERS)

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The New Antisemitism Is the Oldest Kind

This isn’t the midcentury ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ variety. It’s the return of pure hatred of the Jews.

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Spinning in Circles in 2023

Our leaders worked at cross purposes while pretending to solve our problems.

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DeSantis Predicts Iowa Win as Political Operation Backing Him Fractures

The Florida governor and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are competing to be the Republican Party’s top Trump alternative.

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The Pentagon Says U.S. Warship, Commercial Ships Have Come Under Attack in the Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen’s Houthi rebels later claimed attacks on two ships they described as being linked to Israel, but

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