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News Wrap: Netanyahu appears to fall short of parliamentary majority

In our news wrap Wednesday, hopes for Israel to end months of political deadlock have dimmed, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be short of a parliamentary majority. The result could mean a fourth election within a year. Also,

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News Wrap: Netanyahu appears to fall short of parliamentary majority

In our news wrap Wednesday, hopes for Israel to end months of political deadlock have dimmed, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be short of a parliamentary majority. The result could mean a fourth election within a year. Also,

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Damascus says Israeli airstrikes target bases near Homs, southern Syria

Syrian state media says its air defenses engages Israeli missiles that were fired from over Lebanon and the Golan Heights

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Coronavirus: Italy closes schools, universities until March 15 as death toll climbs to 107

Italy on Wednesday closed all schools and universities until March 15 as the number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the Mediterranean country hit 107. The measure is the most restrictive response to COVID-19 of any European nation and

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How San Francisco is fighting novel coronavirus — and the stigma that comes with it

On Wednesday, California officials confirmed the state’s first death from novel coronavirus, as the number of infections nationwide continues to rise. But beyond the serious medical implications of the virus, it is also provoking fear, suspicion and ethnic stereotyping. Amna

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Beyond The Invisible Man: A Brief History of Invisibility on Screen

What would you do if you could be invisible? Would this newfound power bring out the best in you, instilling you with the courage to discreetly sabotage the efforts of evildoers? Or would the ability to slip in and out

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AIPAC alerts participants that some were in contact with coronavirus patient

18,000 attended pro-Israel lobby confab earlier in week; DC Health Department considers conference to have been a ‘low risk’ exposure

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Boosted lays off ‘a significant portion’ of team as it looks for a buyer

Boosted, the startup behind the Boosted Boards and, more recently, the Boosted Rev electric scooter, has laid off “a significant portion” of its team, the company announced today. The company is now actively seeking a buyer. Boosted attributes the layoffs

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Mike Bloomberg drops out of race, endorses this 2020 Dem – Fox News

Mike Bloomberg drops out of race, endorses this 2020 Dem  Fox News Bloomberg ends his bid for the Democratic nomination, endorses Joe Biden  USA TODAY Bloomberg News staffers breathe a sigh of relief after Mike Bloomberg drops out  CNN Pavlich: Bloomberg again exposes

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Elizabeth Warren makes final Super Tuesday push at East L.A. College rally – Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth Warren makes final Super Tuesday push at East L.A. College rally  Los Angeles Times Elizabeth Warren: A Populist for the Professional Class  The New York Times Warren Needs to Win Massachusetts, Says Liberty Square’s Ferson  Bloomberg Politics Kellyanne Conway’s husband donates to

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