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California Man Survives 7 Days Stuck On Snowy Mountain Road

California Man Survives 7 Days Stuck On Snowy Mountain Road

  DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A California man survived a week stranded in the Sierra Nevada after following his GPS navigation system down a treacherous… Read More ›

Protests break out in Myanmar in defiance of military coup

Protests break out in Myanmar in defiance of military coup

An Australian adviser to Myanmar’s recently deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained on Saturday as pro-democracy protests broke out in the country’s… Read More ›

COVID: Just 0.06% Israelis sick after two shots, no one serious – study

COVID: Just 0.06% Israelis sick after two shots, no one serious – study

According to a study conducted by the Maccabi Healthcare Services, immunity appears to further strengthen even after seven days from the second injection.   New… Read More ›

To beat coronavirus, every Israeli must get inoculated

To beat coronavirus, every Israeli must get inoculated

Opinion: In a unique plea, the heads of Israel’s seven largest hospitals urge everyone to be vaccinated against COVID-19, arguing that while the virus has… Read More ›

After tumultuous vote, Israel extends lockdown until Sunday; death toll at 5,000

After tumultuous vote, Israel extends lockdown until Sunday; death toll at 5,000

An initial decision, opposed by Blue and White, was ruled invalid by AG Mandelblit, leading Netanyahu to accuse Gantz of ‘condemning many to terrible death’;… Read More ›

J&J Asks US Regulators To OK Its One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine

J&J Asks US Regulators To OK Its One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine

  NEW BRUNSWICK (AP) — Johnson & Johnson asked U.S. regulators Thursday to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could… Read More ›

House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments

House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments

The House voted Thursday evening to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step that comes in the wake of… Read More ›

What is Iran’s mega-missile and what does it mean for nuclear deal?

What is Iran’s mega-missile and what does it mean for nuclear deal?

Tal Inbar: Recent launch was Iran signaling its missile program is off the table for Iran deal discussions   Iran launched a new satellite-carrying rocket… Read More ›

It’s not Haredi blackmail, but the bedrock of our democracy

It’s not Haredi blackmail, but the bedrock of our democracy

Opinion: Ultra-Orthodox leaders never stationed tanks in front of a secular prime minister or presented him with an instrument of surrender, they’re simply carrying out… Read More ›

Far-right parties led by Smotrich and Ben Gvir, a Kahane disciple, join forces

Far-right parties led by Smotrich and Ben Gvir, a Kahane disciple, join forces

As in past elections, Netanyahu, anxious to avoid votes going to waste, pushed alliance that could see disciple of racist rabbi elected; slate includes anti-LGBT… Read More ›

Virginia Senate Passes Death Penalty Abolition Bill

Virginia Senate Passes Death Penalty Abolition Bill

  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would abolish the death penalty, a measure that if passed into law… Read More ›

House Republican leader punts on punishing Marjorie Taylor Greene as Democrats move toward removing her from committees

House Republican leader punts on punishing Marjorie Taylor Greene as Democrats move toward removing her from committees

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy broke his silence on Wednesday over the uproar caused by freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s conspiracy theory views, suggesting Republicans… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Cabinet to convene Wednesday on lockdown extension

Coronavirus: Cabinet to convene Wednesday on lockdown extension

Prime minister: Goal is to vaccinate 90% of people over the age of 50 in the next two weeks   The government will convene today… Read More ›

Israel is far from out of the woods

Israel is far from out of the woods

Opinion: The public is frustrated by the lockdown and the still soaring infection rate that seems unchanged by the vaccine drive; with Israel’s leaders solely… Read More ›

In shot at Trump, Biden official says cutting aid to Palestinians ineffective

In shot at Trump, Biden official says cutting aid to Palestinians ineffective

State Dept. spokesman says previous administration’s decision to end assistance, after PA refused to engage with peace efforts, didn’t produce political progress or concessions  … Read More ›

Washington State Eyes ‘Billionaire Tax’ On The Ultra Rich

Washington State Eyes ‘Billionaire Tax’ On The Ultra Rich

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s richest residents — including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates — would pay a wealth tax on some financial… Read More ›

Coronavirus strain in UK picks up mutation that could impact vaccines, experts say

Coronavirus strain in UK picks up mutation that could impact vaccines, experts say

A mutation that could allow Covid-19 to escape antibody protection has now been found in samples of a rapidly spreading strain in the UK, according… Read More ›

Iran’s Zarif hints at way to bridge nuclear deal impasse

Iran’s Zarif hints at way to bridge nuclear deal impasse

Former US president Donald Trump abandoned the deal in 2018 and reimposed US sanctions.   Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sketched out a path… Read More ›

Israel has to stop riding the Haredi tiger

Israel has to stop riding the Haredi tiger

Opinion: The ultra-Orthodox community, which flooded the streets of Jerusalem not once but twice on Sunday, is telling the rest of the country that they… Read More ›

Green passport hope dashed? Israel weighs post-flight isolation for vaccinees

Green passport hope dashed? Israel weighs post-flight isolation for vaccinees

Israel had started to exempt immunized people from quarantine, but as part of all-out bid to stop the spread of virus variants, government is now… Read More ›