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There’s a widening gap between how Israelis and the rest of the world perceive the war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Much of that is due to how the Israeli media portray the conflict at home.
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The Trump administration is making efforts this week to reshape the Federal Reserve and the Centers for Disease Control.
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A pop culture movement known as tiki that peaked in postwar America and is now seeing a revival of sorts.
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Earlier this week, officials announced the first U.S case of a human infected by the parasitic screwworm.
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Europe's Glaciers may disappear by the end of the century.
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President Trump has made major changes to asylum policy on the southern border. The new policy essentially ends any possibility of entering the U.S.
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Cheddar was kicked off an evacuation bus, and Cousin tracked him down on the internet and found him again.
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Amtrak’s new Acela trains can hit 160 mph, but on the busy route between Boston and Washington, D.C., they don’t stay at that top speed for long.
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A restaurant just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, called the Golden Rule BBQ and Grill recently broke the Guinness World Record for most pulled pork sandwiches sold in a day.
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A judge held a hearing on Friday on whether to grant Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook's request to temporarily block her termination as she challenges President Trump for his decision to fire her.