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Scientists digitally reconstruct skull of mysterious Triassic reptile
As the scientists note, its "paleobiology remains contentious," some scientists believe it lived on land other stated that it was an aquatic-dwelling reptile.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 12:52:49 AM
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Iranians, Russians receive text messages seeking US election hacking info
Russian media reported that Russian citizens also received similar messages on Thursday.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 12:20:30 AM
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Armed hostage-taker surrenders, expressed support for Palestinian cause
A senior police official said the man had spoken in support of the Palestinian cause. He had requested a motor scooter plus access to social media, the official added.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 3:18:48 AM
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Texas father rescues 4-year-old child from ‘massive’ alligator
Andrew Grande reportedly dashed from his home, grabbed his daughter and threw her over the fence.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 12:47:13 AM
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Israeli tourism officials: Ready for foreign visitors when skies open up
When the skies finally open and Israel begins welcoming foreign visitors, what can they expect? What tourist attractions will be open to them? What coronavirus prevention measures will be in place?
By JOSHUA ROBBIN MARKS/THE MEDIA LINE \
8/7/2020 4:55:35 AM
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New York sues to break up NRA, accuses it of corruption
The NRA responded by suing James in federal court, saying she had violated the NRA's right to free speech and seeking to block her investigation.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 1:07:54 AM
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Israelis put in isolation by Shin Bet could isolate for 12, not 14, days
Last month, the Health Ministry shortened the recovery and quarantine release times for coronavirus patients in certain cases after it adopted the recommendations of the World Health Organization.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 1:25:44 AM
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Beirut port manager among 16 held in blast probe
"Sixteen people have been taken into custody as part of the investigation," NNA quoted Akiki as saying. He said the investigation was continuing.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 1:39:41 AM
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The centrality (or not) of Israel for progressives
Of course, I learned about more than Sanders’ family-like dynamics with his progressive endorsees. Notably, here were four thorns in the sides of the centrist and right-wing pro-Israel movement, and Israel never came up in their conversation.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
8/7/2020 1:40:23 AM
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Israel may not top progressive agendas now, but tensions will persist
That was evident in an interview this week that the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City co-chairwoman, Sumathy Kumar, gave with the news site Kings County Politics.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
8/7/2020 1:42:56 AM
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Brazil approaches 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 1:46:54 AM
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Worldwide coronavirus cases near 19 million, death toll at 708,848
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 2:41:29 AM
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‘Politicians must not be involved in Liat Ben-Ari’s prosecution’
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 2:09:29 AM
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TAU deciphers why a black hole randomly ceased swallowing material
TAU chalks up the possibility that a star "got too close to the dining table," causing the disruption - being devoured in the process.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 3:18:41 AM
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Israel's SodaStream joins the fight against coronavirus
SodaStream, an Israel-based company best known for manufacturing a seltzer making device, is working with Hadassah Medical Center to develop a non-invasive breathing aid
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 3:40:55 AM
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Russia has a full-time surgeon whose only job is circumcising Jewish men
The religious Jewish world has created some unusual jobs, but one of the more bizarre surely belongs to Dr. Yeshaya Shafit, who is Russia’s only mohel, or professional circumciser, for adult men.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
8/7/2020 2:54:16 AM
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Ex-Obama health official gives a Rosh Hashanah pep talk on coronavirus
Andy Slavitt, a former Obama administration official who ran Medicare and Medicaid from 2015 to 2017, wants to encourage his fellow Jews to look on the bright side.
By SHIRA HANAU/JTA \
8/7/2020 2:57:48 AM
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USC student gov't head quit because she was harassed for being pro-Israel
She said the USC student government “has failed to be an inclusive space for numerous communities on campus.”
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/18/2020 12:17:03 PM
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Delaware to require teaching of the Holocaust and genocide
The bill passed the state legislature unanimously.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/7/2020 3:10:29 AM
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Polish-language newspaper in Toronto blames Jews for the pandemic
B’nai Brith Canada, an organization that fights antisemitism, has filed a police complaint over the article published twice by the Głos Polski weekly.
By SHIRA HANAU/JTA \
8/7/2020 4:50:55 AM
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Dallas prayer service ‘Zoom bombed’ with antisemitic messages
The incident took place on July 30, the Jewish fast day of Tisha B’Av.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/7/2020 3:22:43 AM
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Africa's cases of COVID-19 top 1 million
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 3:35:16 AM
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Mexico's coronavirus death toll passes 50,000 mark
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 3:36:04 AM
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Philadelphia Jewish Federation won’t cooperate with local NAACP
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia said it will not work with the local chapter of the NAACP over “an alarming amount of bigoted and anti-Jewish sentiments”
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/7/2020 3:41:23 AM
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US lifts global health coronavirus travel advisory
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 3:43:29 AM
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US CDC reports 4,802,491 coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 3:45:44 AM
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Ohio governor tests positive for COVID-19
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 3:51:15 AM
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Americans believe states are lifting coronavirus restrictions too early
About six-in-10 Americans note that the US response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has been problematic.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 4:59:12 AM
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Trailing in election polls, Trump says rival Biden opposes God and guns
Trump did not explain what he meant. His accusation, though, could solidify support from his party's sizable conservative Christian bloc and also damage voters' view of Biden.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 5:11:05 AM
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Australian man surprised by late night visitor: a huntsman spider
Australian man surprised to see a huge spider ringing his doorbell at 2 a.m.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 6:35:34 AM
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Trump issues orders for US ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 days
The TikTok app may be used for disinformation campaigns that benefit the Chinese Communist Party, Trump said.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 5:36:32 AM
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Ex-Saudi intelligence official alleges Riyadh sent hit squad to kill him
In a 107-page lawsuit against MbS and 24 others filed in federal court in the District of Columbia, Jabri said the crown prince "dispatched a hit squad" to Canada in October 2018.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 5:39:02 AM
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China reports 37 new COVID-19 cases in mainland, same as day earlier
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 5:44:39 AM
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Remand for daycare workers held in custody over abuse extended 5 days
By MAARIV ONLINE \
8/7/2020 6:31:31 AM
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Celebrities draw hilarious images of the coronavirus crisis
Celebrities have depicted their roller coaster of emotions through illustrative photos of how the "sentiment of 2020" has taken a turn for the worse.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 6:42:41 AM
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,147 to 214,214
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 6:41:09 AM
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Trump issues bans on China's TikTok, WeChat, stoking tension with Beijing
The executive orders, which go into effect in 45 days, come after the Trump administration said this week it was stepping up efforts to purge "untrusted" Chinese apps from US digital networks.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 7:33:20 AM
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SWC exhorts USC to 'take action' after student resigned over anti-Zionism
“When students are hounded out of elected positions in student government, in whole or part, because they identify as Zionists, that constitutes pernicious and ugly acts of hatred."
By SARAH CHEMLA \
8/7/2020 8:30:46 AM
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Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines
"There's a ceiling to how much we can do until the facts on the ground become more concrete."
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 8:19:29 AM
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Rocket sirens in northern Israel false alarm - IDF
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 9:13:48 AM
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Fatah, PLO are planning for a third intifada - PMW
"It will be a comprehensive intifada, a national rebellion," PLO Executive Committee member Wasel Abu Yusuf confirmed.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
8/7/2020 9:06:06 AM
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Rav Tzi Hersh of Liska's 146th yahrzeit commemorated
To this day, on the day of his yahrzeit, the 14th day of Av, thousands of people from all around the world are still traveling to Liska to pray at his grave.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 10:23:34 AM
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Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blast
Below are details of some of the international assistance offered.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 12:50:16 PM
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz died Friday in Jerusalem at the age of 83
The rabbi, who is best known for translating the Talmud into modern Hebrew, had been in the hospital with a lung infection since Tuesday.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/8/2020 10:29:15 PM
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Defense Ministry director-general Amir Eshel in coronavirus quarantine
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 11:33:01 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 106 people on ventilators Friday morning
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 11:27:42 AM
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
See Shabbat times for your area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 11:42:03 AM
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Pessimism over economy was running high before coronavirus lockdown - Pew
Pessimism was highest globally over whether the gap between rich and poor could be reduced.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
8/7/2020 12:45:59 PM
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India's Serum Institute to partner with Gates Foundation to make COVID-19 vaccine
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 12:40:37 PM
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Tel Aviv Municipality launches action plan to combat climate change
Tel Aviv Municipality committed to take action against climate change threats by launching a multi-year action plan.
By SARAH CHEMLA \
8/7/2020 1:28:50 PM
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Power outage in New York, Con Edison investigating
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 1:23:28 PM
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IDF continues investigation into suspected drone shoot down
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 5:38:55 PM
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Airline food sales to public show coronavirus isn't terminal for business
Airline food is really taking off.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 2:20:25 PM
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Lebanon president: Beirut explosion possibly caused by bomb or rocket
"The cause has not been determined yet. There is a possibility of external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act," President Michel Aoun said.
By REUTERS \
8/8/2020 11:17:08 AM
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Miracle baby delivered in the middle of Beirut blast
A woman happened to give birth to a baby boy as the explosion smashed windows and cut off power just after she was taken to the delivery room.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 3:25:45 PM
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Christian pastor jailed in Myanmar for flouting coronavirus gathering ban
Canadian David Lah posted a number of videos of himself at religious gatherings after the ban was introduced.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
8/7/2020 3:42:11 PM
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Several Kinneret beaches closed down due to overcrowding
By MAARIV ONLINE \
8/7/2020 3:19:43 PM
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Palestinian woman killed in West Bank as Israelis, Palestinians clash
The woman's family said she was shot while trying to close the window to her house in the town of Jenin because of tear gas outside.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 4:18:46 PM
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Over 1.2 million still without power on US East Coast from Isaias
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 3:37:56 PM
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Anti-Netanyahu protesters demonstrate outside Israeli Embassy in US
The international protests against Netanyahu, which were first reported in The Jerusalem Post, have spread from San Francisco to England, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada and across the US.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS,DANIEL NISINMAN,GIL HOFFMAN \
8/10/2020 5:22:13 PM
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Inner Mongolia village quarantined after plague patient dies
The city has also put the district where the village is located on the second-lowest alert level on its four-level system for plague response until the end of the year.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 5:06:32 PM
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Missing brothers from Kfar Silver found - police
By ALON HACHMON \
8/7/2020 8:23:03 PM
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‘Do you want Iran promoting terror with or without a nuke?’
Former US defense secretary tells ‘Post’ US should rejoin JCPOA
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/8/2020 9:47:43 PM
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New NYC app hopes to change the rules of the rental market
The concept is rather simple but sounds promisingly efficient. Renters which use the app can share their opinion about the brighter and less brighter aspects of their apartments.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 7:28:39 PM
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Palmahim National Park closed to new visitors due to overcrowding
By YUVAL BAGNO/MAARIV \
8/7/2020 5:52:00 PM
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Hezbollah stands to lose out if it can’t leverage this crisis - analysis
The blast this week killed more than 100 and has left thousands injured and homeless. It is a national disaster. Hezbollah wants to take advantage of it.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/7/2020 6:30:08 PM
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Where does Israel's early education rank among other OECD countries?
The study is especially important as Israel ranks highly with its fertility rate, and percentage of children below the age of four-years-old.
By CELIA JEAN \
8/7/2020 8:14:14 PM
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Nasrallah: We know more about Haifa Port than Beirut Port
He also said that "any claims that Hezbollah runs Beirut Port are lies."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/9/2020 1:30:45 AM
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Air India repatriation flight crash-lands, at least 17 killed
"We believe there are two people dead, and 35 injured, we are still in the middle of the rescue effort."
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 11:24:30 PM
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American Jewry offers a warm welcome to Brian Hook's replacement
Hook, served in the position for the past two years, is being replaced by Elliott Abrams, who currently serves as the special representative for Venezuela.
By DANIEL NISINMAN \
8/7/2020 8:26:16 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: Death toll tops 580, close to 110 on ventilators
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 6:55:14 PM
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322 IDF soldiers and civilian employees diagnosed with coronavirus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 7:06:21 PM
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Danon: We should all demand that Lebanon oust Hezbollah
“But we do criticize not only Hezbollah, but also the Lebanese government, because they allow Hezbllah to do those activities,” Danon said.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/7/2020 7:11:40 PM
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Three encounters with Rabbi Steinsaltz, a great man
Because of his works, we all have the ability to realize the passion for knowledge and wonder that sprouts from every page of the Talmud.
By RABBI MISHAEL ZION \
8/7/2020 7:12:33 PM
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US surpasses 160,000 coronavirus deaths as schools begin to reopen
Coronavirus deaths are rising in 23 states and cases are rising in 20 states.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 7:24:43 PM
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Israeli composer behind two of Muimui Guitargirl's viral music videos
The song is the second produced with Loretta Kay Feld, the first being 'Keep America Singing,' and the fifth released on Muimui Guitargirl's YouTube channel.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 8:02:54 PM
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman to NY newspaper: 'I am in full support of Israel'
Bowman added that he is "also in full support of the human rights of the Palestinian people."
By DANIEL NISINMAN \
8/9/2020 10:15:48 AM
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Finance Ministry to present NIS 8.5 billion plan to stimulate growth
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
8/7/2020 8:44:54 PM
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'No Drama Llama' brings calm to Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland
Caesar, the six-year-old "No Drama Llama," has become a fixture in the city, extending his wooly neck to nuzzle both Black Lives Matter activists and law enforcement officers in body armor.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 8:47:30 PM
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Gunmen kill about 20 in attack in eastern Burkina Faso
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 8:49:45 PM
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Kochavi congratulates Maglan force on thwarting Iran-backed terror cell
Four-man squad was killed after placing explosives along the Syrian border fence last week
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
8/8/2020 6:15:48 PM
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Brits bid farewell to their beloved lunchtime sandwiches
Sandwich consumption is considered to be a national habit, as Brits eat around 11.5 billion sandwiches a year. This means that a single British adult consumes some 200 sandwiches a year.
By DANIEL NISINMAN \
8/7/2020 10:17:03 PM
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British rapper Wiley's MBE, honor award, under review by UK Cabinet
Wiley was appointed The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award in the the 2018 New Years Honours for his services to music.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 10:03:10 PM
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Man drowns at beach near Four Seasons Hotel in Netanya
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/7/2020 10:23:02 PM
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Iranian official: All US envoys 'bite off more than they can chew'
“There’s no difference between John Bolton, Brian Hook or Elliott Abrams,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a tweet under the hashtag #BankruptUSIranPolicy.
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 10:38:44 PM
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Trump and Macron discuss immediate aid to Lebanon, White House says
The two leaders spoke by phone and "expressed their deep sadness over the loss of life and devastation in Beirut."
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 10:48:00 PM
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Oakland A's baseball coach makes Nazi salute type gesture
Ryan Christenson, bench coach for the Oakland A's team, can be seen on videos posted on Twitter, extending his arm in the Nazi salute like manner.
By CELIA JEAN \
8/7/2020 11:07:42 PM
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Fauci warns COVID-19 vaccine may be only partially effective
Fauci has said that in light of this, public health measures will still be needed
By REUTERS \
8/8/2020 4:14:57 PM
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Bat Yam man in serious condition as Israel sees fifth drowning this week
According to Ynet, this is the fifth case of a drowning death in Israel this week and the twenty-sixth since the beginning of May.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2020 7:25:11 AM
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Donald Trump to attend Paris conference to help support Lebanon
By REUTERS \
8/7/2020 11:43:16 PM