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Fri, 20 May 2022 07:38:45 +0000
Zelensky mockingly compares Russia’s laser threat to Nazis’ fake weapon propaganda
Ukrainian leader's 'wunderwaffe' remarks come after Moscow claims development of new energy-focused systems, with one said to successfully shoot down a drone 5 km away

Fri, 20 May 2022 07:35:12 +0000
Right-wing activist indicted for sending death threats, bullets to Bennett family
Ilana Sporta Hania charged with extortion, illegal possession of firearm; prosecution says retired nurse remains a threat, files request she remains in custody until end of trial

Fri, 20 May 2022 06:58:18 +0000
Van driver tried to hit security forces at West Bank checkpoint, police say
Border Police, security guards open fire; no injuries; driver flees, 4 passengers arrested; suspected drugs found in van; incident not thought to be terror but comes amid tensions

Fri, 20 May 2022 06:31:18 +0000
NY mayor meets with women rabbis to discuss antisemitism, climate change
Clergy sought meeting due to concerns Adams consults with Haredi Jews who don't represent city's diversity; organizer says they showed mayor not every rabbi is 'a man with a beard'

Fri, 20 May 2022 06:03:05 +0000
Israeli Dudi Sela’s French Open tennis match probed for suspected fixing — report
'Checks' launched after abnormally high bets placed during 2nd set with Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles, which lasted unusually short 16 minutes; Sela denies any impropriety

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:13:00 +0000
GOP lawmaker asked to testify on suspected ‘recon’ tour ahead of Jan. 6 insurrection
Congressional committee suspects that some of those who were with Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk on Jan. 5 engaged in efforts to gather information about the layout of the Capitol

Fri, 20 May 2022 03:42:39 +0000
US approves $40 billion for Ukraine as Biden gets behind Sweden, Finland NATO bids
Massive aid package garners bipartisan support in Senate, includes funds earmarked for defense; US president hosts Swedish and Finnish leaders at White House

Fri, 20 May 2022 02:54:21 +0000
Turkish foreign minister said planning to visit Temple Mount during Israel trip
Turkey's top envoy, Mevlut Cavusoglu, is set to visit Jerusalem next week in a diplomatic breakthrough, but his plan to go to holy site is causing tensions with Israel, report says

Fri, 20 May 2022 01:01:08 +0000
Historian says NY’s Jewish Museum sanitizes filmmaker’s WWII record in new exhibit
Godfather of US avant-garde film Jonas Mekas fled Lithuania in 1941 as the Nazis advanced, but Yale researcher Michael Casper believes the now-deceased artist misled about his past

Fri, 20 May 2022 00:56:51 +0000
What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?
Disease that has popped up in Europe and US can be fatal for up to one in 10 people and is thought to be more severe in children

Fri, 20 May 2022 00:25:00 +0000
Man shot to death in mini-market in central town of Jatt
Masked shooter enters store and fires three shots, hitting 26-year-old, in latest criminal killing in an Arab Israeli community

Thu, 19 May 2022 23:37:12 +0000
Oklahoma legislature passes ban on nearly all abortions
Republican-led state lawmakers bar procedure from fertilization, with few exceptions, in the strictest prohibition so far in the US

Thu, 19 May 2022 23:22:35 +0000
Environment Ministry reports reduced Lag B’Omer bonfire pollution
Authorities had asked public to not light customary fires due to health concerns; worst area was Jerusalem neighborhood with 7.1 times higher pollution than usual, ministry says

Thu, 19 May 2022 22:31:22 +0000
Arizona inmate whose Jewish mom fled Nazis will be executed, but not in gas chamber
Frank Atwood declined to pick a method for death sentence to be carried when asked by officials, so default of lethal injection to be administered



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