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Netanyahu warns against ‘lynchings’ as clashes between Arabs and Jews rock Israeli cities

As the Israeli military and Palestinian militants in Gaza exchange deadly airstrikes and rocket bombardments, rioting and violent clashes have also swept through several Israeli cities between Arab and Jewish citizens. In Bat Yam, south of Jaffa, graphic video Wednesday night showed a Jewish right-wing mob trying to lynch an Arab driver. Police say the

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Head of second-largest teachers’ union to call for schools to reopen 5 days a week for in-person classes

The president of the second-largest teachers’ union in the US will call for schools to reopen for in-person instruction five days a week, according to prepared remarks for an event scheduled for Thursday. “There is no doubt: Schools must be open. In person. Five days a week,” Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of

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Health official says appointments at vaccine clinic ‘filling up more quickly’ as kids 12 and older allowed to receive shots

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — Regardless of the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine for kids age 12 and older Wednesday afternoon, representatives from the Queen’s Health Systems said they were already planning to administer doses to the age group. According to Queen’s, the

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UN confirms military forces blocking aid in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following CNN investigation

The United Nations has confirmed that military forces are impeding humanitarian access to parts of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, after an exclusive CNN investigation revealed that Eritrean troops were coordinating with Ethiopian forces to cut off critical aid routes. A CNN team traveling through Tigray’s central zone witnessed Eritrean soldiers, some disguising themselves in old

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A million dollars in Ohio. $100 savings bonds in West Virginia. How incentives could improve the vaccination rate

While Krispy Kreme is offering free doughnuts to people who are vaccinated against Covid-19, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is betting dollars to those donuts. The state will give away millions of dollars to vaccinated people and full scholarships to vaccinated children through special lotteries. DeWine’s announcement was met with both reams of praise and howls

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Communal violence erupts in Israeli cities following days of air strikes and rocket attacks

As the Israeli military and Palestinian militants in Gaza exchange deadly airstrikes and rocket bombardments, rioting and violent clashes have also swept through several Israeli cities between Arab and Jewish citizens. In Acre, a lynching attempt by an Arab mob left a Jewish man critically wounded, according to Israeli media reports. In Bat Yam, graphic

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