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Politics is upon us

IT wasn’t an ordinary day by any stretch of the imagination, even though it began rather ordinarily. There was little news to interest anyone (and Kashmir was a no-no for television channels). Initially, there came fleeting news about a press conference by the head of ISPR but it wasn’t meant to be. Those who had…

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Netanyahu says Israel to expand West Bank settlements amid deadly clashes between settlers and Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government would establish new settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and legalize more existing ones, after a deadly clash left two Israelis and four Palestinians dead. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced “a series of steps” including “powerful action” and raids in Palestinian villages suspected…

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Tree of Life rabbi Jeffrey Myers bids farewell 8 years after deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history

After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray. “There was this emptiness to it,” recalls Myers, of Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. He turned to the biblical Book of Psalms — its hymns, poetry and prayers covering “the entire…

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DOJ to withdraw subpoenas for New York Times reporters in leak investigation over new Air Force One jet

The Justice Department told a judge it will withdraw its subpoenas for grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times reporters during a heated court hearing Thursday. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian grilled federal prosecutors working for the Justice Department on why it had issued subpoenas before taking further investigative steps, and questioned…

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Amish Shah wins Democratic primary for key Arizona House district, defeating candidate backed by national party groups

Democrat Amish Shah will take on GOP nominee Jay Feely in the general election for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, The Associated Press projects, following primaries for both parties on Tuesday.  Shah’s win against Republican-turned-Democrat Marlene Galán-Woods marks the latest high-profile defeat for the national Democratic Party. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s influence has been tested…

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Afghans search for dozens missing, some with bare hands, after devastating flood in Nuristan province – World

Rescuers were struggling to reach residents trapped under mud and boulders in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, after a major flood smashed through one province, killing at least 23 people. Around 100 people are unaccounted for, the national disaster agency and the provincial governor’s office said, also updating the death toll from Monday’s deluge. An AFP…

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