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Coronavirus

US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks

(AP) The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, […]

Op-Ed Opinion

Op-Ed: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

By: Lauri B. Regan The road to hell is paved with good intentions – and often large egos. And that is why the No Fear rally in Washington, D.C. on Sunday was such an epic failure. Rather than inspire American Jews to fight antisemitism, it achieved the opposite result making us look weak, apathetic, and […]

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DeSantis Team Pushes Back After Establishment Media Salivates over Peaceful Cuba Protests: These Are ‘Not Riots’

HANNAH BLEAU Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) office is pushing back after members of the establishmentmedia, particularly in Florida, accused the governor of hypocrisy by asserting he is not using his anti-riot law to halt peaceful demonstrations in the state. The Miami Herald’s editorial board published a piece Tuesday with a glaring headline loaded with suspicion: […]

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Israel becomes first country to give 3rd vaccination to at-risk adults

By World Israel News Israel became the first country in the world to begin giving third vaccinations to at-risk individuals on Monday. For the immunocompromised, the Health Ministry recommended administering a third dose eight weeks after a second jab, effective immediately. Hospitals began notifying eligible patients and vaccinating them. Tens of thousands of Israelis, such […]

Education

Ontario High School Curriculum Pushes ‘Decolonial, Anti-Racist Approach’ To Math

Sebastian Hughes(DCNF) Changes to the ninth grade math curriculum in Ontario, Canada, seek to create an anti-racist teaching environment, according to the Ministry of Education’s website. In an online brief, the government of Ontario stated that while mathematics is “often positioned as an objective and pure discipline,” in reality, “the content and the context in […]

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