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Pelosi Delays Infrastructure Vote Amid Democrat Infighting: ‘More Time Is Needed’

By Zachary Stieber (Epoch Times) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday delayed a vote on a Senate-passed infrastructure bill, drawing criticism from some members of her party. So-called progressives and moderates within the caucus are battling over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal. The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a bloc of nearly 100 House members, doesn’t […]

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Iraqi Kurds Call for Normalization of Relations with Israel at Historic Conference; Arrest Warrants Issued for Participants

Edited by: Fern Sidman On September 24th, some 300 Shiites and Sunni Kurds gathered for an unprecedented conference calling for peace with Israel and a normalization in relations in the Kurdish regional capital of Erbit in Iraq. Tribal elders and youth leaders also participated in the conference. The conference was organized by the New York […]

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Israeli class action suit filed against Facebook for discrimination

By TPS A civil suit was filed against Facebook in Tel Aviv District Court by attorneys Matan Gutman and Nir Friedman. The suit alleges that Facebook’s system for placing job ads discriminates against various sectors of the population. According to the lawsuit, Facebook encourages and enables employers to seek new employees based on their age, […]

Coronavirus

Merck Says Experimental Pill Cuts Worst Effects of Coronavirus

(AP) — Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use. If cleared, Merck’s drug would be the first pill shown to […]

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Jewish Community of Bahrain Welcomes Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s Visit to Bahrain

The Jewish Community of Bahrain, the only indigenous Jewish community in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, welcomed Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid during his visit to the Kingdom today. The visit comes immediately following the first anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords and showcases how important Israel views its relationship with Bahrain. […]

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North Korea says hypersonic missile made 1st test flight

#NorthKorea claims successful hypersonic missile test Named the Hwasong-8, the report said it performed well, and increased #Pyongyang’s military capabilities pic.twitter.com/5yO2UffJit — i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) September 29, 2021 (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile it implied was being developed as nuclear capable, as it continues to expand […]

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Democrat Infighting: ‘Breach in Trust’ if Pelosi Breaks Promise to Hold Infrastructure Vote

By Wendell Husebø House Democrats are fearing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will break her promise and cancel Thursday’s vote on the $1.2 trillion “bipartisan” infrastructure bill. The vote was already canceled once on Monday. “If the vote were to fail tomorrow or be delayed, there would be significant breach in trust that would slow […]

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California man gets life sentence for fatal synagogue attack

(AP) — A 22-year-old former nursing student was denied a chance to address a packed courtroom before a judge sentenced him Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for bursting into a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle, killing one worshipper and wounding […]

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