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Nation
Tensions among Democrats grow over Israel as the left defends Palestinians
With violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, divisions between the leadership of the Democratic Party and the activist wing have burst into public view. While the Biden administration is handling the growing conflict as a highly sensitive diplomatic challenge involving a long-standing ally, the ascendant left views it as a searing racial justice issue that is deeply intertwined with the politics of the United States. Continue reading →
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Nation
Cash windfall helps Newsom shake California recall election
A fading coronavirus crisis and an astounding windfall of tax dollars have reshuffled California’s emerging recall election, allowing Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to talk about an end to most COVID-19 restrictions and propose billions in new spending as he looks to fend off Republicans who depict him as a foppish failure. Continue reading →
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World
After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?
Twenty-seven days before the first rocket was fired from Gaza this past week, a squad of Israeli police officers entered the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, strode across its courtyard and cut the cables to the loudspeakers that broadcast prayers to the faithful. It was the night of April 13, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In hindsight, the police raid on the mosque was one of several provocations that led, less than a month later, to the sudden resumption of war between Israel and Hamas, and the outbreak of civil unrest between Arabs and Jews across Israel itself.
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Obituaries
Barbara Stone, agent to many top models, dies at 87
It was the early 1960s, still the era of twin sets and pearls, of white gloves and white faces on the covers of magazines like Seventeen, Glamour and Vogue, when Barbara Stone was hired by Stewart Cowley, a former theatrical agent, to run his company, Stewart Models. She went on to work with the likes of Cheryl Tiegs, Cybill Shepherd, and a young Martha Stewart. Continue reading →
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