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• Phillies move forward without suspended closer José Alvarado

  20-05-2025 05:01 via article.wn.com
  The Philadelphia Phillies entered this season with World Series aspirations, and José Alvarado was one of the reasons for that optimism. Alvarado has been a successful closer this year, but he left a hole in the back of Philadelphia’s bullpen ......
  
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• Trump calls for ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela in escalation of tensions

  17-12-2025 01:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration has placed hundreds of American troops and ships near Venezuela’s coastline
  
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• GOP mounts revolt against Mike Johnson over healthcare - but they aren’t ready to join with Democrats, yet

  17-12-2025 01:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republicans in tough elections want to force a vote on their legislation, but aren’t receiving much help from leaders in either party
  
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• Bronx rapper Kay Flock sentenced to 30 years in prison for shootings

  17-12-2025 01:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  His music career was just taking off before his 2021 arrest
  
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• Today in History: Dec. 16, the Boston Tea Party

  17-12-2025 00:56 via article.wn.com
  Today is Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2025. There are 15 days left in the year. ......
  
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• Millions are pledged to a Syrian Australian man who stopped a gunman and became a ...

  17-12-2025 00:56 via article.wn.com
  By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like many Australians strolling at Bondi Beach on long, warm summer evenings, Ahmed al Ahmed just wanted a cup of coffee with a friend. Around him, a bloody massacre erupted as two gunmen targeted Jews during Hanukkah festivities at a park close to the shore. Soon al Ahmed was creeping, bent over, between two parked cars, before barreling directly toward one of the unsuspecting shooters. In footage that has been view
  
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• Zelensky Says Proposals To End The War In Ukraine Could Be Presented To Russia Within Days

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals...
  
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• TODAY ONLY! Unlimited Free Spins on Bonei Olam Dreidel

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  🕎 Since Chanukah began, over 40,000 spins have already...
  
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• TEHILLIM: HaMekubal HaTzaddik Dovid Batzri, Rosh Yeshivah of HaShalom Yeshivah, Hospitalized in Serious Condition

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  TEHILLIM: HaMekubal HaTzaddik Rav Dovid Batzri, the...
  
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• Shulem Lemmer Singing “God Bless America” at the Whitehouse Chanukah Party

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  Post Content | Read More The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• Shulem Lemmer Performs at White House Chanukah Party

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  Shulem Lemmer, a resident of Toms River, performing at the White House Chanukah party this evening� | Read More�The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• Sen. Graham on Chanukah Terror Attack in Sydney: “We Are In A Religious War With ...

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  Sen. Lindsey Graham declared that former Presidents...
  
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• RESPONDING BEYOND BORDERS: Rockland Hatzolah Paramedic Helps Avert In-Flight Emergency to Israel

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  RESPONDING BEYOND BORDERS: Rockland...
  
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• Pentagon Refuses to Release Unedited Video of Deadly Caribbean Boat Strike

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that...
  
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• Jewish Shop Owner Salim Hamdani Arrested in Damascus for Alleged Antiquities Violations

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  Salim Hamdani, one of the few Jews still living...
  
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• EU Moves to Loosen 2035 Gas Car Ban Amid Automaker and Government Pressure

  17-12-2025 00:55 via article.wn.com
  European officials on Tuesday moved to ease their...
  
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• How to Do a Little More Good in the World

  17-12-2025 00:49 via article.wn.com
  As part of Times Opinion’s Giving Guide, the columnist Ezra Klein spoke with Elie Hassenfeld, GiveWell’s co-founder and chief executive. ......
  
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• GiveWell’s Lightbulb Moment

  17-12-2025 00:49 via article.wn.com
  Elie Hassenfeld was inspired to start GiveWell when he couldn’t find answers to his questions about charitable donations. He shares the organization’s origin story on “The Ezra Klein Show.” ......
  
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• Does Discrimination Explain the Rightward Shift of Young Men?

  17-12-2025 00:49 via article.wn.com
  Does discrimination drive alienation? ......
  
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• Australia Can’t Recover From This

  17-12-2025 00:49 via article.wn.com
  The victims were let down by a government whose role it is to do what individuals cannot: keep our nation safe from terrorism and mass shootings. ......
  
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• World-champion wrestler sues NCAA over eligibility to compete for Iowa State

  17-12-2025 00:47 via article.wn.com
  A world-champion Cuban wrestler,...
  
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• Israel blocks a Canadian delegation from visiting the occupied West Bank

  17-12-2025 00:46 via article.wn.com
  Israel has barred a private Canadian delegation that included six members of Parliament from...
  
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• Canada Israel Delegation Blocked

  17-12-2025 00:46 via article.wn.com
  FILE - Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters, in Brussels, Dec. 3, 2025. ......
  
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• Brazilian cardinal orders a popular Catholic priest to go offline following right-wing attacks

  17-12-2025 00:46 via article.wn.com
  A renowned Brazilian Catholic priest has been ordered by Sao Paulo’s archbishop to stop...
  
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• Booking World Cup Private Jet Charter Flights. What You Need To Know!

  17-12-2025 00:46 via article.wn.com
  With World Cup 2026...
  
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• Palestinians protest as Israeli army blocks street at main entrance of Nur Shams camp

  17-12-2025 00:44 via article.wn.com
  Palestinians protest as the Israeli army blocks the street at the main entrance of Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the West Bank, on Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua) Palestinians protest as...
  
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• French lawmakers give final approval to 2026 social security budget

  17-12-2025 00:44 via article.wn.com
  French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a policy speech at the National Assembly in Paris, France, Oct. 14, 2025. French Prime Minister (PM) Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced the suspension of controversial pension reforms until the presidential election. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua) Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu secured passage of the bill through a series of concessions,...
  
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• Day of Reconciliation celebrated in Pretoria, South Africa

  17-12-2025 00:44 via article.wn.com
  People participate in a celebration of the Day of Reconciliation at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa, on Dec. 16, 2025. December 16 was called the Day of the Vow in South Africa. It was renamed the Day of Reconciliation in 1994 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity. (Xinhua/Chen Wei) People participate...
  
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• Among palm trees and luxury malls, China launches an ambitious experiment

  17-12-2025 00:44 via article.wn.com
  A large tropical island off China’s...
  
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• Five worrying employment trends buried in the latest jobs report

  17-12-2025 00:41 via article.wn.com
  On Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released delayed jobs data from the last two months, showing the U.S. shed 105,000 jobs in October and added 64,000 jobs in November. But a deeper look at the employment data reveals several trends that could spell trouble for the U.S. labor market if they maintain their current trajectories. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Job creation began to falter in April Stepping back from today's report and taking a look at 2025 so far,
  
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