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  Anger isn't just an unpleasant emotion – it can actually impair your blood vessel health for up to 40 minutes at a time, increasing risks of stroke and heart disease, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study found that feelings of anger had detrimental effects on vascular […]

  The commodity trading industry has recently been in the spotlight, due to exceptional volatility in the field. Usually, the focus in this area is on trading in gold and oil futures contracts, but lately, there has been a lot of discussion about cocoa futures as well, with their prices rising by 1.5 times during […]

  Over the past two weeks, Columbia University has been in the headlines due to vast student protests in support of the terrorist organization Hamas and Iran, disrupting campus life and affecting daily routines. The severe issue has drawn responses from US President Joe Biden and other US officials and political personas, and celebrities such […]

Blinken meets with PM Netanyahu in Israel, says Hamas is only reason cease-fire/hostage release deal won't be achieved ■ Israeli delegation landed in Cairo to continue truce negotiations ■ Wording of Egypt's cease-fire proposal reportedly doesn't include Israeli commitment not to return to Gaza ■ Israeli settlers attack two aid convoys en route to Gaza, Jordanian state media reports ■ Here's what you need to know 208 days into the war

  "The map has changed. Gaza is in ruins. Hamas is mostly looking for how to save its leaders in the strip and outside it." This is not some bellicose statement from the Israeli defense minister, but rather the words of one of the commentators close to the Saudi royal family, from the newspaper Al-Sharq […]

U.S. President Joe Biden, who has long cited the Holocaust as core to his worldview, is expected to discuss the U.S.' moral duty to 'combat the rising scourge of antisemitism' during next Tuesday's address on Capitol Hill

  Following the dramatic escalation of the anti-Israel campus protests – including the arrest of dozens of demonstrators by the New York Police Department who had barricaded inside Columbia University's Hamilton Hall – public officials and journalists praised the much-anticipated move. No one has a First Amendment right to erect illegal encampments, blockade entrances, vandalize […]

The airline, which cancelled its flights to Israel until May 2 due to security concerns after Israeli and Iranian attacks, has been extended by one week in order to complete a safety assessment

While mediators fear Hamas chief Sinwar will reject the Egyptian offer, Israel's far-right ministers aim to thwart any deal ■ Despite international opposition and operational difficulties, Netanyahu persists in advocating for a Rafah incursion, risking losses among hostages, soldiers, and civilians

  According to an unconfirmed report from CBS News citing federal government documents, the Biden administration is considering a new initiative that could potentially offer a pathway to safety and refuge in the United States for some Palestinians fleeing violence in Gaza. The purported proposal outlines granting permanent US residency, and possibly even citizenship, to […]

The number of soldiers hit 8,000 at the height of alert after the outbreak of war and then was gradually reduced, as now only 1,000 soldiers will remain. The reduction was coordinated with the settlements, allowing a higher number of settlers to carry arms

The senior Fatah official, who has been held in solitary confinement for the past few months, claimed that he had not been supplied with basic equipment. The court states that Marwan Barghouti's petition ignores changes to the terms of security prisoners since October 7

An unidentified individual threw a bottle with flammable liquids at a synagogue in Warsaw, sparking condemnation from Polish leaders; no injuries reported.

Isotopic analysis shows heavy plant consumption at Taforalt, Morocco, from 15,000 to 13,000 years ago – a time of intense climate change and mounting scarcity of game

Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities are neither Nazi rallies nor Jew-friendly utopias, as partisans declare. But for the American right, they're a perfect foil for a campaign of moral panic which doesn't safeguard Jewish students but does win points from the base – and distracts from the real crisis in Gaza

Even if International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan hasn't yet issued the warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israelis, the impact can already be seen in Gaza and at the hostage negotiations

The agreement with Northwestern University will establish a new advisory committee on university investments and other commitments, lets protests continue through June 1, but bars all tents except one for aid supplies

  Yeshiva University is reopening its transfer application portal for undergraduate students, including its Honors program, through May 31st, 2024, due to ongoing campus antisemitism across the United States, the school announced. Although the 2024-2025 admissions cycle was closed, YU expects more transfers amid this trend. The university also continues receiving interest from top faculty […]

The proposal details that 33 hostages would be released in the first phase of a deal in exchange for a full IDF retreat from most of Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners. A plan to rebuild Gaza would be implemented in the final phase