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Judge is closing court during parts of Passover to accommodate Gedalia Stern and other attorneys, as well as any potential Jewish jurors
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Culture 99 problems and a lamb ain’t one: What the Talmud says about Trump’s hush money trial
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Culture How the 1919 solar eclipse made Albert Einstein famous
Photographs from the celestial event proved the theory of relativity, which caught the world by surprise
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Fast Forward Hopes rise for deal to free all hostages in exchange for 2-month cease-fire
President Biden is sending his CIA director to the Middle East Sunday to help seal the deal between Israel and Hamas
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