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Israeli Tech Firm Locusview Acquired by U.S. Infrastructure Giant Itron for $525M


By: Russ Spencer The fast-accelerating transformation of global energy infrastructure, propelled by the demands of artificial intelligence and next-generation data centers, has produced one of Israel’s most notable technology exits of the year. As reported on Monday by Calcalistech.com, U.S.-based Itron, a major power in energy and water-infrastructure management, has signed a definitive agreement to […]

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Historian Uri Kaufman Warns of a “New American Intifada” Driven by Racial Dogma & Deliberate Distortions of Israel’s Reality


By: Fern Sidman In a far-reaching and sobering conversation with podcast host Alan Skorski, acclaimed historian and author Uri Kaufman offered a penetrating diagnosis of what he describes as a “new antisemitism” gripping sectors of the American left—a worldview that has helped legitimize public expressions of support for Hamas after the atrocities of October 7, […]

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Recovered Gustav Klimt Masterwork Sets Record-Shattering Benchmark at Sotheby’s, Fetching $236.4M in Historic Auction


By: Helen Cherlovsky A long-lost painting by Austrian modernist Gustav Klimt rewrote the record books on Tuesday night, becoming the most expensive work of modern art ever to sell at auction. In a dramatic evening that drew global attention, Sotheby’s confirmed that Portrait of Elizabeth Lederer — a 1916 canvas rescued from the ruins of an […]

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Real accountability on keeping guns safe


When a police officer is killed or wounded, the shock reverberates far beyond the precinct walls. A 2021 shootout that left two NYPD officers wounded when they responded to a domestic violence inci…

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Investing billions in union construction careers


Project labor agreements — or PLAs — may not be the flashiest phrase in politics, but they are an important one. At a moment when New Yorkers need good-paying, union jobs, when our city government …

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Charter schools are a path to a great education


In New York City, few education debates spark as much passion as the one over the Gifted & Talented (G&T) program. The program serves a small share of students, yet it always seem to be an …

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One Table, Two Voices: The Shulhan Aruch and the Enduring Myth of Ashkenazi-Sephardi “Racism”


By: Jewish Voice News In contemporary discourse—particularly on social media platforms where historical nuance is often flattened into ideological slogans—accusations of “racism” between Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews have become common currency. Individuals with limited exposure to Jewish history, halachic development, or the lived experience of diaspora Jewish life confidently pronounce that these two ancient branches […]

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Parshas Vayeitzei


By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Growing up, I would come home from school with stories of the Pilgrims and Indians joining together for a Thanksgiving feast. My mother would say that for a Jew, every day is Thanksgiving Day. From the moment we wake up, before we even step out of bed, the words of Modeh […]

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Ukraine war latest: US holds secret meeting with Russians on peace – as Kyiv and Moscow trade deadly attacks



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Today in History: November 25, Elian Gonzalez rescued


Elian Gonzalez, a 5-year-old Cuban boy, was rescued by two sport fishermen off the coast of Florida, setting off an international custody battle that eventually saw him repatriated to his father in…