More COVID-19 deaths have already been reported in 2021 than in all of 2020

More people worldwide have died of COVID-19 so far this year than during all of last year, according to data tallied by Johns Hopkins University. So far, 3.77 million deaths have been reported since the pandemic began — with 1.89 million reported in … Read More

Barack Obama says Biden is ‘finishing the job’ of his presidency

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Former President Barack Obama told Ezra Klein that “Joe and the administration are essentially finishing the job.” —Mark Makela/Getty Images Former President Barack Obama believes President Biden is “finishing the job” of his administration, he revealed in a new interview. … Read More

Top Dems rebuke Ilhan Omar for US, Israel comparison to terrorist groups: ‘no moral equivalency’

Senior Democratic leaders issued a unified statement Thursday, denouncing comments made by Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar when she compared U.S. and Israeli “war crimes” to actions by the Taliban and Hamas. The statement was part of an internecine war of words … Read More

Biden embraces Trump policy in backing Arab-Israeli deals

PM Benjamin Netanyahu with former president Donald Trump at signing of peace accords with UAE and Bahrain, Sept. 15, 2020. (Avi Ohayon/GPO) The Biden administration is considering appointing former U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro to a Mideast role that … Read More

Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not leaving the political stage quietly in what appear to be the final days of his historic 12-year rule. JERUSALEM — In what appear to be the final days of his historic 12-year rule, … Read More

Consumer prices surge 5% annually, most since August 2008

U.S. consumer prices increased in May at the fastest annual rate in nearly 13 years as the economic comeback from COVID-19 lockdowns continues to build momentum. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index in May rose 5% year over year, … Read More

Iran warships sail through Atlantic, said heading for US-sanctioned Venezuela

Vessels departed in May from Iran’s southern port, says deputy army chief, describing their mission as navy’s longest, most challenging voyage yet. Iranian warships are seen in the Atlantic Ocean, in a photo released on June 10, 2021. (Iranian Army … Read More

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