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‘We cried and we hugged each other,’ says father of released Palestinian teenager Mithil Aggarwal and Samra Zulfaqar Mohammad Salima returned home Tuesday to his worried father and siblings who broke down in tears and hugged him. The 16-year-old was imprisoned by Israeli forces earlier this year for “throwing stones,” …

It’s officially Christmas at Rockefeller Center And just like that, after 91 years of tradition, the massive and iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been lit, officially ringing in the Christmas spirit from New York and around the world. A view of the lit tree during the Rockefeller Center Christmas …

Speaking at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday, Elon Musk, the owner of social media site X (formerly Twitter), scoffed at advertisers boycotting the platform because of antisemitic posts he amplified there. “If somebody’s gonna try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f—yourself.” He …

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned in a major address on Wednesday about repercussions if Americans don’t condemn antisemitism, which has increased since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official ever in U.S. history, laid out in a 45-minute speech how Jews …

All survived mostly intact for more than 1,000 years, despite war, earthquakes, foreign invasions and the temple’s makeover first as a church and then a mosque. But in 1687, the Parthenon was blown up by a besieging Venetian army, and many of the works were lost. The survivors are now …

Life expectancy in the U.S. ticked upward in 2022, following two years of significant declines driven primarily by the Covid pandemic, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published Wednesday.  The CDC data showed that life expectancy at birth — how long a baby born in a …

There’s overwhelming evidence that walking lowers the risk of Type 2 diabetes, along with other diseases like cancer, heart disease and dementia. The American Diabetes Association recommends taking 10,000 steps per day or walking daily for at least 30 minutes to reduce your diabetes risk. Walking at a faster pace can improve …

Sean “Diddy” Combs has temporarily stepped aside as the chairman of the media network Revolt, a spokesperson for the music mogul said Tuesday. Combs made the decision to step aside from the media network last week, the spokesperson said. It’s not clear when he plans to return. In a post …

The remains of an American airman who was listed as unaccounted for after his plane was shot down over France during World War II have been found and identified almost 80 years later. U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, from Leesburg, Florida, was killed on Jan. 21, 1944, …

Cyber Monday is almost over, but retailers are still offering notable discounts across categories like beauty, Apple tech, streaming subscriptions and more. Our experts say that the strongest deals worth shopping end tonight, so you have just a few more hours to take advantage of sales before they’re over. To …