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Richard Pryor wrestled with the N-word. His Jewish daughter explores how it shaped her life

Richard Pryor wrestled with the N-word. His Jewish daughter explores how it shaped her life

In her new memoir ‘Something We Said,’ Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor delves into her childhood, Black and Jewish identities, and the racism and...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

‘A time capsule’: Israeli cave sealed for millennia sheds light on obscure prehistoric clan

‘A time capsule’: Israeli cave sealed for millennia sheds light on obscure prehistoric clan

A site near Fureidis, south of Haifa, was occupied by early humans around 300,000 years ago, right before Home Sapiens and Neanderthals emerged in the...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Energy diplomacy without energy resources: How some states gain influence without oil and gas

Energy diplomacy without energy resources: How some states gain influence without oil and gas

For more than a century, energy diplomacy has been closely associated with countries endowed with vast oil and gas reserves. The ability to produce...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Why EU leaders really want Zelensky’s ‘drone wisdom’

Why EU leaders really want Zelensky’s ‘drone wisdom’

Kiev has been crashing UAVs in the Baltics – and now they want him to share his know-how?

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RT.com

Rachel Marsden

Naše zdravotné údaje môže vidieť viac ľudí, než si myslíme

Systém pracuje s najintímnejšími informáciami.

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SME.sk

Jana ježíková

Izjemna novica: V Piranskem zalivu odkrili nove mlade velike leščurje

Izjemna novica: V Piranskem zalivu odkrili nove mlade velike leščurje

Potapljači piranskega akvarija so v Piranskem zalivu potrdili najdbo živih mladih velikih leščurjev in odkrili še en nov primerek te skrajno...

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Dnevnik

Vesna Levičnik

Editor's Choice: Leaders gather in Tokyo to warn of 'unclear' future of Asia

Editor's Choice: Leaders gather in Tokyo to warn of 'unclear' future of Asia

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Nikkei Asian Review

Akito Tanaka

Learning to Govern a Fragmented World

Learning to Govern a Fragmented World

LONDON—When G7 leaders gather in Évian on June 15, they will confront a postwar order that has run its course. The United Nations, the Bretton...

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Project Syndicate

Dennis J. Snower

Jacob Reses, Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, to leave US administration

Jacob Reses, Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, to leave US administration

Reses, who began working for Vance during Senate campaign, is perhaps the closest Jewish official in VP’s orbit; Witkoff: ‘We haven’t seen the...

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The Times of Israel

Joseph Strauss

Trvalá záhada hospodárskeho rastu

Ani reformy v niektorých krajinách nestačia

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SME.sk

Andrés Velasco

The Rembrandt They Told Us to Throw Away

About a decade ago I found myself sitting in a conference hall in Birmingham listening to a discussion that had become familiar throughout much of the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Benjy Morgan

Po neurju v Komendi: ob zavidljivi delovni vnemi še ogromno dela

Po neurju v Komendi: ob zavidljivi delovni vnemi še ogromno dela

Tako kot četrtkovo se je tudi petkovo jutro za prebivalce Komende začelo vse prej kot ležerno. Posledice sredinega neurja še niso odpravljene in...

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Dnevnik

Tina Jereb

Has the World Gone Completely Crazy?

Has the World Gone Completely Crazy?

Has the World Gone Completely Crazy? The world has gone crazy. It is incomprehensible that the global community has turned its back to the Jewish...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

The Person You’re Talking to Might Not Exist

The Person You’re Talking to Might Not Exist

What a quiet 1979 film taught me about how we invent the people around us.

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Psychology Today

Andy Chaleff

Modi Is Rigging Indian Democracy

Modi Is Rigging Indian Democracy

NEW DELHI—India’s citizens are witnessing a remarkable inversion of democracy: a government choosing its voters rather than the other way around....

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Project Syndicate

Jayati Ghosh

UN alleges record levels of settler violence in the West Bank this year

UN alleges record levels of settler violence in the West Bank this year

Meanwhile, Palestinian farmers claim IDF project to prevent smuggling and terror attacks has damaged their water infrastructure

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Head of Palestinian soccer says US hasn’t granted him visa to attend World Cup

Head of Palestinian soccer says US hasn’t granted him visa to attend World Cup

Senior Palestinian Authority official Jibril Rajoub decries move as unfair, after attending soccer championship’s opening match in Mexico

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The Times of Israel

Sam Metz

Bad Influences

The camp of Israel in the desert was set up on a very orderly fashion. The Mishkan was in the center, and was surrounded by the three Levite families...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Gaza mediators glum on chances for breakthrough before Israeli elections in the fall

Gaza mediators glum on chances for breakthrough before Israeli elections in the fall

Mideast diplomats say Netanyahu’s cooperation with Trump plan diminishing as campaigning ramps up, fear he’ll renew war; US official insists...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Israel’s tribes united meet the United Arab Emirates

Israel’s tribes united meet the United Arab Emirates

Former president Reuven Rivlin famously described Israeli society as comprising four “tribes”: the ultra-Orthodox, religious Zionists, secular...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yakov Nagen

Ministerstvo investícií je v absolútnom rozklade

Eurofondy sme si už zablokovali sami. V informatizácii zas vedenie podpisuje aj to, čo by nemalo.

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SME.sk

Peter balík

What if AI retraining is just a comforting lie?

What if AI retraining is just a comforting lie?

No one knows whether AI will trigger a white-collar jobpocalypse. The loudest warnings still come from people building and selling the technology,...

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The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Are You Living From the Neck Up?

Are You Living From the Neck Up?

Kierkegaard’s guide to the true self.

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Psychology Today

Finn Janning Ph.d

Cynická obluda: Dedičný hriech

A vy ste pred 27 rokmi prečo zničili budúcnosť svojim deťom?

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Religions as Blockchains, Part II

Religions as Blockchains, Part II

Beyond the God Fork: Heresy, Hash Power, and Other Blockchain Lessons About Religion In “Religions as Blockchains, Part I,” we explored how...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

Cognition for Sale

Cognition for Sale

DUBAI—In his seminal 1956 paper “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two,” American psychologist George Miller made a deceptively simple...

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Project Syndicate

Sami Mahroum

»Strast je tista, ki šteje!« Poglejte, kako je SP že prvi dan združilo svet

»Strast je tista, ki šteje!« Poglejte, kako je SP že prvi dan združilo svet

Vizualna zgodba, ki nas popelje na igrišča in med navijače.

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Dnevnik

Daf

Emotional Flooding: When Feelings Take Center Stage

Emotional Flooding: When Feelings Take Center Stage

Why strong emotions can overwhelm us and how to regain clarity

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Psychology Today

Friedemann Schaub M.d

Zaparkujte na 600 rokov!

Parkovanie nie je právo, ale drahé privilégium.

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SME.sk

Ivana nemethová

Israeli study on how damselflies get their vivid colors could help replace toxic dyes

Israeli study on how damselflies get their vivid colors could help replace toxic dyes

Scientists reveal how microscopic structures and pigments work together to create intense, stable hues

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Japan’s real AI problem is not technology. It is trust.

Japan’s real AI problem is not technology. It is trust.

A recent case in Japan has sparked intense discussion about artificial intelligence. In late May, media reports revealed that the 18-year-old daughter...

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The Japan Times

Toshiaki sasao

Europeans Are the G7’s Grownups

Europeans Are the G7’s Grownups

BERKELEY—The 52nd G7 Summit will take place on June 15–17 in France, hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. Established during the 1970s global oil...

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Project Syndicate

Laura Tyson

Israel’s ‘Deep State’ is Critical Not Of, but FOR, Democracy

The “Deep State.” A term that sends shivers down the spine of anyone who views democracy as a vulnerable marvel. Lately, the Deep State has been...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Grasshopper Men (Parashat Sh’lach)

Our ancestors are standing at the edge of possibility. They have been freed from Egypt. They have received Torah at Sinai. They have been shaped,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Noam raucher

EDITORIAL: True Diet ‘consensus’ needed before revising Imperial House Law

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

The Jewish Power Blog: Holy Land

The current armed conflict in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank has brought back into the center of public discourse a long-running debate: where...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marc J. Rosenstein

Drones hover at center of Taiwan's defense debate

Drones hover at center of Taiwan's defense debate

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Nikkei Asian Review

Chris horton

UK Jews decry policy paper in which Muslim police group calls Zionism form of hatred

UK Jews decry policy paper in which Muslim police group calls Zionism form of hatred

National Association of Muslim Police distances itself from July 2025 report that likens Gaza war to Holocaust and disputes Oct. 7 atrocities, insists...

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The Times of Israel

Kelly Hartog

Gwyneth Paltrow draws backlash after starring in ad for luxury Israeli development

Gwyneth Paltrow draws backlash after starring in ad for luxury Israeli development

Actress makes bold statement of connection as many pro-Israel Jews worry whether Hollywood remains hospitable to them and previously supportive...

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The Times of Israel

Kelly Hartog

Pýtali by sme sa na Ficovho syna, keby nebola Šimečkova mama?

Keď sa z rodín politikov stane politická téma.

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SME.sk

Beata Balogová

Returns, concerns and changes: The latest on Argentina before its World Cup debut

Returns, concerns and changes: The latest on Argentina before its World Cup debut

Argentina’s men’s national football team is gearing up for its 2026 World Cup debut after two encouraging friendly victories. Yet concerns over...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Korporátna Amerika nie je meritokracia. Stačí sa spýtať žien

Získavajú väčšinu vysokoškolských titulov, ale vo vedení firiem sú v menšine

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SME.sk

Washington Post

Korach, Populism, and Leadership in a Time of Crisis

It’s always amazing how the weekly Torah portion lines up perfectly with the evening news. Think about it: massive protests against injustice,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Naomi Graetz

A philosophy of home

The household is a community, as much as the state, and ancient philosophy had much more to say about it than we think by Sandrine Bergès  BIO...

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Aeon

Sandrine Bergès

The FIFA World Cup: Caught on the Visa Snag

The FIFA World Cup: Caught on the Visa Snag

The FIFA Men’s World Cup of 2026 was always going to offer visitors and spectators something different.  Shared between three countries – Mexico,...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

(REKLI SO) Ivan Lorenčič: Ko zboliš, ne kličeš gospodarstva na pomoč

(REKLI SO) Ivan Lorenčič: Ko zboliš, ne kličeš gospodarstva na pomoč

"Bolnišnično zdravljenje, ko si priklopljen na posteljo, prinaša razne dvome, razmislek o smislu življenja, o preteklosti in tudi...

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Večer

Dr

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Erupts: From Economic Pain to Brutal Political Revolt

Developments in PoJK are no longer attracting attention only within the region. International scrutiny has gradually increased, bringing greater focus...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Zahack Tanvir

Do They Know How Much We Love Them?

To every miluim couple in Israel, To every miluim couple in Israel, I have a question I’ve been carrying in my heart for a long time. Do you know...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chava kadoche

The Kharg Gamble Could Backfire on America

The Kharg Gamble Could Backfire on America

Military tensions in the Persian Gulf have once again reached a dangerously critical point. The fragile ceasefire efforts pursued since April have...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

The Perma-War Trap: How BiBi Exchanged Israel’s Security for Political Longevity

For nearly two decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has cultivated the image of “Mr. Security,” a leader uniquely qualified to navigate the volatile...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fabio andre