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Barnea, Kopolev advance in Worlds to Israel’s delight
After a bitterly frustrating week, the Israeli delegation to the swimming World Championships in Barcelona was finally given a reason to smile.
By ALLON SINAI \
8/4/2013 12:32:46 AM
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Hop on the GradTrain,next stop a far-off campus
Israeli post-doctoral student in NYC looking to advise potential study-abroad candidates.
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
8/4/2013 12:37:05 AM
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Rediscovering Achziv, a hidden Israeli delight
Achziv is a magical place and not simply a grandiose distortion of our youth-seeking imagination.
By DAVID BRINN \
8/4/2013 12:40:25 AM
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The good old doctor – 92 years young
Seventy years after graduating from medical school in London, Dr. Cyril Sherer is still practicing medicine.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2013 12:44:14 AM
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New Worlds: Copying the long-lived naked mole rat
Suppose you could replace “Made in China” with “Made in my garage”? Michigan Technological University’s Joshua Pearce is working on it.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2013 12:46:57 AM
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Peres turns 90, hears he’ll get US congressional medal
Among the gifts he received was a bipartisan vote in the US Congress to award him the Congressional Gold Medal.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/4/2013 12:51:36 AM
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Baby elephant stomps its way into Ramat Gan Safari
New-born Asian calf stands with its mother and grandmother, marking three-generations of elephants at the safari.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 1:02:25 AM
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Identity, race and the courts: Martin v. Natan-Zada
Is it valid to claim the Trayvon Martin and Eden Natan-Zada cases were influenced by racial bias, even subconsciously?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/4/2013 1:12:26 AM
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Tens of thousands turn out in support of Tunisia government
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 1:19:16 AM
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Lebanese president calls for inclusive government
Salam has been unsuccessfully trying to form a government for more than three months, unable to bring various factions together.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/4/2013 1:23:39 AM
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Tunisians come out in show of force for Islamist-led government
Tens of thousands push back against protests of secular opposition.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 1:32:15 AM
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Palestinians held in mezuza theft at Cave of Patriarchs
Border Police detain two Palestinians for theft of a mezuza in Hebron, say there were caught on security camera.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND BEN HARTMAN \
8/4/2013 1:40:10 AM
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Islamists at Berlin al-Quds Day call for destruction of Jewish state
Police officials tell the 'Post' roughly 900 radicals marched along the Kurfürstendamm shopping district.
By Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post correspondent \
8/4/2013 1:54:05 AM
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PMO: Rouhani’s Israel remarks show ‘extremist agenda'
Jerusalem claims Iran used state-run media to cover up comment that "Zionist regime a wound that must be removed."
By HERB KEINON \
8/4/2013 2:01:54 AM
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Tracking the lone rangers
Parks Authority enforcers juggle mix of law and field science while lookingfor illegal hunters and za’atar harvesters, and protecting endangered species.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/4/2013 2:12:23 AM
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This Week in History: How Dr. Einstein learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
In 1954, the last year of Einstein’s life, he admitted to an old friend, "I made one great mistake in my life—when I signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs be made."
By GABRIELLA TZVIA WEINIGER \
8/4/2013 2:16:39 AM
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Libya's deputy prime minister resigns
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 2:18:38 AM
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Morocco's king promises an investigation into pardon of pedophile
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 3:00:13 AM
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Morocco's king promises an investigation into pardon of pedophile
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 3:00:50 AM
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Kuwait forms new Cabinet, names al-Shamali oil minister
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 3:40:51 AM
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White House holds meeting over Arabian Peninsula security threats
Susan Rice chairs meeting to review situation, follow-up action.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 3:44:56 AM
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White House holds high-level meeting over security threat
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 4:00:18 AM
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Alabama Nuclear plant releases carbon dioxide, no damage, injuries
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 5:17:57 AM
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France to close embassy in Yemen temporarily on security fears
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 6:36:04 AM
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Sunni-Shi’ite battles spread like wildfire
We are seeing a region divided, where fighters cross borders to support their brethren in other countries such as Syria. Meanwhile, internal conflicts within the Sunni and Shi’ite camps are spreading across borders.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/4/2013 6:43:17 AM
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Kerry: Zimbabwe election results not the will of the people
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 7:00:07 AM
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Man on vacation from France drowns at sea near Netanya beach
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 7:28:22 AM
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Syrian national treated for injuries in Safed
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 9:09:24 AM
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Report: State funds groups that advocate building Third Temple
Army Radio: Temple Institute backed by Education, Culture Ministries.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 9:27:25 AM
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Health Ministry to vaccinate children against polio
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 10:21:41 AM
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Former Knesset speaker Berman dies at 100
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 10:26:05 AM
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Lapid rejects criticism in wake of Leiderman-Frenkel fiasco
Labor MK Braverman calls for formation of vetting committee, says individuals chosen for top positions must be honest.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 11:03:18 AM
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Official: Tunisian police kill Islamist militant, arrest five
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 11:35:12 AM
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Lebanese Christian leader assails Hezbollah for provoking Israel
Samir Geagea reacts to Nasrallah's anti-Israel speech on Friday; accuses Hezbolllah leader of dragging Lebanon towards war.
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS \
8/4/2013 11:58:07 AM
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Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated as Iranian president
Newly inaugurated Rouhani sworn in on live state broadcast, promises "to safeguard the official religion of the country and the Islamic Republic as well as the country's constitution."
By HERB KEINON, JPOST.COM, REUTERS STAFF \
8/4/2013 1:01:21 PM
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Identity through art
The students of The Neri Bloomfield School of Design and Education have channeled their artistic talents to strengthen their own identities.
By SAMANTHA KUBEK \
8/4/2013 1:24:17 PM
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Yitzhak Berman, former Knesset speaker, dies at 100
The Likud MK was speaker of the ninth Knesset, and was Energy and Infrastructure Minister in the 10th Knesset.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/4/2013 1:44:36 PM
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Despite peace talks, cabinet approves preferential status for settlements
Peace talks key official Livni and her Hatnua party abstain.
By HERB KEINON \
8/4/2013 1:55:02 PM
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Four dead, dozens hurt in accident between truck and bus near Kiryat Gat
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 2:01:31 PM
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Four dead, dozens hurt in Route 6 road accident
Some 30 people injured in road accident between a Metropoline bus and a truck; IDF release names of 2 soldiers amongst dead.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/4/2013 9:54:36 PM
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Israeli politicians line up to rub shoulders with Messi, Barcelona
World-famous Catalan outfit arrives in Holy Land; Peres says Iniesta, Xavi, and Messi can teach how to strive for peace.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 2:41:48 PM
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Yesh Atid rebel Kol: I’m not going anywhere
Lapid, Kol make up; Lapid: Who is Gafni to call me undemocratic when his party has no women, Sephardic people, gays, etc.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/4/2013 2:46:17 PM
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Iran's Rouhani takes oath of office as president
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 3:34:40 PM
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Erdogan cancels Gaza trip after running afoul of Egypt government
Turkish provokes wrath of Egyptian army-backed interim government for criticizing West's response to Morsi ouster.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 3:55:41 PM
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Getting rid of Hamas
The call to Muslims from a leading Palestinian to topple Hamas’s unstable structure may not fall on deaf ears.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
8/4/2013 4:11:44 PM
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Iranian President Rouhani takes oath of office before parliament
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 4:11:57 PM
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Iran's President Rouhani nominates cabinet
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 4:31:53 PM
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Chapter 17, 1924: Congress decides No More Jews
By DAVID TURNER \
8/4/2013 4:35:00 PM
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Meretz leaders attack ministerial decision to add settlements to national preferences list
Gal-On calls the moves "a targeted effort to prevent the peace efforts and reveals a contempt for the rule of law."
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 4:53:17 PM
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Lapid rejects calls for new BOI nomination method following Frenkel, Leiderman ‘farce’
Labor MK Braverman calls for formation of vetting committee, says individuals chosen for top positions must be honest.
By NIV ELIS AND LAHAV HARKOV \
8/4/2013 5:07:05 PM
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Technion’s first international class graduates
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
8/4/2013 5:13:11 PM
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White House: Rouhani will find US a "willing partner" if Tehran seeks serious talks on nuclear concerns
The United States says its prepared to work with new government of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to address concerns about Iran's nuclear program if Iran will engage seriously on the issue; Rouhani nominates new cabinet.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 5:32:15 PM
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US lawmaker says al-Qaida threat most serious in years
After State Department close 21 embassies, consulates, Senator Saxby Chambliss says threat reminiscent of 9/11 attacks.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 5:37:05 PM
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Boy falls from climbing wall in Nahshonit Park; in critical condition
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 5:49:51 PM
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Egypt bars Yemeni Nobel Peace laureate, Morsi supporter Tawakul Karman
State news agency reports Karman barred from entering country, placed on flight back to Dubai.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 6:04:10 PM
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Health Ministry launches polio vaccine campaign for kids up to 9 years old
Campaign targets children in south following discovery of virus in sewage; 98% of population already vaccinated.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2013 6:05:15 PM
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US senator urges Egypt's military to hold elections quickly
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 6:14:04 PM
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US senator urges Egypt's military to hold elections quickly
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 6:25:40 PM
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Govt efforts at haredi integration insufficient
Report: State Control Committee chairman says report shows government was guilty for “lack of [haredi] integration."
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/4/2013 6:31:01 PM
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Energy and Water Ministry publishes new environmental guidelines for onshore drilling
Updated guidelines seek to minimize hazards that can potentially arise during oil and gas drilling procedure.
By SHARON UDASIN \
8/4/2013 6:39:40 PM
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Zechut Avot: An eternal birthright
By DAVID WILDER \
8/4/2013 6:47:00 PM
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PA official condemns move to place 91 Jewish settlements on priority funding list
By REUTERS AND JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 6:48:43 PM
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Peace Now: New settlement decision calls into question 'good faith' in negotiations
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 6:50:43 PM
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Egyptian anti-Obama video goes viral, blames him for siding with Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian army chief in interview says Defense Secretary Hagel calls him almost every day, but Obama has not called.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/4/2013 7:25:18 PM
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Welfare Ministry appoints consultant for Arab sector
Meir Cohen hires Dunia Baransi to “work intensively with the Arab local authorities in promoting social welfare issues."
By DANIELLE ZIRI \
8/4/2013 7:00:16 PM
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Jerusalem Municipality launches new app
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD \
8/4/2013 7:29:50 PM
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Tunisian soldier killed, 7 wounded in landmine by Algeria border
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 8:03:34 PM
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Israel, US have vastly different takes on Iran's Rouhani inauguration
Washington ready to talk, while Jerusalem is warning that regime goal remains development of nukes.
By HERB KEINON, MICHAEL WILNER, AND REUTERS \
8/4/2013 8:06:29 PM
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Egyptian Brotherhood leaders to face trial for inciting murder
New government says will give mediation a chance as Egypt mediation gathers pace.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 8:11:17 PM
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Stop the Lie! America IS at War with Islam.
By EARL COX \
8/4/2013 8:25:00 PM
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Thirty killed in sectarian fighting in Syrian mountains
Syrian rebels battle Assad's troops in Jabal Akrad; Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say 12 rebels, 19 pro-Assad fighters killed.
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 8:34:45 PM
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Celebrating the Bard
Theater in the Rough brings Shakespeare to a Jerusalem park.
By MEGAN SEHR \
8/4/2013 8:35:31 PM
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Report: Thousands to pray at Al-Aksa to mark Laylat al-Qadr
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 8:40:08 PM
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Jailhouse awakenings
Netflix’s latest series ‘Orange Is the New Black’ offers a unique interpretation of prison life.
By NOA AMOUYAL \
8/4/2013 8:40:31 PM
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Roger Waters defends use of pig and Star of David, denies he’s anti-Semitic
Roger Waters takes a defensive stance following a statement by Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who called the Pink Floyd co-founder an “open hater of Jews.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/4/2013 8:43:00 PM
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August 5: Words of wisdom
The people who should refuse to accept how the talks will end are us. Has a people ever been more humiliated by its own prime minister?
By JERUSALEM POST READERS \
8/4/2013 8:46:09 PM
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Original Thinking: 10 lessons for the new South African ambassador
Sisa Ngombane, the new South African ambassador to Israel, needs to get himself an education very quickly.
By BARRY SHAW \
8/4/2013 8:50:33 PM
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IDF release names of two soldiers killed in Route 6 accident
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 9:12:17 PM
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Two cars, bus crash on Route 65; woman critically injured
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 9:25:16 PM
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Detectives working to identify beheaded woman
As Tel Aviv police collect footage from surveillance cameras in the area, local drug users ponder who did it.
By BEN HARTMAN \
8/4/2013 9:15:12 PM
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Think About It: Raising the qualifying threshold
The reason there are only 11 Arab MKs is that the voting-rate is much lower in the Arab sector.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
8/4/2013 9:21:19 PM
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'Smokers motivated by instant gratification, not just risk taking'
Researchers find that smokers are mainly motivated by an urge for instant gratification; smokers also show "careful" behavior.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
8/4/2013 9:22:42 PM
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The Knesset and Raoul Wallenberg
Why does the Knesset speaker not answer a question about appointing a contact person?
By MAX GRUNBERG \
8/4/2013 9:27:44 PM
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Editorial: Appointment pains
The appointment process for the Bank of Israel’s governor is just another issue that the public feels it has the right to influence.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/4/2013 9:27:55 PM
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Perspectives for Elul on aging
Each morning of Elul, the sounding of the shofar proudly says to each of us, “You are here – they were here – your children will be here.”
By DAVID GEFFEN \
8/4/2013 9:30:35 PM
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What markets do and what they cannot do
In a recent interview with Prof. Eric Maskin, a Nobel laureate in Economics asserted that “The market is no God – it cannot solve every problem.”
By DANIEL DORON \
8/4/2013 9:32:03 PM
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The Region: Why release 100 murderous terrorists?
Would America release al-Qaida terrorists held in Guantanamo Bay prison in the belief that this would lead them to make peace?
By BARRY RUBIN \
8/4/2013 9:33:34 PM
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Missy Franklin becomes first woman to win six golds in one world championship
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 9:52:47 PM
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Woman succumbs to her injuries following Route 65 accident
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 10:01:58 PM
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Peres hails Messi, Barcelona as 'messengers of peace'
The president says soccer "creates a horizon of hope for all children."
By GREER FAY CASHMAN AND STEVE LINDE \
8/4/2013 10:18:51 PM
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Court awards Sephardi man NIS 50,000 in discrimination suit
Mishel Malcha compensated for discrimination after Israel Aerospace Industries reject him with no interview.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/4/2013 10:47:44 PM
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Embassy closures show al-Qaida still poses major threat
Expert tells 'Post' that some in the US have said al-Qaida is dead, but closures demonstrate they are wrong.
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON \
8/4/2013 11:52:55 PM
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Islamist militants attack Somali capital, plan more before Ramadan ends
By REUTERS \
8/4/2013 11:19:05 PM
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ISM video: IDF solider kicking 12-year old Palestinian in Hebron
Army investigating incident after soldier holds, kicks boy; activist group charges incident occurred during settler dispute.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/4/2013 11:25:10 PM
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US extends embassy closure out of 'abundance of caution'
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
8/4/2013 11:39:09 PM