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Judith Tzamir, a Holocaust survivor from Germany, poses for a portrait in her family home in Kibbutz Meflasim, southern Israel, Friday, May 3, 2024. On Monday, Tzamir will join 55 other Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world for a memorial march in Poland, called March of the Living. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Holocaust survivor Judith Tzamir marks that history differently after horrors of Oct. 7

Merit Street Media | May 05, 2024

KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the...

Israeli soldiers directs a tank at a staging ground near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israel closes Gaza crossing after Hamas attack, shutters Al Jazeera news channel

Merit Street Media | May 05, 2024

JERUSALEM (MSM/AP) — Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza on Sunday after Hamas militants...

Demystifying the latest jobs report, why are so many Americans still struggling?

Merit Street Media | May 03, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Each month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its jobs report.

Flower bouquets for Mother's Day are seen at a retail store in Morton Grove, Ill., Saturday, May 8, 2021. According to the Associated Press, several factors have led to a shortage of popular flowers for Mother's Day including roses, ranunculus and anemones and the cost of flowers is sky-rocketing as a result. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Consumers expected to spend near-record $33.5B this Mother’s Day

Annie Gimbel | May 03, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Mother’s Day spending is expected to reach $33.5 billion this year, according to the annual consumer survey released in April by...

La Azteca Market is a typical example of masmall markets in South Los Angeles, with junk food near the front door and checkout counter, seen Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. In the poorest parts of Los Angeles, a grocery store or a sit-down restaurant can be hard to come by, a reality local officials fault for the higher rates of obesity, diabetes and other health problems that plague the area disproportionately. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Study: Eating junk food as a kid can lead to memory loss

Annie Gimbel | May 03, 2024

California - Most Americans know junk food isn’t healthy. Turns out, it can also make you forgetful.

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Torrential rains inundate southeastern Texas, causing flooding that has closed schools and roads

Merit Street Media | May 03, 2024

Houston (AP) — Torrential rain inundated southeastern Texas on Friday, forcing schools to cancel classes and closing numerous highways around Houston.

A page from the Temu website is seen, June 23, 2023, in New York. Temu, the China-founded online retailer surging in popularity in the United States, is opening its platform to U.S. and European sellers, a Temu spokesperson confirmed Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Temu more dangerous than TikTok? Senator demands investigation into 'pipeline of slave labor products'

Annie Gimbel | May 02, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) is demanding that President Joe Biden open an investigation into the popular Chinese e-commerce...

Arizona state senator Shawnna Bolick, R-District 2, speaks, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

Merit Street Media | May 02, 2024

Phoenix (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday.

Harvard student sues school, ‘Jewish students don’t feel safe here anymore’

Annie Gimbel | May 02, 2024

Massachusetts — Harvard grad student Shabbos Kestenbaum is suing the university for failing to uphold federal law under Title VI of the Civil Rights...

'It's a bad situation,' Dr. Phil visits UCLA campus

Annie Gimbel | May 01, 2024

California — Dr. Phil McGraw visited UCLA Wednesday, speaking to students, law enforcement and checking out a makeshift camp for pro-Palestinian...

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