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Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.
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Dan Webster reviews "Is This Thing On?"

Is This Thing On?” is, uniquely enough, an upbeat yet emotionally truthful movie about divorce, Dan Webster says.
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Rural school districts in Whitman County seek levy renewals

The St. John and Endicott school districts, located in Whitman County, are asking voters to renew levies set to expire. While ...
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Here's why people say they're using 'Are You Dead?' and apps like it

Safety check-in apps — a way for loved ones to know that you're alive — have become more popular among adults who feel that ...
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Minnesota Olympians, other athletes speak up about federal agents in Minneapolis

"I want to make sure you know who I'm racing for," wrote Minnesota-born cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins. Meanwhile, ...
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I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again

I had missed that voice more than I knew. Being able to hear him again — young him, even if he wasn't talking to me, or talking about anything I much cared about, felt to me, as it had to Lionel in ...
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Despite a 'ruptured' knee ligament, Lindsey Vonn says she will compete in the Olympics

The 41-year-old's remarkable comeback from retirement was thrown into jeopardy after she hurt her knee during a crash in competition last week. But that won't keep her from racing in the Olympics.