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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-launch-probe-after-9-high-school-students-die-in-flash-flood/">
							<img width="600" height="375" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/F180426MA04-640x400.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Police stand outside the Bnei Tzion pre-army academy in Tel Aviv, from which 9 students were killed in a flash flood in the Judean desert, on April 26, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)" title="Police stand outside the Bnei Tzion pre-army academy in Tel Aviv, from which 9 students were killed in a flash flood in the Judean desert, on April 26, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)" />
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						<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-launch-probe-after-9-high-school-students-die-in-flash-flood/">Police launch probe after 9 high school students die in flash flood</a>
					</div><div class="byline">By <a title="Judah Ari Gross" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/judah-ari-gross/">Judah Ari Gross</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a></div>
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						<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-launch-probe-after-9-high-school-students-die-in-flash-flood/">Defense, education ministries spar over culpability after pre-army program ignores weather warnings and leads teens on deadly Judean Desert hike</a>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-youths-missing-after-class-trip-swept-away-by-flash-flood-near-dead-sea/">
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-youths-missing-after-class-trip-swept-away-by-flash-flood-near-dead-sea/">9 youths killed, 1 missing after Judean Desert flooding</a>
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a></div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-killed-in-flash-flood-as-storm-hail-batters-israel/">
							<img width="160" height="100" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/000_14B77A-e1524676888496-160x100.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="A car drives through flooded water running through a valley blocking the main road along the Dead Sea, near the desert fortress of Masada, following heavy rainfall on April 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)" title="A car drives through flooded water running through a valley blocking the main road along the Dead Sea, near the desert fortress of Masada, following heavy rainfall on April 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)" />
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							<span class="media-ico video-ico no-slash"></span><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-killed-in-flash-flood-as-storm-hail-batters-israel/">Two killed in flash floods as storm, hail batter Israel</a>
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a></div>
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					</div><div class="byline">By <a title="Judah Ari Gross" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/judah-ari-gross/">Judah Ari Gross</a></div>
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						<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-at-un-iran-has-more-than-80000-fighters-in-syria/">Ambassador Danon presents satellite photo of alleged Iranian base near Damascus, indicates Israel would take military action to prevent Tehran from getting nukes</a>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/mattis-says-iran-nuclear-deal-includes-robust-verification/">
							<img width="160" height="100" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/AP_18116552729692-160x100.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question on the Department of Defense budget posture during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, April 26, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)" title="US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question on the Department of Defense budget posture during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, April 26, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)" />
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="Robert Burns" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/robert-burns/">Robert Burns</a></div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/khamenei-says-arab-states-that-befriend-israel-bring-misery-to-muslims/">
							<img width="160" height="100" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/03/AP18067409395975-e1520665220341-160x100.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)" title="Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)" />
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="Michael Bachner" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/michael-bachner/">Michael Bachner</a></div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeo-heads-to-israel-mideast-europe-after-taking-oath/">
							<img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/AP18116561403706-e1524769079371-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="In this April 12, 2018, photo Mike Pompeo smiles after his introduction before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation for him to become the next Secretary of State on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)" title="In this April 12, 2018, photo Mike Pompeo smiles after his introduction before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation for him to become the next Secretary of State on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)" />
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					</div><div class="byline">By <a title="AFP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/afp/">AFP</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a></div>
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						<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeo-heads-to-israel-mideast-europe-after-taking-oath/">New US secretary of state en route to NATO meeting in Brussels, then on to talks with 'key allies' in the Jewish state, Saudi Arabia and Jordan</a>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeo-could-lead-us-delegation-to-jerusalem-embassy-opening-report/">
							<img width="160" height="100" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/000_1497EL-e1524645229652-160x100.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="US Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 12, 2018. (JIM WATSON/AFP)" title="US Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 12, 2018. (JIM WATSON/AFP)" />
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="Stuart Winer" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/stuart-winer/">Stuart Winer</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a></div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-americas-are-moving-their-embassies-to-jerusalem-europe-not-so-fast/">
							<img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-26-at-17.58.57-400x250.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Czech President Milos Zeman speaking at a reception in honor of Israel&#039;s 70th birthday at Prague Castle, April 25, 2018 (Facebook)" title="Czech President Milos Zeman speaking at a reception in honor of Israel&#039;s 70th birthday at Prague Castle, April 25, 2018 (Facebook)" />
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						<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-americas-are-moving-their-embassies-to-jerusalem-europe-not-so-fast/">The Americas are moving their embassies to Jerusalem. Europe? Not so fast</a>
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						<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-americas-are-moving-their-embassies-to-jerusalem-europe-not-so-fast/">Israeli officials hail Czech announcement of gradual relocation, but Prague, like others on the continent, is sticking to EU consensus</a>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/czech-president-announces-3-stage-plan-to-move-embassy-to-jerusalem-eventually/">Czech president announces 3-stage plan to move embassy to Jerusalem &#8211; eventually</a>
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="Raphael Ahren" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/raphael-ahren/">Raphael Ahren</a></div>
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="Raphael Ahren" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/raphael-ahren/">Raphael Ahren</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a></div>
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							<span class="label">Israel media review</span><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/missions-and-embassies-6-things-to-know-for-april-26/">Missions and embassies: 6 things to know for April 26</a>
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="Adiv Sterman" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/adiv-sterman/">Adiv Sterman</a></div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/haley-hamas-using-children-as-cannon-fodder-in-gaza/">
							<img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/000_14C7C4-e1524757615801-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="In this photo taken on April 13, 2018 US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council meeting, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. (AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL)" title="In this photo taken on April 13, 2018 US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council meeting, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. (AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL)" />
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						<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/haley-hamas-using-children-as-cannon-fodder-in-gaza/">Haley: Hamas using &#8216;children as cannon fodder&#8217; in Gaza</a>
					</div><div class="byline">By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a> and <a title="AFP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/afp/">AFP</a></div>
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						<span class="media-ico video-ico"></span><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/haley-hamas-using-children-as-cannon-fodder-in-gaza/">Israeli group B'Tselem urges UN 'to protect Palestinian lives'; Israel says it's defending against terror attacks</a>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-buries-rocket-and-drone-expert-slain-in-malaysia/">Hamas buries rocket and drone expert slain in Malaysia</a>
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						<div class="byline">By <a title="AP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/ap/">AP</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a></div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/still-wanted-a-home-for-1000-crocodiles/">Still wanted: A home for 1,000 escape-prone crocodiles</a>
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								By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-out-of-4-mks-cant-stop-laughing-while-trapped-in-an-elevator/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/hazan-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="MK Oren Hazan (c) takes a selfie while trapped in an elevator with three other lawmakers and several others on April 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter video)" title="MK Oren Hazan (c) takes a selfie while trapped in an elevator with three other lawmakers and several others on April 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter video)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Elevated insensitivity</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-out-of-4-mks-cant-stop-laughing-while-trapped-in-an-elevator/">3 out of 4 MKs can&#8217;t stop laughing while trapped in an elevator</a>
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								By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-soccer-star-salah-wins-admiration-of-israeli-defense-minister/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/000_14A7AH-e1524672662845-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Liverpool&#039;s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their first goal during the UEFA Champions League first leg semi-final football match between Liverpool and Roma at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, north west England on April 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF)" title="Liverpool&#039;s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their first goal during the UEFA Champions League first leg semi-final football match between Liverpool and Roma at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, north west England on April 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Mo fans</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-soccer-star-salah-wins-admiration-of-israeli-defense-minister/">Egypt&#8217;s soccer star Salah wins admiration of Israeli defense minister</a>
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								By <a title="AFP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/afp/">AFP</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-a-little-help-netanyahu-shows-off-his-bike-skills-in-new-video/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/biker-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hops on a bicycle in a video released on April 25, 2018, ahead of the Giro D’Italia cycle race to be held in Israel in May. (Screen capture: Twitter video)" title="Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hops on a bicycle in a video released on April 25, 2018, ahead of the Giro D’Italia cycle race to be held in Israel in May. (Screen capture: Twitter video)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Wheel of fortune</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-a-little-help-netanyahu-shows-off-his-bike-skills-in-new-video/"><span class="media-ico video-ico no-slash"></span>With a little help, Netanyahu shows off his bike skills in new video</a>
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								By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/brad-pitts-rumored-new-girlfriend-is-israeli-mit-professor-neri-oxman/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/AP_17161001079997-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Executive producer Brad Pitt attends the premiere of Netflix&#039;s &quot;Okja&quot; on June 8, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)" title="Executive producer Brad Pitt attends the premiere of Netflix&#039;s &quot;Okja&quot; on June 8, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">'Bradri' or 'Nerad'?</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/brad-pitts-rumored-new-girlfriend-is-israeli-mit-professor-neri-oxman/"><span class="media-ico video-ico no-slash"></span>Brad Pitt&#8217;s rumored new girlfriend is Israeli MIT professor Neri Oxman</a>
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													<div class="byline">
								By <a title="Tracy Frydberg" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/tracy-frydberg/">Tracy Frydberg</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/alanis-morissette-returns-to-israeli-stage-this-summer/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/Alanis-white-jacket-photo-cred_Williams-Hirakawa-1-e1524641771346-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Alanis Morissette returns to Israel this summer for a one-night show at Live Park Rishon Courtesy Williams Hirakawa)" title="Alanis Morissette returns to Israel this summer for a one-night show at Live Park Rishon Courtesy Williams Hirakawa)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">You learn</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/alanis-morissette-returns-to-israeli-stage-this-summer/">Alanis Morissette returns to Israeli stage this summer</a>
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								By <a title="Jessica Steinberg" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jessica-steinberg/">Jessica Steinberg</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitic-wagner-letter-sells-for-42000-in-jerusalem/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/000_14283X-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Meron Eren, co-founder and owner of the Kedem auction house, holds a letter by German anti-Semitic composer Richard Wagner in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)" title="Meron Eren, co-founder and owner of the Kedem auction house, holds a letter by German anti-Semitic composer Richard Wagner in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Black letter day</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitic-wagner-letter-sells-for-42000-in-jerusalem/">Anti-Semitic Wagner letter sells for $42,000 in Jerusalem</a>
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								By <a title="AFP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/afp/">AFP</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-flicks-dandruff-off-visiting-french-leader-macron/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/000_14A3WV-e1524587388486-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) greet each other in the Oval Office prior to a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN)" title="French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) greet each other in the Oval Office prior to a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Head-scratching</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-flicks-dandruff-off-visiting-french-leader-macron/"><span class="media-ico video-ico no-slash"></span>Trump flicks dandruff off visiting French leader Macron</a>
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								By <a title="Agencies" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/agencies/">Agencies</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-web-users-want-new-royal-baby-to-be-called-prince-arthur/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/william-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Britain&#039;s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge pose for a photo with their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" title="Britain&#039;s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge pose for a photo with their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Round table discussion</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-web-users-want-new-royal-baby-to-be-called-prince-arthur/">UK web users want new royal baby to be called Prince Arthur</a>
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													<div class="byline">
								By <a title="Shoshanna Solomon" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/shoshanna-solomon/">Shoshanna Solomon</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/netta-barzilai-serenades-radio-listeners-with-acoustic-a-ba-ni-bi/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/Untitled-4-8-400x250.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Netta Barzilai sings an acoustic version of &#039;A-Ba-Ni-Bi&#039; on the Galgalatz radio show (Courtesy Galgalatz)" title="Netta Barzilai sings an acoustic version of &#039;A-Ba-Ni-Bi&#039; on the Galgalatz radio show (Courtesy Galgalatz)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Retro melody</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/netta-barzilai-serenades-radio-listeners-with-acoustic-a-ba-ni-bi/"><span class="media-ico video-ico no-slash"></span>Netta Barzilai serenades radio listeners with acoustic &#8216;A-Ba-Ni-Bi&#8217;</a>
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								By <a title="Jessica Steinberg" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jessica-steinberg/">Jessica Steinberg</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/scotsman-who-taught-pug-to-do-nazi-salute-fined-800/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2016/04/Untitleddog-e1461402991972-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Buddha, a Scottish dog whose owner taught it to raise its right paw to the sound of the phrase &#039;Sieg heil&#039; (YouTube screenshot)" title="Buddha, a Scottish dog whose owner taught it to raise its right paw to the sound of the phrase &#039;Sieg heil&#039; (YouTube screenshot)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Doggy heil</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/scotsman-who-taught-pug-to-do-nazi-salute-fined-800/">Scotsman who taught pug to do Nazi salute fined £800</a>
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													<div class="byline">
								By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/rave-rappers-die-antwoord-to-return-to-israel-this-summer/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2016/06/Untitled-42-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Die Antwoord, or &quot;The Answer,&quot; performed for an Israeli audience of 10,000, June 8, 2016 and will return August 2018 (Orit Pnini)" title="Die Antwoord, or &quot;The Answer,&quot; performed for an Israeli audience of 10,000, June 8, 2016 and will return August 2018 (Orit Pnini)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Enter the ninja</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/rave-rappers-die-antwoord-to-return-to-israel-this-summer/">Rave rappers Die Antwoord to return to Israel this summer</a>
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													<div class="byline">
								By <a title="Jessica Steinberg" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jessica-steinberg/">Jessica Steinberg</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/internet-rips-into-regev-for-supposed-invite-to-thatcher-for-70th-ceremonies/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/03/F180311MISPOOL05-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister&#039;s Office in Jerusalem, March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem)" title="Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister&#039;s Office in Jerusalem, March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Prior commitment</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/internet-rips-into-regev-for-supposed-invite-to-thatcher-for-70th-ceremonies/">Internet rips into Regev over supposed invite to Thatcher for 70th ceremonies</a>
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													<div class="byline">
								By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/david-copperfield-forced-to-reveal-signature-trick-by-lawsuit/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/copperfield-e1524266959697-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="David Copperfield in New York City, Nov. 7, 2016. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)" title="David Copperfield in New York City, Nov. 7, 2016. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">An unlucky number</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/david-copperfield-forced-to-reveal-signature-trick-by-lawsuit/">David Copperfield forced by lawsuit to reveal signature trick</a>
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													<div class="byline">
								By <a title="JTA" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jta/">JTA</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/denial-star-rachel-weisz-pregnant-at-48/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/asfasfgasawsg-e1524262606661-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Actress Rachel Weisz (YouTube screenshot)" title="Actress Rachel Weisz (YouTube screenshot)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">No denying it</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/denial-star-rachel-weisz-pregnant-at-48/">‘Denial’ star Rachel Weisz pregnant at 48</a>
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								By <a title="JTA" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jta/">JTA</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-woman-who-refused-handshake-denied-french-citizenship/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2013/04/France-Muslim-Convent_Horo-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A vendor sets up his stall on the first day of the 30th Annual Meeting of France&#039;s Muslims, in Le Bourget, Paris, April 2013. (AP/Remy de la Mauviniere)" title="A vendor sets up his stall on the first day of the 30th Annual Meeting of France&#039;s Muslims, in Le Bourget, Paris, April 2013. (AP/Remy de la Mauviniere)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Unfair shake?</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-woman-who-refused-handshake-denied-french-citizenship/">Muslim woman who refused handshake denied French citizenship</a>
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													<div class="byline">
								By <a title="AFP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/afp/">AFP</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-salutes-israel-on-its-70th-anniversary/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-9.27.10-PM-e1524162544244-400x250.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Google Doodle celebrates Israel&#039;s 70th Independence Day, April 19, 2018 (Google screenshot)" title="Google Doodle celebrates Israel&#039;s 70th Independence Day, April 19, 2018 (Google screenshot)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Doodle day</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-salutes-israel-on-its-70th-anniversary/">Google salutes Israel on its 70th anniversary</a>
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								By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/watch-idf-paratroopers-veterans-take-independence-day-leap/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/AP_18109394952454-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Paratroopers drop into the Mediterranean Sea during Independence Day celebrations marking 70 years since the founding of the state in 1948, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)" title="Paratroopers drop into the Mediterranean Sea during Independence Day celebrations marking 70 years since the founding of the state in 1948, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)" /></a>
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						<span class="label">Open skies</span>						<div class="headline">
							<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/watch-idf-paratroopers-veterans-take-independence-day-leap/"><span class="media-ico video-ico no-slash"></span>WATCH: IDF paratroopers, vets take Independence Day leap</a>
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								By <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>							</div>
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