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Photographer who pushed through Israel’s ‘skinny model’ law now seeks to do the same in the US
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With tens of thousands set Sunday to ‘protest’ the Internet at Citi Field, the question of how, and whether, to confront its evils sparks a major debate inside and outside the community
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The BBC says the world doesn’t like us, but maybe there are things we can do to improve our image
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Days ahead of presidential vote, a choice between the risky unknown and the overly familiar
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