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Want a seat at this synagogue for the High Holidays? You have to register to vote first

Want a seat at this synagogue for the High Holidays? You have to register to vote first

A Brooklyn synagogue has taken an unusual step by requiring congregants to show proof of voter registration in order to secure seats for High Holidays. Their biggest concern? The city’s mayoral seat.
by Sarah Ventre

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3 thoughts from an autism researcher on Trump’s acetaminophen and vaccine claims

3 thoughts from an autism researcher on Trump’s acetaminophen and vaccine claims

President Trump and his administration claim there could be a link between autism and acetaminophen and vaccines. We asked a researcher who has studied autism for decades for her thoughts.
by Obed Manuel and Michel Martin

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Love pumpkin spice lattes? Learn some of its spicy history

Love pumpkin spice lattes? Learn some of its spicy history

Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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UN peacekeepers say Israeli drone crashed into their headquarters without inflicting casualties

UN peacekeepers say Israeli drone crashed into their headquarters without inflicting casualties

The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon says an Israeli drone has crashed into their headquarters near Israel’s border, but didn’t cause any casualties. The force, known as UNIFIL, says that by flying drones over Lebanon Israel was violating a U.N. Security Council resolution that helped end the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.
by The Associated Press

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