Yossi Levi is a member of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, whose exemption from compulsory military service is dividing Israel and threatens to topple its government. In fact, around 10% of the haredim, as the ultra-Orthodox are known, come forward voluntarily for the standard three years of military service, Levi said. The IDF does not publish troop numbers.
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Murderer Brian Dorsey on Tuesday night was executed in Missouri after the rejection of multiple attempts to spare his life, including a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.Dorsey, 52, formerly of Jefferson City, died by lethal injection at 6:11 p.m. local time Tuesday after being sentenced to death for the December 23, 2006, murders of his cousin Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben Bonnie.Prosecutors said that on the day the Bonnies were killed, Dorsey called Sarah asking to borrow money to pay drug...
Phil Turner lost out to Rachel Woolford in the final, with Lord Alan Sugar choosing to back her boutique gyms rather than Phil's pies
Defense continues to be a problem, as the Sox made two errors and gave up
He finished 3 for 4 in the game with a pair of solo home runs
In the concluding week of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, teams are still jostling for position to gain a last-minute postseason advantage. Let's see where all 30 teams stand in the final NBA Power Rankings.
WASHINGTON — A second House Republican said he will support an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power over his handling of foreign aid for Ukraine and other issues. Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, who is a member of Johnson's own Rules Committee, said he informed the speaker directly in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday that he is co-sponsoring a resolution offered by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to remove Johnson, R-La., from the top job. "He should...
Within hours of Iran's mass missile and drone attack on Israel, the consensus of the global commentariat was that Israel should refrain from retaliation.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Positive self-talk filled Stephen Curry’s brain while the Golden State Warriors slogged Thursday through the first three quarters against the Portland Trail Blazers in their final road game of the regular season. Twice, he changed his signature shoes — hoping to kick his shooting funk. “That’s more just fun,” he said, still in uniform after an unglamorous 100-92 victory. “Trying to experiment. But the rest of it is just, you’ve got to stay positive during your struggles because...