Charles Grodin was not only a genius comedic actor known for his iconic movie roles – he was also a caring activist who was trying to make the world a better place. Chuck, as his friends called him, was a Jewish boy from Pittsburgh whose bar mitzvah speech was so good, the congregation broke out […]
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A staggering 65% surge in children and young people admitted to general acute medical wards for mental health concerns has shaken England’s healthcare system over the past decade, according to a groundbreaking study led by UCL researchers. Published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, the study—funded by the National Institute for Health and Care […]
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A groundbreaking analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu—NASA’s first-ever cosmic bounty retrieved from deep space—has unveiled a stunning revelation. Long ago, evaporating water left behind a primordial, briny broth, rich with salts and minerals, creating the perfect crucible for life’s elemental building blocks to mingle and evolve into more complex structures. This discovery fuels […]
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Why Culinary Travel is Your Next Big Journey. In 1950, only 25 million people traveled worldwide, but by 2019, a mind-blowing 1.5 billion travelers were exploring the planet! The new travel mantra has shifted dramatically from collecting souvenirs to collecting experiences, with culinary travel leading the charge. This isn’t just a passing trend – it’s […]
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On January 31st, 1961, a debate between Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, Yaakov Herzog, and the historian Arnold Toynbee, took place at McGill University in Montreal. Herzog, 39, the son of Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Herzog, was both a talented diplomat and a respected rabbinic scholar. Toynbee, 71, was a retired professor who had written a well […]
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Bursting onto the cybersecurity scene, Israeli startup Backline—a revolutionary autonomous security remediation platform—has officially emerged from stealth, armed with $9 million in Seed funding. Led by StageOne Ventures, with backing from Evolution Equity Partners and Gradient, this game-changing investment fuels Backline’s mission to transform enterprise security. Its fleet of AI-powered agents operates at an unprecedented […]
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Our federal government spends more than $1.7 billion a year to maintain 77,000 empty buildings. A study by the Heritage Foundation once found a missing $25 billion in “unreconciled transactions affecting the change in net position.” In English, that means $25 billion that was spent by someone, somewhere on something, but auditors do not know […]
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Chef Elizabeth Mehditach’s mission is to unite people through food. With a specialty in the fusion of California, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, Mehditach is all for eating healthy, as long as you remember that it’s okay to make exceptions. “If you have a cheat day, just get back on [the wagon],” Mehditach told the […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup January 25 – January 31, 2025 New Startups / VC FundingAI-Powered Vehicle Inspection Startup UVeye Uses Computer Vision for Automotive SafetyIn a groundbreaking leap forward for AI-powered vehicle inspection, UVeye, an Israeli startup that uses artificial intelligence AI in the development of automated vehicle inspection systems, has secured […]
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Have you ever wanted to get your home redecorated on a television show? Several years ago, I was actually cast as an on-camera designer for a cable home makeover series. It was a fun being on the show, and I enjoyed the challenge. Besides the demands of decorating a room under a strict budget and […]
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