Category: Culture
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Phil Foden sweeps PFA awards in a dominant season for Manchester City
Phil Foden of Manchester City was awarded the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year, Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year, and Premier League Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season. He scored 19 goals… Continue Reading
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People hunted mammoths with pikes in the Ice Age, researchers suggest
Prehistoric humans in North America used Clovis points, meticulously crafted stone tools, as part of an engineered system to hunt large animals like mammoths and mastodons, according to a new study published by the journal Plos One. The… Continue Reading
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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks YouTube records with new channel
Cristiano Ronaldo launched a new YouTube channel called “UR Cristiano” on Wednesday. The channel gained 14.2 million subscribers within 24 hours, surpassing Lionel Messi’s channel. The channel also broke the record for fastest channel to reach 1… Continue Reading
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The perils of health anxiety
Avi (not his real name), a 36-year-old electrical engineer, husband, and father, was once a content and happy man, enjoying time with his children and connecting with colleagues at work. However, two years ago, he began experiencing unfamiliar… Continue Reading
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Burning Man to feature memorial for Nova festival victims
At the upcoming Burning Man festival in Nevada, which begins this Sunday and runs through September 2, a memorial will be erected in honor of the victims of the Nova Festival massacre. The memorial, part of the “06:29” (also known as NOVA HEAVEN)… Continue Reading
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Israeli academics face growing isolation amid global campus protests
For years, even during difficult times for the country, Israeli academic institutions have enjoyed significant recognition abroad due to the high level of research conducted within them. However, recent reports from Israeli researchers indicate a… Continue Reading
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Venice Festival to feature 2 Israeli films inspired by October 7 tragedy
While the Cannes Film Festival has sidelined Israeli cinema in recent years, its counterpart in Venice continues to honor Hebrew filmmaking. At the 81st Venice Film Festival, which will open late next month with Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice… Continue Reading
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The new Israeli heart implant sold for $1.7 billion
V-Wave, recently acquired by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, developed an implant for treating heart failure. Prof. Gadi Keren, who patented the technology in 2001, told Ynet that the device “reduces pressure in the left atrium, helping… Continue Reading
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A boutique Chelsea gym caters to the Jewish body and soul
When Ethan Blauner signed the lease to take over a small private gym last fall on a nondescript stretch of 27th Street in Chelsea, he didn’t set out to make it a destination for Jewish athletes and fitness aficionados. But… Continue Reading
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New Bedouin nature patrol aims to save birds of prey in Israel
The training of 19 volunteers from the Bedouin community in the Negev as part of a new “Birds of Prey Patrol” established by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority was concluded this week. The program aims to protect birds of prey and the… Continue Reading