Prosecutors say Zion Ratson was not paying attention when he sped through busy Tel Aviv intersection and ran over Naomi Folkman, 78

 Many Want Congress To Probe Trump-RussiaMany Americans aren’t ready to clear President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation, with a new poll showing slightly more want Congress to keep investigating than to set aside its probes after a special counsel’s report left open the question of whether he broke the law.
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Avi Nesher says the late Ari will be with him on stage in Jerusalem; IDF soldier critically injured in 2014 Gaza war also to receive honor

The Instagram accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, were suspended Tuesday – a day after the IRGC was officially designated by the United States as a terrorist organization.
Instagram also suspended the accounts of IRGC commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari and Brig. Gen. Mohammed Pakpour, the commander of the IRGC’s ground forces.
Khamenei’s English account was suspended, though his Farsi one remains active.
The reason for the suspensions is unclear.
Instagram did not respond to a request for comment.
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Some Polls Show Parents’ Growing Fears Of Dangers At SchoolThe deadly attack at Columbine High School in 1999 seemed to usher in a new era of school shootings.
Two decades later, polls consistently capture growing fears among American parents that their children face imminent danger whenever they go to school.
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Missions in West Bank and Gaza won't shutter entirely, but employees expect team of 100 to be whittled down to 14 in coming months

After threatening to fine or even close yeshiva schools and daycare centers that allowed unvaccinated students amid the measles outbreak, 23 sites have now been fined and shut one in Williamsburg. CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reports.
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Three months into his term, army chief proposes multi-year program for improving the military, including greater use of artificial intelligence and merging combat units

Responding to Jason Greenblatt's criticism, Mohammad Shtayyeh says any initiative must call for ending occupation and establishing sovereign Palestinian state

Drivers who use the Outerbridge crossing can put away their cash, because the bridge between New Jersey and Staten Island will be the latest Port Authority crossing to go cashless next week, joining the Bayonne Bridge.
Once the three Port Authority Bridges from New Jersey to Staten Island — the Bayonne, Outerbridge, and Goethels — switch over to cashless tolls, it is predicted to save drivers approximately 200,000 hours a year in travel time, reduce toll booth crashes by 7 to 10 percent, and cut exhaust emissions from idling traffic by 11,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.

President Rivlin Formally Nominates Netanyahu as Prime MinisterIsrael’s president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new government in the coming weeks.
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Rouhani says problems of the region 'caused by others,' calls on Muslims to restore the 'historical right of Palestine'

Russia Denies Recovering Remains of Israeli Spy Eli CohenRussia’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected Israeli media reports claiming that Russian officials have taken the remains of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen out of Syria, where he was executed more than five decades ago.
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