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Jumblat Calls for Capitalizing on Hariri’s Initiative

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Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on Wednesday called on the political parties to meet ex-PM Saad Hariri’s initiative in a positive manner.

“It is time to seize the opportunity provided by yesterday’s paper and capitalize on it in order to facilitate the government’s formation away from narrow calculations,” Jumblat tweeted.

NYC Scrambles To Contain “Ocean Parkway Cluster” Of COVID-19 In South Brooklyn

Pedestrian watches as Eli Brach, right, owner of Brachsoni, which specializes in the sale of men's white shirts, raises the protective shutter on his store, in Borough Park.

Pedestrian watches as Eli Brach, right, owner of Brachsoni, which specializes in the sale of men’s white shirts, raises the protective shutter on his store, in Borough Park.

In one of the highest positivity rates seen in months, 4.71% of tests performed in the neighborhoods of Midwood, Borough Park and Bensonhurst have come back positive in recent weeks. [ more › ]

Sophia Loren returns to movies aged 86

In the film, Loren plays Madame Rosa, a Jewish Holocaust survivor who helps raise the children of deceased sex workers with whom she once walked the streets. She then strikes up an enduring friendship with Momo, a 12-year-old Senegalese orphan who tries to steal her candlesticks.

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Italian superstar plays a Holocaust survivor who befriends an orphan in Netflix film The Life Ahead, directed by her son Edoardo Ponti

Sophia Loren is returning to cinema after an 11-year absence. Loren, 86, stars in upcoming Netflix drama The Life Ahead, which is directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti.

In the film, Loren plays Madame Rosa, a Jewish Holocaust survivor who helps raise the children of deceased sex workers with whom she once walked the streets. She then strikes up an enduring friendship with Momo, a 12-year-old Senegalese orphan who tries to steal her candlesticks.

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People didn’t follow the Covid rules out of fear. They did it for the common good | Nicky Hawkins

As new UK restrictions come into force, research suggests that people are socially responsible when given clear leadership

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As new UK restrictions come into force, research suggests that people are socially responsible when given clear leadership

As the government lurches from U-turns to full-on pile-ups, and a second wave of Covid-19 looms large, it’s worth remembering something. For three months back in the spring, we – UK citizens – did what we needed to do. The government may have dozed at the wheel, but when it finally woke up, we acted collectively by staying at home to save lives. And with some notable exceptions, we stayed the course by locking down for longer and more willingly than some predicted.

It’s heartening that we have it in us to act together, especially when it’s not easy for us. But what made us do it? What compelled us to stay in our homes and keep away from our loved ones and, often, our livelihoods? It may sound like a pointless question with an obvious answer: we were scared of catching the virus – or of being caught breaking the rules.

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People didn’t follow the Covid rules out of fear. They did it for the common good | Nicky Hawkins

As new UK restrictions come into force, research suggests that people are socially responsible when given clear leadership

5315.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=8

As new UK restrictions come into force, research suggests that people are socially responsible when given clear leadership

As the government lurches from U-turns to full-on pile-ups, and a second wave of Covid-19 looms large, it’s worth remembering something. For three months back in the spring, we – UK citizens – did what we needed to do. The government may have dozed at the wheel, but when it finally woke up, we acted collectively by staying at home to save lives. And with some notable exceptions, we stayed the course by locking down for longer and more willingly than some predicted.

It’s heartening that we have it in us to act together, especially when it’s not easy for us. But what made us do it? What compelled us to stay in our homes and keep away from our loved ones and, often, our livelihoods? It may sound like a pointless question with an obvious answer: we were scared of catching the virus – or of being caught breaking the rules.

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Wisconsin governor declares emergency amid surge in infections

Eight Wisconsin cities were listed among the top 20 U.S. cities in which COVID-19 cases are rising fastest, and six of those eight cities have University of Wisconsin system campuses.

The state is now experiencing “unprecedented, near-exponential growth of the COVID-19 pandemic,” rising from 678 new cases on Aug. 31 to 1,791 on Sept. 21, Evers’s office said.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Tuesday declared a new public health emergency in response to a flare-up of coronavirus outbreaks on college campuses in the state and extended the mandatory use of face coverin…