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Israeli reporter speaks out after bizarre Biden rebuke over hostage deal question: ‘He can’t say a clear yes’
The Israeli television reporter whose question about a potential hostage deal to President Biden sparked an awkward rebuke on Tuesday opened up about the now-viral exchange in an interview with The Post. Israel 13 News anchorwoman and US…
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Ad calls on ‘sore loser’ Pa. Sen. Bob Casey to stop ‘disrespecting our democracy’ and concede to Republican Dave McCormick
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