After protests outside synagogues, New York makes it a crime to block entry to a house of worship
Blocking someone from entering a house of worship is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues
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US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
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Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo
A Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insights and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case has died
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