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Ed McMahon's former Beverly Hills haunt aims for $6.795 million

In Beverly Hills, a two-story home once owned by Ed McMahon that Donald Trump vowed to save from foreclosure is asking $6.795 million.




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La Quinta land once owned by Tom Brady sells for $3.245 million

In La Quinta, an empty golf course property onced owned by Tom Brady just traded hands for $3.245 million.




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New mega-mansion aims for $100 million in Bel-Air

In Bel-Air, a newly built, 41,000-square-foot mansion designed to evoke a Spanish villa is for sale at $100 million.




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Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar clears a $4-million base in Florida

Retired baseball star Roberto Alomar has sold his Florida home — an 18,700-square-foot mansion on more than three acres — for $4 million.




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The ultra-rich are still buying $50-million homes (in case you were wondering)

Pandemic or not, the ultra-wealthy are still buying and selling prized properties across L.A. County




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Dwyane Wade trims $2.5 million off his Miami Beach mansion

In Miami Beach, retired NBA star Dwyane Wade has trimmed the price of his waterfront mansion with a Heat-themed basketball court to $26.5 million.




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Where actress Sarayu Blue unwinds from virus sleuthing on Netflix's 'Medical Police'

The oddly timely parody has Blue playing a CDC black ops chief hunting a deadly virus. In real life, color is a big theme in her office retreat.




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Actor Gary Sinise seeks $3.8 million for Calabasas farmhouse

Oscar-nominated actor Gary Sinise is asking $3.795 million for his two-story farmhouse in the hills of Calabasas after 12 years of ownership.




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Honey co-founder Ryan Hudson buys sweet digs in Hollywood Hills

Honey co-founder Ryan Hudson has bought a slick Midcentury Modern home in Hollywood Hills for $3.65 million.




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Billie Eilish to give ‘special performance’ at Oscars ceremony


Newly minted Grammy-winner Billie Eilish will perform live at the Oscars ceremony next month.




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Tax Authority reduces aliyah tax breaks


The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) has found a controversial backdoor way of retroactively reducing the ten-year Israeli tax exemption for foreign income of olim (new immigrants) in the tenth year.




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A birthday as a time of financial reflection


I spent some time looking into the significance or mention of birthdays in Jewish sources.




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Mark Zuckerberg tells tech conference he has ‘become more religious’


He attributed his religious evolution to the issues his company has faced over the last few years and the birth of his two daughters.




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First Arab Muslim rider joins Israel’s only professional cycling team


"I joined ICA to fulfil my biggest dream: Racing in the World Tour and Tour De France!" 23-year-old Chokri Elmehdi from Morocco said.




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Bollywood's first gay romantic comedy banned in UAE


"The film will not be screened in theatres in the predominantly Muslim UAE, a desert country of around 10 million people where gay sex is illegal," said filmmaker Hitesh Kewalya.




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NBA players, referees to wear black band honoring David Stern


The Dianne and David Stern Foundation philanthropy included a number of Jewish causes, according to Inside Philanthropy.




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Jewish Hall of Fame wrestler Bill Goldberg takes WWE title in Saudi Arabia


Goldberg, the grandson of Romanian and Russian immigrants, had his bar mitzvah in his native Tulsa, Oklahoma.




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‘Judge Judy’ to end after 25th season, but Judy will be on a new bench


A new show, “Judy Justice,” will premiere the next year.




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Julian Edelman says he is studying for his bar mitzvah


Edelman, 33, also said he has attended synagogue during the football season.




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His comedy mocks Germany’s history, but he’s thinking about leaving


Shapira burst into Germany’s consciousness on New Year’s Eve 2015, when several Arab men beat him on a Berlin metro train because he had objected to their singing anti-Israel and antisemitic chants.




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More firsts for Yeshiva U men’s basketball as they pick up awards


Two players have been named All-American, including one on the first team, and a coach has been chosen as national Coach of the Year.




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Daniel Azulay, Brazilian artist and educator, dies of coronavirus at 72


Daniel Azulay, one of Brazil’s most prominent children’s artists and educators, died March 27 at 72 in Rio de Janeiro. Azulay was being treated for leukemia when he contracted the coronavirus.




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Brazilian-Israeli family performs home-quarantine version of ‘Hallelujah’


The Brombergs, who immigrated to Israel from São Paulo, Brazil in 2018, play and sing Leonard Cohen’s enduring classic song in English and Hebrew.




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Jewish celebrity Saturday night Passover seder yields $2.5M for charity


The Saturday Night Passover Seder that aired on YouTube over the weekend brought together dozens of celebrities and raised $2.6 million for the CDC Foundation.




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Kim Kardashian West endorses spoken word album about Armenian genocide


Kardashian is of Armenian heritage, Friday marked the 105th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.




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South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg dies at age 87


Despite recieving help from the Israeli government in the negotiated release of his 22-year imprisonment, Goldberg remained a vocal critic of Israel and avid supporter of the BDS movement.




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Boris Johnson names his newborn after doctors who saved his life


Nicholas was a nod to Nick Price and Nick Hart - two doctors who the couple have praised for saving Johnson's life at St Thomas' hospital last month.




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Amid coronavirus celebs' 'Mean Tweets' video combats antisemitism


The video, a spin on Jimmy Kimmel’s 'Mean Tweets' video, features celebrities reading antisemitic posts at a time of increasing coronavirus-related anti-Jewish sentiment.




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'It will be epic': British Airways releases optimistic message to Britain as flights dwindle

Exclusive: The airline is currently operating at just 5 per cent of its normal level




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Lonely Planet: the publisher that shrank the world is now itself shrinking

The Man Who Pays His Way: Travelling will be lonelier without trusted guidebooks




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Abta boss: 'We will take action against members who refuse cash refunds'

'We absolutely reject the fact that firms should be denying their obligations under these rules,' said Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer




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Three in 10 people say they would not board a cruise again amid coronavirus outbreak, survey says

Exclusive: 'In the past they were famous for food poisoning outbreaks. Now pandemic outbreaks. I have no desire to pay good money to "holiday" in a Petri dish,' said Chris Dore




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Coronavirus: Air travel industry predicted to lose £250bn this year

'There is a large amount of pent-up demand, should health and travel restrictions allow it to return to the market,' said IATA's chief economist, Brian Pearce




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Sniping at airlines for a soundbite doesn't fly

Plane Talk: Many airlines have erred during the coronavirus crisis, but so have some politicians




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Farmers charter flights to bring fruit-pickers to UK as travel shutdown causes shortage of foreign workers

Nearly 200 Romanian agricultural workers flown from Bucharest to London Stansted in first of series of flights to plug gap in workforce




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EasyJet says 'bookings for winter are well ahead of the equivalent point last year'

Britain's biggest budget airline could see its fleet shrink by one-sixth in three years




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Coronavirus: When will cruises start again and should I book?

There may be some great bargains ahead, but also a lot to weigh up




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Transport Secretary says 'I won't be booking a summer holiday at this point'

'It was a thoughtless comment that shows complete disregard for the UK travel industry,' said a spokesperson for Abta, the travel association




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The future of flying remains unclear but at least there is one

The Man Who Pays His Way: The UK is dotted with zombie airports




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The freight escape: Simon Calder left for his skiing holiday as an airline passenger but came home as cargo

The luckiest traveller in Europe in the past nine days? Andrew Gardner, an engineer from Milton Keynes. On Thursday morning, 15 April, he flew from Stansted to Oslo. About 10 minutes after he landed, the air-traffic control shutters came down over northern Europe, and remained closed for the next six days.




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'We've been abandoned by our own embassy': Britons denied repatriation from Peru to London amid coronavirus chaos

The 11 UK citizens left in Peru say they are 'terrified' they won't be put on a flight before the country officially shuts its borders on 22 April




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Tui refund: Travel firm makes it harder to claim money back for cancelled holidays

Britain's biggest travel firm insists that customers accept a refund credit note and then phone to get their money back




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Coronavirus is giving Mount Everest a much needed break from humanity

It seems that this season the world's highest peak will have some much needed recovery time, writes Yana Wengel




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Coronavirus: Airline reports 'spike in bookings' in first sign of aviation recovery

'The line graph is trending upwards, haven't seen that in weeks,' said Cam Wallace, chief revenue officer Air New Zealand




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Richard Branson says 'Virgin Atlantic needs government loan to survive'

Airlines around the world are asking for support




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St Ives voted top British seaside resort

Exclusive: Resident of second-placed Tenby mourns: 'We were last in "It's A Knockout" in 1977. It's been 43 years of hurt since then'




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Richard Branson says 'this is not the end for Virgin Australia' as airline enters administration

The airline is continuing to fly as it seeks fresh investment




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easyJet, Ryanair and BA flight refunds: How to get your money back for cancelled trips

Passengers are struggling to claim money back during the global pandemic




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'Give us time' to refund cancelled holidays, pleads travel association boss

'14-day refund rule is impossible for the majority of companies to stick to,' said the travel association's chief executive, Mark Tanzer




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Virgin Atlantic showed British Airways how to be great

Plane talk: A flag carrier needs a home-grown rival