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A top Israeli general reportedly has said that the Israel Defense Forces is preparing for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to join in the war on Israel once ground operations begin in the Gaza Strip, according to reports from an online open-source intelligence monitor. "The Chief of the Israeli Defense Forces Northern Command has stated that they are preparing for Hezbollah to Join the

Money is the economy’s fuel. When it surges, nominal GDP (real GDP plus inflation) surges. When it plunges, spending plunges. This is what the well-known and robust quantity theory of money, which has been around since the 16th century and was in recent decades championed by Milton Friedman, tells us. It’s also what common-sense, do-it-yourself economics tells us: Substantial changes in the

A pro-Palestine protester set herself ablaze Friday afternoon outside an Israeli consulate in downtown Atlanta in what authorities say was “likely an extreme act of political protest.” A photo shared with The Daily Beast by a witness shows the woman sprawled on the ground, feet away from a Palestinian flag. Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the woman arrived outside the consulate—which shares

The rampage a Boston man went on overnight Saturday at historic and religious sites across the city that included damage to graves has left officials facing a $10,000-plus bill for repairs. A historic masonry company will start work on the Paul Revere monument at the Granary Burying Ground this week, with work expected to be completed by the end of next week, a city spokesperson told the