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Should You Stop Listening to Your Body So Much?

Should You Stop Listening to Your Body So Much?

Why hyperawareness of physical sensations fuels anxiety and what to do instead.

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Psychology Today

Bonnie Zucker Ph.d

Iran threatens American ships if they enter Hormuz, as US kicks off ‘Project Freedom’

Iran threatens American ships if they enter Hormuz, as US kicks off ‘Project Freedom’

Officials cited in US media say initiative won’t necessarily involve US Navy escorting merchant ships; Macron: France won’t take part in...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The High Cost of Trump’s Crony Diplomacy

The High Cost of Trump’s Crony Diplomacy

GENEVA—In most democracies, a leader outsourcing high-stakes diplomacy to family members and business associates would provoke outrage. But US...

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Project Syndicate

Brahma Chellaney

Daily Briefing May 4 – ‘One big failure’: An IDF official on the Iran war so far

Daily Briefing May 4 – ‘One big failure’: An IDF official on the Iran war so far

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the lack of a true ceasefire in southern Lebanon, the IDF gearing up for more operations in Gaza and the...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970s

Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970s

The dizzying changes wrought by energy shocks are only ever seen in the rearview mirror. When the 1973 and 1979 oil crises first swept the world,...

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The Japan Times

David Fickling

Hunted by drones it should have seen coming, Israel’s Lebanon strategy is now at risk

Hunted by drones it should have seen coming, Israel’s Lebanon strategy is now at risk

Years after drone warfare transformed other battlefields, the IDF seems caught off guard by Hezbollah’s effective use of first-person and...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Cynická obluda: Šimečkovci vs. Gašparovci

Smerácky principiálny postoj je dosť nezlučiteľný priamo so Smerom.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Survey finds fewer than 25% of Gaza border residents feel safe, 40% don’t trust state

Survey finds fewer than 25% of Gaza border residents feel safe, 40% don’t trust state

But detailed progress report by Tekuma Directorate at halfway mark of five-year term finds rising life satisfaction, optimism about future

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

A post-OPEC moment calls for a UAE–Indonesia green sukuk

A post-OPEC moment calls for a UAE–Indonesia green sukuk

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC is not just a rupture in oil diplomacy. It is a signal that the old architecture of energy...

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Middle East Monitor

Bhima Yudhistira

When Commencement Becomes Division: A Serious Test of Responsibility

I returned to the University of Michigan, my alma mater, to attend a family member’s graduation and to spend several meaningful days in Ann Arbor....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Beth Kuhel

EDITORIAL: Conditions for constitutional amendment have still not been met

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Likud activist, a convicted felon, tells Knesset panel that teens ‘didn’t mean to kill’ pizza worker

Likud activist, a convicted felon, tells Knesset panel that teens ‘didn’t mean to kill’ pizza worker

Rafi Kedoshim sparks outrage while speaking to committee about recent spate of teen violence and report showing surge in number of underage criminal...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

AI Won’t Be Conscious, But That’s Not the Problem

AI Won’t Be Conscious, But That’s Not the Problem

The threat isn't in the machine; it's in the mind using it.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

Do These 5 Things to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence

Do These 5 Things to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence

How to strengthen the emotion skills you may not have learned growing up.

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Psychology Today

Jonice Webb Ph.d

Why Emerging “Peace Processes” Risk Recycling War

Why Emerging “Peace Processes” Risk Recycling War

Each time diplomacy returns to the Middle East, it promises de-escalation, stability, perhaps even peace. Yet for those in Gaza, such promises have...

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Middle East Monitor

Eko Ernada

What We Carried With Us: The Hidden Migration of DES (DiEthylStilbestrol).

There is a particular kind of inheritance that does not appear on any manifest. It is not declared at borders. It is not wrapped in cloth or tucked...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Claire R. Bright

The Geopolitical Battle Over Monetary Infrastructure

The Geopolitical Battle Over Monetary Infrastructure

ANGERS—The development of payment infrastructure in emerging-market economies (EMEs)—from instant payment systems in retail markets to wholesale...

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Project Syndicate

Camila Villard Duran

I Stopped Eating Animals. Fish Was the Lie I Kept Telling Myself.

There are people who become vegetarians after reading philosophy. Or watching lectures. Or having long, morally rigorous debates with themselves about...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

Israel’s Quiet Q2 2026 Bot-Pricing Reset

Israel’s Quiet Q2 2026 Bot-Pricing Reset

If you’re an Israeli small-business owner sitting on a WhatsApp-bot quote you received last winter — a clinic considering automated appointment...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Achiya cohen

Re-inventing the Sabbatical for our era (Behar-Behukotai)

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֤י תָבֹ֙אוּ֙...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

J.j Gross

Slovensko ovládol gang, ale Šimečkovci to nie sú (píše Samo Marec)

Šutaj Eštok sa snaží vymyslieť niečo, čo bude fungovať.

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SME.sk

Samuel marec

Fearing hostilities, Sydney cancels controversial ‘Globalize the intifada’ forum

Fearing hostilities, Sydney cancels controversial ‘Globalize the intifada’ forum

Event, condemned by political and Jewish leaders, was set to challenge legal efforts to ban public use of the phrase

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Cynická obluda: Ficova deklarácia ľavicových princípov

Keď si myslíš, že si kráľ tvorstva, patrí ti celý svet a nehanbíš sa pochváliť.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

How to Recover After a Friend Betrays You

How to Recover After a Friend Betrays You

Tips for recovering after a friendship betrayal.

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Psychology Today

Kristin Meekhof

Shalom Brothers: What Men Catch (Emor)

Shlomo Bardin, the visionary founder of Brandeis-Bardin, famously taught that Judaism is “caught, not taught.” He was right, and also only half...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Noam raucher

Making Israel Relevant to Students

Making Israel Relevant to Students

In a classroom where smartphones buzz with the latest viral claim about Israel, teaching the country through dry timelines and archaeological layers...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Uri Pilichowski

To Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program, Look to Taiwan

To Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program, Look to Taiwan

Taiwan once had a secret nuclear weapons program. Beijing didn’t end it. Washington did.  The fact that it was a strategic partner, not an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven bernstein

Silicon Valley made AI powerful. Tokyo wants to make it work

Silicon Valley made AI powerful. Tokyo wants to make it work

There was a time when Tokyo felt light years ahead of the world. The flip phone I used in the 2000s was a marvel to every American I showed it to,...

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The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Recovery for BPD Doesn’t Have to Take Years

Recovery for BPD Doesn’t Have to Take Years

Shorter, generalist-friendly treatment is changing what BPD recovery looks like.

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Psychology Today

Shannon Sauer-Zavala Ph.d

How a Teen’s Mind Works

How a Teen’s Mind Works

What’s actually going on in a teen's mind, and how parents can help.

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Psychology Today

Evan Shopper

After October 7, Jewish Education Is No Longer a Choice—It’s Survival

When our children are asked who they are and who they will be there must be no hesitation, no shrinking, no apology. Only pride. We thought we were...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mihran Kalaydjian

Europe seeks to ‘take charge’ of its own defense as US to cut presence of troops

Europe seeks to ‘take charge’ of its own defense as US to cut presence of troops

EU foreign policy chief says timing of Washington’s pullout announcement was surprise, while NATO chief acknowledges US disappointment with European...

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The Times of Israel

Mark carlson

The Nag Paradox: Why “Just Tell Me What to Do” Backfires

The Nag Paradox: Why “Just Tell Me What to Do” Backfires

Unequal mental load turns partners into managers and employees.

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Psychology Today

Laura Danger

Rýchlokurz menejcennosti tvojej práce

Dehonestácia práce jej obhajcami je perfídny a antisociálny jav.

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SME.sk

Ismael p. májovský

Bulgaria’s New Realism: Radev’s Landslide and the Limits of Transatlantic Alignment

Bulgaria’s New Realism: Radev’s Landslide and the Limits of Transatlantic Alignment

Bulgaria’s New Realism: Radev’s Landslide and the Limits of Transatlantic Alignment The party of former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who was...

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New Eastern Outlook

Adrian Korczyński

Lebanon’s Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker: No talks with Israel until war ends

Lebanon’s Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker: No talks with Israel until war ends

US envoy to Beirut says meeting between Lebanon’s President Aoun and Netanyahu would not be a ‘loss or concession’ for Beirut, but rather...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Putting Africa’s savings to work for its people

Putting Africa’s savings to work for its people

CAMBRIDGE – African economies will not be able to meet their development goals unless they can mobilize their own resources. But to do that,...

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The Japan Times

Gomez agou

30 students celebrating end of high school hospitalized with eye injuries from foam spray

30 students celebrating end of high school hospitalized with eye injuries from foam spray

Doctor says some will require follow-up treatment due to cornea injuries, warn against use of foam spray without protection

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war

Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war

Amid a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, President Joseph Aoun is preparing for what some claim would be a “historic trip” to Washington. It appears...

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Al Jazeera

Lorenzo Kamel

Má Trump lepšie karty? Irán je presvedčený o opaku

Režim v Teheráne sa do mieru nehrnie. Spolieha sa na tri M.

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SME.sk

Ondřej Houska

Featured Post

Featured Post

I recently spent a day in the Jordan Valley, after following the news about the increase of deadly violence in the West Bank for months. Those...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ilana Blumberg

Three Important Steps to Strengthen Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership

Three Important Steps to Strengthen Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership

Three Important Steps to Strengthen Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership The end of April 2026 was marked by several important events aimed at the...

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New Eastern Outlook

Konstantin Asmolov

I Thought I Was a 'Later Dater' Expert—But I Was Wrong

I Thought I Was a 'Later Dater' Expert—But I Was Wrong

What I learned (and unlearned) from a premier dating coach.

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Psychology Today

Diane N Solomon Ph.d

From despair to action: Tragedy is reborn as hope.

From despair to action: Tragedy is reborn as hope.

PARIS – We live in a world of senseless suffering and impending catastrophe, where it would seem the idea of moral progress has become...

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The Japan Times

Chiara Cordelli

Reality emerges

Particles are nature’s smallest constituents, but that doesn’t mean they’re fundamental. So what is the Universe made of? by Felix Flicker  ...

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Aeon

Felix flicker

Pekárenská turistika, gulášový dym a predavači ilúzií (píše Veronika Šikulová)

Navlečú si montérky, a tvária sa, že rozumejú pachu potu.

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SME.sk

Veronika Šikulová

Does Your Child Compare Themself Negatively to Other Kids?

Does Your Child Compare Themself Negatively to Other Kids?

Help your child believe in themselves with these simple steps.

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Psychology Today

Elena Lister

Výlet do Moskvy

Oveľa väčší Kaliningrad momentálne leží pod Tatrami.

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SME.sk

Matia Lenická

Fico ako ambasádor dedičného hriechu

Robert Fico a spol. zneužívajú prastaré morálne schémy.

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SME.sk

Ľubomír Jaško

Democracy by lottery

John Rawls’s blueprint for utopia What would a fair society look like? Plato’s philosopher kings The truth about algorithms The ethical dilemma of...

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Aeon

Aeon Video