Sheldon Silver, former NY Assembly speaker, ordered back to prison

Published on May 7, 2021

Silver, 77, was furloughed under a measure meant to control the spread of coronavirus in prison.
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European powers tell Israel to stop settlement expansion

May 7, 2021
The joint statement came as tensions mounted in east Jerusalem ahead of a hearing that could see Palestinian families evicted from Sheikh Jarrah.

Despite coronavirus, Israel police taser use continued to rise in 2020

May 7, 2021
Police used tasers 572 times last year, an 8% rise when compared to 2019, and a 24% rise compared to 2018.