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Queens Family Says Funeral Home Cremated Great-Grandmother Despite Burial Request

The case could trigger a state probe, possible regulatory action or a civil lawsuit over how the funeral home handled her remains.

House-Backed Bill Seeks Year-Round Daylight Saving Time

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Senate Weighs Year‑Round Daylight Saving After House Vote

Seoul Michelin Restaurant Owner Faces One-Year Jail Bid Over Ant-Topped Sorbet

Shabbat Nachamu Readings Portray 'Nachamu, Nachamu' as Dual Call to Comfort

Tisha B’Av Updated With New Kinot as Debate Grows Over Moral Self‑Critique Versus National Resolve

House Passes Bill to Lock U.S. Clocks on Daylight Time

Study Finds Nicaraguan Avocado Landraces Came From South American Coast 4,000–5,000 Years Ago

Saudi Launches One-Year Multiple-Entry Umrah Visa

Shiloh Center Starts Controlled Insemination to Breed Halachic Red Heifers

Chinese Court Orders Wedding Party to Pay $34K After Bridesmaid Disabled in Hunnao Prank

World Leaders Converge on Doha After Death of Former Emir Sheikh Hamad

Kenyan High Court Rejects Rastafarian Bid to Legalize Cannabis

House Approves Sunshine Protection Act to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Knesset Reinstates Chief Rabbinate Control Over Kashrut Certification

Navy Tightens Medical Shaving Waivers to 90‑Day Blocks and Caps Them at One Year

Culturally Tailored Midwifery Model Raises Healthy Birth Rates for First Nations Babies

Kim Jong-un Visits Kumsusan Palace at Midnight to Mark Kim Il‑sung’s 32nd Death Anniversary

Human Ashes Reportedly Found on Disneyland’s Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride