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Keystone Race:Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat,is expected to announcehis entrance into the 2022 gubernatorial race to succeed term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf.

Big Win:Israeli-American economist Joshua Angrist wasawardedthe Nobel Prize in Economics for his work using real-world data to test big theories about labor markets, including evaluating the effect of education on later earnings.

Saying Goodbye:KKR co-founders Henry Kravis and George Robertswill step downas co-CEOs of the private equity firm.

All the News:The New York TimessBen Smithspotlightsa 40-year debate between two Boston journalists over media objectivity, and how it can be applied through the lens of the present.

Funny Friends:Dirk Smillies new biography of Harry Guggenheimlooksat the businessman and aviators friendship with Charles Lindbergh, which continued as Guggenheim worked to save Polish Jews from the Nazis.

Guilt by Association:The Zurich Kunsthaus museum hascome under firefor opening a new exhibit featuring artwork that once belonged to Emil George Buhrle, who sold arms to Nazi Germany and bought mills from Jews who were forced to sell their assets at reduced prices.

Lasting Land:Israeli Prime Minister Naftali BennettsaidIsrael would retain its sovereignty over the Golan Heights and pledged to double the size of the population there, regardless of the geopolitical climate in Syria.

Bad Note:Singer Billie Eilish wastargetedby anti-Israel bots after posting a video to promote a new album to Israeli audiences.

No Translation:Irish author and Israel critic Sally Rooneyis refusingto let her third novel be printed in Hebrew.

Good Air:Israels Ministry of Healthapprovedan air filtration system from Aura Smart Air that destroys airborne coronavirus particles in enclosed spaces.

Mark Your Calendar:The Red Hot Chili Peppersannouncedthey will be performing in Israel in 2023, after canceling a planned show in 2020 due to the coronavirus.

Booster Bummer:Many young Israelisare hesitantto receive COVID-19 booster shots, raising concerns among experts regarding the continued spread of the virus.

Mars Life:A group of six researchers from the Austrian Space Forum, Israel Space Agency and D-MARSare livingunder simulated Mars-like conditions in southern Israels Ramon crater, as a proof-of-concept test before a possible mission to Mars.

Fine Wine:A 1,500-year-old winery has beendiscoveredin the city of Yavne in central Israel.

Likud Race:Israels former health minister, Knesset Member Yuli Edelstein,announcedon Monday that he will challenge Benjamin Netanyahu for the leadership of Likud, Israels largest political party.

Under Fire:Israels Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern is facing furthercriticismafter saying in a radiointerviewSunday that he had shredded anonymous complaints of sexual harassment.

Transition:Ronen Bar wasconfirmedas the new head of the Israel Security Authority (Shabak).

Remembering:Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity CEO Jim Fleischerdiedat 52. Industrial furniture designer Richard Schultzdiedat 95. Former Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, who led the country through both the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy and the Iraqi invasion of Iran the following year,diedat 88. Eddie Jaku, who survived the Holocaust through a series of camp escapes and ultimately settled in Australia,diedat 101.

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