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General03:00 · Jun 10

The World’s Most Expensive World Cup Became a Manufactured Display of Scarcity and Sky-High Prices

By אמיר ענבר
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The World’s Most Expensive World Cup Became a Manufactured Display of Scarcity and Sky-High Prices
Editorial illustration generated by baba News — not a photograph of the event.
The story · English

Christian Eriksen has already suffered one cardiac arrest on the pitch. How did it happen to him again?

Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem and took a 1-0 lead in the semifinal series.

Israel’s women’s national soccer team was thrashed by Scotland and dropped a tier in the Nations League.

Serena Williams won in her return to tennis after four years.

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This is no longer a word that describes what happened, but what there is reason to fear.

Yoana Gonen | Television review

A 65-year-old billionaire replaced Colbert. Ratings collapsed, everyone is happy.

Lilat Walach

A child who visited the Israel Museum vandalized Magritte’s “The Pyrénées Castle.”

Naama Riba

I did not think that in the middle of life such a love would land on me.

Shaked Beshan

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