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Researchers said they found signs of organ rejection, which the genetically modified tissue was supposed to prevent.

Source: Second Maryland Man to Receive an Altered Pig’s Heart Has Died

Loyalists of Poland’s Law and Justice party are questioning the legitimacy of the election won this month by an alliance of opposition parties.

Source: Poland’s Ruling Party Casts Doubt on Election That Cost It Power

Since the attacks by Hamas, antisemitic threats in the U.S. have reached “historic levels,” the agency’s director said. Threats against Muslims have also increased.

Source: Israel-Hamas War Raises the Potential for an Attack Against the U.S., FBI Says

Israel said it killed a Hamas leader at a refugee camp, but many other people were wounded and killed, Hamas said. The assault came as fuel, food and water shortages pushed civilians to the brink.

Source: Israeli Airstrike Aimed at Hamas Hits Jabaliya Refugee Camp in Gaza

Photographs taken on Tuesday showed a large crater and significant damage to buildings at the Jabaliya neighborhood in northern Gaza, the site of a densely populated refugee camp.

Source: Israeli Troops Battle Into Gaza as Airstrike Draws Conflicting Claims

Donald Trump’s lawsuit was the latest turn in a nationwide battle over his eligibility to hold office again, including a case being heard this week in Colorado.

Source: Trump Sues to Ensure He Is on the Ballot in Michigan

A state ban on assault weapons? Expanded concealed-carry restrictions? Tighter mental health laws? As Maine grieves, it weighs a roiling debate over gun laws.

Source: After Mass Shooting in Maine, No Clarity on Whether Gun Laws Will Change

The Israeli military said it had thwarted a batch of “aerial threats” but did not say who was behind them.

Source: Yemen’s Houthi Militia Says It Launched Missiles and Drones Toward Israel

Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem, said Israelis should instead display the country’s flag as a sign of strength.

Source: Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Criticized for Wearing a Yellow Star of David

The vote reflected deep partisan divisions over Jacob Lew’s nomination, which nearly all Senate Republicans voted against.

Source: Jacob Lew Is Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Israel