Jewish columnist Bari Weiss has resigned from the New York Times. In her letter of resignation, she sited bullying, intimidation, and "a hostile work environment" as reasons for her departure.Regarding her colleagues, Weiss wrote : "They have called me a Nazi and a racist."

The giant yellow "Black Lives Matter" mural outside Trump Tower in Manhattan has been vandalized, NY Post reports. According to the report, Mayor Bill de Blasio commissioned the mural last month and then helped paint it last Thursday, alongside New York City's first lady and Al Sharpton.On Monday, a man wearing a black shirt and black hat approached the mural, dumped red paint it, and then managed to escape. He has not been identified.

Doctors at St Luke"s International hospital in Tokyo removed a long black worm from the tonsil of a 25-year-old Japanese woman, The Guardian reports, after she complained of a sore throat.The worm was 1.5 inches long (38mm) and 1mm wide, and was still alive after removal. Scientists identified the worm as a nematode roundworm, a type of parasite that can infect people who eat raw fish or meat. Indeed, the woman confirmed that she had eaten sashimi five days previously.Doctors have long been warning of an uptick of parasitic infections in people who eat raw fish.

Hamas Islamic organization called Muslims in Jerusalem and 1948 'occupied' territories to hold to al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Journalists' Association has issued a statement condemning an attack by police a journalist who was covering a protest being held in Beitar Illit."We sharply condemn the attack journalist Akiva Weiss, who came [to the protest] to fulfill his journalistic duty to cover a demonstration," the statement read. "During these tense times, protests are the real test of our democracy and it is our job to cover them fairly. Likewise, the role of the police is to secure the protests and ensure our ability to scrutinize events. Time after time, police act aggressively toward journalists - and it's time that we put a stop to this."

Left-wing protesters blocking Light Rail in Jerusalem

Morgan Griffith, a Republican member of congress, has tested positive for coronavirus, The Guardian reports.He is the tenth US representative to be either confirmed or presumed infected, according to Reuters. He is now in quarantine, and a statement from his office noted that he is not currently experiencing any symptoms.

The White House has reversed plans that would have required international students whose courses have become line to leave the country, The Guardian reports.The government reportedly reached its decision after a US district judge said that Harvard University and MIT had reached a settlement with the government that would have rendered the plans moot.