David Segal
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A Summer Rite in Spain: Coping With the British Tourist Invasion
On the front lines of a low-cost resort, Spanish residents complain that U.K. visitors drink too much and don’t spend enough.
Billionaire Arthur Dantchik Parts With Group Behind Israel’s Judicial Overhaul
Arthur Dantchik announced that he would no longer donate money to the Kohelet Policy Forum, the brains behind the highly polarizing plan.
The End of the Magic World’s 50-Year Grudge
In 1973, Uri Geller claimed to bend metal with his mind on live television. Skeptics couldn’t beat him. Now they’ve joined him.
A Top U.K. Newspaper Explores Its Ties to Slavery, and Britain’s
In a multimedia series, The Guardian becomes the latest British institution to confront — and apologize for — its role in the slave trade.
In Transylvania, Anyone With $200 Can Live Like a King. (Well, One Specific King.)
Just don’t expect luxury at the Prince of Wales Guesthouse, where the surrounding forest is the main draw.
Limerick’s Once-Hapless Hurlers Get Used to Something New: Winning
Goalie Nickie Quaid, one of five Quaids who have played for the team since the 1950s, has helped transform Limerick County into a dynasty in...
Is Public Television the Israeli Government’s Next Target?
Kan, a multimedia network of news, prestige TV and niche language radio, is prepared to fight for its life.
Tech Leaders in Israel Wonder if It’s Time to Leave
Ahead of a judicial overhaul that could transform the country and frighten away investors, the executives of Start-Up Nation are mulling an exodus.
A Florida Judge Finds a New Job: Defending an Inmate
In a coda to the wrongful-conviction podcast “Bone Valley,” Judge Scott Cupp says he’ll step down to spring a man serving a life sentence for...
Crypto Meltdown? Scandals Fail to Shake the Faith of Crypto Executives.
Despite trillions of dollars of losses, a batch of bankruptcies and one very high profile arrest, blockchain’s devotees remain devoted.