How a “junk insurance” policy could cost you thousands

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<p>Israel&rsquo;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting global calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. <a href="https://apple.news/AX5gsyRFUS-uoa4Q3tvKzzw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on how the response from Democrats in Congress is different this time around. And Zack Beauchamp argues in <a href="https://apple.news/A2Vfx9KqLTLm2u1xLgx_0_w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> that a shift to the right by Israel&rsquo;s government has stoked divisions between Jews and Arabs.</p> <p>A recent <a href="https://apple.news/AnWQHn-8XRMaGbDezaZfEtg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigation shows that millions of people in the U.S. may be exposing themselves to huge financial risk by purchasing short-term health-insurance policies with major coverage limitations in the fine print.</p> <p>A Black homeowner wondered if her race was a factor in why appraisals of her home were suspiciously low. The <a href="https://apple.news/AERpGOclnRJqZoG52MqOTUA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Indianapolis Star</a> reports that when she hid her race, the value doubled.</p> <p>A new, experimental device can turn a person&rsquo;s thoughts of handwriting into actual text. <a href="https://apple.news/ACgvZCcNVTzOekb7vQg6iGQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story behind this groundbreaking research.</p>