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Josh Kushner & Bob Iger’s new $12.5B Magic Kingdom

Today’s Daily Kickoff covers the $12.5 billion Lakers acquisition by Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, alongside grassroots Jewish political organizing and critical developments in the Middle East.

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