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...Parts of the border city, whose population has swelled to nearly 1.3mn from the influx of the internally displaced, resembled a ghost town on Wednesday morning....
...The board shake-up comes about a year after a Norfolk Southern-operated train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio, and burnt for several days....
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...However, it stopped short of formally accusing Israel of breaking international law....
...Over the weekend, Vassar College in New York said it would review “a proposal for divestment from defense-related investments”, but stopped short of pledging to take action....
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...by the New York City Police after the brief occupation of a campus building last week....
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...to torpedo the entry of our forces into Rafah”....
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