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A third of the city of Rafah is under evacuation orders, as Israel presses its offensive into southern Gaza. Israel is also expanding attacks in central and northern areas of the Gaza Strip.
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Atlanta beat the odds and will be the first team to pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Washington will pick second — followed by Houston and San Antonio.
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A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.
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Dan Neidle inserted a sentence into the privacy policy on the U.K. think tank's website in February: We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this. He got a response this month.
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The issue of domestic violence is under the spotlight in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, as the trial of a former government minister accused of murdering his wife draws to a close.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has an updated plant hardiness zone map. Will the new map change what gardeners should plant this spring?
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In September, Menendez — the powerful Democratic senator from New Jersey — was indicted on federal corruption charges. It's his second bribery and corruption trial in seven years.
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Catalonian separatist parties lost their majority in controlling the northeastern region of Spain. The pro-union Socialist Party won the most votes in Sunday's election.
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Why is President Biden planning to hit China with tariffs this week? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Harvard economist Gordon Hanson, who has studied how U.S.-China tariffs affect jobs and voting.
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Haiti's capital has been relatively calm in recently ahead of the anticipated deployment of an international security force lead by Kenyans aimed to bring order to a city crippled by gang violence.