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Israel faces crisis of its own making as chaos and hunger engulf Gaza

The crisis in northern Gaza, current and former officials say, stems from Israel’s failure to develop a workable postwar strategy, or to plan for the consequences of an open-ended military occupation.

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Chef José Andrés’s first aid boat to Gaza is just off shore, say witnesses

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Republicans want to stay away from the IVF issue. Abortion foes won’t let them.

In the wake of the Alabama ruling that frozen embryos are “unborn children,” abortion opponents have sought to push lawmakers toward regulating in vitro fertilization treatments in the United States.

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U.S. anticipates grim course for Ukraine if aid bill dies in Congress

The Biden administration assesses that, absent more U.S. military support for Ukraine, “countless lives” will be lost as it struggles to stave off collapse.

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A TikToker raised $400K for an unhoused man. Then things got messy.

A viral fundraiser has become tangled in a crossfire of internet backlash and questions about who deserves help.

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