As the larger group marched, a few dozen who broke away tore down pieces of the security fence.
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Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by the militant group.
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British tech magnate Mike Lynch, 5 others missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among 6 people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello early Monday.
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U.S. settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans worth billions
Icahn Enterprises and its namesake founder have agreed to pay $1.5 million and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, the SEC said.
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Too many people, not enough management: A look at ‘overtourism’ chaos this summer
This is a story of what it means to be visited in 2024, the first year in which global tourism is expected to set records after the pandemic.
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Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city
Pokrovsk is one of Ukraine’s main defensive strongholds and a key logistics hub in the Donetsk region.
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Biden tells audience, ‘America, I gave my best to you,’ at Democratic National Convention
Democrats are looking to the weeklong event to slingshot Vice President Kamala Harris toward a faceoff with Republican Donald Trump.
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Blinken says Israel agreed to U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal, calls on Hamas to do same
The secretary of state had said earlier that the time is now to conclude a cease-fire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas and bring relief to Palestinian suffering.
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Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says
CAIR — Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people […]
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A hunter’s graveyard shift: grabbing pythons in the Everglades
The Florida Python Challenge, hosted by the wildlife commission to incentivize people to track down invasive Burmese pythons that thrive in Florida’s preserved wetlands, ended Sunday.