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Fleeing once more: The endless search for safety in Gaza

ABSAN Al-KABIRA, GAZA — Sitting in a makeshift shelter set up in a school playground, Ramez Abu Daqqa pondered two questions: Was any place in...

What is hantavirus, the rare disease that killed Betsy Arakawa?

Officials announced Friday that Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife, had died of hantavirus — ending speculation about the circumstances surrounding her death while...

California lawmakers urge congressional leaders to continue federal wildfire aid

WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A. fires, amid a...

New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry flock;

A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are...

Weapons, war and wealth: The business of arms in the Middle East

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates  — Arms are a global business, so it’s little surprise that at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, discerning...

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