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How Israel Is Using the Same Tactics in Lebanon That It Did in Gaza
An entire street is leveled. Houses and shops are flattened, including a popular cafe. This is what is left of the town of Bint Jbeil, just a couple of miles from the Israeli border, nearly two months after Israel relaunched its ground offensive in southern Lebanon. The village of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon. Drone video from @amitseg, via Telegram.…
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10 Sci-Fi Movies That Are As Good As Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is undebatably one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made. The 1982 sequel revolutionized the Star Trek brand while paving a path forward for all similar franchises. Forty-four years later, it’s still a timeless classic that outshines even many modern space-faring adventures. While The Wrath of Khan sets a high bar, a select…
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Fairview residents surprised by proposed behavioral health treatment center
The Access Alaska building at 1217 E. 10th Ave. in Fairview. (Bill Roth / ADN) Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has asked for a pause on a new behavioral health center proposed for the Fairview neighborhood following pushback from residents and other elected officials. The Anchorage Assembly last week was set to award a contract to True North Recovery to cover…
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Family behind Camp Mystic faces uncertainty after reopening plans fall through
It was hard to believe there was anything left that could surprise the tight-knit group of women who had attended Camp Mystic, one of the most beloved summer programs for girls in Texas. After enduring nearly 10 months with the heartache of disastrous flooding that killed 28 people at the camp – 25 campers, two counselors and the camp’s director,…
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Sudharsan’s 50, pacers’ brilliance lift Gujarat Titans to 4-wicket win over PBKS
Ahmedabad: Sai Sudharsan’s cool-headed 57 alongside the storm kicked up by pacers Mohammed Siraj, Jason Holder and Kagiso Rabada carried the Gujarat Titans to a last-over four-wicket victory over the Punjab Kings in their IPL match here on Sunday. On a slightly slow pitch, the Titans needed a level-headed chase of 164, and Sudharsan did precisely that during his 41-ball…
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Overtourism: Too much of a good thing?
We are bombarded, lured, or both, as hotels, airlines, social media influencers, cruise companies, and our own friends curate, post and tempt us to travel. What’s often cropped out are the crowds and long lines – the frustrations that can come with vacationing today, or living in a vacation destination. “Where we see neighborhoods starting to serve tourists more than…
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Star Wars Guide: How to Watch Movies, TV Shows and Side Stories in Order
It’s been almost 50 years since George Lucas first introduced us to the Star Wars universe. Since then, we’ve had theatrical films and a whopping collection of television shows inspired by a galaxy far, far away. All those overlapping storylines make it one of the densest entertainment franchises to follow. Figuring out the best way to watch everything in order can…
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Retired Hyderabad man among victims as fake plot registration scam busted
Hyderabad: The Kesara Police in Medchal-Malkajgiri district on Sunday, April 3, arrested six persons for allegedly defrauding property buyers by creating and using fake land registration documents, including forged link documents and fabricated counter-signatures, to sell plots they had no legal title over. The case was registered on the complaint of a retired employee from Nampally, identified as Ravindra, who…
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‘This is just disarray’: alarm inside Pentagon after Hegseth staff purges | US military
Since Donald Trump’s first term, they have been viewed comfortingly as the “adults in the room,” a last line of defense against the impulsive whims of a president with access to the nuclear codes. Now – after an unprecedented wave of firings that has been compared by some to Stalin’s purges – the Pentagon top brass no longer seem like…
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Why Ukraine needs Russia’s terminal defeat – not just deterrence
A frame from a video shows Ukrainian servicemen firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 21, 2023. (Sergey Shestak/AFP/Getty Images) Five years into the full-scale conflict, it has become clear that the model of strategic deterrence – the “steel porcupine” that Ursula von der Leyen often invokes when speaking about Ukraine – offers…
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