• What Elon Musk’s Salute Was All About

    A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

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    February 17, 2025

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  • Hamas Names Four Hostages It Says Will Be Released Saturday

    Hamas identified four female soldiers abducted from a military base as those who will be freed in the next exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.Hamas identified four female soldiers abducted from a military base as those who will be freed in the next exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.Hamas identified four female soldiers abducted from a military base as those who will be freed in the next exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

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    February 17, 2025

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  • Israel Releases 200 Palestinian Prisoners

    Dozens of the prisoners, who were freed on Saturday as part of a cease-fire and hostage deal, had been serving life sentences in Israeli jails for attacks against Israelis.Dozens of the prisoners, who were freed on Saturday as part of a cease-fire and hostage deal, had been serving life sentences in Israeli jails for attacks against Israelis.Dozens of the prisoners, who were freed on Saturday as part of a cease-fire and hostage deal, had been serving life sentences in Israeli jails for attacks against Israelis.

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    February 17, 2025

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  • Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel

    The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.

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    February 17, 2025

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  • L.A. Was Prepared for Serious Fires. But It Wasn’t Ready for Four.

    “There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were well-prepared and simply overwhelmed by the elements, questions are being raised about whether the intensity of modern fires requires a new playbook.“There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials say they were well-prepared and simply overwhelmed by the elements, questions are being raised about whether the intensity of modern fires requires a new playbook.

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    February 17, 2025

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  • Opposition Candidate Returns to Mozambique, Declaring Himself President

    After a self-imposed exile, Venâncio Mondlane was welcomed home by delirious crowds supporting his claim that the country’s last election was stolen from him by corrupt elites.After a self-imposed exile, Venâncio Mondlane was welcomed home by delirious crowds supporting his claim that the country’s last election was stolen from him by corrupt elites.After a self-imposed exile, Venâncio Mondlane was welcomed home by delirious crowds supporting his claim that the country’s last election was stolen from him by corrupt elites.

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    February 17, 2025

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