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Statement from President Joe Biden on Call with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell – Whitehouse.gov

Statement from President Joe Biden on Call with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell  Whitehouse.gov

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Panama Canal Tackles Climate-Change Puzzle

Authorities, facing diminishing levels of rainwater that the 50-mile canal needs to operate, plan to unveil a $2 billion plan to build infrastructure to manage and preserve freshwater reserves.

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Israeli activists raise funds for Palestinian shot, paralyzed by IDF

Organizers aim to cover NIS 90,000 monthly costs of treatment for Haroun Abu Aram in Tel Aviv rehab center after he was injured in January as troops confiscated a generator

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‘Medical Populism’ Has Defined the Philippines’ Response to COVID-19. That’s Why the Country Is Still Suffering

Nurse Delta Santiago (not her real name) has reached the top of her field. She works at one of the Philippines’ top hospitals, frequented by billionaires and celebrities. But the 32-year-old can’t wait to leave. Santiago makes just $520 a

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A New Era Dawns In College Sports, As The NCAA Scrambles To Keep Up

Laws take effect this week in seven states that allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. It opens the door for collegians to make money off endorsement deals. (Image credit: Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

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Coronavirus czar Nachman Ash named as new Health Ministry director-general

Minister praises ex-IDF surgeon general’s success in the pandemic response so far; Bennett in plea to 12- to 15-year-olds as vaccines set to expire: ‘A race against time’

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London exhibition focuses on ‘overlooked and understudied’ Nazi death marches

Wiener Holocaust Library highlights early postwar efforts to investigate ‘mobile concentration camps’ and the identity of their victims

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COVID-19 Outbreaks Across Australia Ramp Up Pandemic Restrictions

Australia has been comparatively successful in containing the pandemic, with just 31,000 cases so far. But the nation’s vaccine rollout has been slow, with just 5% of the population fully vaccinated. (Image credit: Mark Baker/AP)

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Qatar-funded fuel enters Gaza via Israel for 1st time since May fighting

In apparent attempt to strengthen fragile ceasefire, Jerusalem allows gasoline through Kerem Shalom; said to convey to Hamas that all crossings will open if calm is maintained

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Jiji acquires Cars45 as it looks to build a future outside classifieds

Once heralded as disruptive marketplaces, classifieds are giving way to transactional marketplaces. Yet, some classifieds in the West like eBay have evolved with time, acquiring competition operating both models. In Africa, this occurrence is happening in part, at least for

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