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Japan drops tsunami alert but urges caution after series of quakes

The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. It was unclear how many people might have been killed or hurt.

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Half of Gazans Are at Risk of Starving, U.N. Warns

More than 90 percent of Palestinians in the territory say they have regularly gone without food for a whole day, according to the United Nations.

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U.S.-Israel Relationship Shows Signs of Strain Amid War Against Hamas

No other episode in the past half-century has tested the relationship between the United States and Israel in such an intense and consequential way as the Israel-Hamas war of 2023.

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Trump doesn’t have immunity from Jan. 6 civil suit brought by U.S. Capitol Police officers, appeals court says – CBS News

Trump doesn’t have immunity from Jan. 6 civil suit brought by U.S. Capitol Police officers, appeals court says  CBS News Donald Trump Set Up For Supreme Court Disappointment  Newsweek Special counsel Jack Smith pushes back on Trump’s immunity claim  CNN

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DeSantis, Haley pledge to pardon Trump if he’s convicted – The Washington Post

DeSantis, Haley pledge to pardon Trump if he’s convicted  The Washington Post

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Israel Plans to Withdraw Some Troops From Gaza

Reservists from at least two brigades will be sent home this week, and another three brigades will return to Israel for training, the military said.

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Opinion | Trump Cacophony Hits Different This Time – The New York Times

Opinion | Trump Cacophony Hits Different This Time  The New York Times

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A Real-Estate Juggernaut Ran Off the Rails in 2023

At nontraded REITs, fundraising tumbled and shareholders cashed out as worries rose over the commercial-property market.

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Pregnancy Resource Centers Spark Funding Fight

Conservatives push back on the Biden administration’s proposal to limit federal money for facilities that counsel women against abortions.

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