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Israel’s assassinations of the Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh and the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, ought to have provided a clear opportunity for Israel to negotiate favorable terms to end its campaign as the United States encouraged it to do.
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John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
In retrospect, maybe that episode should’ve saved John’s assassination for the end.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Theodore Roosevelt became president at 42 in 1901, but that was after the assassination of President William McKinley, not through election.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
Trump's triumph over Kamala Harris comes four years after his exit amid the Capitol riots, legal battles, and even assassination attempts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
In retrospect, maybe that episode should’ve saved John’s assassination for the end.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Theodore Roosevelt became president at 42 in 1901, but that was after the assassination of President William McKinley, not through election.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
Trump's triumph over Kamala Harris comes four years after his exit amid the Capitol riots, legal battles, and even assassination attempts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Thailand lifted a de facto moratorium on the use of the death penalty in 2018, executing a man by lethal injection in the country’s first execution since August 2009, according to rights groups.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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In execution, however, the film exhibits something of a split personality by awkwardly moving between cutesy soap operatic romance and an unsparing, oft-devastating portrait of the myriad hurdles facing foreign workers.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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Israeli massacres of civilians, which have been condemned by the United Nations and by human rights organizations, have proved devastating for civil society and are being used by axis groups to foster their ideology of resistance.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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This was an indirect way of criticizing Hezbollah, which started this new round of fighting by launching rockets at Israeli civilian targets the day after the October 7 massacre, ostensibly to show solidarity with Hamas.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement In both states, there are exemptions for lactating dairy cattle destined for slaughter.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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The measure’s passage would shut down a lamb slaughter plant that butchers up to 500,000 lambs per year, accounting for between 15 and 20 percent of all US lamb meat.Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recommended What Trump’s historic victory says about America Even still, having Safe Streets workers present during the block party wasn’t enough to prevent it from ultimately devolving into chaos and bloodshed.Lea Skene, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
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After the finale episode, showrunner Ryan Condal said that there is even more bloodshed to come in season 3 (which was officially renewed before season 2 premiered).Julia Moore, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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That campaign, started during Barack Obama’s presidency, included battles in Mosul, where an effort to evict approximately 5,000 ISIS fighters in the city led to perhaps 10,000 civilian deaths and the destruction of the city.Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Zepeda pleaded guilty on Aug. 15 to felony destruction of property for dumping a fine red powder over a display case containing the U.S. Constitution in the Rotunda of the Archives building.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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That would be on top of the carnage already left behind by Hurricane Helene, posing a potential record-breaking path of wreckage.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Turning off unneeded lights is a good way to reduce this carnage.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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