Advertisement As Assad was toppled early this month, Israel quickly moved into the Syrian side of a 50-year-old demilitarized buffer zone.
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Josef Federman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024
News of the burning Christmas tree generated headlines around the world as the Islamist faction that toppled ex-President Bashar al-Assad aims to restore peace in the nation.
The economic outlook of the Los Angeles area, with a population larger than most states, has been clouded by events that have upended the entertainment industry.
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Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Running Point Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, a woman whose life is upended when a scandal forces her brother to resign from his position, and she is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business.
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